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Introduction
Primary publications are first-hand reports of original research and are published in one of several formats. Best known is the paper in a scientific journal. Upon completion of a research project or investigation, the methods, results, and conclusions of the research are submitted to a scientific journal for possible publication. The decision to publish is made on the basis of evaluation by "referees" to whom the journal editor assigns the paper.
Other forms of primary publications, often preceding the appearance in a journal, include research reports, dissertations, symposium publications, and preprints. Research reports or technical reports are unrefereed accounts with sometimes limited distribution. Some investigators report on their research at meetings and symposia; these reports may be published first as abstracts and later as papers in symposium volumes. Journal papers based on the presentations may appear years later.
Secondary publications include books, review articles, abstracts, and tabular compilations of numerical data. They summarize and interpret information published earlier in primary sources. The bibliographies in secondary sources can lead to primary sources.
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Bibliographies
Bibliographies are included in both primary and secondary literature and list journal articles, reviews, and monographs. Separately published biology bibliographies exist on narrowly defined topics, such as Bibliography of Bioethics, and can be located in EUCLID.
- History of Biology: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
Z5320 .O9 1989
- Bibliographies of the History of Science and Technology, volume 15
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- International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. Sec L, General Biology 14 volumes (1901-1914)
Z7530 .I6
- Scientific books, articles, memoirs, and pamphlets. Schedule and index in four languages, author catalog, and subject index.
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- Pure and Applied Science Books, 1876-1982 6 volumes
Q158.5 .P8
- A listing of over 200,000 titles in science and technology published and distributed in the U.S. covering publication dates from before 1800 through 1982. Entries are arranged by LC subject heading with subject, author, and title indexes.
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Biographies
- American Men and Women of Science 8 volumes
Reference Q141 .A54 21st ed. 2003
- A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences
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- Biologists
Reference QH26 .B54 1984
- Series: The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists. Alphabetical arrangement with a subject index
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- Dictionary of Scientific Biography 16 volumes plus supplements
- Reference Q141 .D5
- All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented; there are no articles on living persons.
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- ISIS Cumulative Bibliography (1913-1995)
Reference Z7405 .H6 I2 (I22-23)
- A bibliography of the history of science arranged by personalities and institutions, subjects, and civilizations and periods.
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- McGraw-Hill Modern Scientists and Engineers 3 volumes
Reference Q141 .M15 1980
- Although Modern Scientists and Engineers can be used independently, it is also a useful supplement to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. At the end of a biographical article, reference may be made to subjects in the Encyclopedia for background information.
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- Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists 4 volumes
Reference Q141 .N73 1995
- Field of specialization, gender, nationality/ethnicity, and subject indexes.
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- Notable Women in the Life Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary
Reference QH26 .N68 1996
- Biographical entries about 97 women who have made significant contributions to the life sciences from antiquity to the present. 29 photographs accompany entries.
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Conference Proceedings
- Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings (1978 to present)
Reference Z7403 .I68
- An index to published proceedings in all scientific disciplines. Permuterm/subject, author/editor, meeting location, and corporate sponsor indexes. Contents of Proceedings index lists all papers under the full record for the proceedings.
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- Interdok: Directory of Published Proceedings, Series SEMT (1965 to present)
Reference Z5051 .D4
- Science, engineering, medicine, and technology. Arranged chronologically by meeting date with subject/sponsor, editor, and location indexes. No indexing for individual papers.
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Dictionaries
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology
Reference QL9 .C66 1991
- Entries are under Latin names, with common names in parentheses, and cross-referenced
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- Dictionary of Biology
Reference QH302.5 .C66 1996
- An asterisk placed before a word within an entry indicates that this word appears as an entry in the dictionary.
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- Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms, 11th ed.
Reference QH302.5 .H65 1995
- Appendices in the back give an outline of the plant, animal, etc. kingdoms.
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- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Bioscience
Reference QH302.5 .M382 1997
- Terms and definitions in the dictionary represent 23 fields; each definition is identified by the field in which it is primarily used. Terms also include synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations where appropriate.
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- Plants and Their Names: A Concise Dictionary
Reference QK96 .H93 1995
- Over 16,000 scientific (family, genus, species), and common plant names.
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Directories
- International Research Centers Directory
Reference Desk Q179.98 I58 14th ed. 2001
- Current, comprehensive resource on government, university, independent non-profit, and commercial research organizations in more than 150 countries. Includes "Biological and Environmental Science" and other life sciences indexes
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- Life Sciences and Organizations Directory
Reference QH321 .L54 1988
- A guide to organizations and agencies in the life sciences in the U.S. and abroad with indexes by function, subject, and location.
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Dissertations & Theses
Emory University theses and dissertations can be located in EUCLID by entering EMORY UNIVERSITY DEPT OF BIOLOGY as an Author search, or (EMORY UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY) AND (DISSERTATIONS OR THESES) as a Word or Phrase search.
- Dissertation Abstracts (1861 to present)
- Dissertation Abstracts International. B, The Sciences and Engineering (1966 to present)
- Z5055 .U6 A1 Sec. B
- Abstracts of dissertations are also available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions from University Microfilms. The electronic version of dissertation abstracts is available through GALILEO.
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- Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences Accepted by Colleges and Universities in the United States and Canada (1955 to present)
Z5055 .U61 M3
- Mathematical and most life sciences are excluded; however, biochemistry, biophysics, and bioengineering theses are included with chemistry, physics, and engineering but not as a separate discipline.
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Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Biostatistics 6 volumes
Reference RA409 .E53 1998
- 1208 articles on topics relevant to investigations in almost any branch of medicine: the design of experiments and observational studies, the problems associated with data collection, etc.
- Encyclopedia of the Human Brain 4 volumes
Reference QP 376 .E59 2002
- 224 articles contributed by many of the world's leading experts in neuroscience and psychology. Alphabetical arrangement, illustrations, suggested readings, and cross references to related articles. Detailed subject index, index of articles by category, and an extensive glossary.
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences 20 volumes
Reference QH4302.5 .E525
- Cross references point to related articles, and each article usually cites five to ten general items labeled "Further Reading."
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- Hormones, Brain and Behavior 5 volumes
Reference QP356.45 .H433 2002
- A comprehensive work discussing the effect of hormones on the brain and, subsequently, behavior. This five volume reference work has 106 chapters covering a broad range of topics with an extensive discussion of the effects of hormones on insects, fish, amphibians, birds, rodents, and humans.
- Magill's Survey of Science: Life Science Series
Reference QH4307.2 .M34 1991
- An alphabetical arrangement of 350 essays on major topics in the life sciences. Volume 6 is a comprehensive index of subject terms.
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Reference Q121 .M3 1997
AccessScience@McGraw-Hill -- the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology on the Web.
- Each article begins with an elementary discussion and proceeds into more advanced coverage.
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Guides to the Literature
- Biosciences: Information Sources and Services
Reference QH303.2 .A47 1992
- Covers sources of scientific and technical information of interest to those working in the biosciences.
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- Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide
Reference QH303.6 .D38 1995
- A comprehensive list of sources with emphasis on current materials in the English language. Arranged by broad subject chapters.
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Handbooks
- Biology Data Book 3 volumes
Reference QH310 .A48 1972
- This classic three volume handbook is an excellent source for basic data used in biological research.
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- BIOSIS Search Guide
Reference Desk Z699.5 .B53 B56 1999/2000.
- Used in conjunction with BIOSIS Previews.
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- Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms (1982)
Reference QH83 .S89
- A comprehensive source that classifies and describes all living organisms. The index includes 35,000 scientific and common names.
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Indexes & Abstracts
- Animal Behavior Abstracts (1982-present)
- Animal Behavior Abstracts (1974 to present)
Reference QL750 .B54
- Behavioral studies of all animal species. Covers both field and laboratory studies. The electronic version is available through EUCLID on the Web's Information Gateway.
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- Biological Abstracts (1927 to present)
Reference QH301 .B54
- Covers research reported in the biological and biomedical literature. Numerous index access points are included. Available through the Information Gateway as BIOSIS Previews, 1985-1988 and 1989 to present. BIOSIS Previews includes the content of Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/RRM. BasicBIOSIS,
 a subset of Biological Abstracts, covers from 1988 to present.
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- Biological Abstracts/RRM (1980 to 2000)
Reference Z5320 .B56
- A supplement to Biological Abstracts concentrating on reports, reviews, meetings, and books. Entries do not include abstracts. (See BIOSIS Previews above.)
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- Ecological Abstracts (1976 to present)
Reference QH540 .E27
- Abstracts of journal articles with subject/organism, regional, and author indexes.
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- Excerpta Medica: Developmental Biology and Teratology (1965 to 2000)
QH301 .H9
- Covers both experimental and clinical aspects of embryology and fetal/neonatal development with author and keyword indexes. All sections of Excerpta Medica are available through OVID as EMBASE.
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- Science Citation Index (1955-1964, 1966-1993)
Reference Z7401 .S365
- Citation Index, Corporate Index, Source Index, and Permuterm Subject Index. 1987 to present available through Web of Science.
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- Zoological Record (1864 to 1995)
Z7991 .Z87
- A comprehensive index to the worldwide serials literature in systemic zoology. Includes 27 separate sections, each covering a special genera, and each with its own index. Also available through the Information Gateway.
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Style Manuals
- Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style
Reference T11 .S378 1992
- Includes advice on all aspects of information design, from audience analysis to indexing and document design.
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- Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Style Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
Reference T11 .S386 1994
- Recommendations on how scientific papers, journals, and books should be styled and formatted for publication.
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Translations
- Journals in Translation
Reference Desk Z6944 .T7 J68 1982
- There are four sections to this bibliography: Alphabetical listing of translated journal titles, Keyword-in-context index of the main titles, list of original language titles, key to publishing and/or distributing agents.
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- Transdex Index
AS36 .U574 1994-1996
Microfiche 313 1978-1996
- A key to the U.S. Joint Publications Research Service translations, primarily translations from Communist Bloc countries' publications.
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- World Translations Index (1987 to present)
Reference Z7403 .W95
- Formerly called World Transindex; has absorbed other translation reporting services, including Translations Register Index. Provides bibliographic information for existing translations of scientific and technical periodical articles, patents, and standards from all languages into English or Western European languages.
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Databases & Electronic Journals
Access to most of the electronic resources listed below is limited to Emory University faculty, students, and staff. Remote Access to Electronic Resources
To identify other databases and electronic journal collections that provide references or full text for journal articles, try our Database Locator service.
Animal Behavior Abstracts
1982 to present
- Contains significant papers relevant to animal behavior, with subjects ranging from neurophysiology to behavioral ecology, from genetics to applied ethology. Animal Behavior Abstracts surveys all of the important journals dealing with the biology of particular taxonomic groups, including summaries of both field and laboratory inquiries. A paper version is available from 1974 to the present (Reference QL750 .B54).
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- BasicBIOSIS
1988 to present
- A subset by journal title and year, of BIOSIS Previews. It provides information on recent developments in 96 subject areas of the biological and biomedical sciences.
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- Biological Abstracts
1990 to present
- The leading indexing and abstracting service for the life sciences, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, and ecology. It indexes over 9,300 serials from over 100 countries. Available through the Information Gateway as BIOSIS Previews, 1985-1988 and 1989 to present . BIOSIS Previews includes the content of Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/RRM. A paper version is available from 1926 to the present (Reference QH301 .B54).
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- Biology Digest
1989 to present
- Covers all of the life sciences; gives easy access to new scientific developments, with comprehensive abstracts of articles in over 300 journals.
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- Ecology Abstracts
1982 to present
- Covers the essence of current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. Ecology Abstracts focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants, and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment.
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- Medline
1965 to present
- Medline (Ovid)
1966 to present
- Covers all areas of medicine, including clinical medicine, experimental medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, and many other topics. After 1984 all citations have abstracts; approximately half of the citations for items added to the database between 1975 and 1984 have abstracts.
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- Zoological Record
1992 to present
- Provides access and abstracts for over 6,500 international journals, reviews,annuals, books and proceedings, covering every aspect of zoology. In addition to keyword search options, a thesaurus provides a controlled vocabulary for subject, geographical, paleontological, taxonomical, and hierarchical searching. Older editions can be found at the General Libraries at Z7991 .Z87. Available on the Information Gateway.
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