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.

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.