College of DuPage Library

Finding Books

Use the COD Library catalog to find books & videos. Click on the "keyword" tab to search using multiple search terms and limit your results by material type (book, video), date, or language. You'll need a current College of DuPage Library card to check out books.

Reference Works

Reference works, such as dictionaries and encyclopedias are useful for learning about background information on a topic
Please note that print reference books may be used while in the library only. Online reference books may be accessed from any on or off-campus computer. You'll need a College of DuPage Library card to access online books and articles from off-campus.
Click on the links below to access the online book/website or record/description of the print book.

• A Dictionary of Genetics. 7th ed.
  Reference QH 427 .K55 2006
• Encyclopedia of the Human Genome.Credo Reference Online.
• Encyclopedia of Genetics (Academic Press) . 4 vols.
  Reference QH 427 .E532 2002
• Encyclopedia of Genetics (Salem Press) . 2 vols.
  Reference QH 427 .E53 2004
• Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research. Online.
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders . 2 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library Online.
• Genetics and Cell Biology on File.
  Reference QH 440.2 .G455 1997
• Nature Encyclopedia of the Human Genome.
  Reference QH 427 .N38 2003
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
• Salem Health. Genetics & Inherited Conditions. 3 vols. Online and reference.
  Reference RB 155.5 . G4616 2010
• World of Genetics.
  Reference QH 427 .W67 2002

Videos

The Library owns many films on Genetics Topics in DVD, VHS and streaming formats. These are listed within the Biology AV guide. Check the list of titles at:

• Biology AV

See Genetic Disorders under Health and Health Issues in the Health & Diseases Video Guide

• Health & Diseases AV

The Library subscribes to many databases that provide access to thousands of popular and credible, scholarly journals. Many databases provide access to full-text articles, while some provide information about the article only (citation). Request (for free!) through Interlibrary Loan copies of articles to which the Library doesn't have full-text access.

Access the article databases listed below.

Best Bet links: Databases and Journal Holdings

• Academic Search Complete
  Multidisciplinary database covering a wide range of academic areas.
• Academic OneFile
  Multidisciplinary database covering a wide range of academic areas.
• Knovel Library
  This database is a cross-searchable collection of electronic books covering many subjects in technology, engineering, applied technology, science, chemistry and physics and much more.
• Science Direct
  Full-text of hundreds of scientific journals from the publisher Elsevier. Be sure to select "Subscribed Journals" from the Source drop-down menu.
• Scientific American Archives Online
  Indexing of every issue of Scientific American. PDFs of every article from 1993 to present.
• Health Research Databases
• Issues and Controversies
  Issues and Controversies helps students understand crucial issues we face today, exploring more than 800 hot topics in science, health, the environment and more.
• CQ Researcher
  The CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. Each report is on a single topic more than 12,000 words in text and extensive bibliographies. Each weekly issue provides up-to-date information on controversial subjects reported by CQ's staff of experienced reporters.

List of Genetics journals available online fulltext from databases.

How to Read a Research Article

Websites

• DNA From the Beginning
  The key concepts of DNA, genes and heredity explained using animations, images and text..
• DNA Learning Center
  Interactive presentations on basic genetics, the history of DNA, genetic disorders and more from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Genetics Education Center
  Although primarily for teachers, gives many useful links to genetics websites.
• Genetics Home Reference: Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions.
  From the National Library of Medicine, a layperson's guide to genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes that are responsible for these conditions.
• Genomics.energy.gov
  Detailed information on the Human Genome Project. Microbial Genome Project, ethical issues, and medical considerations of genome studies from the Genome Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
• Learn.Genetics: Genetic Science Learning Center
  Basic explanations of many aspects of genetics and biotechnology, from the University of Utah.
• Lynn Fancher's Biology Bookmarks
  Extensive links to biology gateway sites, as well as internet sites for specific areas of biology.
• MEDLINEplus
  Provides access to 700 health topics, medical encyclopedias and dictionaries, and links to self-help groups, clinical trials, preformulated PubMed searches, lists of hospitals and physicians health and information in Spanish and other languages.
• MendelWeb
  Mendel's classic paper on genetics, along with history and commentary.
• National Center for Biotechnology Information
  Links to biomedical and genetics information sites on the web from the National Institutes of Health. Links for genomes, genetics and medicine, gene expression and more are organized on this site.
• Scitable
  Scitable is a free science library from Nature Publishing Group. Essays and illustrations on important topics in genetics and cell biology (with links to Nature journal articles), career information and more are provided.
• The Virtual Library: Biosciences
  Extensive list of links to valuable websites in many areas of the biological sciences, including genetics and biotechnology.
• Yahoo's Genetics Links.
  Useful links to general genetics sources, with subcategories such as cloning, genetic engineering, and human genetics.