Subject Guide: Biology - Books, e-Books, & Protocols
Books are excellent secondary sources. They tend to cover one or a few topics.
Books
Start by searching for books in the UCR Libraries in the Library Catalog (Scotty).
Tip:
- If starting with keyword searches, get broader or more specific in your search terms to find what you need.
- If UCR does not have what you are looking for, try searching in Melvyl, the library catalog for the whole UC system. Books can be requested and then picked up and returned at the UCR library of your choice!
e-Books
Most of the library's e-books are listed in Scotty, so you will find them while you are searching for books.
Tip:
- When not on-campus, you will need to Connect from Off-Campus to access e-books.
- When you find an e-book, you will probably get to look at the material by chapter.
- You can usually search within a book to easily find your keywords.
- See also this Tip of the Week.
Click here for more information: Electronic Books
Protocols
The library has many protocols in print, as e-books, and even in video form. Start by searching the Library Catalog (Scotty) as you would for a book.
If you are looking for protocols published in Current Protocols (Wiley) or Springer Protocols, you can search for the specific title of the protocol or browse the volumes.
- Current Protocols (If it doesn't have an open padlock next to the title, it's not part of our subscription. In order to get a copy of the protocol not in our subscription, submit an Interlibrary Loan requst.)
- Springer Protocols
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a video based journal of protocols. UCR subscribes to the General section. Search this resouce at their website.
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Subject Guide: Biology
- Call Numbers
- Reference Shelf
- Books, e-Books, & Protocols
- Articles & Databases
- Genius
Classes
- Bio 5A Tutorial (citations, articles, journals, & using the database BIOSIS)
- Sign up for Bio 5A Workshop
- Bio 30 Guide
- Microbiology 121 (locate information about an organism)
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Questions? Suggestions?
Contact your biology subject specialist, Trish Stumpf Garcia, at: trish.garcia@ucr.edu
