BSCI 125 Laboratory in Plant Biology, UM Libraries


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BSCI 125: Laboratory in Plant Biology Instructor: Dr. Edgar Moctezuma This guide will assist you in locating resources for BSCI 125. Due to licensing agreements, some of the electronic resources available by remote search are restricted to current students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maryland, College Park. E-mail Bonnie Chojnacki, the subject area specialist, or call 301-405-9079 for more information. Contents Reference Sources Library Catalog Journal Article Databases Electronic Journals Web Sites Interlibrary Loan Off-campus Access to Resources Questions? Reference Sources General Britannica Online Access Science (McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology) Plant Dictionary and Encyclopedias Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the US and Canada MCKREF STACKS SB45 .B22 1976 Folio Flora of North America North of Mexico MCKREF STACKS QK110.F55 1993 vol.1-3, 22 Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses MCKREF STACKS RS164.R676 1999 Merck Index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals MCKREF STACKS RS51.M4 1996 Names of Plants MCKREF STACKS QK96.G54 1989 The Plant Book MCKREF STACKS QK11.M29 1987 return to top Library Catalog Catalog Search the Library Catalog to find books, government, and other publications on a particular topic. return to top Journal Article Databases Academic Search Multidisciplinary database. This is useful for finding articles in popular sources such as major newspapers and magazines. Agricola Primary research database for agriculture and related sciences. BIOSIS Previews(Biological Abstracts) Primary research database for all areas of the life sciences: zoology, botany, microbiology, ecology, anatomy and physiology, molecular biology. Biological & Medical Sciences Collection Search the Plant Sciences, Ecology Abstracts, and Biological Sciences files for plant-related research articles. This database will also provide a list of relevant web sites on your search topic. Medline (Index Medicus) Primary research database for medical literature. Use Medline to search for articles on medicinal uses of plants. return to top Journals available full-text online JSTOR complete back issues of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, ecology and mathematics. BioOne Full-text journals in biological, environmental, and ecological sciences. Life Sciences journals in full-text Journals available in full-text listed alphabetically. HighWire Press Journals Various life sciences journals. return to top Web Sites Plant Biology Internet Resources From the Noble Science and Engineering Library, Arizona State University, this is a collection of web sites related to all aspects of plant biology. A good starting point for searching Internet resources in Botany. The Amazon Plants Web site This site provides information on important Rainforest plants with alphabetical access to plant properties and actions, ethnobotany uses, and common and botanical plant names. return to top Interlibrary Loan Interlibrary Loan Services Request materials the UM Libraries do not own through the Interlibrary Loan Office. Off-campus Access to Resources Research Port Access databases and journals off campus using the Research Port interface Office. return to top Questions? If you have any questions about these or other library resources, contact Bonnie Chojnacki. return to top


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