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Biology: Finding Books

This guide is created to help students who are studying biology understand what the best resources available to them are, how to access these resources, along with other helpful tips.

Click HERE to browse Warner Library's selection of biology books.

When you visit our library's online catalog, you can browse all of our physical books, as well as many of our ebooks. If you would like to place a hold on a book to pick up at a later time, log in with your Eastern ID information in the top-right corner of the browser. Please contact the library for further assistance.

How to Find Biology Books in the Library

Warner Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to organize books, meaning they are organized from A-Z based on their subject. Here are some sections of the library that are related to Biology:

Q1-295: Science (General)

QH: Natural History - Biology

QH301-705.5 - Biology (General)

  • 359-425 - Evolution
  • 426-470 - Genetics
  • 471-489 - Reproduction
  • 501-531 - Life
  • 540-549.5 - Ecology
  • 573-671 - Cytology

QR: Microbiology

  • 1-74.5 - General
  • 75-99.5 - Bacteria
  • 99.6-99.8 - Cyanobacteria
  • 100-130 - Microbial ecology
  • 171 - Microorganisms in the animal body
  • 180-198.5 - Immunology
  • 355-502 - Virology

The Q section is located in the library's upper level atrium. Please ask a library clerk or a librarian for further assistance.

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Ebooks

You can find a wide array of eBooks via these databases available through Warner Library.

How can I download the book, or a chapter?

In order to download a chapter or an entire ebook, you will need to download the Adobe Digital Editions program to your computer, or an equivalent e-book reader. It is free, so long as you use your Eastern email address to sign up.

Downloading Adobe Digital Editions:

  1. Once you've found the ebook you want to download, either click "Full Download" for the entire ebook, or select the specific chapter you want to download. Different ebooks have different lengths of time they can be downloaded, so bear in mind that the book will need to be re-downloaded once the time has passed.
  2. Click the Adobe Digital Editions hyperlink in the resulting pop-up window in order to download the program in a separate window. Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the download.
  3. Click the Download button to add the ebook or chapter to Adobe Digital Editions, which is housed on your computer's desktop. Doing this allows you to read the ebook while offline.

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