Sciences Guide

This guide encompasses information on Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

The complete list of our databases and more are available in the Resources section of the website.

Articles not available in full-text can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

EBSCO has a collection of different databases to use in the science field:

Academic Search Elite

CINAHL Complete

GreenFILE

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Medline

Look for the tools on the right side of the window. Click the page icon. Select the citation style needed. Simply copy and paste the citation into your paper.

Please be aware that the information in your citation may be correct but the format of the citation may be incorrect. If you need help setting up a citation or reference page, check out our Citation Help page or contact a librarian.

Gale has a collection of different databases to use in the science field:

Academic OneFile

Environmental Studies and Policy

Science

Look for the Tools on the right side of the window. Click the Cite icon in the middle of the list. Select the citation style needed. Simply copy and paste the citation into your paper.

Please be aware that the information in your citation may be correct but the format of the citation may be incorrect. If you need help setting up a citation or reference page, check out our Citation Help page or contact a librarian.

ProQuest has a collection of different databases to use in the science field:

Biological Science Database

Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database

Environmental Science Database

ProQuest Central

Science Database

Click on the Cite icon to open the citation options in ProQuest. Select the citation style needed. Simply copy and paste into your paper.

Please be aware that the information in your citation may be correct but the format of the citation may be incorrect. If you need help setting up a citation or reference page, check out our Citation Help page or contact a librarian.

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Access our library catalog to find books available in our collection. Reference and Reserve books may only be used in the Library. Circulating books may be checked out for 28 days. Reserve and circulating books require a valid Trocaire ID to be checked out. Books not available in our collection can be obtained through AcademicSHARE.

The library has many of the popular textbooks for the Science classes. Listed below are some of the titles owned by the library.

Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function - RES-BIO QP 34.5 .S23 2018

Physics of Everyday Phenomena (4th edition only) - RES-PHY QC23.2 .G75 2004

Introductory Chemistry Essentials - RES-CHE QD33.2 .T763 2015

Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (7th edition) - RES-BIO QP34.5 .J645 2014

Microbiology: An Introduction (10th & 11th editions)- RES-BIO QR41.2 .T67 2016

*Reserve books may only be used in the Library with a valid Trocaire ID.

• A World Beyond Physics: The Emergence and Evolution of Life - QH325 .K3925 2019

• Atom Land- QC793.26 .B747 2018
  

• Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - QP351 .S27 2017
• Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age - QP86 .A76 2019
  
• Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome - QR115 .C68 2019
  
• DNA is not Destiny: The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship between You and Your Genes - QH447 .H45 2017
• Ecology Book - QH541.13 .E34 2019
• Elemental: How the Periodic Table can (nearly) Explain Everything - QD467 .J36 2019

• Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History -GN281.4 .D37 2019

• Physics: A Very Short History - QC7 .P475 2019

• 100 Questions & Answers about Coronaviruses - QR 399 .R53 2022

• The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and our Perilous Future - G743 .G453 2019

• Why are We Here? The Story of the Origin, Evolution and the Future of Life on our Planet-QH366.2 B763 2019

• World Beyond Physics - QH325 .K3925 2019

*Circulating books may be check out for 28 days with a valid Trocaire ID.

eBooks from EBSCOhost can be downloaded using Adobe Digital Editions.

Mobile devices may also need Bluefire Reader.

Credo Reference

eBooks from EBSCOhost*

*eBook titles owned by the library have a direct link in the library catalog.

Salem Press Reference Books Online- Science

These books can give you a great overview of topics specifically related to the Sciences. These titles are also available in the print collection.

Principles of Anatomy

Principles of Biology

Principles of Chemistry

Principles of Physics

Principles of Scientific Research

Principles of Sustainability

Streaming videos have a direct link in the library catalog.

You can also access the videos through Films on Demand

ChemReference

An interactive periodic table.

ChemSpider

Chemical structure database

Crash Course

Video tutorial series on biology and chemistry

EOL: Encyclopedia of Life

Online encyclopedia with interactive videos on a variety of biology topics

iBiology

Open-access free videos on all aspects of biology

Khan Academy

Video tutorials on biology, chemistry and physics

National Science Digital Library

Provides online educational researches for teaching and learning in STEM disciplines.

National Science Foundation: Multi-Media Gallery

Audio, images and videos in all sciences.

PHYSCLIPS

Videos and animation from the Australian Office for Learning and Teaching

Science.gov

Current federal research on biology, chemistry and physics

WolframAlpha
Graphs, formulas and general information on the sciences

Any questions, ask a librarian!

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