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Biological Abstracts 
Biological Abstracts® is a comprehensive reference database covering life sciences journal literature.
Web of Science 
Coverage: 1989-present. Access to Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and/or Arts & Humantities Citation Index. Multidisciplinary coverage.
Note: WOS searches Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index simultaneously by default.
SciFinder Scholar
Coverage: 1907-present. Covers the literature of all aspects of chemistry including biochemistry. Use is restricted to current students, faculty and staff for non-commercial research. Client software is on computers in the libraries and various computer labs.
Note: On workstations in the Case and Cooley Libraries, and Wynn Hall
PubMed
1966 - covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the pre-clinical sciences.
Note: links to Colgate subscribed content will not work off campus from www.pubmed.gov
BioOne
Coverage: 2000-present. Upwards of 45 bioscience titles in the areas of biology, ecology, and environmental sciences.
Agricola 
Coverage: 1500-present. Primary resource for world-wide access to agricultural information.
ScienceDirect
Coverage: 1999-present. Offers more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information online.
ACS Web Editions
Coverage: 1879-present. Full text access to the journals published by the American Chemical Society.
National Agricultural Library Digital Repository 
The National Agricultural Library Digital Repository (NALDR) provides access to primarily historical USDA publications either digitized by NAL or through NAL’s partnerships with other institutions
Encyclopedia of Evolution Call Number: COOLEY Ref. QH360.2 .E54 2002
2002 ed. A two-volume set of authoritative articles that introduce concepts, research and theories on all aspects of evolution.
Genetic Engineering: A Reference Handbook
2006 ed. Describes the technology and controversy behind genetic engineering from Dolly the sheep to Frankenfood, life-saving medicines, and beyond.
Who Named It?: The World\'s Most Comprehensive Dictionary of Medical Eponyms
Whonamedit.com is a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is its ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person. Eventually, this will include more than 15.000 eponyms and more than 6.000 persons.
Ornithological worldwide literature (OWL)
OWL is a compilation of citations and abstracts from the worldwide scientific literature that pertain to the science of ornithology. A major attraction is its coverage of the \'grey\' literature, which are not abstracted by commercial databases such as Zoological Record or the Science Citation Index.OWL deals chiefly with serial publications such as periodicals but also announces new and renamed journals and provides abstracts of other serial publications, conference proceedings, reports, and doctoral dissertations.
The Endangered Species Program: Introduction to Bats.
This website is a thorough introduction to bats. It includes a listing of different types of bats, myths about bats, bat biology, hibernation schedules, and reasons for the decline of bats.
Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project is a collection of information about biodiversity compiled collaboratively by hundreds of expert and amateur contributors. Its goal is to contain a page with pictures, text, and other information for every species and for each group of organisms, living or extinct. Connections between Tree of Life web pages follow phylogenetic branching patterns between groups of organisms, so visitors can browse the hierarchy of life and learn about phylogeny and evolution as well as the characteristics of individual groups.
Species Explorer
This website is a map of the world combined with a list of species. If one clicks on a species, a dot appears at the place(s) in the world where that specie has been observed by another user. Also included is information about each specie and the ability to post one\'s own observations onto the website.
ActionBioscience: Issues in Biotechnology
Bioscience literacy from the American Institute of Biological Science. Includes activities, worksheets, interactive features, online demonstrations and visualizations.
American Museum of Natural History:Science Bulletins
Online video featuring human biology, biodiversity and evolution. In addition, the site includes resource links, and educator resources.
Complete Darwin on the web
This repository contains all of Darwin's books, publications, manuscripts, as well as 'ancillary works'--a collection of reviews describing the naturalist's works.
Learn.Genetics 
This site contains introductory materials, print and interactive, and lesson plans that address basic genetics.
Microbial Life-Educational Resources
Expert information about microorganisms with many resources.
Native Plant Information Network
Education about native plants by assembling and disseminating information to encourage conservation. Includes a variety of databases and a searchable bibliography.
NBII:Wildlife Disease Information Node
Access to a variety of information on wildlife diseases, particularly in the United States. Basic information, maps, data, images, and links to Web sites.
The Hive and the honeybee
In 1925, a Cornell professor of apiculture named Everett Franklin Phillips set out to create a major repository of literature on bees and beekeeping. The Hive and the Honeybee now consists of the full text of thirty books from the Phillips Collection, chosen by a team of scholars for their historical importance and usefulness to beekeepers today. The books are free to download in their entirety.
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.
Global Amphibian Assessment
The Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) is the comprehensive status assessment of the world`s 5,918 known amphibian species. The website is searchable by amphibian species and is focused on such information as threatened species and general species information.
Species 2000
Species 2000 is a `federation` of database organizations working closely with users, taxonomists and sponsoring agencies.The goal of the Species 2000 project is to create a validated checklist of all the world`s species (plants, animals, fungi and microbes). This is being achieved by bringing together an array of global species databases covering each of the major groups of organisms.
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