Using the Biological Literature (4th Ed.) A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition
Auteur : Schmidt Diane
The biological sciences cover a broad array of literature types, from younger fields like molecular biology with its reliance on recent journal articles, genomic databases, and protocol manuals to classic fields such as taxonomy with its scattered literature found in monographs and journals from the past three centuries. Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition is an annotated guide to selected resources in the biological sciences, presenting a wide-ranging list of important sources.
This completely revised edition contains numerous new resources and descriptions of all entries including textbooks. The guide emphasizes current materials in the English language and includes retrospective references for historical perspective and to provide access to the taxonomic literature. It covers both print and electronic resources including monographs, journals, databases, indexes and abstracting tools, websites, and associations?providing users with listings of authoritative informational resources of both classical and recently published works.
With chapters devoted to each of the main fields in the basic biological sciences, this book offers a guide to the best and most up-to-date resources in biology. It is appropriate for anyone interested in searching the biological literature, from undergraduate students to faculty, researchers, and librarians. The guide includes a supplementary website dedicated to keeping URLs of electronic and web-based resources up to date, a popular feature continued from the third edition.
Introduction. Searching the Biological Literature. General Sources. Abstracts and Indexes. Biochemistry and Biophysics. Molecular and Cellular Biology. Genetics, Biotechnology, and Developmental Biology. Microbiology and Immunology. Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior. Plant Biology. Anatomy and Physiology. Entomology. Zoology. Index.
Date de parution : 04-2014
15.6x23.4 cm
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ISSN 0006-291X; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; Biological literature; Cold Spring Harbor; Scientific literature; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; Biological journals; Cab International; Biology books; Cab Abstract; Biology websites; National Library; Official Journal; American Chemical Society; Structural Biology; BIOSIS Previews; BHL; Audubon Society Field Guide; Open Access Option; Developmental Biology; St American Ed; DNA Data Bank; ASM Press; Research Articles; Applied Microbiology; Field Guide; Entomological Society; Biological Abstracts; National Academy; York Botanical Garden