BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
HOUSTON COLE LIBRARY
COLLECTION ASSESSMENT
SUBMITTED BY RITA SMITH
JUNE 1999
INTRODUCTION
Based on guidelines provided by the WLN Collection Assessment Services, which provide a
framework within which to evaluate a library's current holdings and the level of activity at which
the collection is being developed, the Biological Sciences collection is rated an overall 3aE
(Basic Study or Instructional Support Level; predominantly English). Refer to the Biological
Sciences conspectus sheets and checklist analysis for a more detailed examination of the library's
holdings.
HOLDINGS
The Biological Sciences collection contains 13,968 titles in the Library of Congress
classifications QH, QK, QL, QR, and SB 107-108. The number of titles for each subject area is
listed below:
QH
QK
QL
QR
SB 107-108
Biology
4703
Botany
2689
Zoology
5826
Microbiology
717
Economic Botany
33
Total
13, 968
Titles in the Dewey Classification 570-599 have been weeded and integrated into the LC
collection since the previous Biological Sciences assessment.
The following bibliographies were checked against the library's holdings. See the attached
checklists for more detailed data about the library's holdings in specific subject areas within the
biological sciences.
Title
Held
Listed
%
ALA Guide to Reference Books
(11th ed.)
182
339
53.7
ARBA 1998
13
31
41.9
ARBA 1999
12
36
33.3
Choice's Outstanding Academic Books, 1992-1997
61
95
64.2
Information Sources in Science and Technology
(3rd ed.)
98
227
43.2
Reference Sources in Science, Engineering,
Medicine, and Agriculture (1994)
149
317
47.0
Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide
(2nd ed.)
614
2063
29.8
Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical
Sciences (2nd ed.)
328
851
38.5
A Guide to the Zoological Literature (1994)
484
1427
33.9
PERIODICALS AND SERIALS ASSESSMENT
The Biological Sciences collection contains a total of 83 current periodicals, along with
approximately 75 periodicals no longer being acquired by the library. In addition, the library has
standing orders for 9 titles in the Annual Review series, a prestigious annual series devoted to
specialized areas of the biological sciences.
The following sources were checked against the library's periodical holdings:
Title
Biological and Agricultural Index
General Science Index
Magazines for Libraries (8th edition)
Held
Listed
%
83
271
30.6
121
175
69.1
51
111
45.9
*NOTE: Titles held include full-text titles available in IAC SearchBank and EBSCOHost.
For additional data on the library's periodical holdings in the biological sciences, see the attached
detailed checklists for Using the Biological Sciences and other bibliographies.
NONPRINT MEDIA ASSESSMENT
The Biological Sciences collection contains 120 audiovisual titles, or .015% of total AV
holdings. The AV collection includes items such as videos, filmstrips, kits, and audiotapes.
119 of these titles are in the QH classification (Biology), with 1 title in QL (Zoology). In
addition to the holdings in AV, there are 11 CD-ROM titles in the QH, QK, and QL subject
areas.
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT
Holdings in the related subject collections of Agriculture, Chemistry, Education, Geography and
Anthropology, Geology, Medicine, and Psychology provide additional support to the Biology
Collection.
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ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
The library provides the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Biological Sciences database, which
offers abstracts and citations for research in various areas of the biological sciences, including
biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology. The Biological Sciences database is a
compilations of several print indexes, including Animal Behavior Abstracts, Ecology Abstracts,
Entomology Abstracts, Genetics Abstracts, Immunology Abstracts, Virology and AIDS Abstracts,
and others. Citations and abstracts of literature from over 6000 sources are accessible; sources
include serials, conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and
patents. This database is available via the Internet to students and faculty in the library, on
campus, or at home (to registered users).
The library also provides access to AGRICOLA, a bibliographic database provided by the
National Agricultural Library. Its coverage of agriculture and allied disciplines often
encompasses topics relevant to biology, including plant and animal sciences, forestry,
entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering,
agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition. Access to MEDLINE
via PubMed is available through the library's home page as well. Basic science and biology
coverage is available in the library's general periodicals databases, IAC SearchBank and
EBSCOHost.
In addition to providing access to electronic databases such as CSA Biological Sciences, the
library also maintains subject lists of Internet sites which have been reviewed and evaluated by
subject specialist librarians. These lists of subject sites are available through the library's home
page, and are readily accessible to anyone with Internet access. Subject areas which support the
library's holdings in Biological Sciences are Biology, Botany, Zoology, Environment, and
Medicine. Each of these areas lists a variety of sites relevant to these topics; many of the sites are
meta-sites or directories to other sites of interest. The library also provides links to Internet
subject directories such as Argus Clearinghouse and InfoMine. Printouts of sites currently listed
under Biology, Botany, Zoology, Environment, and Medicine are attached.
SUMMARY
A. HOLDINGS
STRENGTHS
Overall, the biological sciences collection is fairly strong, as is the library's acquisitions rate for
new materials in the field. Data from Blackwell North America, the library's book vendor,
indicate that the company shipped 706 new titles in the biological sciences to their customers in
1998. This number excludes popular and lower undergraduate textbooks. During the same time
period, the library added 353 titles to the biological sciences collection. Although Blackwell's
exclusion of lower undergraduate texts and popular works from its data means that considerably
more than 706 new biology titles were available, it should be noted that many of these available
titles were out of scope or overly specialized for the library's collection. Therefore, the number of
biology books acquired by the library indicates a healthy acquisitions rate when compared to the
number of available biology titles.
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The collection also has several areas with particularly strong holdings. These include natural
history, ecology, and botany. In addition, the zoology collection in general is well-developed,
and has particular strength in the areas of ornithology, invertebrates, and animal behavior.
WEAKNESSES
Although there are relative areas of strength in the collection, it should be emphasized that,
according to WLN guidelines, a collection rated 3aE (Basic Study or Instructional Support
Level; predominantly English) is sufficient to support the needs of undergraduates, but not those
of master's degree programs. The 3aE rating of the biological sciences collection indicates that it
meets the curriculum needs of its undergraduates, as well as those of students beginning graduate
study. Without increased funding, however, the present collection cannot adequately meet the
needs imposed by its master's degree students.
An additional weakness is the need for weeding and updating in much of the biology collection.
A total of 292 biology titles were weeded during the 1998-99 academic year, but a great deal of
outdated and superceded material remains in areas such as microscopy, reproduction, cytology,
biochemistry, microbiology, and immunology. The entire microbiology collection (bacteriology,
immunology, and virology) needs further development and increased funding. Other areas of
weakness noted in the checklists should be systematically addressed as funds permit.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Library personnel should continue to work closely with biology faculty to identify and purchase
the most appropriate materials for the curricula and research needs of students and instructors.
As the costs of science and technology materials of all kinds continue to increase, the library and
biology faculty should work together to ensure an ongoing funding commitment to the quality of
the biological sciences collection.
B. PERIODICALS
STRENGTHS
The library has over eighty current subscriptions to periodicals of interest to this field, including
a strong collection of general science and biology titles such as Nature, Science, and BioScience.
The collection also boasts a variety of specialized titles, including journals such as Ecology,
Animal Behavior, and Journal of Bacteriology. On the whole, the collection is adequate to
support the undergraduate curriculum and portions of the graduate curriculum.
WEAKNESSES
The strength of the periodicals collection in the biological sciences is an ongoing concern.
The biology department has increased its emphasis on research, at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels, in the past several years. During the same period, journal prices in the sciences
have skyrocketed, forcing the library to cancel less essential titles in an effort to maintain the
quality of the collection. The biology department's increasing demand for journal literature has
been partially stemmed by the provision of interlibrary loan services to biology undergraduates,
in addition to the ILL service normally provided to graduate students in biology. However,
increased spending on both monographs and journals has proven necessary. In fiscal year 1996-
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97, the library spent ????? on biology journals; ????? in 1997-98, and ???? in 198-99. Increases
in subsequent years, due to rising journal prices and increasing user demand, are to be expected.
In an effort to make the most of limited funding, the library has worked closely with the biology
department in the past year and a half to identify and prioritize periodical titles for cancellation
and acquisition. Based on the recommendations of faculty, several less essential journals have
been cancelled, while other titles, such as Cell, have been added. Although the library has an
adequate collection of core science and biology periodicals, rapid advancements in the field
make it impossible to keep up with the growing number of specialized journals in this area.
While the publication of all types of scientific literature has exploded within the last decade,
biology is one of the fastest growing disciplines in terms of new journal publications. Unless the
university makes a firm and ongoing budgetary commitment to maintaining the quality of the
biology collection, there will be no way to meet the rising costs of journal literature in the
biological sciences.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that increasing funding be made available for the maintenance and growth of
the periodicals collection. Library personnel should continue to consult with biology faculty to
ensure that the biology periodicals purchased are those which best support the curricula and
research interests of the biology department.
C. NONPRINT MEDIA
RECOMMENDATIONS
The audio-visual holdings in the biological sciences are extremely limited. Limited library
funding leaves little room for building the AV collection, especially given the library's increasing
commitment to research materials in the biological sciences. Input from biology faculty should
be sought to ensure that the audio-visual titles purchased in this area strongly support the
curriculum.
D. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
STRENGTHS
The Biological Sciences database from Cambridge Scientific provides convenient access to
citations and abstracts from thousands of periodicals, conference proceedings, etc. in biology and
related fields. Two general interest databases, IAC SearchBank and EBSCOHost, provide
citations and full text coverage of many general science periodicals . These databases are
particularly useful for lower undergraduates who have little knowledge of specialized biological
fields. Also, the library's subject lists of Internet sites for Biology, Botany, and Zoology are
easily accessible from the library's home page and provide links to many authoritative, useful
sites in the biological sciences. The subject lists for Medicine and Environment are also
frequently of use to students in the biological sciences.
WEAKNESSES
Although the library's subject list of Internet sites includes several good sites, there are many
more sites of interest available on the Internet which have yet to be added to the library's list of
subject sites. Also, many students and faculty are not aware that these lists of sites are available.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Internet sites should continue to be added to the library's list of biology sites on a regular basis.
Library personnel should take every opportunity to publicize and promote the subject lists of
sites to instructors and students.
Title
Held
Listed
%
3
2
1
5
3
10
60.0
66.7
10.0
8
1
11
0
4
2
1
1
1
9
1
18
3
7
2
1
1
1
88.9
100.0
61.1
0.0
57.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Ecology
2
5
40.0
Natural History
Bibliography
Indexes
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Directories
Handbooks
Annuals
3
2
2
3
1
5
0
5
2
2
3
2
6
1
60.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
83.3
0.0
3
2
6
1
0
2
14
7
4
12
1
4
2
23
42.9
50.0
50.0
100.0
0.0
100.0
60.9
ALA Guide to Reference Books (11th edition)
Biological Sciences
General Works
Guides
Bibliography
Indexes; abstract journals
Encyclopedias
General
Taxonomy
Dictionaries
Directories
Handbooks
Style Manuals
History
Biography
Statistics
Botany
General Works
Bibliography
Early
Modern
Periodicals
Indexes;abstract journals
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
6
Foreign terms
Directories
Handbooks
Biography
Ferns
Flora
Fungi
Mosses
Trees
Bibliography
1
7
4
1
0
14
2
1
8
0
4
11
9
1
1
18
9
1
10
1
25.0
63.6
44.4
100.0
0.0
77.8
22.2
100.0
80.0
0.0
Zoology
General Works
Bibliography
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Handbooks
Treatises
Generic indexes
Amphibians and reptiles
Birds
Fishes
Mammals
Shells
4
1
1
3
3
0
5
13
3
11
1
11
3
4
8
4
2
8
27
8
17
2
36.4
33.3
25.0
37.5
75.0
0.0
62.5
48.1
37.5
64.7
50.0
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Entomology
Genetic
Virology
2
6
6
3
1
6
12
13
5
4
33.3
50.0
46.2
60.0
25.0
182
339
53.7
2
3
2
5
100.0
60.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
50.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
TOTAL
ARBA 1998
Biological Sciences
General Works
Biology
Botany
General Works
Flowering Plants
Fungi
Grasses and Weeds
Herbaceous Plants
Ivy
Trees and Shrubs
Natural History
7
Zoology
Birds
Fishes
Mammals
Primates
Reptiles and Amphibians
TOTAL
1
0
0
2
1
3
1
2
2
3
33.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
33.3
13
31
41.9
1
0
2
1
50.0
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
1
5
1
1
3
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
2
0
1
1
1
2
10
1
2
3
1
2
20.0
0.0
50.0
33.3
100.0
100.0
12
36
33.3
8
28
25
12
41
42
66.6
68.3
59.5
61
95
64.2
13
3
17
53.8
33.3
47.0
ARBA 1999
Biological Sciences
Biology
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Handbooks and Yearbooks
Botany
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Handbooks and Yearbooks
Indexes
Flowering Plants
Trees and Shrubs
Weeds
Natural History
Zoology
Birds
Fishes
Insects
Mammals
Marine Animals
Reptiles and Amphibians
TOTAL
Choice's Outstanding Academic Books, 1992-1997
Reference--Natural and Biological Sciences
Biology
Zoology
TOTAL
Information Sources in Science and Technology (3rd edition)
Biology
History
Guides to the Literature
Abstracts and Indexes
7
1
8
8
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Handbooks
Treatises
Directories
5
8
5
1
0
7
18
18
3
2
71.4
44.4
27.8
33.3
0.0
Guides to the Literature
Bibliographies
Abstracts and Indexes
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Handbooks
Directories
3
0
5
3
4
15
2
5
1
10
3
7
37
3
60.0
0.0
50.0
100.0
57.1
40.1
66.7
2
0
4
0
1
6
5
2
7
4
0
5
7
9
2
2
13
19
6
8
6
3
40.0
0.0
44.4
0.0
50.0
46.2
26.3
33.3
87.6
66.7
0.0
98
227
43.2
Botany
Zoology
Bibliographies
Abstracts and Indexes
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Handbooks--General
Handbooks--Invertebrates
Handbooks--Birds
Handbooks--Fish
Handbooks--Amphibians and Reptiles
Handbooks--Mammals
Directories
TOTAL
Reference Sources in Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Agriculture (1994)
Biology
Abstracts and Indexes
Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Thesauri
Directories
Encyclopedias
Guides and Field Guides
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks and Manuals
Histories
Periodicals
4
11
0
4
2
3
9
5
18
10
17
2
5
2
3
11
6
46
40.0
64.1
0.0
80.0
100.0
100.0
81.8
83.3
39.1
2
1
4
8
2
7
25.0
50.0
57.1
Botany
Abstracts and Indexes
Atlases
Bibliographies
9
Biographical Sources
Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Thesauri
Directories
Encyclopedias
Guides and Field Guides
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks and Manuals
Treatises
Periodicals
Zoology
Abstracts and Indexes
Bibliographies
Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Thesauri
Directories
Encyclopedias
Guides and Field Guides
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks and Manuals
Histories
Treatises
Periodicals
TOTAL
0
8
0
5
1
1
7
2
5
1
12
1
9
6
1
13
3
24
0.0
66.7
0.0
55.6
16.7
100.0
53.8
66.7
20.1
4
1
9
0
15
1
2
16
1
1
7
7
4
16
2
22
7
3
24
2
5
33
57.1
25.0
56.3
0.0
68.2
14.3
66.7
66.7
50.0
20.0
21.2
149
317
47.0
1
11
18
6
15
5
4
2
10
5
8
3
0
4
14
30
13
30
14
5
3
22
12
26
27
4
25.0
78.6
60.0
46.2
50.0
35.7
80.0
66.7
45.5
41.7
30.8
11.1
0.0
2
7
4
10
3
17
1
22
66.7
41.2
36.4
45.5
Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide (2nd edition)
General Sources
Audiovisual Materials and Sources
Bibliographies
Biography and History
Classification
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Field Guides
Guides to Internet Resources
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks and Manuals
Mathematics and Statistics
Methods and Techniques
Nomenclature
Periodicals
Serial Titles
Periodical Titles
Reviews of the Literature
Textbooks
10
Abstracts and Indexes
Biological Abstracts and Indexes
Retrospective Tools
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Abstracts and Indexes
Dictionaries, Encyclop.,
and Nomenclature
Directories
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks
Histories
Methods and Techniques
Periodicals
Reviews of the Literature
Textbooks and Treatises
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Abstracts and Indexes
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Handbooks
Histories
Methods and Techniques
Periodicals
Reviews of the Literature
Textbooks and Treatises
Genetics
Abstracts, Bibliographies,
and Indexes
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks
Histories
Methods
Periodicals
Newsletters
Reviews of the Literature
Texts/General Works
Statistical Genetics
Microbiology and Immunology
Abstracts and Indexes
Classific., Nomenclature,
11
17
36
47.2
2
3
66.7
1
6
8
18
12.5
33.3
2
2
5
11
2
1
0
3
7
3
18
20
13
31
11
18
28.6
66.7
27.8
55.0
15.4
3.2
0.0
16.7
0
2
6
6
6
2
3
8
3
7
14
6
40
21
21
22
0.0
28.6
42.9
100.0
15.0
9.5
14.3
36.4
1
11
9.1
3
1
0
1
9
2
3
0
3
16
2
12
10
3
11
15
16
61
4
13
41
5
25.0
10.0
0.0
9.1
60.0
12.5
4.9
0.0
23.1
39.0
40.0
3
4
75.0
and Systematics
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Handbooks, Manuals,
and Databases
Histories
Methods
Periodicals
Reviews of the Literature
Texts/General Works
Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior
Abstracts and Indexes
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
General Works
Guides to Internet Resources
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks
Histories
Methods
Periodicals
Reviews of the Literature
Textbooks
Plant Biology
Abstracts, Bibliographies,
and Indexes
Retrospective Sources
Biography and History
Classification and Nomenclature
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks and Databases
Identification Manuals
Guides to Flora
Methods and Techniques
Periodicals
Reviews of the Literature
Texts and Treatises
Anatomy and Physiology
Abstracts, Indexes,
and Bibliographies
Atlases
12
3
3
0
5
14
9
3
18
21.4
33.3
0.0
27.8
9
5
5
7
7
18
43
39
30
32
50.0
11.6
12.8
23.3
21.9
3
17
4
13
1
2
1
8
4
16
4
19
7
25
7
27
1
3
4
15
14
59
7
37
42.9
68.0
57.1
48.1
100.0
66.7
25.0
53.3
28.6
27.1
57.1
51.4
1
7
14.3
12
30
40.0
13
11
12
2
4
3
13
0
6
7
7
17
27
29
23
16
5
13
21
6
37
40
24
33
48.1
37.9
52.2
12.5
80.0
23.1
61.9
0.0
16.2
17.5
29.2
51.5
0
11
0.0
6
17
35.3
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Handbooks
Histories
Methods and Techniqes
Periodicals
Reviews of the Literature
Textbooks
Entomology
Abstracts and Indexes
Current Sources
Retrospective
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks and Manuals
Histories
Identification Manuals
Nomenclature
Periodicals
Journals
Reviews
Textbooks
Treatises and General Works
Zoology
Abstracts and Indexes
Current Sources
Retrospective
Impt. Bibliograph. Journals
Atlases, Checklists,
and Identif. Manuals
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Guides to the Literature
Handbooks
Histories
Nomenclature
Periodicals
Reviews of the Literature
Texts/General Works
Treatises
TOTAL
1
0
4
1
2
2
6
7
6
23
13
55
25
26
14.3
0.0
17.4
7.7
3.6
8.0
23.1
2
0
5
0
2
4
1
5
3
12
6
7
3
6
12
6
16
5
16.7
0.0
71.4
0.0
33.3
33.3
16.7
31.3
60.0
0
1
4
4
53
2
8
11
0.0
50.0
50.0
36.4
2
5
0
28
9
18
5
52
22.2
27.8
0.0
53.8
12
1
2
1
1
8
1
11
5
20
2
15
5
13
57
5
20
16
60.0
50.0
13.3
20.0
7.7
14.0
20.0
55.0
31.2
614
2063
29.8
Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical Sciences (2nd edition)
Bibliographic Sources
13
Guides to the Literature
Bibliographies and Catalogs
12
17
16
76
75.0
22.4
6
2
24
8
25.0
25.0
9
8
30
64
30.0
12.5
3
3
2
0
6
3
4
6
2
25
100.0
75.0
33.3
0.0
24.0
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
25
60
41.7
Handbooks and Methods
Handbooks
Methods and Techniques
11
14
37
66
29.7
21.2
Directories and Groups
Biographical Sources
General Directories
Noteworthy Collections
2
8
1
9
13
8
22.2
61.5
12.5
Identification Sources
Atlases, F. Guides, Floras, Keys, Manuals
Guides to Flora
Endangered and Threatened Plants
67
2
6
110
15
11
60.9
13.3
54.5
Taxonomy
Taxonomic Indexes
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
6
17
17
25
34
24
24.0
50.0
70.8
Biographical and Historical Materials
Guides to the Literature
Biographical Materials
Histories
3
17
33
4
37
75
75.0
27.0
44.0
Textbooks and Treatises
31
65
47.7
Abstracts, Indexes and Databases
Botanical Abstracts and Indexes
Current Awareness Tools
Retrospective Tools
Current Awareness Sources
Journals
Core Plant Science Journals
Book Reviews, Patents, Translations
General Sources for Verification
Book Reviews
Patents
Translations
Reviews of the Literature
14
TOTAL
328
851
38.5
7
5
0
5
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
0
10
1
6
2
13
8
7
23
6
4
5
2
4
7
5
12
1
13
1
7
2
53.8
62.5
0.0
21.7
16.7
50.0
20.0
100.0
75.0
57.1
80.0
16.7
0.0
76.9
100.0
85.7
100.0
Invertebrates
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Indexes and abstracts
Handbooks
Field Guides
Textbooks
Journals
Taxonomic keys
Checklists and classification schemes
1
2
0
16
7
9
0
6
0
2
3
5
40
14
13
17
8
8
50.0
66.7
0.0
40.0
50.0
69.2
0.0
75.0
0.0
Arthropods
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Indexes and abstracts
Directories
Handbooks
Field Guides
Textbooks
Journals
Taxonomic keys
6
6
2
1
0
65
8
8
2
13
11
6
15
10
2
162
20
10
34
39
A Guide to the Zoological Literature (1994)
General Reference Sources
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Indexes and abstracts
Historical periodical indexes
Directories
Handbooks
Field Guides
Illustrations
Checklists and classification schemes
Textbooks
Journals
Taxonomic keys
Biographies
Style Manuals
Guides to the literature
Associations
Directories
15
54.5
100.0
13.0
10.0
0.0
40.1
40.0
80.0
5.9
33.3
Checklists and classification schemes
Biographies
Guides to the literature
5
1
1
53
3
2
9.4
33.3
50.0
Vertebrates
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Indexes and abstracts
Handbooks
Textbooks
Journals
Taxonomic keys
Checklists and classification schemes
0
0
3
0
0
5
0
2
0
1
1
3
1
7
13
1
2
3
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
38.5
0.0
100.0
0.0
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Indexes and abstracts
Directories
Handbooks
Field Guides
Textbooks
Journals
Taxonomic keys
Checklists and classification schemes
0
3
0
0
0
21
6
2
0
1
2
5
7
4
2
2
59
22
2
3
3
30
0.0
42.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
35.6
27.3
100.0
0.0
33.3
6.7
Amphibians and Reptiles
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Indexes and abstracts
Handbooks
Field Guides
Textbooks
Journals
Taxonomic keys
Checklists and classification schemes
1
4
0
0
28
5
2
1
2
4
2
5
3
1
100
11
4
5
5
27
50.0
80.0
0.0
0.0
28.0
45.5
50.0
20.0
40.0
14.8
6
8
1
7
15
2
85.7
53.3
50.0
Fishes
Birds
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
16
Indexes and abstracts
Directories
Handbooks
Field Guides
Textbooks
Journals
Taxonomic keys
Checklists and classification schemes
Biographies
Guides to the literature
0
0
66
17
1
2
1
3
0
0
2
1
120
45
4
8
1
43
1
1
0.0
0.0
55.0
37.8
25.0
25.0
100.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
Mammals
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Electronic Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias (Systematic Section)
Bibliographies
Indexes and abstracts
Directories
Handbooks
Field Guides
Textbooks
Journals and serials
Taxonomic keys
Checklists and classification schemes
1
4
0
2
1
0
1
52
5
1
0
1
5
3
5
1
4
9
4
4
143
25
2
12
7
27
33.3
80.0
0.0
50.0
11.1
0.0
25.0
36.4
20.0
50.0
0.0
14.3
18.5
484
1427
33.9
12
1
0
7
2
0
5
3
3
0
9
1
8
14
5
11
16
5
3
8
7
8
5
11
4
14
85.7
20.0
0.0
43.8
40.0
0.0
62.5
42.9
37.5
0.0
81.8
25.0
57.1
51
111
45.9
TOTAL
Magazines for Libraries (8th edition)
Biological Sciences
Basic Periodicals
Basic Abstracts and Indexes
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Botany
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Ecology
Genetics
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Multidisciplinary
Specialty Titles
Vertebrate and Invertebrate Zoology
TOTAL
17
18