Life Sciences
Life Science is a broad field of study with dozens of specialties. Library materials in the life sciences range from items tightly focused on specific areas, such as radiation biology, while others are broader in scope and contain information relevant to numerous sub-disciplines.
For an excellent guide to how life science literature is organized and the best ways to research it, check out Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, by Diane Schmidt (you can find it in the Stapleton Reference collection, at call number [REF] QH303.6 .D38 2002).
New Books in the Library
Article Databases
These databases contain articles from scholarly scientific journals. These can be reached by going to the IUP Libraries’ All Databases page, or by clicking on the link below.
Websites
These are just some of the websites available on the topic of life science. These websites range from commercial sites (.com’s), to not-for-profit organizations and educational institutions.
Harvard University Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology Biolinks
University of California, Santa Barbara
Government Sites and Resources
The U.S. government funds extensive research across the sciences, and maintains numerous websites and online resources that provide access to the fruits of that research.
Catalog of U.S. Government Science and Technology materials
USGS Biological materials Discipline
Professional Associations
American Society of Microbiology
Fed. of American Soc. for Experimental Biology
