The Biological Abstracts database has a new interface and therefore a new look. A comprehensive reference database that covers life sciences, Biological Abstracts is an essential tool for researchers in the fields of botany, microbiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, evolutionary ecology, neurology, toxicology and more.
The library, together with a UW System consortia, offers you access to this Thomsom Scientific database through the ISI Web of Knowledge. Covering 1994 to the present, Biological Abstracts is updated every two months and includes nearly nine million bibliographic records.
Judy Wurtzler is UW-Platteville’s division librarian for Biology and for the School of Agriculture. She notes, "Giving you access to more than 4000 journals, the Biological Abstracts database offers many articles full text online. Users find the Web of Science interface easy to manage in their research."
To access Biological Abstracts visit the library’s homepage. Click "Resources by Academic Discipline" and "Biology". There you will find links to this database and several others in the field — and other peer-reviewed links.
Editor’s note: Please remember that for each discipline or major taught at UWP, a helpful division librarian is assigned to assist with collection development and instruction, along with a designated department representative to the library. AND each discipline or major taught at UWP has at least one database which indexes, abstracts, and often includes full text of journal articles within the field. Visit the library’s "Resources by Academic Discipline" web pages for links to these databases, and more.
Grant-writing can be intimidating - unless you have access to current and helpful materials to help with the process. The Karrmann Library offers the UWP community just that, through a Grant Writing Reference Resource web page and through offering books found with the Library Catalog!
This list was created by Professor B.J. Reed, Chair of Communication Technologies
Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign By Kent E. Dove HG177.5.U6 D68 2000
Conducting a Successful Fundraising Program By Kent E. Dove HV41.2 .D68 2001
Effective Fund-Raising Management By Kathleen S. Kelly HV41.9.U5 K44
First Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers By Bruce R. Hopkins KF1389.5.Z9 H66 2000
Funding Process By Virginia A. Decker HG174 .D42
Fundraising Basics (2nd edition) By Barbara K. Ciconte HG177 .C53 2001
Fundraising for Sport and Recreation (programs) By William F. Stier GV716 .S73
Grant-Writing for Teachers: If You Can Write a Lesson Plan, You Can Write a Grant By Linda Karges-Bone HG177 .K37
How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters By Mal Warwick HV41.2 .W378 2001
Nonprofit Handbook (3rd edition) Edited by James M. Greenfield HD52.6 N662 2001
Nonprofit Organizations By Barbara Singer KF1388.S56
Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations By Carolyn Stolper NX765 .S78
Winning Grant Proposals By G. J. Frost HG177.5.U6 W565
Writing for a Good Cause By J. Barbato and D. Furlich HV41.9.U5 B37 2000
GPO Access, the online service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), is celebrating ten years of "keeping America informed". The world’s largest publisher, the GPO offers many of its resources free and online.
Access this service, and many other government sites, by clicking "GPO Access" from the library’s government publications web pages.
Examples of federal publications available through GPO Access:
Congressional Directory This title offers biographies of members of the Senate and House, committee memberships, terms of service, and contact information. Coverage includes officials of courts, governors of states, and foreign diplomats.
U. S. Government Manual This title provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
United States Code This title is the codification by subject of the general and permanent laws of the U.S., based on what is printed in the Statutes at Large.
Kay Young, Editor
608.342.1134
young@uwplatt.edu