Botany Library Resources
Selected Library Resources in Botany
Botany Databases
Biological Abstracts
Biological Abstracts is the leading abstracting and indexing reference publication for life sciences information. Produced by Biological Abstracts, Inc. (BIOSIS), the database includes bibliographic references (records) with abstracts derived from over 3,700 life sciences research journals published worldwide with over 350,000 new citations added each year. Print 1926-1990 Online 1991-
General Science Full Text
Abstracts from general scientific journals as well as popular science magazines. 1984- . Some Full Text coverage begins in 1995.
Science Direct
ScienceDirect offers access to the Elsevier Science journal collection covering a wide variety of subject areas and disciplines. Over 1,800 journal titles with full text access to the over 400 journals on the Minnesota Unique Title List. Coverage is from 2000 to the present.
JSTOR
JSTOR typically does not contain recently published articles full text articles. There is a moving wall between the latest issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of the journal. It is specified by publishers in their license agreements with JSTOR, and generally ranges from three to five years. In calculating the moving wall, the current, incomplete year is not counted.
Print Resources
An in-depth online synthesis of modern biology to elucidate and filters the key literature to made the transition from textbooks to primary publications. The over 4,000 articles are written by leading experts in the field, peer reviewed, and divided into three different categories indicating their level of complexity:
- Introductory
- Advanced
- Keynote
- Encyclopedia of North American Trees (QK 110 .B46 2000)
Presents as many tree species native to North America as are currently recognized with brief descriptions and one or two color photos highlighting its natural range, uses and values within the context of the natural environment.
- Flora of North America (Ref. QK 110 .F55 in progress)
FNA presents information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico. The Flora will appear in 30 print volumes.
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees (
Over 1,000 trees are shown together with cultivar information and a brief history of their introduction to cultivation. Most species have growth, hardiness, wood and choice ratings for those who are interested in both horticultural and commercial forestry applications.
Silva of North America: a description of the trees which grow naturally in North America exclusive of Mexico (Ref. QK 481 .Sa73 1947 v.1-14)
The standard reference for native American trees by the great dendrologist, Charles S. Sargent. Each of the species he treated is figured in detail with large, elegant drawings typically based on living material. The descriptions are augmented with comments on the use and history of each species phrased in superb prose.
Botanical Web Sites
- Biology Browser Botany
BiologyBrowser, produced by Thomson Scientific, is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community. - Internet Directory for Botany - Alphabetical List
The Internet Directory of Botany is an index to botanical information available on the Internet, compiled leading botanist at major universities. - Scott's Botanical Links--Subject Index
This site is compilation of useful botany education resources for advanced high school (AP-biology) through collegiate and even research levels compiled by Scott Russell, a professor of botany at the University of Oklahoma. He rates the sites on a 4-star scale emphasizing educational value, completeness and scientific correctness
- The WWW Virtual Library of Botany/Plant Biology
The WWW Virtual Library (VL) is the oldest catalogue of the Web materials on the web. Unlike commercial catalogues, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the Web, the VL pages are widely recognized as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the Web.
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
