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Biology 236 : Evolution (BMC)
Finding Background Information:
Encyclopedia of evolution
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2002.
The Encyclopedia of Evolution covers the essentials of evolutionary biology in 370 original articles written by leading experts. The articles cover basic concepts and theories; models, methods, and findings; schools of thought; current controversies; biographies; and more. Special essays include Stephen Jay Gould's “Macroevolution”, Jane Goodall and Elizabeth Vinson-Lonsdorf on “Culture in Chimpanzees” and Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on "Motherhood." This is an excellent resource for overview articles on topics in evolution.
This is located in the Reference Section at Collier Library, immediately after the circulation desk. Call number: QH360.2 .O83 2002
This is located in the Reference Section at Collier Library, immediately after the circulation desk. Call number: QH360.2 .O83 2002
Finding Journal Articles:
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
An interdisciplinary database with some full-text. This is a good place to start your research. Covers 1971-present.
Web of science
Provider: ISI
This multidisciplinary database can be searched by subject, author, or 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 Science Citation Index now covers 1955 to the present.
Biological sciences
Abstracts and citations to journal articles in the biological sciences. Covers 1982-present.
AnthroSource
Provides full text articles from American Anthropological Association journals, newsletters, and bulletins. Covers 1888-present.
Full Text Journal Collections:
JSTOR
Includes full text of several key journals in ecology, botany, history of science and many other subjects. Coverage is usually from volume 1 to five years before the current date.
BioOne
Full text of over 60 key research journals in biology, ecology, and environmental sciences. Covers 2000-present.
Citation Information:
Scientific style and format
Publisher: Reston, VA : Council of Science Editors in cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press, 2006.
Scientific style and format quick guide
Put together by the Ohio State University, this quick guide shows how to cite resources using the CSE style guide.
Citation Builder
Use this tool to build a citation to a book, article, chapter, website, or personal interview, in several major citation formats: APA, MLA, and CBE/CSE. (From the NCSU Libraries.)
Off-Campus Access:
InterLibrary Loan & TriCollege Borrowing:
If you want to get a book or journal article that we don't have available in our library, you will need to use Inter-Library Loan (ILL).
Tri-College ILL - BOOKS: If you want a book from Swarthmore or Haverford, simply press the REQUEST button at the top of the Tripod screen. Enter your name & barcode number (on the back of your id), and select WHERE you want to pick up the book. Delivery takes approximately one day library to library.
Non-Tri-College 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. If the book is not available via EZ Borrow, order through Inter-Library Loan. (You can use Worldcat to get complete book information).
JOURNAL ARTICLES: If you want an article from a journal not available at Bryn Mawr, request it through Inter-Library Loan. (Use this for Haverford and Swarthmore journals as well as any journals not available through tri-co).
Tri-College ILL - BOOKS: If you want a book from Swarthmore or Haverford, simply press the REQUEST button at the top of the Tripod screen. Enter your name & barcode number (on the back of your id), and select WHERE you want to pick up the book. Delivery takes approximately one day library to library.
Non-Tri-College 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. If the book is not available via EZ Borrow, order through Inter-Library Loan. (You can use Worldcat to get complete book information).
JOURNAL ARTICLES: If you want an article from a journal not available at Bryn Mawr, request it through Inter-Library Loan. (Use this for Haverford and Swarthmore journals as well as any journals not available through tri-co).