Library Resources - Biological Sciences

The collection of the Marquette University Libraries contains over 260,000 volumes of books, bound periodicals, and electronic media in the life, health, physical, and technological sciences in addition to more than 900,000 volumes in the social sciences and humanities.

Collection Strengths

Electronic Resources

Electronic titles are rapidly being added, with more than 1300 journals in the life and health sciences and more than 500 biology e-books.  Access to MARQCAT, the Marquette University Libraries catalog, as well as to other library catalogs is available via the Library's homepage.  An extensive collection of Internet sites arranged by subject is also available from the Libraries' website.  Computers for browsing the Internet are available in the Libraries, and any computer connected to the campus network also has access to these resources.  Convenient remote access is available to Marquette users.

Major Article Databases

PubMed
Includes MEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, in-process citations and out-of-scope records; consists of bibliographic citations and abstracts from more than 4,800 international journals.  It is the literature component of Entrez, which includes several molecular biology databases, such as DNA and protein sequences, genome mapping data and 3-D protein structure.  Freely available on the web to all.

MEDLINE via OVID
Index to over 4,800 international journals in health, human biology, biochemistry and bioengineering; updated monthly.  The OVID interface allows the user to control how searches are run and does the best job in using the thesaurus. Available on the campus network, via the Libraries' website, as well as off-campus to valid MU users.

BIOSIS Previews
Index to more than 5,500 international journals in the biological sciences and biomedicine; updated weekly.  Available through librarian-mediated search service offered free of charge to Marquette faculty and students.

Dissertations and Theses (formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
Contains more than 2 million listings for doctoral dissertations and master's theses.  Includes extensive coverage of North American graduate schools, with coverage of some European universities beginning in 1989.

Current Research @ Marquette University
Searchable database of Marquette University dissertations and theses. Download the full text (in pdf format) of those published after 1996 at no charge.

Other Useful Databases

Web of Science
A multidisciplinary index to the literature of science and technology, with the unique feature of searching for articles which cite a given article or author.

• Includes Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
  Contains statistical data as a means to determine the relative importance of journals within their subject categories, including highest impact journals, most frequently used journals, and largest journals.  Covers about 5,000 leading international science journals from the ISI database.

Special Services

Borrowing of periodicals for one week and semester borrowing of monographic materials with online self-renewal.  Graduate Student Loan Rules

Group study rooms and semi-private, locked study carrels for graduate students by application. Research Carrels

Raynor Memorial Libraries open 104 hours per week during regular semesters with 24/7 access to Raynor's first floor Information Commons.  Library Hours

Reference staff available for walk-up, phone, e-mail, virtual or appointment consultation. AskUs!

Easy off-campus access to electronic journals, databases and other e-resources. Accessing Library E-Resources from Home

More than 275 networked computers in Raynor Memorial Libraries for access to online resources and software; full wireless coverage

Laptop computers available for 4-hour checkout from the Reserves Desk on the lower level of Raynor check availability

Free interlibrary borrowing of books and articles. Interlibrary Loan

Easy access to nearby research libraries and in-person borrowing via Infopass program.

Two PC-equipped teaching labs available for classes by appointment and for student use when not scheduled for classes.

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