Henry Buhl Library: E-Books & Online Books: Biology & Health

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Biology eBooks & Online Books

eBooks
Online Books Freely Available

Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences
A collection of e-books of lectures on cell and molecular biology and biomedicine, including the neurosciences. NOTE: Library only has access to Collection #1.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Emerging Diseases (2nd ed.)
A guide to information on infectious diseases that have either lately appeared for the first time in a population or have recently rapidly increased in incidence such as COVID-19, Ebola, Lassa Fever, MERS, Rift Valley Fever, and Zika virus.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Emerging Diseases
A guide to information on infectious diseases that have either lately appeared for the first time in a population or have recently rapidly increased in incidence such as Ebola, Lassa Fever, MERS, Rift Valley Fever, and Zika virus.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia, and epilepsy.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The encyclopedia covers all major health professions, including topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, contemporary health care issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment.
Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Alphabetically arranged encyclopedia provides coverage of important public health concerns. Topics include diseases and conditions, health and wellness efforts, nutrition, ethics and law related topics and statistics, sanitation issues, and everyday environmental effects.
Annual Reviews
Access Annual Reviews in fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, sociology, law, political science, and more.

Salem Health Online This link opens in a new window
Collection of online encyclopedias and guides covering areas of medicine such as addiction, infectious diseases, diabetes, and cancer.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Access to over 200,000 full text eBooks across a variety of subjects.

Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices
It presents and analyzes the underpinnings of the multi-disciplinary concept of sustainability.

National Academies Press
"The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and medicine, providing authoritative information on important matters in science and health policy."
NCBI Bookshelf
The National Center for Biotechnology Information [NCBI] "bookshelf provides free access to books and documents in life science and healthcare. Bookshelf enables users to easily browse, retrieve, and read content, and spurs discovery of related information."