Research Guides @ Fordham: Biological Sciences: Start Here

Critical Biology Reference Sources

A Dictionary of Biology by Robert Hine (Editor)
Oxford University Press, 2019
Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology by John G. Holt (Editor); Noel R. Krieg (Editor)
Call Number: QR81 .B46 1984 V.1 - V.4

[RH Stacks] Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1984
Campbell Biology by Robert B. Jackson et. al.
Call Number: QH308.2 .C34 2014

Pearson, 2014

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Contains authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Biological Sciences Department Website

Fordham Biological Sciences Department
A place to find course highlights, faculty information, events, and job opportunities.

Style Guides for Scientific Writing

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian et. al.
Call Number: [RH Reference Desk] LB2369 .T8 2018
[Also available on Digital Reserves]
The University of Chicago Press, 2018
The ACS Style Guide by Lorrin R. Garson (Editor); Anne M. Coghill (Editor)
Call Number: [RH Stacks] QD8.5 .A25 2006
American Chemical Society, 2006
AMA Manual of Style by Cheryl Iverson (Editor); Stacy Christiansen (Editor); Annette Flanagin (Editor); JAMA and Archives Journals Staff (Editor)
Call Number: [RH & LC Reference Area] R119 .A533 2007
Oxford University Press, 2007
Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors by Elizabeth A. Martin
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] T11 .N48 2009
Oxford University Press, 2009
The Craft of Scientific Writing by Michael Alley
[Online Resource]
Springer, 2018
Scientific Style and Format by Council of Science Editors
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] T11 .S386 2014
Council of Science Editors, 2014
Writing in Online Courses by Phoebe Jackson (Editor); Christopher Weaver (Editor)
[Online Resource]
Myers Education Press, 2018
Publishing Journal Articles by Zheng Yan; Catherine Snow
[Online Resource]
Cambridge University Press, 2021
Presentation Skills for Scientists by Edward Zanders; Lindsay MacLeod
[Online Resource]
Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Internet Resource:

Purdue OWL APA 7th Edition Changes
Outlines the differences between APA 6th edition and 7th edition.

Science & Technology Librarian

Grace Noone

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Rose Hill Campus
Walsh Family Library
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Subjects: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Science & Technology (General)

Reference Librarian

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Vassar@fordham.edu

212-636-6052

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