LibGuides: BIOL 3200: Writing for Biologists: Explore your Topic

Explore Your Topic

Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start your research project, especially if you are unfamiliar with a topic. Online encyclopedias and thesauruses are one good starting point for research because they give simple and short introductions to topics.

In encyclopedias and thesauruses, you can also identify keywords to use in your search. If you 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
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
eBooks on a wide variety of topics.
Gale eBooks
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. You can search a single eBook or across an entire eBook collection.