LibGuides: Biological Sciences: Finding Books

Melissa Bowles-Terry, Science Librarian

Melissa Bowles-Terry

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melissa.bowles-terry@unlv.edu

702-895-2121

Subjects: Chemistry & Biochemistry, Geoscience, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, Science

EBOOKS

EBSCO eBook Collection
Digital copies of more than 3,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas. You can scroll down to the "Browse by Category" list and select "Sciences" category and then click on the "Advanced Search" option to search within the science ebooks. Try this with other topics too.

Browse e-books for quick research and reference or create a free account to check out items, create notes, and list favorites.
Google Books
Good for: Searching through the contents of published books.
Contains: Digitized books, some with limited access.

If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If not, you can check to see if the library has a copy or borrow it through Interlibrary Loan.
ScienceDirect Journals
Along with the nearly 2,000 full text Elsevier journals covering the areas of social science, medicine, science, and technology, ScienceDirect also has access to ebooks. Use the book chapter filter to find ebooks for your research topic
SpringerLINK
Good for: Researching sciences, law, and economics.
Contains: Scholarly journals.

SpringerLink is divided into the fields of life sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, medicine, physics and astronomy, engineering, environmental sciences, law, and economics.

Find Books

Locate books and other materials owned by the University Libraries. Quick Search will tell you the location of the book in the Libraries and the call number. E-books are also listed.

Quick Search
Use Quick Search to find books and more.

LIFE SCIENCES BY CALL NUMBERS

Subclass	Call Number Range	Topic or Subject of Interest
QH	1-278	Natural History
QH	301-359	Biology, General
QH	359-425	Evolution
QH	426-470	Genetics
QH	471-489	Reproduction
QH	501-531	Life
QH	540-549	Ecology
QH	573-671	Cytology
QK	1-474	Botany, general
QK	475-495	Spermatophyta
QK	504-638	Cryptogams
QK	640-707	Plant anatomy
QK	710-899	Plant physiology
QK	900-989	Plant ecology
QL	1-355	Zoology, General
QL	360-599	Invertebrates
QL	605-740	Vertebrates
QL	750-795	Animal behavior
QL	799	Morphology
QL	801-951	Anatomy
QL	951-991	Physiology
QM	1-695	Human anatomy
QP	1-981	Human physiology
QR	1-74	Microbiology, General
QR	75-99	Bacteria
QR	100-130	Microbial Ecology
QR	180-189	Immunology
QR	355-502	Virology

Biological Sciences

Melissa Bowles-Terry, Science Librarian

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