The following is a list of the most useful databases available to do research in this particular subject, some are general databases and others are subject specific databases.

General Science Full Text (Silverplatter)

Agriculture

•   Agricola (AGRICultural OnLine Access)

Biology

•   Directory of Open Access Journals: Biology and Life Sciences

Chemistry

Computer Science

Earth Science

Geography

Mathematics

Medicine

•   Alt Health Watch (EBSCOhost)
•   Health Source - Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost)
•   Health Source: Nursing and Academic Edition (EBSCOhost)
•   Medical Abstracts (Lexis/Nexis)
•   Medical Journals (Lexis/Nexis)
•   Medical News (Lexis/Nexis)
•   MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Physics

The following electronic journals are available to Lindenwood University students (who are currently enrolled), faculty, and staff. Click on the journal title and go directly to each website to access most articles in full-text. In order to see a complete list of journals available, go to the Periodicals search page, type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.

Click here for Sciences E-Journals

Annual Reviews series in full-text and holdings in Butler Library

• Annual Review of Anthropology (Vol. 1 1972 - Vol. 10 1981) - Top Floor (GN1 .A623)
• Annual Review of Biochemistry (Vol. 46 July 1978 - Vol. 57 July 1998) - Ground floor (QP501 .A7)
• Annual Review of Computer Science (Vol. 1 June 1986 - Vol. 4 June 1990) - Ground floor (QA75.5 .A54)
• Annual Review of Genetics (Vol. 1 Dec 1967 - Vol. 11 Dec 1977) - Ground floor (QH431 .A1 .A54)
• Annual Review of Microbiology (Vol. 21 Oct 1967 - Vol. 31 Oct 1977) - Ground floor (QR1 .A5)
• Annual Review of Physiology (Vol. 16 - Vol. 25) - Ground floor (QP1 .A535)
• Annual Review of Plant Biology (Vol. 54 2003) - Ground floor (QK1 .A48)
• Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology (Vol. 18 - Vol. 48)(Vol. 50- Vol. 54) - Ground floor (QK1 .A48)
• Annual Review of Psychology (Vol. 18 Jan. 1967 - Vol. 27 Jan. 1976) - Top floor (BF30 .A6)
• Annual Review of Public Health (Vol. 1 May 1980- Vol. 9 May 1988) - Ground floor (RA421 .A5)
• Annual Review of Sociology (Vol. 11 Aug 85 - Vol. 17 Aug 91) (Vol. 19 Aug 93- Vol. 21 Aug 95) - Top floor (HM1 .A763)

 

The following reference items may be used in Butler Library. These tools are located on the main floor, east side of the building, once you pass through the Cardy Reading Room. Items are always available for usage and information may be copied as needed.

NOTE: The subsequent items listed are just a few of the valuable resources available.

Agriculture

Biology

• Q125 .B377 Science: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World (2003)

Chemistry

• Q125 .B377 Science: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World (2003)
• QD155.5 .P37 Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals (2003)
• QD251.3 G65 Dean's Handbook of Organic Chemistry (2004)

Computer Science

• QA76.15 D52634 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Computing & Communications (2003)
• QA76.15 .D667 Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (2003)

Earth Science

• QE5 .F32 The Facts on File Earth Science Handbook (2000)
• QE5 .F318 The Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science (2000)
• QE5 .W59 World of Earth Science (2003)

Geography

• GB58 .A85 Essential Atlas of Physical Geography (2003)

Mathematics

• QA5 .D45 Illustrated Math Dictionary: An Essential Student Resource (1999)
• QA5 .F35 The Facts on File Dictionary of Mathematics (1999)

Medicine

• QH360.2 Encyclopedia of Evolution (2002)
• QH427 .W67 World of Genetics (2002)
• QH506 .M54 DNA Science: A First Course (2003)
• QM23.2 .G73 GRAY'S Anatomy (1995)
• QP11 .W67 World of Anatomy and Physiology (2002)
• R121 .D73 Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (2003)
• R745 .A8 Medical School Admission Requirements United States and Canada (2003, 2004-2005)
• RC81 .M535 Merck Manual (2003)
• RC475.7 Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy
• RC523. Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease
• RS79 .D7 MODELL's DRUGS in current use and NEW DRUGS (2003)
• RS250 .P5 Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) (2005)
• RS403 .M38 Medicinal Chemistry: Principles and Practice (2002)
• TP248.215 .B56 Biotechnology (2000)

Physics

• Q121 .T74 The Nature of Science: An A-Z guide to the Laws and (2003)
• Q125 .B377 Science: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World (2003)
• QC981 .A49 The Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook (2002)
• QD65 .H3 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (2003-2004)

The following periodicals are available for use in Butler Library. Periodicals can not be checked out, but articles are allowed to be copied on one of two photocopiers available for public use. The Periodical room is located on the main floor on the west side of the building, once you pass through the leisure reading lounge. Back issues are located downstairs on the ground floor, in the center of the basement. In order to check the holdings (issues on hand) of a particular title, simply click on the following link http://bridges.missouri.edu/search~S5/s, type in the title of the journal and click the search button. To see if an issue has been received, click on the hypertext, latest received.

To see a complete list of journals available via online databases, go to the Periodicals search page , type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.

• ACM Computing Surveys
• American Anthropologist
• Cell
• Communications of the ACM
• Computer World
• Discover
• Ecology
• Genetics
• Gerontologist
• JAMA
• Journal of Gerontology: Series A - Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
• Journal of Gerontology: Series B - Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
• Natural History
• Nature
• New England Journal of Medicine
• New Scientist
• Psychology Today
• Quarterly Review of Biology
• Science
• Science News

Librarians at Butler Library have explored cyber world looking for reputable sites that are useful and informative.

• NATO (science) North American Treaty Organisation
• UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• OECD

It's always important to associate with a professional organization during your educational experience and joining while a student, not only saves you a great deal, it causes you to stand out above the rest when it's time to enter the workforce.

Contact Career Services for more information.

Biology

• APS American Peptide Society
• ASM American Society for Microbiology
• BIOBELT St. Louis-Center for Plant and Life Sciences
• FASEB Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
• MOBIO The Missouri Biotechnology Association
• Society of Ethnobiology
• World Agricultural Forum

Chemistry

• Alpha Chi Sigma
• ACS American Chemical Society
• AICHE American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• APS American Peptide Society

Others

• American Geophysical Union
• AMS American Society for Mass Spectrometry
• AOAC International
• ASM International The Materials Information Society
• Careers in Cancer
• GSA Genetics Society of America
• Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center
• Molecular Weight Calculator
• National Geophysical Data Center
• Science jobs
• Society of Nematologists
• SPE Society of Plastics Engineers

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

Ref HB2595 .O16 2003 Vol. 1- 4 Dictionary of occupational titles: with O*NET(tm) definitions

Student organizations are available in your field of study at Lindenwood University are listed below! To view all student organizations, click here.

• Herpetology Club
• Math and Computer Science Club
• Pi Mu Epsilon
• Pre Health Professional Club