Keeley Library Student Pages:
Science -
Biological Sciences
For background on the subject, consult general encyclopedias such as Americana, Britannica, Colliers, World Book, etc. Look for articles on "Biology" or articles beginning with "Biological ....." To locate materials in the Keeley Library, see the section on Finding Your Way Around the Library.
Internet Resources
Library Catalog
To locate items in the library catalog, search in iBistro. You may want to limit your search to search only the Keeley Library, instead of all of the SAILS libraries. The following subjects are just some suggestions for your search:
- Anatomy
- Aquatic biology
- Biochemistry
- Biological diversity
- Biology
- Biophysics
- Biotic communities
- Botany
- Cells
- Cytology
- Desert biology
- Ecology
- Evolution (Biology)
- Genetic engineering
- Genetics
- Heredity
- Human biology
- Life (Biology)
- Life sciences
- Marine biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Natural history
- Physiology
- Zoology
SAILS Databases
As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access journal and newspaper articles as well as online reference books, from the library's computers and from home. Simply go to the online catalog page, access the online catalog, and click on .
Selected Reference Books
- Biographical encyclopedia of scientists
- Dictionary of cell biology
- Dictionary of genetics
- Dictionary of modern biology
- Dictionary of scientific biography
- Encyclopedia of animal biology
- Encyclopedia of genetics
- Encyclopedia of life sciences
- Grzimeks' encyclopedia of evolution
- Harper Collins dictionary of biology
- Illustrated reference book of plants and inverterbrates
- Magill' s survey of science. Life science series
- SIRS life sciences
- Synopsis and classification of living organisms
- World of biology
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