• Quick introduction to the Morgan Library
  
• Library Research Tips (general overview)
  
  
• SAGE search for books or titles of journals (Does the library own Entomological News?)
  • Title or author search is good if you know the exact title and the exact author's name
  • The web of life : a new scientific understanding of living systems by Fritjof Capra.
  • Word search is good if you have a topic, keyword, or if you aren't sure of the title
  • I am looking for a book by Covich about invertebrates....
  • Use the journal title or title search to locate the title of a journal (NOT the articles in the journal--use databases to find journal articles)
  • Does the library own the journal Bioscience? example
    
• Prospector searches CU-Boulder, Univ. of Denver, other libraries in this area. Good for books, not articles.
  
  
• What if I need a book or journal article or conference proceeding or dissertation and the library doesn't have it? Order from Interlibrary Loan ILL. It can take several days for an article, about two weeks for a book. Sign up for webview, get your articles via the web!
  
  
• Help, I need a good general encyclopedia about mammals? Ask at the Information desk, the reference collection has good encyclopedias, overviews to classification, etc. Look at the bibliography handed out in class. Do a word search in SAGE: mammals and encyclopedia then limit to location: reference.
  
  
• Ask at the Information Desk as a starting point. START EARLY ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT! Don't wait until the last night before it is due and then ask at the desk!
  
  
  
• Databases to search, look at databases by subject. This is a "short list" of starting points: Set up your home computer to search databases at home, how to do it.
  
  
  • Zoological Record
    (CSA) - Zoological Record Plus (ZR Plus), produced by BIOSIS, provides extensive coverage of the world's zoological and animal science literature, covering all research from biochemistry to veterinary medicine. The database provides an easily searched collection of references from over 4,500 international serial publications, plus books, meetings, reviews and other non-serial literature from over 100 countries. Zoological Record has long been recognized as the "unofficial register" for taxonomy and systematics, but other topics are also given comprehensive treatment using indexing in both controlled- and natural-language format. An online thesaurus of around 10,000 controlled terms arranged in hierarchies makes it easy to locate appropriate search terms. Scope notes and related term references are also provided. Coverage from 1978-present. Updated monthly.
    
  • Web of Science
    Science (ISI) - Formerly known as the Science Citation Index. This powerful database tells you who cited a particular article and who that article cited. There is keyword searching, but no thesaurus or descriptor terms. Best search results include using a variety of search terms.
    Coverage from 1945-present. Updated: Weekly!!
  • Biological Abstracts
    Biological Abstracts is one of the foremost sources of bibliographic references to the life science journal literature. This database enables researchers and students to retrieve references to vital biological and medical research findings, clinical studies, and discoveries of new organisms. Coverage is international, and includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology. Approximately 75% of the records include abstracts.
    
  • CAB Abstracts– Offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in agriculture, veterinary medicine, earth sciences, natural sciences, bioagricultural sciences, crop science, forestry, natural resources management, biology, agroforestry, aquatic sciences, fisheries, wetlands and other subject areas. The coverage includes international articles and conference proceedings. Coverage from 1973-current. Updated quarterly.
    
  • Entomology Abstracts - All recent research reports of direct relevance to entomology are assembled here, with coverage including insects, arachnids, myriapods, onychophorans, and terrestrial isopods. From the most ancient fossilized forms to newly-discovered species, Entomology Abstracts gathers and summarizes all the latest information on millions of insects & insect-like species, for global coverage of the field.
    Coverage from 1981-current. Updated monthly.
    
    
• Web Resources of Interest for a guide to the animal kingdom, an index to organism names, nomenclature for Zoology, etc.
  Other sites exist, these are just a few examples:
  
  • Guide to the Animal Kingdom
    for Students and Educations includes introduction, key to rank categories and key to link categories. You can use the 'find in page' function on your browser to help locate the name of an animal or group of animals
  • Documentation for Zoological Record
    Links to lots of helpful documentation about the Zoological Record Database
  • Nomenclatural Glossary for Zoology
    This glossary is based on a text intended to aid indexers in the production of nomenclatural entries for the Zoological Record, the index to world zoological literature published by BIOSIS and the Zoological Society of London. It covers terminology commonly encountered within publications dealing with the systematics and nomenclature of animals. This version of the glossary has recently been extended to include additional terms listed in the glossary of the new Fourth Edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature published in September 1999, and Article numbers given within definitions refer to this Code.
  • Thesaurus Used in Zoological Record
    Zoological Record is indexed using an extensive thesaurus of around 10,000 terms developed over more than 20 years. The thesaurus is designed primarily as a tool for information organization and retrieval of information in the Zoological Record database and associated services. Further information relating to the thesaurus (scope notes, related terms etc.) is available in the Zoological Record Search Guide and is included as an online or on-disc thesaurus as part of the Zoological Record electronic products.
    Includes systematic thesaurus and subject thesaurus.--BOTH CAN BE HELPFUL
  • (Zoo Record) New and Changed Name Taxon Modifiers
    
  • Tree of Life
    A collaborative Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity
    
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
    Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. We are a partnership of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican agencies (ITIS-North America); other organizations; and taxonomic specialists. ITIS is also a partner of Species 2000 and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
    
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)
    The official body responsible for providing and regulating the system for ensuring that every animal has a unique and universally accepted scientific name. Its financial and management affairs are handled by the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature (ITZN), a charity (not-for-profit company) registered in the UK.
    
    
    
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