This guide will help you find books, articles, videos, and websites related to biology. There are also links to tutorials that will help you with research. For additional help, use the links to the right to set up a One-On-One Personal Research Appointment or contact a librarian via chat, email, or phone.
Books can be found by searching the Lakeland Library catalog. Books about general biology are largely found in QH301-QH705. Microbiology is found in the QR section. Use keywords to pinpoint books within this discipline.
The Biological Foundations of Bioethics [ebook]
The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
Matters of Life and Death : Perspectives on Public Health, Molecular Biology, Cancer, and the Prospects for the Human Race
The Merck Index : an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Planning a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences : Making Informed Choices
Principles of Cell Biology
To find information on your topic in any of the databases listed below, search using relevant keywords such as biology AND cancer or environment AND "aquatic life" .
Environment Complete
Full text articles available, suggested for a nature biology or environmental focused topic.
FiSH
Lakeland's largest database and discovery service. Full text articles as well as OhioLINK catalog items.
MEDLINE
A medical research database suggested for topics concerning the biology of disease. Full text articles available.
Multimedia resources are especially helpful if you are compiling a presentation or PowerPoint slides and would like visual aids, or if you have a particularly visual or auditory learning style. These resources are largely made up of educational videos, photo collections and other online lessons presented in a digital format.
Films on Demand Biology
Films on Demand productions on large selection of biology topics. Topic searchable.
HippoCampus
Free videos in a variety of biology topics.
Khan Academy Biology
Educational videos on myriad biology topics. Topic searchable.
Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.
Anatomy of the Brain
neuroanatomy.ca/module_list.html
Anatomy online learning tool for neuroscience.
Human Body Maps
healthline.com/human-body-maps/
Mouse-over digital body maps for anatomy structures.
Photobiological Sciences Online
photobiology.info/
American Society for Photobiology website includes resources covering the biological phenomena involving non-ionizing radiation.
Virtual Cell Animation Collection
vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/
Designed to introduce students to new concepts in biology presented in various styles to best suit individual learning.
Zygote Body
zygotebody.com/
3D Anatomy Viewer.
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