BIOLOGY REFERENCE SOURCES

Note: Handout/web page information guides or bibliographies are also available for:
botany,
natural history and zoology,
taxonomy,
ecology and evolution,
environmental studies,
molecular biology, and
science biography.

A more in-depth information guide for biology will also soon be available.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. England: Grove's Dictionaries Inc./Macmillan Publishers, Ltd.
To access this online resource, go to: http://www.els.net
This is an online resource updated regularly. When completed in late 2001, the print edition of this encyclopedia will be the most comprehensive and most current encyclopedia of the wide range of biology topics. There will be 3000 signed articles written by several thousand scientists. Print edition (c2002) is available in the Kline Science Library Reference Collection QH302.5 +C539 2002.

Concise Encyclopedia Biology. Translated and revised by Thomas A. Scott. New York: Walter de Gruyter Berlin, 1996.
QH302.5 A2313X 1996 KSL Reference
This single-volume source is useful for current definitions and brief explanations of terms in general biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, zoology, and botany. Some entries are enhanced by a literature reference or a line drawing.

Magill's Survey of Science Life Science Series. Edited by Frank N. Magill. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1991.
QH307.2 M34X 1991 Kline Science Library Reference
This 7-volume set is comprised of 370 articles with accompanying bibliographies from all fields within life science. The treatment is for non-specialists and undergraduates.

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Edited by: Adrian Friday and David S. Ingram. Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1985.
QH307.2 +C36 1985 Kline Science Library Reference
Ref 19 QH307.2 +C36 1985 Medical Library
A general life science encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia of the Biological Sciences. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1970.
QH13 G73 1970 Sterling Memorial Library Reference
QH13 G7 1970 Kline Science Library Reference (1961 edition in stacks, QH13 G7).
Designed for biologists in those fields in which they are not experts. Now useful as an historic treatment of topics in pure biology including: development, ecology, genetics, botany, zoology, biophysics, and biochemistry. Some biographical entries are also found here. Entries are signed.

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 13 vols. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1972-1975.
QL45 G7913 1972 Kline Science Library Reference
Discusses the evolution, physical description, and habits of the animal groups in short, concise articles. A new edition is in the works and will be published over the next few years.

DICTIONARIES

A Dictionary of Biology, 4th ed. Edited by Elizabeth Martin and Robert S. Hine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
QH302.5 C66 2000 Kline Science Library Reference

Facts on File Dictionary of Biology. 3rd edition. Edited by Robert Hine. New York: Facts on File, 1981.
QH302.5 F38X 1999 Kline Science Library Reference

Elsevier's Dictionary of Biology Compiled by Rauno Tirri, Juhani Lehtonen, Risto Lemmetyinen, Seppo Pihakaski and Petter Portin. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, 1998.
QH302.5 E47X 1998 Kline Science Library Reference

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of the Bioscience. Editor-in-Chief Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
QH302.5 M382X 1997 Kline Science Library Reference

HANDBOOKS

Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed. Edited by John G. Holt et al. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1994.
QR81 +B46 1994 Kline Science Library Reference
QR81 S36 1977 Medical Library
Description and classification of all the bacteria cited in the world literature is found here- from class to species to subspecies. (Index Bergeyana is an alphabetical listing of the bacterial taxa. QR81 I53 Kline Science Library Reference)

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed. Edited by: DR Boone, RW Castenholz, and Ed-in-Chief: George M. Garrity.
QR81 +B46 2001 Kline Science Library Reference
Volume One has been published.

Biology Data Book. 2nd ed., Ed. by Phillip L. Altman and Dorothy Dittmer. Bethesda, MD: Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, 1972-74.
QH310 +A38 1972 Kline Science Library Reference
QH310 +A38 1972 Forestry and Environmental Studies Library
QH310 +A38 1972 Cross Campus Library Reference
QH310 +B56 1972 Medical Library
Biomedical handbook for research in genetics, cytology, morphology, animal processes, tissues, regulators, toxins, biochemistry, and biophysics. Also includes sections on experimental materials and methods, culture media, laboratory diets, and chemical indicators.

The Prokaryotes: a handbook on the biology of bacteria. Edited by: A. Balows, HG Truper, M. Dworkin, W. Harder, K-H Schleifer. Springer-Verlag, 1992. 4 volumes.
QR100 +P76 1992 Kline Science Library Reference
A 2nd edition of this encyclopedic work on this group of organisms.

Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1982. 2 vols.
QH83 +S89 1982 Kline Science Library Reference
A comprehensive classification of living organisms, with short descriptions of characteristics, biology, ecology, and distribution, down to the family level.

Index to Illustrations of the Natural World: Where to Find Pictures of the Living Things of North America. Compiled by John W. Thompson. Syracuse: Gaylord, 1977.
Z7998 N67 +T45 Kline Science Library Reference
An index to illustrations, photos in journals.

Index to Illustrations of Living Things Outside of North America: Where to Find Pictures of Flora and Fauna. By Lucille Thompson Munz and Nedra G. Slauson. Hamden, Conn : Archon, 1981.
Z7998 N67 +M85 Kline Science Library Reference

Internet sites for images will be added here in a future update.

ABSTRACTS AND INDEXES

BIOSIS Previews (Biological Abstracts + Biological Abstracts Reports Reviews Meetings). Philadelphia, PA: BioSciences Information Service
Online edition covers 1969 to present; paper issues available at Kline Science Library 1926-1969 Abstracts area. Print volumes for 1970-1993 may be requested from the Library Shelving Facility.
Covers more than 5000 journals published in more than 100 countries. Author, subject, concept, generic, biosystematic indexes. Words from article titles and abstracts appear in the indexes. The precursor to Biological Abstracts, Botanical Abstracts, in print is available at Kline Science Library 1918-1926 Abstracts area as is Helminthological Abstracts in print, covering 1932-1976.

Biological and Agricultural Index Plus. New York: H. W. Wilson Company, Inc.
Online edition covers 1983 to present; paper issues available at Kline Science Library Abstracts 1964-1982 ABSTRACTS area; 1983-1990 volumes may be paged from the Library Shelving Facility.
Subject index to approximately 150 English-language journals. Designed for the student and layperson. Indexes articles in: agricultural research, biochemistry, biology, botany, ecology, entomology, environmental science, forestry, genetics, marine biology, limnology, microbiology, physiology, and zoology.

Biology Digest (1974/75 - present) monthly September through May, with cumulative annual index. Medford, NJ: Plexus Publishers, Inc.
Available at Kline Science Library Abstracts area.
Designed for secondary school and undergraduate college level students. Author/keyword indexes and abstracts written by Biology Digest staff. Covers approximately 200 journals.

BioResearch Index. (1969-79) [became Biological Abstracts/RRM]
Z53221 +B56 Kline Science Library Abstracts
Covers reports, reviews, meetings, books, and bibliographies.

Zoological Record. Philadelphia, PA: BIOSIS
Online database covers 1978 to the present of references to zoology and natural history articles from 6000 journals around the world. Print issues available at Kline Science Library 1864-1977 Abstracts area; 1977-1994 can be paged from the Library Shelving Facility.

Medline. Washington DC: National Library of Medicine.
Online edition of Index Medicus covers 1966 to present. 3500 journals published in 70 countries are indexed and abstracted by this resource.
Print edition is available at the Medical Library 1879 to present. Ref 2 ZR100 I51 MED

Chemical Abstracts. Columbus, OH: Chemical Abstracts Service.
Online edition covers 1949 to present; print issues available at Kline Science Library covering 1907 to present, Abstracts area. This is the major bibliographic abstract to periodical literature related to chemistry, including chemical topics with biological aspects such as biochemistry. Over 8,000 journals are indexed.
Use selected workstations for online access (known as "SciFinder Scholar") at Kline Science, Chemistry, Engineering, and Medical libraries. For current Yale affiliates, this can be installed on your workstations and includes the entire 1907 to present.

Current Contents. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information. Updated weekly; one year's worth of citations with abstracts.
A listing of the contents of the current issues of many leading journals. The Yale Library's online subscription to Current Contents includes all of its subject sections from print editions.
The Life Sciences edition in print is available in the Abstracts area at Kline Science Library (6 months) and at the Medical Library (1 year) Ref 2 ZQ180C87 MED.
The Life Sciences section began in 1958 in print as Current Contents. Chemical, Pharmaco-Medical and Life Sciences and the Agriculture, Biology, and Environmental Sciences section began in print in 1970 as Current Contents. Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Science.

General Science Full Text. New York: H. W. Wilson Company, Inc.
Online edition covers 1984 to present; print issues (General Science Index) available at Kline Science Library 1978-1983 Abstracts area; volumes for 1985-1997 may be paged from the Library Shelving Facility.
Subject index to approximately 80 English language journals. Book review citations are included in the back section of the print edition. Designed for the student and layperson. Subjects indexed include: astronomy, biology, botany, earth science, environment and conservation, genetics, medicine, microbiology, oceanography, physiology, psychology, and zoology.

Science Citation Index.
Online edition is called "Web of Science" and includes Science Citation Index 1945 to present, Social Sciences Citation Index 1956 to present, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index 1975 to present; print volumes for 1945-1995 may be paged from the Library Shelving Facility. Database contains abstracts and is updated weekly.
Print issues available at the Medical Library 1991-1998 Ref 2 Z7401 +S34 Medical Library
Comprehensive coverage of the most major science journals from all fields of science and technology. Author, keyword, and cited author searches are possible with this resource.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Information Sources in the Life Sciences. Edited by H.V. Wyatt. 3rd ed. London : Butterworths, 1987.
QH303.6 I54 1987 Kline Science Library and Sterling Memorial Library

Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide. By Elizabeth B. Davis and Diane Schmidt. 2nd and 3rd eds. New York : Marcel Dekker, 1995, 2002.
QH303 D39 1995 Kline Science Library Reference Office

A Guide to the Zoological Literature. By George H. Bell and Diane B. Rhodes. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1994.
Z7991 B43X 1994 Kline Science Library Reference Office

Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical Sciences. By Elisabeth B. Davis and Diane Schmidt. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1996.
Z5351 D38 1996 Kline Science Library Reference Office

Maintained by Lori Bronars, Kline Science Library, Yale University, lori.bronars@yale.edu and last revised: August 1, 2002.