Books & Audio-Visual
AlleyCat
Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Reference & Overview Sources
Full Text? Database Name Vendor Help
yes AccessScience McGraw Hill info
yes Credo Reference / Xreferplus - Science Credo info
yes Science On-Line FactsOnFile info
Magazine & Journal Articles
Full Text? Database Name Vendor Help
yes Academic Search Premier EBSCOhost info
yes MasterFILE Premier EBSCOhost info
no Biology Digest FirstSearch info
Web Sites
Access Excellence
This is an easy to navigate site for Health and Bioscience teachers and learners.
Bio-Link
The largest and most complete web site for specific information on skills, online courses, job opportunities, references, specific curricula.
BioTech
For high school students through professionals, this site contains an illustrated Life Science Dictionary and an annotated list of biology and related sciences Web sites under Science Resources.
Biotechnology Information Directory Section
Sponsored by a government grant, this site provides information on educational resources, Internet resources and products and services; contains a specific area on information for minority students.
Biozone: Biotechnology
Provides annotated links to Web pages under such categories as General, Techniques, Processes, Applications, and Issues and Ethics. The Applications are further subdivided by Cloning and Tissue Culture, The Human Genome Project, Food, Medical, Reproductive, and Industrial biotechnologies.
Coffee Break
This searchable site contains tutorials for NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) tools. There is a collection of short reports on recent biological discoveries showing how bioinformatics tools are used as part of the research process.
Council for Biotechnology Information
Mostly contains information related to agriculture and genetically modified foods; contains interesting links to research institutes and environmental sites.
Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC)
Nanobiotechnology applies the tools and processes of nano/microfabrication to build devices for studying biosystems. The NBTC site includes information on research papers and educational materials, and is a collaborative effort by several major universities, headed by Cornell University.
Pittsburgh Lifesciences Greenhouse
This site is an overview of biotechnology companies and activities in the Pittsburgh region. The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse is a public/private partnership, founded by the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, UPMC Health System, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its regional foundation community. The organization supports companies in the area of: bioinformatics; bionanotechnology; diagnostics; medical devices; medical robotics; therapeutics; and tools and services.
Topical Search Engines
LifeSciencesWorld
This site includes a searchable database on several aspects of the life sciences, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.