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Orientation for New Users  |  Database Search Instructions  |  General Guides  |  Subject Guides  |   Guides from Life Sciences Division Libraries

Orientation for New Users

• Guide to the Campus Library for New SOLS Faculty

• Guide to Campus Resources for Students

• Resources for Biologists

• New Faculty Member Guide to the Biology Library   .pdf

• New Graduate Student Guide to the Biology Library   .pdf

• New Undergraduate Student Guide to the Biology Library   .pdf

Database Search Instructions

• Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)    .pdf

• Online Library Catalog  from the University Library

• Online Research Resources Page (ORR) from University Library Central Reference

• PubMed (MEDLINE)   .pdf  

• Science Citation Index Expanded via Web of Science    .pdf

• Zoological Record   .pdf

• University Library Help - Other information about the UIUC Library, including general library information, Online Library Catalog and other handouts and guides, etc..

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General Guides

• Conference Proceedings   .pdf

• Discover

• Electronic Book Resources at the Biology Library    .pdf

• Electronic Article Database Resources at the Biology Library    .pdf

• Evaluating a Web Site Checklist   .pdf

• Frequently Asked Questions provides basic information about the library, finding journals, finding journal articles, finding books, and information about services and course reserves.

• Handbooks in the Biology Library,  Guide to    .pdf

• Journal Resources

• Locating Books, Journals, and Series, Brief Guide to    .pdf

• Finding Dissertations  from UIUC Central Reference Library

Note:  Dissertation Abstracts (via ProQuest) [aka Digital Dissertations) is an electronic resource that identifies doctoral dissertations from U.S. & Canadian institutions from 1861- present. Abstracts begin from 1980.  Full text dissertations from 1997 to present are available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations.  Requires email address.  Link to the thesis full text will be provided through a URL which accesses a PDF.  The PDF can then be saved or printed.  Downloading may take several minutes.  UIUC Library IRRC (Interlibrary Loan) can arrange for borrowing pre-1997 dissertations or others that cannot be obtained via ProQuest Digital Dissertations if available for loan.  For more information see How do the Digital Dissertations and the Dissertation Express Service work? 

• Locating Materials in the Biology Library    .pdf  

• Medical Books and Journals at UIUC  .pdf  

• Reference Books in the Biology Library    .pdf

• RefWorks

• Research Resources

• Retrieving Articles at University Library   .pdf

• Tips for Searching Article Databases  .pdf  -  guide on how to construct effective search strategies

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Subject Guides

• Anatomy & Physiology Literature Guide  

• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Literature Guide

• Bioethics Information.pdf  

• Biotechnology in the Biology Library     .pdf  

• Cell and Developmental Biology Literature Guide

• Ecology, Ethnology, and Evolution Literature Guide 

• Entomology Literature Guide

• Environmental Sciences Pathfinder

• Genetics Literature Guide

• Immunology Literature Guide

• Microbiology Literature Guide

• Mycology Literature Guide

• Neuroscience Literature Guide

• Plant Biology Literature Guide

• Zoology at the Biology Library   .pdf  

Guides from Other Life Sciences Division Libraries

Applied Life Studies Library Subject Guides to Areas Served by ALS

Biotechnology Information Center Guides

Journal Database Guides

• Selected Journal Indexes for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Topics     pdf version    Brief descriptions of the databases /  how often updated / how many journals indexed / truncation symbols, etc.

• Neurosciences Information Resources at UIUC

• Resources for Plant Medicinal Research

Database Guides

• Selected journal indexes for molecular biology & biotechnology topics

• PubMed

• Web of Science

Citation Management Products

• Endnote Resources
• RefWorks    Refworks pdf

Other

• Journal Abbreviation Resources on the Web

Environmental Studies Virtual Library Research Guides

Funk Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Library 

• Looking for Pre-1972 Agricultural Information?

Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana Guides &Tutorials

• Finding Information
• Guide to Current Awareness Resources
• Guide to Search Engines
• Remote Access to UIC Resources

Natural History Survey Library

• Instruction Guides

  • Fish & Fisheries Worldwide and Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide

• Research Guides, including:

  • Ecological Restoration: An annotated guide to resources

  • Endangered & Threatened Species Research Guide: An annotated guide to endangered & threatened species resources

  • Invasive Species Research Guide: An annotated guide to invasive species resources

  • Prairies Research Guide: An annotated guide to prairie resources

  • Wetlands Research Guide: An annotated guide to wetlands resources

Veterinary Medicine Library Guides and Bibliographies

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Biology Library Resources