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Meg Spencer, Science Librarian (SC)

Sections:

Finding Definitions & Basic Information
Finding Books
Finding Articles - Databases
Finding Articles - E-Journal Packages
InterLibrary Loan & TriCollege Borrowing
Citation Information

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Biology 10 : Genetics (Jenkins) (SC)

Finding Definitions & Basic Information:

A dictionary of genetics.

Also available in print: Cornell Ref QH427 .K55 2006

Encyclopedia of life sciences

An online encyclopedia covering all Biological fields including Genetics.

Genetics home reference

Produced by the National Library of Medicine, Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variations on human health.

OMIM

The online version of Mendelian Inheritance in Man, which lists every known inheritable human characteristic!

OMIA - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) is a database of genes, inherited disorders and traits in animal species (other than human and mouse).

Scitable

Scitable is an open online teaching/learning portal combining high quality educational articles authored by editors at Nature Publishing Group with technology-based community features to fuel a global exchange of scientific insights, teaching practices, and study resources. Scitable currently contains articles in the field of genetics, and is intended for college undergraduate faculty and students.

Finding Books:

Tripod library catalog.

The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges.

Ebrary

Academic Complete includes more than 30,000 current e-books from leading publishers, including life and physical sciences (2,400 titles). It spans all subjects.

Note: If you plan to PRINT from eBrary titles, you will be restricted to printing only TWENTY pages at a time, and FORTY pages in one session. If you need to print more than forty pages, you will need to close the browser & then open a new window (but copy the URL of the e-Book before you close, so you can paste it into the new browser window).

Finding Articles - Databases:

You should be able to find what you need for your papers and assignments for this course here at Swarthmore. If you are having difficulty finding materials here, please talk to your professor or drop by the Science Librarian's office and talk to Meg Spencer. And look for the

button to link you to the online article, if we have access to it.

ProQuest Research Library

Provider: ProQuest

An interdisciplinary database which has much full-text. Always a good place to start. Covers 1971-present.

Web of Science

This multidisciplinary database can be searched by subject, author, and journal title. Articles that CITE a known author or work can also be searched. Cited reference searching helps identify more recent articles on the same topic. Coverage for the Science Citation Index in WofS now goes back to 1900!

Genetics abstracts

Provider: CSA

Coverage is back to 1982.

Google scholar

Use the "Check Tripod" and "Find it @ Swarthmore" links to see if we have access to full text.

Finding Articles - E-Journal Packages:

JSTOR

Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.

PubMed central

Provides full-text access to life sciences journal literature. Sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Coverage dates vary by journal.

Scitable

A free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science. Scitable currently concentrates on genetics, the study of evolution, variation, and the rich complexity of living organisms.

InterLibrary Loan & TriCollege Borrowing:

While Cornell Library has a really good collection, obviously there will be times when we don't actually own something you've located in your research. That is when you'll need to borrow from other libraries and to do this you will need Inter-Library Loan (ILL).

Tri-College ILL - BOOKS: If you want a book from Bryn Mawr or Haverford, simply press the REQUEST button at the top of the Tripod screen. Enter your name & barcode, and select WHERE you want to pick up the book. Delivery takes approximately one day library to library.

Non-TriCollege ILL - BOOKS: For books NOT available in Tripod, try E-Z Borrow and request books directly from nearby Pennsylvania & NJ libraries. Books usually arrive within a few days.

JOURNAL ARTICLES: For articles in journals not available from the main libraries in TriCo*, use the online ILL form. You must put the COMPLETE JOURNAL TITLE in your request - do not use abbreviations, or your request will most likely be sent back to you. For complete journal titles, check the book behind the Circulation Desk, or go to Journal Abbreviation Sources.

Journals DO circulate from main libraries, so if you need an article from a non-science library journal, place a hold on the actual journal volume in Tripod and it will be sent via TriCo van!

Citation Information:

A short guide to writing about biology

Author: Pechenik, Jan A.

Publisher: New York : Pearson/Longman, c2007.

There are copies of this guide behind Cornell's Circulation Desk on reserve which must be used in the library. You should use this guide for examples on how to cite sources and for other information like taking notes, avoiding plagiarism, writing lab reports, and much more.