Useful Information 
Locations
Resources
Important note on microbiology books held in the library
Please be aware that microbiology books in the library may fall in different Dewey sequences on level M (the mezzanine floor) depending on their content. This is especially important if you are browsing titles on the shelves rather than accessing them individually from the catalogue.
Generally, if the subject of the book is pure research (or physiological/anatomical research in animal models), then it will fall in the 570 sequence on the side of level M facing Alfred St.
However, if the subject is applied (pharmacological, therapeutic or pathological with medical relevance for humans), it will fall in the 600 sequence on the other side of level M.
If the content of a book is equally shared between pure and applied, then it will generally fall into the 570 sequence.
Course Material
The Short Loan Collection is located in the Kate Edger Information Commons, Level 1.
For a full list of the current items on short loan for BIOSCI 347, consult
the
Course Materials page on the library page under the
heading BIOSC 347. These will be listed in alphabetical order by title.
Recommended/Additional Reading
These recommended and additional titles are NOT in the Short Loan Collection, they are located either in the General Library or at the Engineering Library.
- Boone, D. R., & Castenholz, R. W. (Eds.). (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. This is a 5 volume reference work.
- Demain, A.L., & Davies, J.E. (2010). Manual of industrial microbiology and biotechnology (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C: ASM Press.
- Krieg, N. R., & Holt, J. G. (Eds.). (1984-1989). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (1st ed.). Baltimore: Williams & Williams.
- Lederberg, J. (Ed.) (2000). Encyclopedia of microbiology (2nd ed.). San Diego: Academic Press.
- Singleton, P., & Sainsbury, D. (2001). Dictionary of microbiology and molecular biology (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
- Wackett, L.P., & Hershberger, C.D. (2001). Biocatalysis and biodegradation : microbial transformation of organic compounds. Washington, D.C: ASM Press.
Electronic Resources
To access these electronic resources or if you are new to using Netaccount, refer to the Student Page
Microbiology e-Journals: (a small selection). Please check the Catalogue for other journal titles.
1 . Microbial Ecology Journals
2 . General Ecology Journals that often have Microbial Research
3 . General Science Journals
Microbiology Electronic Books and articles
- Dworkin, M. (Ed.). (2006). The Prokaryotes : an evolving electronic resource for the microbiological community
(3rd ed. First electronic edition). New York, Springer.
- Bassler,B.L., & Miller,M.B. (2001).
Quorum Sensing in Bacteria.
Annual Review of Microbiology 55, 165-199
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Stoodley, P., Sauer, K., Davies, D.G. and Costerton, J.W. (2002).
Biofilms as complex differentiated communities. Annual Review
of Microbiology 56, 187-209.
- Tilton, R.C. (Ed.). (2002). Microbiology : PreTest self-assessment and review 10th ed. New York: McGraw Hill.
Electronic Reference Books
Web Sites (a small selection)
Refer to the Accessing Electronic Resource instructions before you begin browsing these internet sites..
Assignment help: conducting research using library resources
- This assignment requires you to conduct research using Library databases, electronic journals, print journals, electronic books and print books to find peer reviewed literature relevant to your essay topic - this is called a Literature Search. Primary, Review and Popular Journals, what are the differences?
Please note: No formal tutorials for 347 are currently being offered, but you can contact the librarian John Lavas for individual assistance if you require it.
Alternatively, strongly consider booking for a Scopus tutorial as this database will be especially useful for you. Bookings are via the library Book a Library Workshop page at http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/booking/
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Attendance at the following general courses offered by the library is recommended for any BIOSCI 347 students new to the University of Auckland:
- Make an appointment with John Lavas, Biological Sciences Subject Librarian for individual assistance.
- Attend the general Database Search Skills course offered by the library.
Relevant Databases for Assignments
Scopus
Scopus is a multidisciplinary database that includes information from 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from 4000 publishers. Many of the citations link to full text articles via Science Direct or Ingenta. Each search also gives separate hits on the Scirus search engine (a science search engine similar to Google scholar). Subjects covered by Scopus include Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Engineering (4,500 titles), Life and Health Sciences (5,900 titles); Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (2,500 titles) as well as General Science. It includes conference proceedings, and all journals covered by Medline. Abstract records begin in 1966, and 'times cited' links (from 1996 on) are given for most articles.
MedLine / PubMed | User Guide
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the Medline database is widely recognized as the premier source for bibliographic coverage of biomedical literature. Medline encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index, as well as other sources of coverage in the areas of communication disorders, population biology, and reproductive biology. More than 5000 journals are indexed and abstracted. Medline uses OVID software. Coverage is from 1950.
PubMed is the free version of MedLine that exists on the web and covers the exact same material as MedLine. The advantage of using MedLine over PubMed is that MedLine has been customised for the University of Auckland and links through to all available electronic journals. As PubMed is a free database on the Internet customisation for the University of Auckland is not possible.
Biological Abstracts | User Guide
Biological Abstracts is an international database on biology, clinical and experimental medicine, biochemistry and biotechnology. It indexes and abstracts articles in 6,500 serials from over 100 countries and is produced in the United States by BIOSIS.
Web of Science | User Guide
Also known as the Science Citation Index, The Web of Science is a mutlidisciplinary database listing 20 million items from over 8000 journals. Most items are in the Sciences, but it is also useful for the Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (ESPM) | User Guide
This database provides comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences, subject coverage.
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) | User Guide
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts is an international database on science, technology and management of marine, brackish and freshwater environments.
Complete listing of all Biological Sciences Databases
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