Biological Sciences

Subject Areas

• Biological Sciences
• Herbal Medicine
• Sports & exercise science

Journals can be in paper or electronic format, some titles may be in both formats.

Most biological related titles are available at Merchiston Campus Library, but related titles may also be available at other Campus Libraries.

Use NUIN (the library catalogue) to find paper and electronic journals. This will provide information on the years/issues available and access details. N.B You can only search NUIN for journal titles not article titles or content.

To find journal articles you need to use databases. There are two ways to search databases:

NUINLink - this search tool groups electronic databases by subject and enables you to retrieve journal articles by performing a single search on several databases at once. NUINLink can also be used to search for individual electronic journals. N.B not all databases can be searched within NUINLink; some need to be searched individually. Read more information about using NUINLink.

Alternatively, you can search individual databases. Depending on the topic you are working on, you may wish to look at some of the databases of use to other subject areas e.g. Business or Psychology. The most useful for biological sciences are listed below. Some of these sources may provide full text articles (FT):

Journal article databases

• ASFA Aquatic Sciences via CSA Illumina
• Biological Sciences via CSA Illumina
• Biology Digest via CSA Illumina
• Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts via CSA Illumina
• CAB Abstracts via Ovid
• CSA Illumina(contains multiple databses)
• Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management via CSA Illumina
• Expanded Academic ASAP (some FT)
• ISI Web of Knowledge - Science citation index; Social sciences citation index; Web of science conference proceedings.
• Medline via Ebsco or CSA Illumina
• Oceanic Abstracts via CSA Illumina
• SPORTDiscus via Ebsco
• Zetoc - search the British Library's Electronic table of contents

Encyclopedias and report databases

• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (some FT)
• Environmental Management via Info4Education
• Wildpro (some FT)

Internet Journal Lists

Chemistry Journals Cambridge University list of Chemisty Journals - some links may lead to the full text of the journals, to tables of contents, or to supplementary material. Please note that Napier University may not have access to the full text of these journals. Check NUIN for Napier access. Harvard Science Review

Journals at Napier

Please search NUIN to find print and electronic journals that Napier currently subscribes to.

Journals for Biological Sciences are available in print or electronic formats. Most of the printed journals are held in the Merchiston Campus Library. Electronic journals are available via the Internet. Full location details, together with dates held, are listed on NUIN.

The list below highlights some of the available titles within Napier University.

General Science Nature New Scientist Science

General Biology Biological Reviews Biologist BioScience Current Biology

Bacteriology Journal of Applied Microbiology Journal of Bacteriology

Biochemistry Biochemical Journal Journal of Biological Chemistry Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Biotechnology Nature Biotechnology Trends in Biotechnology

Cell Biology Biology of the Cell

Conservation Environmental Conservation

Ecology Ecologist Ecology Journal of Animal Ecology Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental Studies (See also:Water) Environmental Pollution Environmental Science & Technology

Genetics Nature Genetics Trends in Genetics

Human Biology Annals of Human Biology Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Nutrition and Food Science

Immunology Clinical and Experimental Immunology Current Opinion in Immunology Immunology Today

Medicine British Medical Journal Lancet Sports Medicine

Microbiology Applied and Environmental Microbiology Journal of Applied Microbiology Journal of Medical Microbiology Microbial Ecology

Physiology Journal of Applied Physiology

Toxicology Aquatic Toxicology Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Toxicology

Water Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science Freshwater Biology JMBA (Marine Biological Association) Marine Environmental Research Marine Pollution Bulletin Water Research

Key Reference Sources

Most print-based sources for this subject area are located in the Reference Collection at the Merchiston Campus Library, check NUIN for details. A range of electronic reference tools are also available via the Internet. Some examples of print and electronic resources follow:

Atlases

Atlas of the environment Whole brain atlas

Bibliographies

World plant conservation bibliography

Dictonaries

BioTech's life science dictionary The concise Oxford dictionary of botany Dictionary of cell and Molecular biology The dictionary of cell and Molecular Biology Glossary of oceanography and the related geosciences with references A hypermedia glossary of genetic terms

Directories

Biology web sites (Yahoo) Electronic zoo Internet directory for botany The Global Directory for Environmental Technology The Moray Firth directory a guide to organisations that use and manage the marine and coastal resources of the Moray Firth

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of immunology Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Encyclopedia of toxicology McGraw-Hill dictionary of bioscience McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (RFE) - a compilation of data in several formats that assists with the accurate identification of fish species Tree of life The water encyclopedia

General texts

Cell biology laboratory manual Blazing a Genetic Trail Environmental management - full text database of grey literature Global biodiversity : status of the earth's living resources Living Things MIT Biology Hypertextbook - A Novel Educational Tool Developed by the Experimental Study Group The Microbial world: profiles of microorganisms (Edinburgh University) Molecular Biology Notebook Online Online biology book

Information gateways

Some of the best gateways for this subject area are:

Argus Clearinghouse Biology Environmental sites Science sites

BUBL - a catalogue of selected Internet resources - search by subject menu BIOME - guide to quality Internet resources in the health and life sciences for students, researchers, academics and practitioners. ELDIS - a gateway to online information on development of the environment, focusing on countries of the South OMNI - UK's gateway to high quality biomedical Internet resources

SciCentral - gateway to science, engineering and medical online resources Biological Sciences Earth & Space Sciences Health Sciences

VetGate - guide to quality Internet resources in animal health The Virtual Library of Sport - quality sports resources on the internet, mostly in English. World-Wide Web Virtual Library Natural Sciences - Biosciences, Earth Science, Physics, Chemistry... Yahoo Science - biology, earth sciences, ecology, life sciences, oceanography... Biology Sport

Specific resources

The following sites may also be useful in finding information in Biological Sciences (and Chemistry). Apart from containing relevant information in their own right, many of them also provide helpful links to other useful sites.

Databases and websites

BIRDNET - provides information about ornithology, the scientific study of birds and includes access to Recent Ornithological Literature Online (ROL) The Higher Education Academy - Centre for Bioscience - promotes the use of learning technology in life science teaching ChemWeb - registration required (free) CLUES Centre for Computer Based Learning in Land Use and Environmental Sciences Ecotox - a source for locating single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife ExPASy Molecular Biology Server - focuses on the analysis of protein sequences and structures Fishbase - a global information system on fishes. Contains information on practically all fish species known to science - 29800 Species, 223700 Common names, 43900 Pictures 4000 Years of Women in Science GenomeNet - a Japanese network of database and computational services for genome research and related research areas in molecular and cellular biology LIGAND Ligand Chemical Database for Enzyme Reactions - designed to provide the linkage between chemical and biological aspects of life in the light of enzymatic reactions MARAQUA (Monitoring and Regulation of Marine Aquaculture) - concentrates on a review of existing information and the establishment of agreed guidelines for the monitoring and regulation of marine aquaculture National Oceanographic Data Center US (NODC) - the world's largest collection of publicly available oceanographic data National Water Archive Species 2000 aims to enumerate all known species of plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity UK National Digital Archive of Datasets NDAD - registration required (free)

Government and related bodies

Central Science Laboratory Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - an environmental research organisation addressing key issues in the terrestrial and freshwater environment The Countryside Agency - working for people and places in rural England Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - aims to improve the quality of life by promoting sustainable development at home and abroad, and to protect and improve the environment Environment Agency - news, information, research and data about the environment in England and Wales National Science Foundation (USA) Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) - responsible for the protection of the environment in Scotland Scottish National Heritage - working with Scotland's people to care for our natural heritage Scottish Executive Scottish Parliament

Pressure groups

Friends of the Earth - the largest international network of environmental groups in the world Friends of the Earth Scotland Greenpeace International - dedicated to the protection of the environment

Professional bodies and associations

Biochemical Society Biosciences Federation British Ecological Society Federation of European Biochemical Societies The Geneticsl Society Institute of Biology Institute of Environmental Management Mendel Bioinformatic Group - includes access to Mendel-GFDb and Mendel-ESTS data The Royal Society - dedicated to promoting excellence in science Society for General Microbiology (SGM) - promotes and supports the art, science and significance of microbiology worldwide Society for Mathematical Biology

Research Councils

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Medical Research Council Natural Environment Research Council

Other organisations

Envirolink - online environmental community Marine Conservation Society - an environmental UK charity dedicated to protecting the marine environment National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (US) Roslin Institute - a major international centre for research on genetics of farm animals, and poultry science, the biology of reproduction, developmental biology and growth, and animal welfare and behaviour Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - a scientific institution, dedicated to research on the systematics and biology of plants Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - aims to enable better management of the Earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant and fungal kingdoms - the basis of life on Earth United States Environment Protection Agency - aims to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment (air, water, and land) upon which life depends