Biotechnology Reference Guide

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General Overview Works | | Locating Articles

Locating Books

To locate books on your topic, use the PEGASUS Online Catalog (http://pegasus.library.ucsb.edu/F/). As a starting point, use a keyword search on the likely terms. If the more specific subject fails, browse the subject heading "Biotechnology" itself. Call number ranges for biotechnologyinclude:

• TP 156 .F4 -- Industrial fermentation
• TP 248.2-248.3 - Biotechnology
• TP 374 - Food technology

General Overview Works

Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology Handbook, 2nd ed. (SEL Ref Area TP 248.3 .A853 1991
This handbook is a rich source of numerical data, tables and graphs useful to the biochemical engineer or biotechnologist.

BIOSCIENCEnetBASE (http://www.biosciencenetbase.com/)
While most of the over 180 handbooks contained in BIOSCIENCEnetBASE deal with the pure science side of biology, there are about 20 on biotechnology and nanobiotechnology topics. They are full-text searchable, or browsable by table of contents.

CHEMLIBnetBASE (http://www.chemlibnetbase.com/)
This collection of over 270 chemistry handbooks includes over 50 on various areas of industrial and applied chemistry (e.g. fermentation, biocatalysis, etc.) They are full-text searchable, or browsable by table of contents.

Comprehensive Biotechnology (SEL Ref Area TP 248.2 .C66 1985)
This multi-volume set contains review articles by experts in the field on all areas of biotechnology. Though becoming a little dated in some aspects, it is still an excellent resource with extensive references.

The Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies (SEL Ref Area TP 248.23 .C664 2001
There is only one chapter here on the ethics of biotechnology as such, but other chapters treat related areas of interest such as "novel foods", and general science and engineering ethics. Articles vary in their treatment from the purely philosophical to legalistic.

Current Protocols (http://www.mrw2.interscience.wiley.com/cponline/tserver.dll)
This publication is a collection of standard research methods in the biosciences. They include: step-by-step protocols with annotations that alert you to special considerations,tips, and optional procedures; alternate and support protocols to accommodate different equipment and desired results; materials lists for each protocol; detailed recipes for reagents, solutions, and culture media; expert commentaries with troubleshooting instructions, and planning considerations; tables and figures to clarify complex procedures; and appendices filled with useful reference material. The online version includes Current Protocols in Bioinfomatics (UCSB print: QH 441.2 .C876 2002)m Cell Biology, Cytometry, Human Genetics, Immunology (UCSB print: QR 183 .C87 1994), Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Molecular Biology (UCSB print: QH 506 .C87 1994), Neuroscience, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Pharmacology, Protein Science, and Toxicology. While the series does not go into industrial-scale processes, this is a rich resource for methosds for genetic manipulation and culturing microorganisms. The protocols are browsable by Table of contents or keyword searchable with stemming (truncation) and a subject thesaurus.

Encyclopedia of Cell Technology (SEL Ref Area TP 248.27 .A53 E53 2000
This two volume work focuses tightly on cell biotechnology, with detailed review articles and extensive references.

Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design (SEL Ref Area TP 9 .E66)
This 68 volume encyclopedia, commonly referred to as "McKetta's" after editor John J. McKetta, was begun in 1976 and completed in 1999. It contains excellent detailed articles on biochemical engineering and industrial biochemistry. Articles tend to be briefer and more specific than those in Kirk-Othmer or Ullman's (see below).

Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology (SEL Ref Area TP 248.16 .M87 2000
This two volume encyclopedia contains detailed articles over the whole range of biotechnolgical and genetic engineering issues. As the title implies, it explores both legal and philosophical facets. The articles are well written, with extensive references.

ENGnetBASE (http://www.engnetbase.com/)
While most of the over 700 handbooks contained in ENGnetBASE deal with electrical and mechanical engineering, there are a few on biotechnology-related topics (e.g. nanotechnology, biomedical engineering.) They are full-text searchable, or browsable by table of contents.

FOODnetBASE (http://www.foodnetbase.com/)
FOODnetBASE contains over 260 handbooks, including volumes on food biotechnology. They are full-text searchable, or browsable by table of contents.

Handbook of Plant Biotechnology (SEL Ref Area TP 248.27 .P55 C545 2004
An excellent two volume handbook on the subject, including plant genetic engineering, commercialization and risk assessment. All articles are well-referenced.

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/kirk/)
The Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology is a wide-ranging, authoritative source of information on chemicals and chemical processes, with detailed references for each article. The online version includes the current Fourth Edition, with some articles updated each year. The print version is available in the SEL Reference Area at TP 9 .E685 1991.

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: A Comprehensive Desk Reference (SEL Ref Area QH 506 .M66155 1996
A convenient one volume handbook of concepts and techniques in molecular biology and biotechnolgy. For further refernces in molecular biology which may be of use to the biotechnologist, browse the nearby call number range.

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/ueic/index.html)
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry is a state-of-the-art reference work detailing the science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, plymers and plastics, advanced materials, environmental protection and analytical methods. The online version is the 6th Edition; the 5th Edition is available in print in the SEL Reference Area at TP 9 .U5 1985.

Locating Articles

Biological Sciences Database (http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=ucsb&access=ucsb408&cat=bisci):
This database, from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, is strong in biotechnology and bioengineering, and covers 1982 to present.

BIOSIS (http://isiknowledge.com/biosis/)
The BIOSIS database indexes the biological sciences literature, including much biotechnology. BIOSIS online covers 1925-present.

Compendex Plus (http://uclibs.org/PID/1537)
Compendex is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering abstracts database in the world. Covers over 2,600 international engineering journals, technical reports and conference proceedings. Each year more than 200,000 new abstracts are added. Compendex covers 1884 to present, with the UCe-Links feature for linking to full text journal articles.

SciFinder Scholar: SFS is an end-user oriented interface to the Chemical Abstracts, REGISTRY and CASREACT databases. Its databases cover the entire literature of chemistry, including journal articles, patents, conference papers and more, from 1900 to the present, by far the most comprehensive database of the chemical literature. It may be searched by author, topic, corporate source, chemical name, molecular formula or chemical structure (including substructures and reaction diagrams). SciFinder Scholar is a client-server system, which requires installation of the SFS client on the terminal where you wish to use it. The client may be downloaded and installed on any Windows or Mac computer on the UCSB campus. In the UCSB Davidson Library, SciFinder is available at selected workstations in the Sciences-Engineering Library (2nd floor North).

Web of Science (Science Citation Index) (http://isiknowledge.com/wos/)
The Science Citation Index database in Web of Science covers key journals in all areas of science and engineering. It covers 1945-present, and for recent years has searchable abstracts. It also has searchable cited references, so you can track an older reference on, for instance, fluidized bed reactors, forward to more recent applications or to other related records. It has the UCe-Links feature for linking to full text journal articles.

Business Source Premier (http://uclibs.org/PID/8136)
Business Source Premier is an excellent source for the business side of biotechnology, including markets and new products. It offers indexing and abstracts for the 350 most important scholarly business journals back to 1965 or the first published issue. The database includes searchable cited references for 1,205 journals. It also contains full text for 7,418 periodicals and other sources, including: Peer-Reviewed Journals, Trade Journals & General Business Magazines, Monographs, Country Economic Reports, Industry Reports & Yearbooks, Market Research Reports.