Miscellaneous Resources

• Biology Browser (http://www.biologybrowser.org/). Thomson Scientific provides this biology browser that includes reference materials on a wide variety of subjects as well as links to current news and relevant websites.

• Breeds of Livestock (http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/BREEDS/). Presented by the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University, the site provides a quick informational resource on breeds of livestock worldwide. Cattle, horses, goats, sheep, swine, poultry and several exotic species are included.

• The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html). As a part of the Library of Congress "American Memory" project, the Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage, through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture footage drawn from the Library's collections. Included is information from 62 books and pamphlets, 140 Federal statutes and Congressional resolutions, 34 additional legislative documents, excerpts from the Congressional Globe and the Congressional Record, 360 Presidential proclamations, 170 prints and photographs, 2 historic manuscripts, and 2 motion pictures.

• Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences. (https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html). Faces, part of the Lousiana State University Library site, provides biographical information intended for a university audience. The central feature of the site is biographical entries for about 120 scientists that can be accessed by name or discipline.

• 4000 Years of Women in Science (http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html). Here you will find biographical information on over 125 women scientists through out history, hosted by the Astronomy department at the University of Alabama.

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (http://www.itis.usda.gov/). This is an excellent attempt to pool U.S., Canadian, and Mexican agencies, other organizations and taxonomic specialists in a cooperative effort to develop an online, scientifically credible list of biological names focusing on the biota of North America.

• Internet History of Science Sourcebook (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html). This Fordham University site utilizes links to hundreds of other sites to provide a hierarchy for the history of science. Organized into categories from ancient times to roughly 1900, the site links to everything from isolated descriptive text to famous works.

• Macaulay Library: Sound & Video Catalog (http://www.animalbehaviorarchive.org/loginPublic.do). Part of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the site features over 160,000 audio and video recordings of all types of animals.

• Nearctica (http://www.nearctica.com/index.htm). This website devoted to the natural world of North America contains both scholarly and general links and is sponsored by EID Publishing.

• PrimateLit (http://primatelit.library.wisc.edu/). PrimateLit is a Web-based bibliographic database supported by the University of Wisconsin-Madison library system and the Wisconsin and Washington Regional Primate Research Centers. The site has three parts: the main PrimateLit database, extending back to 1940; more current references cataloged in the past six months or less (but possibly dating back further); and a listing of books received with reviews of some.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program (http://www.fws.gov/endangered/). This website provides regular updates on the status of endangered plant and animal species worldwide.

• VassarStats: Statistical Computation Web Site (http://faculty.vassar.edu/~lowry/VassarStats.html). Provided by Vassar College, this website offers a number of basic statistical number-crunching tools.

To report broken links, suggest new links, or simply request assistance, please contact Jean Cook (jcook@westga.edu), Library Liaison to the Biology Department.