Research Guides: Biology: Books and Background Reference

Finding Books and Ebooks

WorldCat Discovery (WCD) is SU's online catalog and discovery tool. WCD shows you SU's print & electronic resources, along with what is available through interlibrary loan.

WorldCat Discovery Guide
Screenshots and instructions for finding what you need in WCD.

Reference Collections

Reference books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks can provide useful overviews of important concepts, events, terminology, and people related to your topic.

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Full-text reference books in all subject areas, with downloadable entries
Oxford Reference Online - Premium Edition This link opens in a new window
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Full-text dictionaries and other reference works, with downloadable entries

Ebook Collections

SU library provides access to ebooks on various platforms. Learn more on our guide to using ebooks.

EBSCO Ebook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly ebooks in a wide variety of academic subjects
Wiley Ebooks This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly ebooks in many disciplines, downloadable as PDFs