Biology
| This is a guide to finding selected Biology resources. For in-depth assistance, please contact the subject specialist, or Ask a Librarian. |  | Subject Specialist: Carol DeBiak email: debiak@iit.edu phone: 312.567.3372 |
Search for Books | On the Shelf - Call Numbers | Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc. | Textbooks
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On the Shelf
Call numbers serve as a guide to browsing pertinent areas of the library's collection. When you have a call number for a book of interest, be sure to check the shelves nearby for related books. The call numbers listed below are a sampling of the major areas where books on biology can be found.
QH, QK, QL, QP, QR
Main circulating collection, reference (prefaced by REF, e.g. REF.QH...), new book
shelf, & reserves (NOTE: many other types of science are also represented nearby.)
574 - 599
Dewey Decimal Collection (note: the library's Dewey Decimal collection contains
older books published prior to 1985)
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
These types of books are located in the Reference Collection (on the upper level of the library). Reference books cannot be checked out and must stay in the library. To search for reference books, use the IIT Library Catalog. The following is a list of some useful titles:
GENERAL BIOLOGY
A to Z of Biologists
REF.QH26.Y682003
Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences, 20 vols
Ref.QH302.5.E53x2005
Facts on File Dictionary of Biology
REF.QH302.5.F382005
Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms
REF.QH302.5.H652000
Penguin Dictionary of Biology
REF.QH13.N622004
SPECIAL TOPICS
Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
REF.QH575.D552007
Dictionary of Environmental Microbiology
REF.QR100.S742003
Dictionary of Genetics
REF.QH427.K552002
Dictionary of Gene Technology
REF.QH442.K34
Encyclopedia of Genetics, 2 vols
REF.QH427.E532004
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics
REF.QH427.R432003
Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 4 vols
REF.QR9.E53x1999
Encyclopedia of Virology
REF.QR358.E53
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
REF.QL3.G7813
Nature Encyclopedia of the Human Genome, 5 vols
REF.QH447.E532003
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
REF.QP512.O942003
GENERAL SCIENCE
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
REF.Q141.D5
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
REF.Q123.M342003
McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 20 vols.
REFQ121.M32007
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
REF.Q121.V3
Textbooks
The library does not provide circulating copies of textbooks. However, some current and past textbooks have been placed on Reserve. Reserve books can be checked out for two hours at a time but cannot be removed from the library. This ensures they are available to as many students as possible during the semester they are assigned. To search for textbooks on reserve, use the IIT Library Catalog.
