NOTE:Titles with
below = Lone Star College System college users access off campus with valid college ID/library card number
Titles marked as free web = access without a library card
All other titles = off campus by HCPL & Lone Star College System library card holders
(EBSCO) Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers on a variety of topics.
(Stanford University) Includes the largest archive of free full-text science journals with one million plus free full-text articles.
NOTE: If you see a price to view full text, ask a librarian to request that the article be sent free from another library via interlibrary loan.
(ProQuest) Local, state, and international news coverage from 1985 - present.
(ProQuest) Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers including the
Houston Chronicle and National Public Radio (NPR) selected programs.
(Public Library of Science) Launched in 2003, PLoS features "peer-reviewed, open access scientific and medical journals that include original research as well as timely feature articles (NOTE: search all PLoS journals by selecting "all publications" in the "select journals" box on the search screen)."
(U.S. National Institutes of Health) Provides full-text access to life sciences journal articles. NOTE: Most of the PubMed Central (PMC) articles are in PubMed, but PubMed features many listings of journal articles not in PMC.
(Teton Data Systems)
An electronic medical library that enables users to cross-search more than 35 medical resources.
(Facts on File News Services) Covers health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science in the news.
World Book Online (NOTE: This link refers you to the HCPL page where you will see the World Book link and select it.) (World Book, Inc.) Searchable full-text encyclopedia entries enhanced with audio and video.
Selected Biology-Related Magazine Titles in the Library and Free Online
(NOTE: Use database link above for online titles below from Academic Search Premier - enter publication title in appropriate search box under the "limit your results" heading.)
- Audubon
- Bioscience - online via Academic Search Premier (requires library card to access off campus)
- Highwire Press (Stanford University) - over 600,000 free articles from over 100 science journals
- National Parks
- National Wildlife
- Natural Science
- Nature
- Science
- Science News
- Texas Gardener
- Texas Parks and Wildlife
NOTE: Request items online from library catalog with a Harris County Public Library Card or Lone Star College–CyFair Photo ID/Library Card. See instructions on
getting a library card.
Biology-Related Reference Books
General Biology, Science, and Medicine
REF 503 Gal - Gale Encyclopedia of Science (6 volumes)
REF 503 New - New Book of Popular Science (6 volumes)
REF 503.21 MacG - McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (20 volumes)
REF 579.03 Wor - World of Microbiology and Immunology (2 volumes)
REF 613 May - Mayo Clinic Family Book of Health
REF 615.503 Gal - Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (4 volumes)
REF 616.075 - Merck Manual of Medical Information (Also available for free online)
Facts on File Library of Health and Living (17 titles in Reference, most in the 600s)
TaxonomyREF 581.63 Che - Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains and Northern Mexico (2 volumes)
REF 581.63 Tul - Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest
REF 582.13 Tve - Wildflowers of Houston and Southeast Texas
REF 582.16 Sim - Field Guide to Texas Trees
REF 595.44 Jac - Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas
REF 595.78 Gla - Butterflies of North America
REF 595.709 Mil - National Audubon Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
REF 597.96 Wer - Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History
REF 598.297 Rap - Birds of Texas: A Field Guide
REF 597.9 Beh - Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
REF 599.097 Elb - Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species
REF 599.097 Whi - National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals
REF 635.951 Nok - How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest
REF 635.977 Whi - Illustrated Encyclopedia of Tree
- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University includes a Field Guide to Common Texas Insects.
- Katy Prairie Conservancy has a mission to protect a sustainable portion of the Katy Prairie for the benefit of its wildlife and all Texans forever. The site includes a "Photo Gallery" of native species of plants and animals and links to other sites of interest.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System - ITIS hosted by United States Department of Agriculture is working toward becoming a catalogue of all common and scientific names of United States, Mexican, and Canadian species. Results include a taxonomic hierarchy and links to other specialized search utilities.
- Lone Star College-North Harris Biology Department has extensive Internet links appropriate for research in biology classes offered at Lone Star College System.
- Scirus is a search engine for scientific information only is a product of Elsevier, a publisher of science journals. Searches can be tailored to Elsevier subscription products or free Internet sources.
- Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Programme has the objective of enumerating all known species of organisms on Earth (animals, plants, fungi and microbes) as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity.
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department provides outdoor recreational opportunities by managing and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat and acquiring and managing parklands and historic areas.
- Tree of Life Web Project is a collaborative web project, produced by biologists from around the world. On more than 2600 World Wide Web pages, the Tree of Life provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics. Searches include references to species, images, and Internet links.
- USDA Plants Database from the United States Department of Agriculture is a searchable plant database by scientific and common name. Entries include photos, distribution, and classification.
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