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The Gould Library has rich collections of books, journals, government documents, and other resources. You may access them via Catalyst, the online catalog that is shared by Carleton and St. Olaf. You may search Catalyst by title, author, subject, or word.
Biology Reference Books
The Merck Index by Call Number: REFERENCE RS51 .M4 2013ISBN: 9781849736701Publication Date: 2013Available in Catalyst
An invaluable resource if you need to know the lethal dosage of a compound, structure, formula etc.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (vol. 1-20)Call Number: REFERENCE Q121 .M3 2007ISBN: 9780071441438Publication Date: 2007Available in Catalyst
Entries with bibliographies on all aspects of science, technology and biology.
Gray's Anatomy by Call Number: St. Olaf Rolvaag Library Books Oversize (QM23.2 .G73 1995 )ISBN: 0443045607Publication Date: 1995See also: Gray's Anatomy (1989), Carleton Reference QM23.2 .G73 1989
The reference work to consult when studying human anatomy.
Cell Biology by Call Number: REFERENCE QH583.2 .C45 2006ISBN: 9780121647308Publication Date: 2005Available in Catalyst
An indispensable guide for techniques in cell biology.Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine by
Call Number: REFERENCE QH506 .E534 1996ISBN: 3527284788Publication Date: 1997Available in Catalyst
Superb source with extensive references to the literature.
Biology Books and Other Information
Library Catalog
The Gould Library has rich collections of books, journals, government documents, and other resources. You can access them via Catalyst, the online catalog. You can search Catalyst by a book titles, authors' names, subject headings, or keywords.
Relevant Library of Congress Call Numbers
This is only a partial list of the call numbers pertaining to Biology. For a complete listing, go to the Library of Congress Classification Outline.
| Call Number | Subject Heading |
| QH 45 - 97 | Natural History |
| QH 81 - 95 | Seashore Biology |
| QH 84.8 | Soil Biology |
| QH 88 | Dessert Biology |
| QH 90 | Aquatic Biology |
| QH 91 | Coral Reef Biology |
| QH 96 - 100 | Freshwater Biology |
| QH 308 - 442 | Genetics |
| QH 352 | Population Biology |
| QH 361 - 371 | Evolution |
| QH 491 | Developmental Biology |
| QH 573 - 671 | Cytology |
| QH 581 - 671 | Cells |
| QK | Botany |
| QL 1 | Marine Biology |
| QL 951 - 973 | Embryology |
| QM 23 | Anatomy |
| QM 23 | Human Biology |
| QP 31 - 33 | Physiology |
| QR | Microbiology |
Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings are the words and phrases that you will use to do a subject search in Catalyst (as opposed to a keyword search, where you may use any words you like). Although Biology is a Library of Congress Subject Heading, you will probably get better results if you are more specific. If you are interested in a particular branch of biology, i.e. genetics, use the subject heading genetics and the many subdivisions that follow that heading. Be careful in your word choices--some words and phrases that may seem very natural to you will not be Library of Congress Subject Headings.
It is often helpful to do a keyword search on your topic, and, once you find an appropriate source, examine the subject headings. You may then conduct a subject search by clicking on the linked subject heading in Catalyst. If you cannot find a source using a keyword search, ask a librarian for help.
