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Resource Guide to Biotechnology This guide provides a summary of the information resources (print, electronic and web-based) that are available through the Ivy Tech Libraries. They are not meant to be all-inclusive; there may be alternative resources available which are not listed here. Please ask a librarian for assistance if you do not find the information you need through this guide. Books

IvyCat is the Ivy Tech Libraries’ online catalog. You may perform a search in IvyCat using a set of keywords or subjects (or any of several other criteria if needed).

Here are some examples of biotechnology terms for a keyword or subject search:

• biotechnology
• genetic engineering
• cellular biology

Some titles about biotechnology available in the general collection include:

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Lisa Yount
Call number: TP248.23 .Y684 2004
Location: Lawrence Campus

The Ethics of Biotechnology
Jonathan Morris
Call Numer: TP248.23 .M67 2006
Location: NMC and Lawrence Campuses

Biotechnology from A to Z
William Bains
Call number: TP248.16 .B33 2004
Location: Lawrence Campus

The Gecko’s Foot: Bio-inspiration: Engineering New Materials from Nature
Peter Forbes
Call Number: T173.8 .F63 200
Location: Lawrence Campus

Biotechnology Unzipped
Eric Grace
Call Number: TP248.215 .G73 2006
Location: NMC and Lawrence Campuses

Biotechnology and your Health
Bernice Schacter
Call number: RS380 .S33 2006
Location: Lawrence Campus

Biotechnology on the Farm and in the Factory: Agricultural and Industrial Applications
Mark Benecke
Call Number: S494.5 .B563S53 2006<br>
Location: Lawrence Campus

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Reference Books Reference books typically provide basic information such as additional sources of information, biographical sketches and details, definitions or statistical information. Reference books do not circulate; they must be used in the library.

A few of the reference books available for biotechnology include:

Dictionary of Biomedical Sciences
Peter J. Gosling
Call Number: R121 .G623 2002
Location: Lawrence Campus

Encyclopedia of Bioethics (5 volumes)
Call Number: QH332 .E53 2004
Location: Lawrence Campus

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Bioscience
Call Number: QH302.5 .M378 2005
Location: Lawrence Campus

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Periodicals You may find information in magazine and journal articles. Articles may be found in either print, electronic or online versions of periodicals to which the Ivy Tech Libraries subscribe.

In-print copies:
Current issues of magazines and journals held by the Lawrence library may be found shelved in the Periodicals section.

Electronic databases :
To search electronic databases for articles, please use the Virtual Library homepage and click on Select Resource Collections , or just click on a link below. Access to specific magazines and journals online can be found using IvyJo.

EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier

ProQuest Research Library

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Videos

Videos do not circulate; they must be used in the library. Below are a few of the videos available:

DNA: Pandora’s Box
Call Number: QP624 .D12 2003
Location: Lawrence Campus
From the cover: This program looks inside the Pandora’s box of genetic manipulation with the man who opened it.: James Watson.

DNA: Playing God
Call Number: QP624 .D16 2003
Location: Lawrence Campus
From the cover: This program tells the story of genetic engineering’s pioneers, focusing on the race to synthesize insulin and the development of genetically modified crops.

E-books E-books are electronic texts from Ivy Tech’s collection of full-text online books. In general, e-books about biotechnology may be found in NetLibrary and ebrary, both accessible from the Virtual Library homepage on the on Select Resource Collections page. Below are a few sample titles available from each service.

NetLibrary:

The Cloning Sourcebook
Edited by Arlene Judith Klotzko

Issues and Dilemmas of Biotechnology: A reference guide
by Bernice Schacter

eBrary:

Biotech Industry: a global, economic, and financing overview
By Bryan Bergeron

Biotechnology: unglued science, society and social cohesion
Edited by Michael D. Mehta

Intellectual Property Right in Agricultural Biotechnology
Edited by F.H. Erbisch and K.M. Maredia

Medical Biotechnology Achievements, Prospects, and Perceptions
By Albert Sasson

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Websites The following websites are not affiliated with Ivy Tech Community College. For more websites related to biotechnology, please see IvyLynks.

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/biotechnology/
This online magazine offers science, medicine, and technology news releases from national and international universities and research organizations.

Biotechnology Institute Education Resources
http://www.biotechinstitute.org/resources/index.html
This webpage lists free and subscription resources available to biotechnology students and teachers.

National Agriculture Library
www.nal.usda.gov
This website, produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is a clearinghouse of agricultural information. To access biotechnology resources, click on “Research and Technology” (on the left side under Browse by subject) then click on “Biotechnology” (on the right under Research and Technology).

National Center for Biotechnology Information
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This website, a joint effort of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health, provides free access to books, articles, and reference sources pertaining to biotechnology.

Resources last updated 12/2007

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