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Biology 182: Principles of Zoology

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Principles of Zoology: Library Resources

Locate credible resources for your research.

Pen & ink sketch of animals

Goodrich, S.G. The Animal Kingdom Illustrated. 1867. Preface. Public Domain, located at https://carolinearnoldart.blogspot.com/2019/01/scientific-illustration-in-19th-century.html

Books in the GWC Library

GWC Library Catalog

Books and other materials located in the Golden West College Library can be found in the 'Library Catalog.' 

Find books or eBooks on your topic. Use the keywords from your topic. If those don't work, think of their synonyms or try to think of a broader topic. Don't give up! Ask a librarian if you need help.

Books you can check out and take home:

  • "General Collection" books are located on the 3rd Floor of the library. These books can be useful for your research papers.

To check them out: Take books to the Public Services Desk on the 2nd Floor and show your GWC Student ID (your library card!).

Books that stay in the library: 

  • "Reference" books are located on the 2nd Floor of the library near the entrance. These books are great for background information on your topics.
  • "Hot Topics" books are located on the 2nd Floor in front of the Reference Desk (where the librarians are located). These books are excellent sources for argumentative essays or persuasive speeches. They have contrasting, debatable essays on a variety of social, political or cultural issues.

The GWC Library materials (books and DVDs) are organized on our shelves by:

This system of organizing ensures that materials on similar subjects are shelved together. Each item is given a subject heading that corresponds to a call number which identifies the location of the item on a shelf. 

call numbers on spines of books and in online catalog

Items are arranged on the shelves from left to right, top to bottom, according to call numbers. Call numbers are read in this format:

read an LC call number

Video: Understanding Call Numbers

Short video (2:11) explaining how to locate materials in a college library using the Library of Congress call number system.

Books

Selected zoology books and ebooks: 

Databases

Course Reserves (Textbooks and other materials)

Journal Assignment: Integrative & Comparative Biology

Integrative and Comparative Biology sample journal cover

Your instructor has put a select number of copies of this journal on 'Reserve' in the library.

This means that the journals are available for you to look at for 2 hours at a time in the library only. Go to the Public Services Desk (to the right inside the library entrance, LRC 2nd Floor). Show your GWC ID and ask for 'Biology 182' and tell them you are looking for the print journals.

In addition, there is a collection of FREE TO VIEW articles from the journal website:

Video: How to Read and Comprehend Scientific Research Articles

Learn how to read and understand scientific research reports from this short (5:03) video tutorial from the University of Minnesota.

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