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Notable Scientists in Biology and Medicine |
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| NON-FICTION | |
| 363.738 CAR | Silent spring |
| 509.2 ANT | Bold science : seven scientists who are changing our world. |
| 509.2 SCI | Scientists : Their lives and Works |
| 574.92 SHE | Notable women in the life sciences : a biographical dictionary. |
| 575 ZIM | Darwin, Evolution, and Creation |
| 576.8 DAR | The Origin of species |
| 579.03 ler | World of Microbiology and Immunology |
| 599.93 BER | In the footsteps of Eve |
| 599.93 BOO | The human Genome project |
| 599.93 RID | Genome |
| 920 REY | American women scientists : 23 inspiring biographies, 1900-2000. |
| 920 SCI | Scientists, mathematicians, and inventors : |
| 921 CAR JEZ | Rachel Carson |
| 921 DAR AND | Charles Darwin : naturalist. |
| 921 DAR APP | Darwin |
| 921 GOO GOO | Africa in my blood : an autobiography in letters |
| 921 GOO GOO | Reason for hope : a spiritual journey. |
| 921 LEE YOU | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek : first to see microscopic life |
| 921 LIN AND | Carl Linnaeus : father of classification |
| 921 MCC KIT | Barbara McClintock |
| 921 PAS GRA | Louis Pasteur : Fighting hero of science |
| 921 PAS SMI | Louis Pasteur : disease fighter |
| REFERENCE | |
| REF 920 AME | American National Biography |
| Ref 920 CON | Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography |
| REF 920 ENC | Encyclopedia of world biography |
| REF 920 SCR | The Scribner encyclopedia of American lives |
| REF 920 WEB | Webster's biographical dictionary |
| REF 920.02 MCG | McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography |
| SEARCH TERMS |
| "individual name" AND biography |
| "individual name" AND "nobel prize". |
| DATABASES |
| The American National Biography |
| A useful and dynamic source of information - updates quarterly, with hundreds of new entries each year and revisions of previously published entries to enhance their accuracy and currency. Search Tip: For a precise match, enter a name in the format Last Name, First Name. |
| http://www.anb.org/articles/index.html |
| EBSCO Ultra Online |
| Perhaps the best research tool for literary, fine arts, history, social studies information. If you have an English project, use this site. Be sure to click on Full Text when looking for direct sources and quotes. |
| http://search.epnet.com |
| eLibrary |
| eLibrary Curriculum Edition--the ultimate easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource--delivers one of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries. |
| www.proquestk12.com |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
| Britannica Online School Edition : The most comprehensive K-12 reference resource, with separate units for elementary, middle school, and high school. |
| www.school.eb.com |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| GVRL is a collection of ebooks that cover the following topics; arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multcaultural studies, nation and world, religion, science and social science. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
| The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes the stories of 50,000 men and women who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the explorer Pytheas of the fourth century B.C. to modern figures who died before December 31, 2000. 10,000 portrait illustrations illuminate the articles. |
| www.oxforddnb.com |
| The History Study Center |
| History Study Center is a collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day |
| http://www.proquestk12.com/ |
| WEBSITES |
| Biography |
| Indepth information on the stars, politicians, sports figures and others who have been featured on the Biography tv series |
| www.biography.com |
| Biographies of Notable Scientists |
| This site is part of the Infoplease webiste.Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938— and since 1998 on the Internet at www.infoplease.com. Many things have changed since 1938, but not our dedication to providing reliable information, in a way that engages and entertains. |
| http://www.infoplease.com/spot/scibio8.html |
| The History Channel |
| The cable TV station that covers historical events is depth. |
| www.history.com |
| Nobelprize.org |
| The Nobel Prize in Medicine has highlighted a number of important discoveries including penicillin, genetic engineering and blood-typing. |
| http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/ |
| Profiles in Science |
| This site celebrates twentieth-century leaders in biomedical research and public health. It makes the archival collections of prominent scientists, physicians, and others who have advanced the scientific enterprise available to the public through modern digital technology. |
| http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ |
| SEARCH ENGINES |
| Ask.com |
| Ask.com is a search engine that is a result of the merging of Teoma and Ask Jeeves, resulting in one of the world's most powerful and unique search engines. |
| www.ask.com |
| Citation Aids |
| Easybib |
| The free automatic bibliography composer. Create MLA-style bibliographies, then save them to Word. |
| http://www.easybib.com |
| Works Cited Guidelines |
| Probably the best site for learning how to document sources, both in print and electronic format. Very clear. |
| http://www.northern.wvnet.edu/~tcraig/wc.html |
| Research and Documentation Online |
| Link for documenting sources in research papers. |
| http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/ |
| The OWL at Purdue |
| Excellent resource for MLA formatting with many good examples of papers, works cited pages, etc. |
| http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html |
