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Finding Books | Finding Article Citations | Getting Articles | Web Sites | Bibliography Format

Using Catalogs to Find Books:

    1.) Ariadne
    • Search by Keyword
    • Find and Use Subject Headings
    • Browse the catalog by Call Number
    • How to request materials from Dewing Storage
    3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
    • Search by Keyword
    • Find and Use Subject Headings
    • Browse the shelves by Call Number
    • Waldo Library: Hours and How to get to Western
    4.) WorldCat and 5.) Interlibrary Loan
    • Search by Keyword
    • Find and Use Subject Headings
    • Order item through Interlibrary Loan
      ($1 per filled request waived during Library Renovation)

Books in the Kalamazoo College Library, by Subject Heading:

Useful sources in Reference:

 Finding Article Citations
 
  BasicBIOSIS < about > Biology Index - citations to articles in Biology, *last 5 years to present*
 
  • Animal Behaviour, vol. 59, no. 1 (2000) vol. 68, no. Part 3 (2004)
  • Animal Learning & Behavior, vol. 26, no. 3 (2000) vol. 30, no. 4 (2002)
  • Behaviour, vol. 137, no. 1 (2000) vol. 141, no. Part 7 (2004)
  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 47, no. 3 (2000) vol. 56, no. 5 (2004)
  • Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, vol. 73, no. 1 (2000) vol. 82, no. 2 (2004)
   
  BioOne < about > Biology and Ecology - Journal Articles in Full Text online
 

 
  JSTOR < about > Multidisciplinary Full Text Database - Look for Journals in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Collection and some in the General Science Collection
   
  PsycINFO < about > Psychology Index - citations to articles in Psychology
 
  • Animal Behaviour, vol. 5 (1957) vol. 68, no. 5 (2004)
  • Animal Cognition, vol. 1, no. 1 (1998) vol. 8, no. 1 (2005)
  • Animal Learning & Behavior, vol. 1, no. 1 (1973) vol. 30, no. 3 (2002)
  • Behavioral Ecology, vol. 12, no. 1 (2001) vol. 16, no. 1 (2005)
  • Behavioral Ecology, & Sociobiology vol. 10, no. 1 (1982) vol. 57, no. 2 (2004)
  • Ethology, vol. 88, no. 3 (1991) vol. 110, no. 10 (2004)
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, vol. 1, no. 1 (1975) vol. 30, no. 4 (2004)
  • Learning & Behavior, vol. 30, no. 4 (2002) vol. 32, no. 2 (2004) (continues Animal Learning & Behavior)
   
  ArticleFirst < about > General Index - citations to articles
 
  • Behavioral Ecology, vol. 5, no. 3 (1994) vol. 13 (2002)
  • Ethology, Ecology & Evolution, vol. 2, no. 1 (1990) vol. 16, no. 3 (2004)
  • Journal of Ethology, vol. 21, no. 1 (2003) vol. 22, no. 2 (2004)
   
  General Science Abstracts < about > General Science - citations to articles
 
  • Animal Behaviour 0003-3472 vol. 30 (1982) vol. 67 (2004) - - 69 0
  • Animal Learning & Behavior 0090-4996 vol. 12 (1984) vol. 30, no. 4 (2002)
  • Learning & Behavior, vol. 31, no. 1 (2003) vol. 32, no. 2 (2004) (continues Animal Learning & Behavior)

Journal Web sites with Tables of Contents - No Free Full Text!

See Also:
Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources

Getting Articles

Do you have access to a journal?  

    1.) Ariadne (print journals)
    • Title search on Title of the Journal to locate print journal
    2.) Electronic Journal Finder (online journals)
    • Title search on Title of the Journal to locate article in a Full Text Database
    4.) Interlibrary Loan
    • Order item through Interlibrary Loan
      ($1 per filled request waived during Library Renovation)
    • Use *only* when the journal is not available through Ariadne, Electronic Journals, or WestCat.

Print Journals Available in K's Library

Online Journals in Biology via Library subscriptions:

Full Text Databases

  BioOne < about > NOTE: For off campus access, please click here.
  JSTOR < about > See also Printing in JSTOR
  ProQuest Research Library < about >

HighWire Press Science and Medicine journals, some free full text.
26 free journals
190 free back issues

See Also:
Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources

Web Sites

Use these points to evaluate the credibility of Websites:

1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are there information gaps?

Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:

Annotated Bibliography Format

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography from Cornell University Library
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm 

Citing Your Sources

For citation formats, use the Biology Department's Handbook for Juniors and Seniors, pages 21 - 23.

http://www.kzoo.edu/biology/BiolHandbook04-05.pdf PDF file