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.