Finding Resources in HUL

• Use Sterling, the online catalog, to locate books, journal titles, videos, etc. tips for searching Sterling. 

• Search Sterling by subject headings (e.g.,  plant ecology, animal ecology, evolution biology, molecular biology, microorganisms, and cytology); author; title; keywords, etc. See Help if needed, or Ask a Librarian for specific assistance.

• Other Catalogs

Find Articles, Citations, and Data Sources

• Biology Databases — See instructions for off-campus access.
  Find articles in journals, books, and other sources.

• Entrez
  NCBI cross database searching: pub med, journals, books, Omni, protein, nucleotide, structure, taxonomy, genome and more, contains graphics.

Biosciences Internet Sites

• Internet Public Library--Life Sciences
  The sciences of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution.

• Internet Resources for Biology

• Resources in Biological Sciences--Internet Links

• Compiled by the Edinburgh University Library.

• "Hot" Biology Web Sites

• Association for Biology Laboratory Education

• Virtual Library for Biosciences
  Provides a list of links to many good biology sites.

Microbiology

• All the Virology on the WWW
  Web sites of interest to virologists, and others interested in learning about viruses, contains links to virus servers and information, organizations, research and data sites, index to virus pictures on the web.

• Cells Alive

• Gallery of images of cells.

• Microbe world
  Comprehensive site developed by the American Society for Microbiology.

• Microbes.info
  Excellent site providing. "reliable microbiology resources, and has come up
  with this extensive and frequently updated library of Web links." (Internet scout Report).

• Microscopy Links
  Bacteria, fungi,  molds, insects, and more

Evolution

• Evolution
  Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular biology Evolution Links

• History of Evolutionary Thought
  The list below includes scientists and thinkers who have contributed to our understanding of life on Earth, especially evolution. The list is given chronologically, and is divided into sections according to themes in the history of evolutionary thought.

• Darwin's Writings
  Browse or Search this digitized texts which also contains images and bibliography

• Mendel's Web
  Includes Mendel's papers, essays and comments on Mendel, journal articles on Mendel and more.

• Issues in Evolution
  Essays compiled by the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

Ecology and Biodiversity

• Aquatic Ecology Links
  Extensive guide to aquatic life and ecology, maintained by the New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc.

• Animal Diversity Web
  An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan , may include text, pictures of living animals, photographs and movies of specimens, and/or recordings of sounds

• Biodiversity and Biological Collections
  Links include Botany, Herpetology, Invertebrates, Entomology, Biological Societies, Biologist Directories and Publications, Data Models and Standards Reports, Geology & Earth Sciences, Natural History Museums

• Botany Resources
  Links to images, herbariums, botanical gardens, societies, and more

• Ecology WWW Page
  Guide to the Internet resources

• EviroLink
  One of the world's largest environmental information clearinghouses

• Internet Directory for Botany
  Index to botanical information available on the Internet

• Issues in Biodiversity
  Essays compiled by the American Institute of Biological Sciences

• Plant Database
  The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools.

Genetics, Cell, and Molecular Biology

• Links to the Genetics World
  Compiled by the genomes program of the Department of Energy

• Genomics Science Images
  Department of Energy

• Genetics Animation Gallery
  From the Tokyo Medical University Department of Paediatrics Genetics Study Group.

• Issues in Genomics
  Essays compiled by the American Institute of Biological Sciences

• Issues in Biotechnology
  Essays compiled by the American Institute of Biological Science, includes ethical questions regarding cloning, pharmacology, and genetically modified foods.

• Yahoo! Molecular Biology List

• Nature's Genome Gateway
  A library of original research papers, including all genome-related papers from Nature and Nature Genetics plus links to other major publications. Relevant News and Views articles are also provided.

• Tree of Life
  Provides a uniform and linked framework of information about the evolutionary history and characteristics of all groups of organisms; and presents a modern scientific view of the evolutionary tree.

Background Resources: Tutorials and Images

• Chemistry Tutorial
  Chemistry refresher for understanding biology

• Biology Project Biochemistry
  Chemistry of life--large molecules, amino acids, acids & bases, energy reactions, metabolism and more.

• Biological Image Archives
  Images of plant and animal species, which were created from scanning transparencies taken by museum and herbarium collectors during expeditions.

• Cell Biology
  Cell membranes, cell signaling, meiosis, mitosis, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, & viruses, and more. 

• Developmental Biology
  The development processes a variety of organisms and experiments of scientists in the early 20th century  on the mechanisms of development, includes QuickTime movies, and images of Embryos, frogs, and c. elegans.

• Mendelian Genetics
  Monohybrid cross, dihybrid cross, sex-linked inheritance

• Molecular Biology
  Basics of genetics, nucleic acids, recombinant DNA.

• Selected Simulations for Interactive Learning Links

Electronic Publications

• MIT Biology Hyperbook
  This hyperbook is designed for introductory biology course, organized by chapters with syllabus and searchable index, it also has practice problem links, and quizzes.

• Online biology Book
  The text items are modified lecture outlines I have developed over the many years of teaching college-level introductory biology (author’s introduction).

• Pub Med free online books to supplement your courses.

Associations and Societies

• American Institute of Biological Sciences

• Cell and Molecular Biology Professional Organizations

• Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS)

• Ecological Society of America

• Google Directory--Genetics Organizations

• Open Directory of Biology Associations

• Scholarly Societies Project--Biology