Research Guides: Biological and Life Sciences: Books

Items Not @ VCU

If you can't what you're looking at VCU, try these resources to get what you need.

Interlibrary Loan (also called ILL or ILLiad)
Via Interlibrary Loan, you can order books, articles, and various items that VCU does not own.
Suggest to Ronke Lawal, the Science and Engineering Collections Librarian
If what you want is something you think VCU Libraries should have, contact the science and engineering collections librarian, Ibironke Lawal directly at ilawal@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8739 to suggest it.
Purchase Request Form
Suggest something for VCU to purchase by filling out a form. The suggestion will go the collections librarians to review and possibly get for VCU Libraries.
WorldCat.org
Over 1 billion items (books, music, video, and articles) in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.

Full text searchable Electronic Reference Books

Oxford Reference Online
Provides access to more than 140 dictionaries and reference works published by Oxford University Press. The titles cover virtually all subjects in the humanities, social sciences, business, the sciences, language, and general reference.
Taylor & Francis eBooks
A collection of electronic books, including an extensive chemistry section
Birds of North America Online
Comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American breeding birds. Includes images and videos of plumage, behaviors, habitat, nest, and eggs. Contains songs and calls.
Taylor & Francis eBooks
Full-text searchable database of more books on a wide range of topics, including an environmental section. Search or browse individual books, or search multiple books. Texts are in interactive PDF format.