LibGuides: NATS 4950: Natural Science Field Studies: Explore Your Topic

Explore Your Topic

Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start, especially if you are unfamiliar with a topic. Online encyclopedias are a good starting point for research. Look for keywords that can you help search strategically later. Prefer print books? Try searching OneSearch to locate a book on your topic.

Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.”The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.”
Encyclopedia of Life
EOL provides information and pictures of all species know to science.

Science in Context This link opens in a new window
Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The collection includes millions of peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles, as well as 200+ experiments, video, audio, projects, and encyclopedia articles.
eBook Central ProQuest This link opens in a new window
eBooks on a wide variety of topics.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. You can search a single eBook or across an entire eBook collection.