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Search books using the search box below. You may select from the drop down a keyword, subject, title or author search. 

          

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Why Books?

Scholarly books, in either print or electronic format, remain important sources for researchers. They are a good source of:

  • Comprehensive research data and findings
  • Key concepts and terminology
  • illustrative materials, such as graphs, images, tables
  • References, indexes, and literature surveys or reviews

Key Features of Books:

  • Are written on a broader, general subject
  • Include many references or citations to other similar work in the field
  • Uses discipline specific terminology, methodology, theory
  • May contain a collection of related chapters by different authors
  • Contain less recent information

Remember: you may only need to read one chapter of a scholarly book!

Subject Headings

This is a list of suggested terms to use in a search for resources in the Library Catalog:

  • Biology
  • Human anatomy
  • Immune system
  • Population biology
  • Symbiosis
  • Torso (Anatomy)

Select Ebooks on Invasive Species

Browse for Print Books


Print books may be found by using the library catalog.  Browse the call numbers in the areas listed below to find print books on the shelf at the Library.

Books are arranged on the shelves in the library by subject. We use the Library of Congress Classification System to assign call numbers to our materials so that materials on similar topics are next to each other on the shelves and patrons and staff can easily find what they need. You need to know a book's call number in order to get it off the shelf in the library.

Books within this subject area may be found within the following call number ranges:

Subject Call Numbers
Natural History QH1 - 278.5
Biology, Evolution, Genetics, and Reproduction QH301 - 705.5
Botany QK1 - 989
Zoology QL1 - 991
General Biology QL360 - 599.82
Mammals QL700 - 795
Anatomy QL801 - 950.9
Physiology QP1 - 981
Microbiology QR1 - 502
Bacteria QR75 - 99.5
Microbial Ecology QR100 - 130
Microorganisms in the Animal Body, Immunology, Virology QR171- 502
Anatomy & Physiology Call Numbers
Anatomy QL801 - 950.9
Embryology QL951 - 991
Human Anatomy QM1 - 695
Regional Anatomy QM531 - 549
Human & Comparative Histology QM550 - 577.8
Human Embryology QM601 - 695
Physiology QP1 - 981
Neurophysiology & Neuropsychology QP351-495
Animal Biochemistry QP501 - 801
Experimental Pharmacology QP901 - 981

Select Ebooks

Select Ebooks on Anatomy & Physiology

Ebooks in Other Collections

Below are some databases for our eBooks.

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