Pew Learning Center & Ellison Library


FRS 128 - Genetics, Medicine & Your Future

Fall 2008

Instructor: Dr. Michael Torres , ext. 5816
Librarian: Joy Pastucha , ext. 3063

Books, Videos & CDs:

Search the Appalachian College Association Shared Catalog - for books, videos & CDs held by Warren Wilson College and other libraries in the catalog.
NetLibrary and other E-Book Collections
WorldCat - search library collections throughout the world

Sources for Science Fiction Short Stories on Human Evolution:

Books:
Anatomy of Wonder (R 808.838762 B277a 2004) - especially the "Theme Index" beginning on p. 963.
Short Story Index (R 808.83 S558) - volumes covering pre-1949 to 2007; use the subject index section of each volume.

Databases:
Book Index with Reviews
WorldCat

Selected Web Sites:
Center for the Study of Science Fiction
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Locus Online
Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
Science Fiction Studies
SF: The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide
SF Site

Articles & Databases:

Interdisciplinary Full-Text Databases:
Academic Search Premier - not exclusively full-text
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive - full-text backfiles of key journals, NOT a current journal source
MasterFILE Premier - not exclusively full-text
OmniFile Full Text - includes several science databases
Proquest Research Library - not exclusively full-text

Selected Subject Specialized Databases:
Annual Reviews (especially Annual Review of Genomics & Human Genetics)
Applied Science & Technology Index
Biological & Agricultural Index
Biology Digest
CQ Researcher Online
PsycArticles
PsycINFO
PubMed
PubMed Central - free archive of selected life science journals

Selected Web Sites:

Bioethics Resources on the Web, National Institutes of Health
Gene Almanac
Genetics Education Center
Human Genome Project Information
Learn.Genetics: Genetic Science Learning Center
Medical Genetics Information Resources for Consumers
The New Genetics
Science Functional Genomics Resources: Medical Resources
Transhumanism's Extropy Institute

Have Something to Share?
If you have a good web site or other suggestions to offer, send me a note at jpastuch@warren-wilson.edu.



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