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Suggested Books for Biology

All titles are available from ACTC Libraries. This is not an exhaustive list.

How to Clone a Mammoth by Beth Shapiro
Call Number: QL88 .S49 2015
ISBN: 9780691157054
Publication Date: 2015-04-05
American Genesis by Jeffrey P. Moran
Call Number: QH362 .M67 2012
ISBN: 9780195183498
Publication Date: 2012-03-05
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Call Number: QE721.2.E97 K65 2014
ISBN: 9780805092998
Publication Date: 2014-02-11
The Story of the Human Body by Daniel E. Lieberman
Call Number: QP38 .L74 2013
ISBN: 9780307379412
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Driven to Extinction by Richard Pearson; American Museum of Natural History, New York Staff
Call Number: QC981.8.C5 P425 2011
ISBN: 9781402772238
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
Biology for Dummies® by Consumer Dummies Staff; Rene Fester Kratz; Donna Rae Siegfried
Call Number: QH307.2 .S54 2010
ISBN: 9780470598757
Publication Date: 2010-06-15

Suggested Online Resources for Biology

To access off-campus, use your KCTCS user name (jsmith0001) and password when prompted by the proxy server. Please note that not all databases provide full-text access. Please use the Library's online Interlibrary Loan Request form to request the full-text of articles for which our databases only provide citations.

Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive, full-text database covering a wide variety of topics.
Comprehensive, scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database. Covers a wide variety of topics.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive, full-text database covering a wide variety of topics.
Comprehensive, scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database. Covers a wide variety of topics.
Community College eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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An academic and trade collection of over 60,000 eBooks covering topics in Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Science & Technology, and Literary Criticism.
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Search and view the full text of eBooks.

Crash Course -- Biology

The Crash Course playlist for Biology is made up of 40 YouTube videos that each focus on a different aspect of Biology.

SciShow -- Biology

The SciShow playlist for Biology is made up of 85 YouTube videos that each focus on a different aspect of Biology.

Biology Resources in Credo Reference

Biology Topic Page
Displays articles, images, and more related to Biology that are available in the Credo Reference database.

Where to Find Print Resources for Biology

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Look in the QH section of both Reference and Stacks for books about Biology.

Web Resource for Biology

Khan Academy -- Biology
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. The Biology module provides videos on topics from atoms to cells, from genes to proteins, from populations to ecosystems (roughly covering a first-year high school or college course).
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Requires users to sign up for a free account. Can use existing Facebook or Google+ account to sign up.
MIT OpenCourseware -- Biology
OCW makes the materials used in the teaching of MIT's subjects available on the Web.

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