SCI204.MicrobiologyI.Bertley

toc =SCI 204: Microbiology I=
 * Professor Bertley**



This guide is designed to help you research microbiology topics. It includes an index of scholarly sources that should be used. Included in the list are websites and search engines that will be helpful in your research. If you have any trouble finding these sources, please ask a librarian for help. Good Luck! Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
 * [|RCC Library Home Page]: Most materials found in this research guide are available at the library's home page.
 * William Hoag: Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Books=

Books
The on-line catalog provides access to the Library's collection of approximately 40,000 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles. These resources may be used to find information for assignments or general interest. [|Tutorial for searching catalog and ordering books from Metro Boston Library Network (includes BPL)]

Good Search Terms to use: words or phrase

 * "Microbiology"
 * "Cells"
 * "Virus"
 * "Bacteria"

New Books
__Microbiology for the Heath Sciences__: QR41.2 .B88 2000

__Microbiology Perspectives__: QR54 .W57 2007

__Microbiology: a lab manual__: QR 63 .C34 2002

General Microbiology
__Annual Review of Microbiology__, Paolo Alto, Caif. : Annual Reviews, inc. Ref. QR1 .A1 __Microterrors: the complete guide to bacterial, viral and fungal infections__, Buffalo, New York : Firefly Book LTD, 2004.. Ref. QR56 .H37 2004x __Molecular Biology of the Cell__, New York : Garland Pub., 1994. Ref. QH581.2 .M64 1994

Manuals
__Bergy's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology__, Baltimore, Maryland, : Williams & Wilkins, 1994. Ref. QR81 .A5 1994 __Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology__, East Lansing, MI. : Springer, 2001[2005]. Ref. QR81 .B46 2005 (v.1 2001: v.2,3 2005)

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about microbiology.
 * __National Geographic__
 * __Scientific American__
 * Check nursing journals for specific bacterial or viral information

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases. Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 32,000 mentioning "microbiology", 229,000 mentioning "cell", 21,000 mentioning bacteria and 39,000 mentioning "virus". [|Tutorial] From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Has over 1,900 articles mentioning "microbiology", 26,000 mentioning "cell", 5,200 mentioning "bacteria" and 9,800 mentioning "virus" [|Tutorial] Contains access to 320 full text science journals covering all fields of science. Offers a broad range of science literature to students on the community college level. Has over 1,500 mentioning "microbiology", 10,000 articles mentioning "cell", 2,900 mentioning "bacteria" and 2,400 mentioning "virus" [|Tutorial]
 * ==[|Academic Search Premier]==
 * ==[|Expanded Academic ASAP]==
 * ==[|Science Full Text Select]==

=Web sites= There are many good microbiology web sites on the internet. These web sites have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Lesley University] has a very good guide.

Search Engines

 * [|Scirus] : Science search engine.
 * [|Infomine] : Scholarly search engine.
 * [|Google]
 * [|Altavista]

Web sites

 * [|All the Virology on the WWW] : Nice directory for information types of virus.
 * [|CDC]: Excellant resouce for diseases.
 * [|Cells Alive]
 * [|Microbes.info]
 * [|Microbiology Network]

=Basic Research Help= Please click the Ask a Librarian icon if you have any questions concerning these guides, need help finding material for your research or any general questions you might have.
 * Looking for books? Search our [|Online Catalog].
 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
 * Can't find what you are looking for? Use our [|InterLibrary Loan Form].

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Research guide prepared on 10/15/07 by Wiliam Hoag: whoag@rcc.mass.edu