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Sciences & Technology
  • Biology
    Reference Sources | Textbooks & Other Books | Journal Articles

    • Reference Sources

      • Genetics

        • A Dictionary of Genetics. Ed. Robert C. Kim and William D. Stansfield. 6th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002.
          Reference R 576.5 K54d
        • Encyclopedia of Genetics. Ed. Sydney Brenner and Jeffrey H. Miller. 4 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2002.
          Reference R 576.5 E562
        • Encyclopedia of Genetics. Ed. Eric C.R. Reeve. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
          Reference R 576.5 E561
        • Encyclopedia of Genetics. Ed. Jeffrey A. Knight. 2 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999.
          Reference R 576.5 E561
        • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics. Ed. George P. Rédei. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Liss, 2003.
          Reference R 576.5 R314e
        • Genetics. Ed. Richard Robinson. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2003.

      • Immunology

        • Encyclopedia of Immunology. Ed. Peter J. Delves. 2nd ed. 4 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1998.
          Reference R 616.07 E56

    • Textbooks & Monographs

      • To find textbooks and other books, do subject searches in the Library Catalogue and WorldCat; keep your subject terms broad. Examples of some relevant subject terms include:
        • Genetics
        • Human genetics
        • Immunology
        Note: Some libraries will not lend current editions of textbooks on interlibrary loan.

    • Journal Articles

      • Biological Abstracts
        (1969 to present) Indexes and abstracts nearly 7,000 journals from over 100 countries. Subjects covered include immunology, genetics, serology, &.
        Search Syntax
        Truncation: use a dollar sign $.
        Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
      • Medline (PubMed)
        (1966 to present) Includes citations and abstracts to the worldwide biomedical literature; also includes some full text articles. Covers over 4,600 journals.
        Search Syntax:
        Truncation: use an asterisk *.
        Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
      • LexisNexis Academic
        (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from selected medical journals and newsletters as well as articles from legal periodicals and local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals. Also includes transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
        To find articles from medical periodicals:
        In the upper left-hand corner of the main search screen, choose the "Medical" search form and then select either "medical news" or "medical journals."
        To find legal materials:
        In the upper left-hand corner of the main search screen, choose the "Legal Research" search form."
        To find news articles:
        On the main search page ("News" academic search form), click on the "Guided News Search" tab to do an advanced search.
        Search Syntax
        Truncation: use an exclamation point.
        Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
        Wildcard: use an asterisk *.

  • Forensics
    Reference Sources | Textbooks & Other Books | Journal Articles | Other Sources

    • Reference Sources

      • Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Ed. Jason Payne-James et al. 4 vols. New York: Academic Press, 2005.
        Reference R 614.1 E56
      • Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences. Ed. Jay A. Siegel. 3 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000.
        Reference R 363.25 E56
      • Facts on File Dictionary of Forensic Science. Ed. Suzanne Bell. New York: Facts on File, 2004.
        Reference R 363.25 B435f
      • Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods, and Techniques. William Tilstone et al. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006.
        Reference R 363.25 T58h
      • Forensic Science: An Illustrated Dictionary. John C. Brenner. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004.
        Reference R 363.25 B838f
      • Forensic Science Glossary. John C. Brenner. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002.
        Reference R 363.25 B838fo

    • Textbooks

      • To find textbooks and other books, do subject searches in the Library Catalogue and WorldCat; examples of some relevant subject terms include:
        • Body fluids analysis
        • Forensic genetics
        • Forensic medicine
        • Forensic pathology
        • Forensic sciences
        • Serology
        • Examples of textbooks include:
        • Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective. Christine Dorresteyn Stevens. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis, 2003.
          Little Library Stacks 616.07 S844c
        • Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques. Ed. Stuart H. James and Jon J. Nordby. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2003.
          Little Library Stacks 363.25 F715
        • Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine. Mary Louise Turgeon. 3rd ed. St. Louis, MI: Mosby, 2003.
          Little Library Stacks 616.07 T936i
        • Introduction to Forensic Sciences. Ed. William G. Eckert. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997.
          Little Library Stacks 363.2 I61
        Note: Some libraries will not lend current editions of textbooks on interlibrary loan.

    • Journal Articles

      • Biology & Medicine (including Serology)

        • Biological Abstracts
          (1969 to present) Indexes and abstracts nearly 7,000 journals from over 100 countries. Subjects covered include immunology, genetics, serology, &.
          Search Syntax
          Truncation: use a dollar sign $.
          Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
        • Medline (PubMed)
          (1966 to present) Includes citations and abstracts to the worldwide biomedical literature; also includes some full text articles. Covers over 4,600 journals.
          Search Syntax:
          Truncation: use an asterisk *.
          Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
        • LexisNexis Academic
          (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from selected medical journals and newsletters as well as articles from legal periodicals and local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals. Also includes transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
          To find articles from medical periodicals:
          In the upper left-hand corner of the main search screen, choose the "Medical" search form and then select either "medical news" or "medical journals."
          To find legal materials:
          In the upper left-hand corner of the main search screen, choose the "Legal Research" search form."
          To find news articles:
          On the main search page ("News" academic search form), click on the "Guided News Search" tab to do an advanced search.
          Search Syntax
          Truncation: use an exclamation point.
          Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
          Wildcard: use an asterisk *.

      • Anthropology

        • Anthropology Plus
          (Late 19th century to present) Indexes journal articles, edited books, commentaries, and reports in the fields of forensic, biological, cultural, linguistic, physical, and social anthropology.
          Search Syntax
          Truncation: use a question mark ?.
          Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".

      • Notable Journals (available at Davidson)

    • Other Sources

Law

 Reference Sources | Periodical Articles

  • Reference Sources

    • American Jurisprudence 2d
      Covers state and federal law. Included in Westlaw Campus Research. To search this encyclopedia, click on the "Law" tab in Westlaw and, in step 2 on the main search page, select "American Jurisprudence 2d."
    • Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations. Mary Miles Prince. 5th ed. Buffalo, NY: W.S. Hein, 2001.
      Reference R 349.73 P956b
    • Black's Law Dictionary. Ed. Bryan A. Garner. 7th ed. St. Paul, MN: West, 1999.
      Reference R 340 B62L7
    • The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice. Mark S. Davis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2002.
      Reference R 364 D263c
    • Corpus Juris Secundum: A Complete Restatement of the Entire American Law as Developed by all Reported Cases. c. 101 vols. St. Paul, MN: West, 1936- .
      Reference R 345 C822
      Library has current edition. CJS is a contemporary statement of American law as derived from reported cases and legislation. To use this set, start with the General Index volumes, which are shelved at the end of the main sequence of volumes.
    • Dictionary of Selected Legal Terms. Margaret C. Jasper. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana, 1996.
      Reference R 340 J39d
    • Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. Ed. Joshua Dressier. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2002.
      Reference R 364.1 E56
    • Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Ed. Jason Payne-James et al. 4 vols. New York: Academic Press, 2005.
      Reference R 614.1 E56
    • Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest. 2002 edition. Summit, NJ: Martindale-Hubbell, 2001.
      Reference R 340 M384
      Summarizes the laws of each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; also includes brief summaries of the law of 80 countries.
    • National Survey of State Laws. Ed. Richard A. Leiter. 4th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2003.
      Reference R 345 N277 2003
    • The Oxford Companion to American Law. Ed. Kermit L. Hall. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002.
      Reference R 349.73 O981
    • Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Names, Federal and State. Colorado Springs, CO: Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1999- .
      Reference R 345.5 S547
    • West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. 2nd ed. 13 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004.

  • Articles from Scholarly Journals, Law Reviews, and News Sources

    • Index to Legal Periodicals
      (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 1,000 legal periodicals, including law reviews, as well as yearbooks, bar association publications, court decisions, government documents, books, and book reviews. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1994 to the present. International in scope.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
      Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.
    • LexisNexis Academic
      (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from law reviews as well as local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals. Also includes transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
      To find legal materials:
      In the upper left-hand corner of the main search screen, choose the "Legal Research" search form."
      To find articles from medical periodicals:
      In the upper left-hand corner of the main search screen, choose the "Medical" search form and then select either "medical news" or "medical journals."
      To find news articles:
      On the main search page ("News" academic search form), click on the "Guided News Search" tab to do an advanced search.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an exclamation point.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
      Wildcard: use an asterisk *.
    • Westlaw Campus Research
      Contains full text news and legal materials. The "Law" section contains important primary law sources as well as analytical sources, including state statutes, federal statutes published in the U.S. Code Annotated, federal and state cases, including Supreme Court cases, federal regulations published in the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, European Union law, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, 2nd, an important encyclopedia covering state and federal law, and over 800 law reviews and journals.
      Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research.
      To find legal materials:
      Click on the "Law" tab in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
      Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches)
      Truncation: use an exclamation point !.
      Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " ".
      Wildcard: use an asterisk *.

Oral Communication

 Videos | Books

  • Videos

    • Conquering your Fear of Public Speaking. Los Angeles, CA: Mark G. Willems Productions, 1992. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC C753
    • Critiquing Public Speeches. Lincoln, NE: GPN, 1997. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC S741 no. 17
    • Delivering the Speech. New York: Insight Media, 1986. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC D3551
    • Informative Speaking: Organization. Lincoln, NE: GPN, [1997]. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC S741 no. 19
    • Informative Speaking: Strategies. Lincoln, NE: GPN, [1997]. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC S741 no. 18
    • Introductions and Conclusions. Lincoln, NE: GPN, [1997]. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC S741 no. 13
    • Organization and Outlining. Lincoln, NE: GPN, 1996. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC S741 no. 11
    • Perfect Communication. Chicago, IL: CLEARVUE, 2001. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC P4381
    • Persuasive Speaking: Organization. Lincoln, NE: GPN, [1997]. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC S741 no. 21
    • Persuasive Speaking: Strategies. Lincoln, NE: GPN, [1997]. [VHS]
      Circulation Desk VC S741 no. 20
    • Successful Speaking. Greenwood, NJ: Educational Video Group, 1998. [DVD]
      Circulation Desk VC S9421 DVD

  • Books

    • To find books on public speaking and debating, do subject searches in the Library Catalogue and WorldCat; examples of some relevant subject terms include:
      • Debates and Debating
      • Oral Communication
      • Public Speaking
    • The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science. Scott L. Montgomery. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2003.
      Little Library Stacks 507 M788c
      Chapter 13 covers oral presentations.
    • The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication. James G. Paradis and Muriel L. Zimmerman. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002.
      Little Library Stacks 808.066 P222m
      Chapter 15 covers oral presentations.
    • A Short Guide to Writing about Biology. Jan Pechenik. 4th ed. New York: Longman, 2001.
      Little Library Stacks 808.06 P356s4
      Chapter 13 covers oral presentations.
    • Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas with Style, Substance, and Clarity. Peggy Noonan. New York: ReganBooks, 1998.
      Little Library Stacks 808.5 N817s
    • Smart Speaking: Sixty-Second Strategies for more than 100 Speaking Problems and Fears. Laurie Schloff and Marcia Yudkin. New York: Plume, 1992.
      Little Library Stacks 302.2 S345s

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