BIO 554/754, 555/755, & 801
Ornithology, Behavioral Ecology, & Scientific Literature and Writing

Resources Available - EKU Library



 
FirstSearch (KyVL)
Open Databases 
Search BioAgIndex for journal articles in biology (1983- ) and search WorldCat for books and journal titles. No password is needed for EKU campus access. For off-campus use, the authorization number is 100-205-326 and the password is ekulib. 
FirstSearch Subject
Databases 
Search BasicBIOSIS for journal articles in biology (1983 - present). It is a selected subset of the BIOSIS database (Biological Abstracts). No password is needed for EKU campus access. This group of databases is not available for off-campus use.


HighWire Press is the largest archive of free full-text science on Earth! As of 10/27/07, HighWire Press is assisting in the online publication of 1,805,260 free full-text articles and 4,498,800 total articles. There are 9 sites with free trial periods, and 43 completely free sites. 248 sites have free back issues, and 978 sites have pay per view!


BioOne
(www.bioone.org)
BioOne is the product of innovative collaboration between scientific societies, libraries, academe and the private sector. BioOne brings to the Web a uniquely valuable aggregation of the full-texts of high-impact bioscience research journals. Most of BioOne's titles are published by small societies and non-commercial publishers, and, until now, have been available only in printed form. BioOne provides integrated, cost-effective access to a thoroughly linked information resource of interrelated journals focused on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
This series provides detailed scientific information (18 volumes, 18,000 pages in total) for each of the 716 species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada.
This scholarly journal archive opens up historical literature for approximately 370 core and society published journals in economics, history, education, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. The archive has a five year moving wall, allowing users to see the full text volumes that are five years old and beyond. 
ScienceDirect
Access to over 1,200 journals! Click Group-wide Login on the SD Home page.  You also may access ScienceDirect on the EKU Libraries web page.  ScienceDirect is available on EKU campus and campus centers.

Here are a couple of tips about using the new service:
1. To browse the list of subscribed journals, click 'Publications.'
2.  On the Search screen, limit the search to Subscribed Journals.

Ebscohost Web
Search Academic Search Elite to retrieve citations to articles in biology and related disciplines. Many journal articles in this database are full text and can be printed online. No password is needed for campus access. Request the password for off-campus use.
Ebsco Online
Search electronic journals to which EKU subscribes, some in biology; download and print the articles.  EKU Campus/Extended Campus access only. 
eJournal Titles in EKU
Libraries 
A complete list of electronic journals, with beginning volume and year listed. Several are of interest to biologists (see list below). EKU libraries has both print and electronic access. Go to the cited issue and page, download, and print the full text of the article. 
Zoological Record 
ZR is a database (1993 - present) with campus-wide web access.  The address is http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c32547 
(no password is needed). 
Biological Abstracts 
Print source which contains abstracts and indexing for journals in biology and related fields. Search each volume of  the subject (keyterm/context terms) index or the author index.  The online database equivalent of BA is BIOSIS. EKU Libraries charges for a search in BIOSIS database. BasicBIOSIS is a selective subset of the BIOSIS database.  BA (1990 - present) is located in Library Room 204.
This high-powered database searches local and world newspapers. There is also an an added feature that allows on-campus access to today’s issue of the New York Times and the Lexington Herald Leader http://ns01.newsbank.com/newsstand/servlet/com.newsstand.eDM.client.Main?authId=4196  The digital scan allows you to see the papers as you would in print- take a look!
eQuest 
The online catalog in EKU Libraries. Search by author, title, subject, or keyword.
EKU Libraries 
ReferenceWebPage 
Links to all databases related to biology available via the EKU Library.
Interlibrary Loan
The electronic Interlibrary Loan form is available to order materials that the EKU Library does not own.  The ILL form is also linked on the EKU Libraries web page. 
 

 
E Journals Available via the EKU Library:
Some Journals Available via ScienceDirect:


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