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Biology

book sources

Use the Kent Library Catalog  to find books, periodicals (journals, magazines, & newspapers), videos, government documents and other materials.

Keyword searches allow you to use your own words as search terms.
Subject heading searches use Library of Congress subject headings. Printed volumes of these headings are located near the Reference Desk on the 3rd floor.

Life Sciences
Biology

The biology heading lists many 'narrower terms' or related, more specific terms. Some examples are:
Anatomy
Botany
Cytology
Ecology
Genetics
Parasitology
Physiology
Zoology
Browse the shelves by call number.  Use the Dewey Decimal chart to get you in the right subject areas or try the following:

570s Biology & life sciences
580s Plants (Botany)
590s Animals (Zoology)