Animals

Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes

Provides distribution maps and information about habitat and biology for 775 fishes.

Birds of North America

Ten volume set provides in-depth summaries of current knowledge of 200+ birds. Each bird is described in a 10-25 page article.

Catalogue of North American Amphibians and Reptiles

Three volume set provides in-depth descriptions and biology of 600+ animals.

Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [WWW]

Contains nearly 51,000 full text articles on a wide range of topics, including 15,000 biographies, maps, speeches, and more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references to link relevant information.

Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology

Thirteen volume set provides detailed background information.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online [OhioLINK users only]

Access over 75,000 quality full text articles, as well as 200,000 selected Web sites and 2,000 videos on virtually every topic. Also includes special sections and resources on presidential campaigns, atlases, year in review, timelines, and highlighted research topics.

Fishes of Ohio

Identification, distribution, and habitat of Ohio fishes.

Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

Five volume set provides basic information about mammals worldwide.

Mammalian Species

Ten volume set provides in-depth descriptions and biology of 500+ mammals worldwide.

Marshall Cavendish International Wildlife Encyclopedia

Provides information on habits, breeding, habitat, and life cycles for animal life throughout the world, including many color photographs, drawings, and distribution maps.

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

Provides information on every field of pure and applied scientific and technological endeavor, and includes many tables, charts, and illustrations as well as references for further research.

Merck Veterinary Manual [WWW]

Full text online edition of the Merck Veterinary Manual searchable by keyword or subject, including sections on circulation system, digestive system, eye and ear, endocrine system, immune system, nervous system, behavior, toxicology, nutrition, and much more.

Official World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species

Two volume set describes 500+ plants and animals designated as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats

Describes basic techniques for research in wildlife management.

Walker's Mammals of the World

Two volume set provides descriptions and basic biology of mammals.

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American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition [WWW]

Searchable database of English language words, including definitions, pronunciation, origins, synonyms, and usage.

Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms

Provides 48,000 definitions in all areas of biology from anatomy to ecology to molecular biology.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

Defines 105,000 terms in all areas of science and technology.

Nomenclature Glossary in Zoology [WWW]

Commonly occurring Zoological terms found in the Zoological Record and their definitions, from "aberration" and "afinia" to "vertical classification" and "zoological congresses."

Torre-Bueno Glossary of Entomology

Defines technical terms related to the study of insects.

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Academic Search Premier [OhioLINK users only]

Full text articles from over 3,400 publications, as well as indexing to identify articles found in 900 other academic publication, for information on a wide range of topics in art, computer science, education, engineering, ethnic studies, humanities, language, literature, medical sciences, social sciences, and more.

Biological and Agricultural Index [OhioLINK users only]

Covers over 200 periodicals on biology and agriculture.

BIOSIS Previews [OhioLINK users only]

Indexes and abstracts 7,000 journals and other publications in all areas of the biological sciences and related fields.

CAB Abstracts on CD-ROM [OSU Columbus campus users only]

Covers international agriculture topics such as agricultural engineering, biotechnology, dairy science, economics, genetics, microbiology, and veterinary science.

Electronic Journal Center (OhioLINK) [OhioLINK users only]

Access to thousands on online, full-text journals on a wide variety of topics and searchable by title or subject.

Newspaper Source [OhioLINK users only]

Full text articles from over 200 regional and international newspapers, news wires, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, and USA Today, along with abstracts to identify articles from the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition.

See Indexes to Identify Magazine, Journal, Newspaper Articles for All Subjects.

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OSCAR [WWW]

Locate books, journals (after you have used an index to identify specific articles), and other materials in the OSU Libraries.

OhioLINK [WWW]

Locate books, journals, and other materials in major Libraries throughout the state of Ohio.

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Access catalogs for the Big Ten Catalog, Center for Research Libraries, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio Public Libraries, Library of Congress, and other collections.
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Encyclopedia of Endangered Species

Describes over 700 animals (and some plants) currently threatened with extinction.

Infoplease.com [WWW]

Vast resource of full-text information, statistics, and articles from almanacs, dictionaries, and encyclopedias on the world, sports, entertainment, U.S., people, business, living, society, science, and technology.

A Matter of Fact [OhioLINK users only]

In-depth statistics, charts, essays, tables and abstracts from newspapers, periodicals and the Congressional Record on current news and issues.

Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms

Two volume set provides brief overviews of the characteristics, biology, ecology, and distribution of all groups of living organisms.

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American Men and Women of Science

Brief information including date of birth, education, professional career, and honors received for 130,000 living scientists in fields of biology, public health, physics, mathematics, statistics, and computer science.

Associations Unlimited [OhioLINK users only]

Contains descriptions and information for over 80,000 associations worldwide, including national, international, regional, state and local associations.

Biographical Information in OhioLINK Databases [OhioLINK users only]

Links to general and subject-specific online OhioLINK databases and help on how to search these resources for biographical information.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index [OSU users only]

Indexes dictionaries and directories for basic data such as birth dates, education. and addresses of over 5.5 million people, as well as some sources for extensive essays.

Biography.com [WWW]

Read first chapters and reviews of current best-selling biographies, or search an online database of 15,000 short biographical entries drawn from the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia, access the A&E and Biography Channel television program guides.

Biography Index [OSU users only]

Indexes biographical materials in more than 3,000 periodicals, 2,000 books, autobiographies, memories, journals, diaries, letters, interviews, bibliographies, obituaries, biographical novels, drama, pictorial works, poetry, and juvenile literature.

Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Written for general readers, this resource covers 6,000 notable scientists from all periods and countries, but excludes currently living people.

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Book Review Digest [OhioLINK users only]

Online index to reviews for fiction and non-fiction published in the United States, including excerpts from reviews.

Editorials on File

Contains reprints of editorials on important national and international news topics selected from a variety of U.S. newspapers.

Opinion-Pages [WWW]

Full Text editorial, opinion, and comment pages from English newspapers around the world, searchable by keyword, geographic region, or subject including political and general, business and finance, technology, sports, health, and arts and leisure.

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Biodiversity and Biological Collections [WWW]

Lists resources for botany, entomology, ichthyology, ornithology, herpetology, mammalogy, microbiology, general biodiversity, publications, software, images, museums, organizations, professional directories, news, mailing lists, databases.

Biological Sciences/Pharmacy Library (OSU) [WWW]

Materials in the areas of biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, ecology, entomology, evolution, medicinal chemistry, microbiology, molecular genetics, pharmacy, pharmaceutics, pharmacy administration, organismal biology, plant biology, and zoology.

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine [WWW]

Provides extensive Internet links to information about veterinary medicine and veterinary medical education.

Endangered Species Program [WWW]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service site provides text of the endangered species act, an overview of the program, policies, an informational bulletin as well as state lists, state counts, and descriptions for endangered animal and plant species.

Entomology Index of Internet Resources [WWW]

A comprehensive page of entomology pointers in over 20 categories including beekeeping, companies, directories, insect sounds, institutions, jobs, meetings and conferences, pesticides, regulations, professional societies, software, and more.

Mammal Species of the World [WWW]

This Smithsonian database provides taxonomic information for 4,600 mammal species along with citations to original published descriptions, some images, and distribution information. May be searched by common or scientific name.

NetVet / Electronic Zoo [WWW]

Comprehensive site for animal related information, veterinary science research, archives, images, publications, and links to related topics.

SciSeek [WWW]

Searchable database on a huge number of links to science and nature Internet resources on agriculture, astronomy, animals, biosciences, botany, environment, chemistry, engineering, forestry, health, physics, veterinary science, and more.

Stone Lab Collection (OSU) [WWW]

Stone Laboratory is Ohio's freshwater biological field station located on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie. The library maintains a non-circulating collection of materials in botany, ecology, entomology, ichthyology, limnology, and zoology.

Veterinary Medicine Library (OSU) [WWW]

Includes over 45,000 volumes in the fields of veterinary medicine, medicine, pharmacology, public health, anatomy, physiology, pathology, microbiology, and parasitology, as well as information on practice management, ethics and animal welfare.

Zoology Internet Resource Guide [WWW]

Arranged by both subject and animal, this site provides informations and links to biodiversity, careers, ecology, evolution, dictionaries, organizations, publications, zoos, and taxonomy, as well as animal groups such as protists, invertebrates, arthropods, insects, and the Zoological Record

Zoom Dinosaurs [WWW]

Tremendous amount of information about over 100 different dinosaurs including anatomy, behavior, classification, environment, diet, locomotion, fossil locations, Mesozoic and other eras, extinction, geological time charts, and links to other sites and educational activities.

ZooNet [WWW]

Links to U.S. and international zoo home pages, organizations, indexes, photos, endangered species information, etc.

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