Biology

Useful links

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Biology

Reading Lists

Independent Research - getting started

How to identify different sources of information and links to useful books and ebooks.

Creating a search strategy

Independent Research - beyond the basics

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• Developing advanced search strategies

How to search systematically for literature. From the initial stages of understanding your vocabulary to using advanced features in databases.

• Databases

Collections of specialist, subject specific journal literature.

• Websites and professional organisations

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• British Library EthOS

A database of digitised UK doctoral theses offering free online access to theses of participating Higher Education institutions.

• ECOTOX database

ECOTOX is a source for locating single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife. The database was created and is maintained by the US Environmental Protection Agency. ECOTOX integrates three previously independent databases into a single system which includes toxicity data derived predominantly from the peer-reviewed literature, for aquatic life, terrestrial plants, and terrestrial wildlife

• The international plant names index

International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and fern allies. Its goal is to eliminate the need for repeated reference to primary sources for basic bibliographic information about plant names. The data are freely available and are gradually being standardized and checked. International Plant Names Index will be a dynamic resource, depending on direct contributions by all members of the botanical community