Research Guides: Biology Research Guide: Biology Home

About This Guide

Welcome to PCC Library's Research Guide for Biology!

This guide provides information for conducting research on Biology using PCC Library resources.

Use the navigation tabs on this page to review various aspects of research, including: topic brainstorming, finding articles, how to read a scientific article, and more.

Getting to Know the Biology Field

New to the field of Biology? Check out these online resources for overviews of the field:

Biology by Melissa Sue Hill (editor)
A broad introduction to the many facets of biology, concentrating in depth on a smaller number of central ideas and phenomena that are at the heart of all biological processes.
Biology (from Gale Science Online Collection) by Vita Richman and K. Lee Lerner
An overview of the field of Biology, including background, scientific foundations, and applications.
Principles of Biology by Susan Randel (editor)
An introduction to the study of Biology. Includes discussion of the discipline, related fields, key terms, and illustrations.
Biology (from Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia)
An overview of the field, including a brief history and major fields of Biology.