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Biological Abstracts openURL

Bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally. Covers 1969-2018.


BioOne Some full text available Resource contains images
BioOne Complete is BioOne's aggregation of more than 180 high quality, subscribed and open-access titles focused in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. 
Gardening/Landscape & Horticulture Collection
Serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels with more than 3.6 million articles from more than 100 journals, as well as more than 20 reference titles.
Google Scholar
Scholarly journal articles on all subjects, some are full text; many have links to cited references.
Greenfile
GreenFILE is a welcome addition with its clear message of 'focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment.' With the emphasis on the 'connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology,' it is a perfect fit for the liberal arts campus.
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources)
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) is an electronic resource that focuses on the study of sustainability and the environment. Topics include global warming, food safety, access to health care, and the impact of economic development on international relations.
Index to American Botanical Literature
A searchable database of American botanical literature from late 1995 to present.  Search by subject category (eg. algae, fungi, etc.), author, article title, journal name, publisher, and keywords.  New York Botanical Garden.  Free to the public.
Invasive Species Compendium
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and environment worldwide.
JSTOR Resource contains images Some full text available
An archive of more than 1200 core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Fulltext back to their date of first publication to within the current 2-5 years.

Biographical Information

Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science : Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the mid-20th Century.
Print Location: Reference Q 141 B5285 2000 Some full text available
Biographical information for 2,500 women scientists from antiquity to mid-20th  century ( all are dead).  Give several paragraphs of information for each woman and bibliographic references.
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography Some full text available
Biographical information for over 1000 scientists.  Can search by name, gender, minority status, historical period, nationality, and prize winners
Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography Resource contains images Some full text available
This dictionary provides an authoritative and accessible guide to the lives, labours and achievements of the men and women who have shaped the world of science.
New Dictionary of Scientific Biography.
Print Location: Reference Q 141 N45 2008 Resource contains images Some full text available

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Abbreviations.com Some full text available
An extensive collection of hundreds of thousands of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. 
Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology Resource contains images Some full text available
An easy-to-use reference source covering the full range of subject areas associated with plant pathology.
Credo Reference Resource contains images Some full text available
Over 600 online reference titles in all subject areas.  Allows cross-referencing between titles and expanding searches into the Truman catalog and other library resources.
Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants.
Print Location: Reference QK 99 A1 R2813 2005 Resource contains images Some full text available


Flora of North America North of Mexico.
Print Location: General Collection QK 110 F55 1993 Resource contains images Some full text available


Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences.
Print Location: Reference QK 9 D52 2006 Some full text available


Plants Database Resource contains images Some full text available
Produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, this site is meant to serve as a central location  for plant information presentated in a standardized format.  It includes vascular plants (ferns, gymnosperms such as conifers, and flowering plants), mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens.
Science Reference Center Some full text available
Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
Steyermark's Flora of Missouri.
Print Location: General Collection QK 170 Y38 1999 Resource contains images Some full text available


Toxic Plants of North America.
Print Location: Reference QK 100 N6 B87 2001 Some full text available


Field Guides

Edible Wild Plants: a North American Field Guide
Print Location: General Collection QK 98.5 U6 E35


Field Guide to Eastern Trees: Eastern United States and Canada
Print Location: General Collection QK 115 P46 1998


Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America.
Print Location: General Collection QK 99 U6 F68 2000 Resource contains images Some full text available


Field Guide to Western Trees: Western United States and Canada.
Print Location: General Collection QK 133 P43 1998 Resource contains images Some full text available


Missouri Wildflowers.
Print Location: General Collection QK 170 D45 2008 Resource contains images Some full text available


Mushrooms of North America in Color: a Field Guide Companion to Seldom Illustrated Fungi.
Print Location: General Collection QK 617 M84 1995 Resource contains images Some full text available


National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America
Print Location: General Collection QK 110 B73 2010


North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms
Print Location: QK 100 N6 T87 2009


Poisonous Plants.
Print Location: General Collection QK 100 A1 F7613 2005 Resource contains images Some full text available


Wild Edibles of Missouri.
Print Location: General Collection QK 98.5 M8 P48 1998 Resource contains images Some full text available


Government Information

Missouri Department of Natural Resources Resource contains images Some full text available
Deals with the critical area of energy, helps develop mineral resources in an environmentally safe manner, protects Missouri's land, air and water resources and works to preserve the state's historic and natural heritage through state parks and state historic sites.
Science.gov Resource contains images Resource contains audio Some full text available
Science.gov searches over 38 databases and 1,950 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Specialized Sources

Global Plants Resource contains images
Global plants is the world's largest database of digitized plant specimens.

Style & Citation Guides

Citation and Writing Guides Some full text available
Guides for how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style; the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation style; and the Chicago/Turabian citation style.  This page also has information on how to use tools that automatically format bibliographic information for you such as: Zotero, and EasyBib.com.

Web Sites

Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps Resource contains images Some full text available

International Plant Science Center: the New York Botanical Garden
 The International Plant Science Center: New York Botanical Garden is a welll organized page.  The main page is divided into three major sections, Collections, Research and Resources. Collections section includes links to the Steere Herbarium and The C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.  The virtual herbarium offers a wealth of information including project information specimen lists, and a searchable specimen catalog.  There are Flash presentations on selected topics. The Resources section offers access to the NYBG's Index Herbariorum, a searchable database of nearly 4,000 public herbaria and 10,000 specialists/professionals.  
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Resource contains images Some full text available

Missouri Botanical Garden Resource contains images Some full text available

Tropicos Resource contains images Some full text available
This site provides access to the Missouri Botanical Garden's VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatureal database and associated authority files.
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