Mickel Library

Internet Resources by Subject

Botany

Where to Start

Botany - From Academic Info

Internet Directory for Botany
 
Periodical Indexes/Abstracts/Articles

GreenFILE
This free database provides indexing to 600+ scholarly and general interest periodicals as well as government documents and reports dealing with environmental issues. Comprises approximately 295,000 records, but the vast majority of these include only citations and abstracts, not complete documents.

InfoTrac
Covers academic journals, magazines, newspapers. Includes citations, some abstracts, some complete articles. Available to the Converse community both on and off campus. Contact a reference librarian for information on off-campus access.
Provided by DISCUS--South Carolina's Virtual Library

Liebert Online
provides articles (in PDF) from 50+ peer-reviewed journals published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; focuses on the life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, and public health. Available only on campus.

 
Dictionaries and Encylopedias

Encyclopedia Britannica Online - Available only on the Converse campus.

Grolier Online Encyclopedia - Available only on the Converse campus.
Provided by DISCUS--South Carolina's Virtual Library

Glossary of Botanical Terms - GardenWeb

Oxford Reference Online Premium
Over 100 subject-specific encyclopedias from Oxford University Press

Plant Dictionary - Ohio State University
 
Gardening

GardenWeb
 
Plant Databases

Carnivorous Plants Database

Plants Database

WebGarden Factsheet Database – From Ohio State University
 
Government Publications

Science.gov - A gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information
provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results.
 

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