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Last revised: August 2009

Genetics and Genomics

Scope: The purpose of this guide is to provide quick access to print and electronic resources covering Genetics and Genomics. Parts of this guide are derived from "Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide" by Diane Schmidt, Elisabeth B. Davis, and Pamela F. Jacobs (2002). Email the subject area specialist at tharrod@umd.edu or call 301-405-7253 for more information.



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Genetics and Genomics at the University of Maryland College Park

Click here to learn more about the Genetics and Genomics specialization within the Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG) department.



Finding Books

To find books about genetics or genomics in our catalog, try searching the following subject terms: Genetics, Genomics, Gene(s), Clinical Genetics, Population Genetics, Microbial Genetics, etc:



Dictionaries, Handbooks, and Encyclopedias

Journals

(These are ranked by impact factor, also please note that our coverage of these journals is not always to the present)

Genetics and Heredity

This list represents only a portion of the Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics journals available from the University of Maryland, to search for more electronic journals accessible through our library, check the E-Journals list in Research Port - to search for print journals, check our Catalog.

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Databases (Finding Articles on a Topic)

  • Academic Search Premier
    Multi-disciplinary database indexing articles from over 8100 journals - with full-text access for 4500 of those journals

  • BIOSIS Previews
    Database covering the biological sciences including interdisciplinary areas such as medicine and biochemistry - made up of 5500 journals, books, conference proceedings, and other scholarly sources.

  • Faculty of 1000
    Listing of critical papers in biology as selected by 1600 international scientists, subdivided into various disciplines within biology.

  • Genetics Abstracts
    Indexes literature covering a broad range of topics in the field of genetics.

  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
    Contains detailed information and links regarding various human genes and genetic disorders - this tool is designed for biomedical researchers and students.

  • Papers First
    Listing of over 2 million papers that have been presented at conferences from around the world.

  • PubMed (Medline)
    Database indexing articles from over 4500 journals from around the world - covers medical literature in a variety of fields as well as biomedical research.

  • Science Direct
    Indexing articles from 1800 journals (800 of which have full-text access), this database covers a range of sciences including biology.

  • Web of Science
    This database indexes articles from over 17000 journals including 5700 from across the sciences - in addition this database makes it possible to track citations (i.e. who has cited whom and who was cited by whom).

These are just some of the databases that the University of Maryland College Park offers in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics - to see more databases covering these areas of study, click on Biology and/or Cell Biology

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Web Resources

  • Gene Almanac
    http://www.dnalc.org/home.html
    A product of the Dolan DNA Learning Center, this website takes users through a variety of popular topics related to genetics such as eugenics, cancer, the history of DNA research, and more.

  • Genetics Education Center (University of Kansas Medical Center)
    http://www.kumc.edu/gec/
    This collection contains numerous links to resources on genomics and the human genome project

  • Human Genome Project Information
    http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/links.shtml
    This site is a rich source of genetic, genomic, and proteomic tools and databases

  • National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
    NCBI's stated mission is to "develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease"

  • National Office of Public Health: Genomics (CDC)
    http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/
    Contains resources which deal with public health aspects of genomics

  • Virtual Library on Genetics
    http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/genetics.shtml
    Created at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, this website features links to a number of genetics databases and other resources

  • Yahoo Directory (Genetics)
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Genetics/
    Features links to many Genetics resources available on the open web

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