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Materials in the Library for
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New Arrivals: Biology   Environmental Science   Anatomy   Zoology

In addition to our subject guide on Biology, this is a guide to materials located in the library.

Use the online library catalog to identify and locate books and journals on topics related to Biology in the library. You can search for specific information by author or title, or subject. Search by keyword for a broader search. The Library of Congress Subject Headings, an index located in the reference area, can help you get the most information from your subject searches.(How to use LC's subject headings). Most of the material will be found in the main collection of the McKillop Library.

Generally, material on Biology has Library of Congress call numbers beginning with QH.
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REFERENCE BOOKS

The Reference area is located on the first floor of McKillop Library. Reference materials do not circulate, but you are welcome to make photocopies. There are two photocopiers near the elevator on the first floor. Ask at the Reference Desk, call 341-2289, toll-free 1-800-388-6139, or submit a question online if you need assistance.

The resources listed below are located in the Reference area on the first floor of McKillop Library. Reference books do not circulate but portions may be copied.
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Biology

Dictionary of Biological Sciences
REF QH 13 .G68

Collins Dictionary of Biology
ONLINE

Dictionary of Biology
REF QH 302.5 .I534 1999

Encyclopedia of Biological Sciences
REF QH 13 .G7 1970

Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology
ONLINE

Illustrated Dictionary of Science
ONLINE

Nature Encyclopedia
REF QH 13 .N37 2001

Oxford Dictionary of Biology
REF QH 302.5 .D5 2000

Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms
REF QH 83 .S89
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Environmental Science

Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues
REF GE 10 .E52 2000

Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
REF GE 10 .M66 2000

Environmental Encyclopedia
REF GE 10 .E38 2003

The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Ecology
REF QH 540.4 .C66 1994
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Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy
REF QM 23.2 .G73 1973

Grant's Atlas of Anatomy
REF QM 25 .A38 2005

Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Human Body and How It Works
REF QM 7 .I48
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Botany and Zoology

Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
REF QL 750.3 .E53 2004

Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
REF QK 7 .A438 2002

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
REF QL 7 .G7813 2003

Guide to Marine Mammals of the World
REF QL 713.2 .N37 2002

Macguire Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs
ONLINE

Sibley Guide to Birds
REF QL 681 .S497 2000

Walker's Mammals of the World
REF QL 703 .W222 1999
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Other Biology Topics

Biochemical Pathways: An Atlas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
REF QP 171 .B685 1999

Earth
REF QE 501 .E27 2003

The Elements
REF QD 466 .E48 1998

Encyclopedia of Bioethics
REF QH 332 .E52 2004

Encyclopedia of Microbiology
REF QR 9 .E53 2000

Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
REF QH 506 .C74 1999

Encyclopedia of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
REF QE 471.2 .E53 2003

Encyclopedia of the Sea
REF QH 91 .E38 2000

Nature's Building Blocks
REF QD 466 .E52 2001

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
REF QD 415 .A25 O94 2000

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SELECTED PERIODICALS ON BIOLOGY IN THE SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY MCKILLOP LIBRARY

Use the online serials list to see the library's holdings in Biology. This is only a subset of journals available in the library.

Selected Print Journals

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SCIENCE FILMS

A listing of the library's holdings for science topic films.

Ask at the Reference Desk, call 401-341-2289, toll-free 1-800-388-6139 or submit a question online if you need assistance.