Wayne G. Basler Library: Biology: Library Online

Subject-Specific Databases

ScienceDirect
Articles from journals and books on a variety of topics, including: physical sciences and engineering (chemistry, earth and space sciences, engineering, mathematics and computers, physics and astronomy), life sciences (agriculture, biochemistry, biology, immunology and microbiology, neuroscience), health sciences (nursing, medicine, pharmacology, dentistry, health professions, veterinary medicine), and social sciences and humanities (arts and humanities, business, economics, psychology, social sciences).
General Science Full Text
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Use this database to find articles on many science subjects such as: astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, environment, food & nutrition, genetics, health & medicine, mathematics, microbiology, oceanography, physics, physiology, zoology, etc. Many articles are full-text. The content in this database is also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega.
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
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Articles on biological and agricultural topics such as agricultural chemicals, economics, engineering, and research, animal sciences, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environmental science, fishery sciences, forestry, genetics, microbiology, veterinary medicine, wildlife management, zoology, etc. Includes graphs, charts, diagrams, photographs, and illustrations. The content in this database is also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega.

General Databases

Academic OneFile (Gale) Comprehensive database with millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources.  Also included are thousands of podcasts and videos. Covers a variety of subjects such as: business and small business, communications and mass media, computers, criminal justice, diversity, education, environmental studies, health and medicine, landscaping and horticulture, military and terrorism, pop culture, psychology, religion and philosophy, and science. Includes full-text coverage of The New York Times articles from 1985 to present.
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OmniFile Full Text Mega A one-stop multidisciplinary database covering many subjects such as: education, sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc. Contains everything (all the indexing, abstracting, and full-text) in the other Wilson databases: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Index & Retrospective, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, Business Full Text, Education Full Text, General Science, Humanities Full Text, Legal Periodicals Full Text, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, and Social Sciences Full Text.
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Opposing Viewpoints The premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.<br />    Opposing Viewpoints is a rich resource for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.
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JSTOR Community Colleges Collection Access articles from scholarly journals in subject areas such as: history; political science; sociology; mathematics and statistics; African, African American, Asian, Classical, and Middle Eastern studies; philosophy; ecology and evolutionary biology; geography; archaeology; economics; population studies; and the history of science and technology. Also includes Primary Source collections.
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Journals Online

Check out our Biological Sciences Journals, available online!

Search for eBooks

eBook Central Search

These books are available online - clicking on the book will take you to it. If you are off-campus, you will need to enter your login information to access the books.

Biology Is Technology by Robert H. Carlson
Publication Date: 2010
Biology's First Law: The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems by Daniel W. McShea; Robert N. Brandon
Publication Date: 2010
Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Ecology, and Evolution by Cheryl Natividad
Publication Date: 2020
Biology and Politics: The Cutting Edge by Albert Somit (Contribution by, Editor); Steven A. Peterson (Contribution by, Editor)
Publication Date: 2011
Biology : Molecules and Cells by John Campton
ISBN: 9781471863004
Publication Date: 2016
Evolutionary Biology: Conceptual, Ethical, and Religious Issues by R. Paul Thompson (Editor); Denis Walsh (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution by Jennifer A. Doudna; Samuel H. Sternberg
Publication Date: 2017
The Skeleton Revealed: An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates by Steve Huskey
Publication Date: 2017
Animal Electricity by Robert B. Campenot
Publication Date: 2016
Milk: The Biology of Lactation by Michael L. Power; Jay Schulkin
Publication Date: 2016
Becoming a Wildlife Professional by Scott E. Henke (Editor); Paul R. Krausman (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017
General Biology by Ashok Kumar Bishoyi (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020

These books are available online - clicking on the book will take you to it. If you are off-campus, you will need to enter your login information to access the books.