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Books

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The Library also has a number of e-book collections on life science disciplines:

E-book Platform	Subject/Content	Download & Print?	Allowance
ACS Symposium Series eBooks	Chemistry	Yes	• 1 chapter (PDF)
ScienceDirect (ebook)	Physical sciences, Life sciences	Yes	• Full-title (PDF) • 1 chapter (PDF, ePub, MobiPocket)
Wiley Online Library (e-books)	Multidisciplinary	Yes	• 1 chapter (PDF)

E-book Platform

Subject/Content

Download & Print?

Allowance

ACS Symposium Series eBooks

Chemistry

Yes

• 1 chapter (PDF)

ScienceDirect (ebook)

Physical sciences, Life sciences

Yes

• Full-title (PDF)

• 1 chapter (PDF, ePub, MobiPocket)

Wiley Online Library (e-books)

Multidisciplinary

Yes

• 1 chapter (PDF)

Below are some reference books on biological science:

The Penguin Dictionary of Biology by Michael Thain; Michael Abercrombie (Compiled by); C. J. J. Hickman (Compiled by); Michael Hickman; N. I. Johnson (Compiled by); Raymond Turvey (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0141013966
Publication Date: 2004-12-28
Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology by Frank J. Dye
ISBN: 9781118076514
Publication Date: 2012-02-21
Encyclopedia of Genetics by Bryan D. Ness
ISBN: 9781587653193
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Natural Products in Chemical Biology by Natanya Civjan
ISBN: 1283943395
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia by Michael Hutchins (Editor); Bernhard Grzimek; Valerius Geist; Eric R. Pianka; Wildlife Society Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1414486707
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
Handbook of Statistical Systems Biology by Michael Stumpf; David J. Balding; Mark Girolami
ISBN: 9781119970613
Publication Date: 2011-08-24
Handbook of Biotechnology and Biological Engineering by Rosalia Lacey; Mimi Cheng
ISBN: 1280134534
Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Journals on Biology

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