LibGuides: Biology: Find Books

Ebook databases

Ebsco Ebooks Collection This link opens in a new window
Search and view academic ebooks
Needs an internet connection to view books. Full download is not available, but users may opt for downloading individual chapters or page intervals.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central provides authoritative, full-text e-books in a wide range of subject areas along with powerful tools to find, use, and manage the information.

Can't find what you want?
Use the Interlibrary Loan service to request items from other libraries.

Make use of Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to combine keywords.
Use geographic locations in your searches, without abbreviations. E.g.: Yukon, Canada, British Columbia (not BC)
Consider synonyms and related keywords when searching for specific populations. E.g.: animals OR fauna; plants OR flora
When searching health related topics in databases such as CINAHL or Medline, use the subject headings and thesaurus to discover other keywords you can use in your search. More information from this tutorial.