Biology

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BIOLOGY SUBJECT PORTAL

 

Welcome to the research support for Biology users.

 

The Resources for this subject have been selected by your Subject Librarian Pavlinka Kovatcheva,

APK Campus, Level 1, Tel: 011 559-2621, e-mail: pkovatcheva@uj.ac.za

 

CONSULTING HOURS for Undergraduates & Honours students (on Campus):

 

Monday: 10.30 - 12.00h     14.00 - 16.00h 

Tuesday:  9.30 - 12.00h     14.00 - 16.00h

Thursday:9.30 - 12.00h     14.00 - 16.00h

 

CONSULTING HOURS for Masters & PhD's:

Contact me to make an appointment

 

  1. SUPPORT TO BIOLOGY USERS
    1. LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES
    2. LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS
  2. LIBRARY  RESOURCES & SERVICES
    1. About UJ Library 
    2. How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources
    3. Library Services 
    4. Library Collections
    5. Information Resources
    6. Sciences Subject Collections
    7. Additional Subject Collections
    8. Printing & Photocopying (APK Library) 
  3. BIOLOGY JOURNALS, DATABASES & WEB RESOURCES 
    1. FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH
    2. JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS
    3. TOP BIOLOGY DATABASES
    4. SEARCH ENGINES & SEARCHABLE WEB RESOURCES
  4. REFERENCE WORKS
    1. ELECTRONIC DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS
  5.  Biology 1A Practicals Guidelines

 

SUPPORT TO BIOLOGY USERS

Do you know how to CREATE A PIN for access to the Library resources? 

Forgot your Password (PIN)? Contact the LENDING DESK staff for assistance.

LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES

 

Visit the Library Support to Undergraduates & New Students Portals for more information.

 

Library Membership 

  • To access the UJ Library use your student card @ the entrance

 

Searching & Borrowing Materials from UJ Library 

 

Learners Support Services

 

Librarian Advice & Training 

 

Assignments & Projects Instructions

 

Social Networking

 

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LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS

 

Go to these relevant portals to find more information on: Library Support to Teaching & Library Support to Research

 

Visit also the Subject Portals: Biochemistry, Chemistry,Botany & Plant Biotechnology or Zoology if you need more information on those subjects.

LIBRARY  RESOURCES & SERVICES

Quick links to the MAIN library resources and services:

 

About UJ Library 

UJ Library                                              Campus Libraries         

Library Regulations                                 Study Cubicles 

Library Submission Forms                        Library Staff (APK & DFC Campuses)    

Library Hours                                          Library Hours: 24h Study Area

 

How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources

Create PIN in the Library.pdf

 

Library Services 

Ask-A-Librarian                 Information Librarians                   Virtual Learning Environment      

Lending Services               Inter Campus Loan Service             Inter Library Loan Service         

Copyright                          Bindery

 

Library Collections

 

Information Resources

 

Sciences Subject Collections

Sciences Librarian Portal                Applied Mathematics & Mathematics

Astronomy & Astrophysics               Biochemistry

Biology                                           Botany & Plant Biotechnology

Chemistry                                       Energy

Environmental Management             Geography

Geology                                          Human Anatomy & Physiology

Information Technology                 Microbiology

Physics                                           Statistics

Zoology

 

Additional Subject Collections

Accounting     Economics      Education       Law      Politics

 

Printing & Photocopying (APK Library) 

Support to photocopiers and printers resides with Xerox. Ask for assistance: Level 5, Elevators foyer, Tel: 011 559 2184.

Photocopiers are available on: Level 1, 2 5 7 6. Printing stations are available on: Level 2 & 5.

 

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BIOLOGY JOURNALS, DATABASES & WEB RESOURCES 

The databases below are the most relevant resources, which you can use to start your search for Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Reviews, Electronic books, Standrds, Patents, etc.

 

REMOTE ACCESS is available to most of the databases. Just log-in with your SURNAME, STUDENT/STAFF NUMBER, PIN. Learn how to create PIN.

 

Remember!

  • By searching the Databases below, you search for JOURNALS ARTICLES.
  • When searching CASE:A-to-Z Journals, you search for JOURNALS TITLES  

  • For in-depth research on a topic start with these Bibliographic Databases: Science Citation Index, Biological & Agricultural Index , CABI Databases, BioOne, etc.

  • If you look for full-text articles to complete your assignment or project, then search any of these databases: American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, WileyInterscience, Academic Search Premier.

 

  • For assistance and guidance contact your subject librarian (contact details at the TOP)

FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH

 

Search the following resources, when you need to find specific JOURNAL title: 

JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS

 

In many references the Journal title is ABBREVIATED. The links below will help you find the FULL-TEXT journal title. 

TOP BIOLOGY DATABASES

 

Journals search: CASE: A-to-Z Journals  (NEW!)

 

Bibliographic Databases

          - Aromatic and Medicinal PlantsCrop Physiology

          - Horticulture Science

          - Ornamental Horticulture

          - Plant Growth Regulations

          - Plant Pathology

          - Postharvest Research

          - Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences

          - Life Sciences

          - Physical ,Chemical and Earth Sciences 

 

Full-text Databases (incl. abstracts only)

 

P.S. If you are still unsure, which database to use, go to the Databases Information sheet. 

 

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SEARCH ENGINES & SEARCHABLE WEB RESOURCES

Biology Resources

 

  • Aluka: African Plants: The African Plants Collection comprises scientific data contributed by the African Plants Initiative (API), a collaboration among more than 50 institutions in Africa, Europe, and the United States (About)
  • Biology Browser: Thomson Reuters FREE database of Biology resources and web links. 

  • Botanicus Digital Library : freely accessible portal to historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library

  • Entrez: Entrez is the integrated, text-based search and retrieval system used at NCBI for the major databases, including PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, and others. Entrez is the Life Sciences Search Engine 

  • NCBI: National Center for Biotechnology Information

  • Plant Collection: PlantCollections provides public access to information stored within plant record databases

 

Sciences Search Engine

 

Search Across multiple Publishers to find references for your research: 

  • AJOL: African Journals Online (Peer-reviewed African Published Scholarly Journals)

  • BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine: This multi-disciplinary search engine focuses on academic research

  • CiteSeer.IST: This search engine and digital library will help you find information within scientific literature

  • Google Scholar: Meta Search Engine across multiple academic publishers; abstracts + full-text

  • Hakia: Semantic search engine only accesses websites that are recommended by librarians

  • HighWirePress (Hosts the largest repository of high impact, peer-reviewed content

  • Lumifi: For your Research (tools to annotate, organize, manage, share and eventually publish your research)

  • OAIster (Search for digital items with this tool that provides 12 million resources from over 800 repositories)
  • Open Science Directory: A-to-Z Open Access Journals (incl. DOAJ, BioMed Central, PubMed Central, HighWire Press, HINARI, AGORA, OARE, eJDS.

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REFERENCE WORKS

ELECTRONIC DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

AccessScience

Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Articles, current news and research updates, biographies of leading scientists, image galleries, multimedia.Good to get you started with your project or assignment and keep you update with the latest news in Science & Technology. HELP/FAQs! 

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Provides a comprehensive survey of modern biochemistry and molecular biology. Includes definitions of terms from the fields of Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Systems Biology, and Toxicology. Entries are short and informative, covering details of biochemical substances and the processes in which they are involved, methods and concepts in molecular biology, and definitions of biochemical symbols and abbreviations.

Oxford Dictionary of Biology

Comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. It includes biographies of key scientists, and feature articles on important topics, such as bioinformatics, genetically modified organisms, microarray technology, and RNA interference. The dictionary’s chronologies chart developments in major fields including cell biology, genetics, microscopy, and vitamins. A new feature is the inclusion of entry-level web links 

Oxford Dictionary of Genetics

Includes terms from a wide range of disciplines which entwine with genetics, including molecular biology, cell biology, medicine, botany, and evolutionary studies. Its 7,000 cross-referenced definitions are supported by an excellent collection of line drawings, tables, and chemical formulae. Need HELP?

Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of botany available. Drawing on the information contained in the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, the text has been fully revised to give wide coverage on topics including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, bio-geography, earth history, and the earth sciences. There is worldwide coverage of taxonomic groups: one-third of the entries are devoted to taxonomy, from bacteria and fungi to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants. Need HELP?

Oxford Dictionary of Scientists

This is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available. Spanning over 2,500 years, it covers all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology. Offering clear explanations of the science itself as well as its historical significance, the dictionary includes coverage of all Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, physiology, and medicine. Need HELP?

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. Need HELP? 

Oxford Reference Online 

Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. The Premium Collection offers over 175 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. View all subjects!

 

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 Biology 1A Practicals Guidelines

Search UJLink (Library Catalogue) for books on Organic Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, etc.

 

Books on Reserve

Use the books that are placed on RESERVE COLLECTION. Click on Course Reserve and search per Lecturer or Course/Department.

 

Access to Electronic Resources

To access the electronic resources below, you need to have a password - PIN. Find out how to create PIN (PDF) from this step-by-step guide.

 

Electronic Dictionaries & Encyclopedias 

Search Oxford Reference Online or AccessScience for terms definitions. Combined Chemical Dictionary can be used for finding structures, melting points, etc.

 

Electronic Databases/Full-text journals (article search)

 

 

If you need help, go to  Ask-a-Librarian web page for further information.

 

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