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REFERENCE MATERIALS

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia 
REF QL 3 .G7813
REF QL 7 .G7813
Also available as an ebook.  See Virtual Reference Library info on back.

Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals (5 vols.)
REF QL 701 .G7913

Encyclopedia of Reptiles, Ampibians & Other Cold-Blooded Animals
REF QL 643 .E5

Walker's Mammals of the World (2 vols.)
REF QL 703 .W222

Animal Care

Biomedical and Surgical Aspects of Captive Reptile Husbandry (2 vols.)
REF SF 997.5 .R4 F79

Diet Notebook: Mammals (Vol. I)
REF SF 95 .A43

Infant Diet Notebook
REF SF 996 .A512

The Merck Veterinary Manual
REF SF 748 .M47

The Veterinarian’s Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
REF SF 756.7 .B43

Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy 4
REF SF 996 .Z66

Zoo Directories

The AZA Membership Directory
REF QL 76 .Z74

Encyclopedia of the World’s Zoos (3 vols.)
REF QL 76 .E53

LINCC Web
Reference and circulating materials available at PJC and the other 27 community colleges may be located by searching the online catalog. From the LRC home page, click on Search PJC Catalog. Begin with a Keyword Search using Subject Keywords or a Browse Lists search using Subject begins with and type in the common or scientific name of the animal. A Keywords Anywhere search can be done for a broader but less defined search. If PJC does not have what you need, click on the blue Search tab and click the drop-down menu that says Pensacola Junior College. Select All Community Colleges. Material at other libraries may be requested by clicking on Check availability at (bottom, left of item record), then on Request (bottom, right).

University Catalogs
Access online catalogs for the state universities in Florida. Go to the LRC home page and click the drop-down menu under Books & Media. Click on Search UWF Catalog. Select Subject Keywords under Search for Keywords or Subject under Browse Organized Lists and type in the common or scientific name of the animal. Students can check out up to six books with their PJC photo ID. To search the catalog of another university library, go to the PJC LRC home page and select Search All University Libraries from the Books & Media drop-down menu. Select a university or select the Union Index to All Libraries. Request items from the other Florida universities using the Request a Book form available from the drop-down menu under Books & Media.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Academic Search Premier
Offers full-text articles from over 4,000 scholarly and academic journals, and abstracting and indexing from over 8,000 journals. To limit to Scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals, click the appropriate box. Items not available full text can be requested through Interlibrary Loan by clicking on Request a copy of this article from the item record screen. Use your PJC photo ID number for the Library Card #.

AGRICOLA via FirstSearch
Covers every major agricultural subject including animal science and veterinary medicine. Coverage is 1970 to present. Updated monthly. Once logged in, click on Advanced Search. At Search for, enter the keywords and limit to Articles for Document Type. Click Search. Select an item. Click for expanded options may lead to full text. To request a copy of an article via Interlibrary Loan, click on Borrow this item from another library. Some item records contain a link to Libraries worldwide that own item, which allows you to check if UWF owns the journal; otherwise, do a title search in UWF’s catalog by opening another browser window and going to the PJC LRC page. Select Search UWF Catalog from the Books & Media drop-down menu.

BasicBIOSIS
Derives its citations from life-science journals written for undergraduate students. Includes the option to search Taxonomic terms. Five year rolling file. Once logged in click on Advanced Search. At Search for enter the keywords. Click Search. Select an item. Continue by following the instructions under Agricola via FirstSearch.

Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
Indexes articles out of core biology and agricultural journals. To limit to scholarly articles, click the Peer Reviewed box. To limit to Full Text Articles, click the appropriate box.

JSTOR
Archives the back issues of a number of core scholarly journals. Current issues (past 1-5 years) are not available. Search for the full text of a specific article by clicking on ArticleLocator. [Hint: Before typing in the article information, scroll down in the Journal box to see if the journal is archived in JSTOR.] You also have the option to do a Basic or Advanced Search for all articles in the database containing your keywords. Article results are relevance ranked. Full text articles are available in PDF format.

Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
Collection of over 30 reference ebooks including Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia and Beacham’s Guide to the Endangered Species of North America. Click on the Environment category to search either one of these titles individually. To search these titles simultaneously, click on Advanced Search. After entering your keywords, click on the Browse Publication Titles link, checkmark these titles, click on Submit and then on Search. Hyper-linked cross references appear at the end of the articles. Graphics are included.

SELECTED WEB SITES
From the LRC home page, click on “Selected Web Sites,” and select the “Zoo Technology” category.
http://lrc.pjc.edu/zootech.html

Last updated:  1/10/07