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Welcome BIO 101

Welcome BIO 101 Students

Use this library research guide to find information for your course. Use the tabs in the left-hand column to work your way through the course.

Some selected databases that are useful for your BIO 101 topics are below. They are explained in depth later in this program.

Please contact a reference librarian if you need help! We are available by phone, email, and 24/7 chat!

Databases for BIO 101 Topics

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
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Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Gale In Context: Global Issues
Hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental health and cultural issues.
Points of View Reference Center
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Why search here? This contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

What is included?
Points of View Reference Center covers hundreds of topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Issues and Controversies
Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents key facts arguments, history, and current context - an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Reports published from 1991 to present.

Biology databases

arXiv This link opens in a new window
Open Access to articles in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics.
Biological Science Database
Research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.
bioRxiv
bioRxiv (pronounced bio-archive) is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences.
GreenFILE
Well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
InTech eBooks
InTechOpen is the world's largest Science, Technology and Medicine Open Access book publisher.
Nature
Why search here?
Nature is the leading weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all areas of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, timeliness and surprising conclusions.

What is included?
Content from 1869 to present.
PLOS
Why search here?
PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.

What is included?
PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine.
PubMed Central
Why search here?
PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
Science
Why search here?
Science is a leading weekly general scientific journal, publishing primary peer-reviewed research and breaking science news.

What is included?
Science also includes access to Science Translational Medicine, focusing on the conversion of biomedical research in the lab into clinical applications; Science Signaling, providing research and commentary in the field of cellular signaling; Science Express is a prepublication service which provides access and alerts to peer-reviewed research; ScienceNOW, providing science news; and the Science of Aging Knowledge Environment Archive, published from October 2001 through June 2006 featuring news, reviews, and disease case studies pertaining to aging-related research.
ScienceDirect College Edition
Why search here?
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect.

What is included?
1.4 million articles on ScienceDirect are open access; articles published open access are peer-reviewed and made freely available for everyone to read, download and reuse in line with the user license displayed on the article.
Science Database
Why search here?
This database is a definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences.

What is included?
With coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 1030 titles, with more than 760 available in full text. Search over 2.7M records, dating back to the mid 1980s.