Welcome. This gateway introduces some of the library resources (databases, journals, maps, data, books) and services that support the Biological Sciences.
Biology librarian Morag Coyne is on leave from May 1 to July 31, 2021. Please contact Wenyan Wu (wuw@queensu.ca) for assistance.
Publication coverage: 15th century to present
AGRICOLA is a public database produced by the National Agriculture Library (NAL) containing references to the literature of agriculture and allied fields.Publication coverage: Varies by publication
BioOne is a nonprofit publisher that aims to make scientific research more accessible through a growing portfolio of products including its full-text aggregation, BioOne Complete, and open access journal, Elementa: Science of the AnthropocenePublication coverage: 1926 - present
Life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.Publication coverage: Published 2008
The Encyclopedia of Ecology provides an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the complete field of ecology, from general to applied. It includes over 500 detailed entries, structured to provide the user with complete coverage of the core knowledge.Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS)
Publication coverage: 2001 to present
A fully searchable, working editorial site of articles by scientists and scientific historians in the fields of biochemistry and physiology, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, neuroscience, microbiology and virology, plant science, structural biology, and science and society.Publication coverage: 1910 - present
Covers communicable diseases (including HIV/AIDS); tropical diseases; parasitology; human nutrition; community and public health (including chronic diseases, occupational health, health status indicators, the impact of agriculture on health, and cancer epidemiology); medicinal and poisonous plants.
Jun 14, 2021Please note that curbside pickup, reference consultations and the Ask Us chat service will not be available July 1- July 5. This is due to the reduced number of requests ...
Jun 14, 2021The library's Open Scholarship Services is pleased to announce the award of four grants for the creation of Open Education Resources to the following recipients in response to the Open Education Resources 2021 Call for...