Library Resources for Life Sciences
We provide access to content such as online books, journals and image collections that can be used to lower or remove student textbook costs for students. To learn more, see the following:
Databases & Journals
Here is a sample of some of the journals, ebooks, videos, etc that may be used as class texts or as supplemental materials.
- Public Library of Science This link opens in a new window Open for Discovery PLOS is a nonprofit publisher, innovator and advocacy organization. 215,000+ peer-reviewed articles are free to access, reuse and redistribute.
- SciTech Premium Collection (Proquest) This link opens in a new window Full-text scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more int all areas of natural sciences and technology. Proquest
Biology
On this page you will find several open Biology textbooks along with supplemental material. Many more may be found under Open Textbook Collections.
The purpose of these discipline specific pages is to showcase content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes. This list of content is by no means exhaustive. The nature of open educational resources is very collaborative and it is in that spirit that we encourage any comments about the content featured on this page or recommendations of content that are not already listed here.
Textbooks
Anatomy and Physiology by ISBN: 9781947172043Publication Date: 2013-04-25Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Its lucid text, strategically constructed art, career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course. The web-based version of Anatomy and Physiology also features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.
Biology 2e by ISBN: 9781947172531Publication Date: 2018-03-28Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts.
- Biotechnology Foundations, 2nd ed.Biotechnology Foundations, 2nd Edition, 2019, was created to provide free open-access teaching and learning resources for two Introduction to Biotechnology courses at Austin Community College, Biotechnology Program (Intro to Biotech I BIOL1414 & Intro to Biotech II BIOL1415). This book provides the foundation of chemistry, biology, and microbiology needed to build biotechnology laboratory science workforce skills
Concepts of Biology by ISBN: 9781947172036Publication Date: 2013-04-25Concepts of Biology is designed for the introductory biology course for nonmajors taught at most two- and four-year colleges. The scope, sequence, and level of the program are designed to match typical course syllabi in the market. Concepts of Biology includes interesting applications, features a rich art program, and conveys the major themes of biology.
- Environmental BiologyThis open textbook covers the most salient environmental issues, from a biological perspective. The text is designed for an introductory-level college science course. Topics include the fundamentals of ecology, biodiversity, pollution, climate change, food production, and human population growth.
Microbiology by ISBN: 9781947172234Publication Date: 2016-11-01Microbiology covers the scope and sequence requirements for a single-semester microbiology course for non-majors. The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health.
Supplemental Materials
- Biology - Khan AcademyVideo lectures covering topics seen in a first year college biology course including cells and cell division, cellular respiration, photosynthesis and immunology to name a few.
- BioWiki - UC DavisThe BioWiki is a collaborative approach toward biology education where an Open Access textbook environment is constantly being written and re-written by students and faculty members resulting in a free Biology textbook to supplant conventional paper-based books.
- The Cell: An Image LibraryThis impressive open-access resource sponsored by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) boasts nearly 9,000 multimedia files. ASCB states that the site is primarily a research tool, but also an educational resource. It is browsable by cell process, cell component, cell type, and organism. A free "Cell Library" app for iPhone and iPad is available through the AppStore. User accounts allow for the creation of folders and storing of image records. The site's Pivot View section provides an image gallery view that can be filtered by cell type, cell line, organism, image type, author, and license.
- Encyclopedia of Life"Our knowledge of the many life-forms on Earth - of animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria - is scattered around the world in books, journals, databases, websites, specimen collections, and in the minds of people everywhere. Imagine what it would mean if this information could be gathered together and made available to everyone – anywhere – at a moment’s notice." -EOL
- Anatomical IllustrationsThese anatomical illustrations were created by Biological and Pre-Medical Illustration (BPMI) students that had previously attended the course Comparative Chordate Anatomy.
The 8 images currently available in the set include:
1. Human Eye by Olivia Seweryn
2. Necturus Upper Body by Graham Hagan
3. Rabbit Upper Body; Rabbit Lower Body by Graham Hagan
4. Turtle Skeleton by Olivia Seweryn
5. Shark Skeleton; Shark Chondocranium by Katherine Tran
6. Bowfin Fish Dermatocranium by Katherine Tran - Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to everyone, in their own language. Use the search to find content related to your interest.
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