BioFactor
July 2002
Library Newsletter for Biology
Liaison Contact:  Antoinette Nelson   
Email: nelsona@uta.edu     Phone:  817.272-7433		      SEL homepage     PULSe, online catalog

|  Class Syllabus  |  |  Library Liaison   |  |  New E-Journals  | 
 |  New in PULSe  |  |  Reserves | | TexShare Card |  | Wireless Laptops |

Class Syllabus:

Students need help in their library research for class assignments.  When preparing your class syllabus, please include my name and contact information on your print and online class syllabi:

                        Antoinette Nelson - Biology Librarian - Science & Engineering Library
                        Nedderman BO3C - nelsona@uta.edu - 817/272-7433  

This will give the students a contact, to help them facilitate understanding the library resources and/or services.  

New E-Journals:

New in PULSe:                        Biology books in SEL, as of July 5, 2002
                                                            Call Numbers for Biology: QH-SH

Title Author Call Number
Naturalist's Big Bend : an introduction to the trees and shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and insects Wauer, Roland H. QH105.T4 W38 2002
Matrix population models : construction, analysis, and interpretation -
2nd ed. 		 Casewell, Hal QH352 .C375 2001
Genetics, paleontology, and macroevolution - 2nd ed. Levinton, Jeffrey S. QH366.2 .L47 2001 - Temporarily Shelved at Bindery; due back August 12, 2002
Designing field studies for biodiversity conservation Feinsinger, Peter QH75 .F45 2001 - Temporarily Shelved at Bindery; due back August 12, 2002
Environmental evolution : effects of the origin and evolution of life on planet earth - 2nd ed. edited by Lynn Margulis, Clifford Matthews, and Aaron Haselton QH366.2 .E59 2000 - Temporarily Shelved at Bindery; due back August 12, 2002
Animal evolution : interrelationships of the living phyla Nielsen, Claus QH367.5 .N53 2001 - Temporarily Shelved at Bindery; due back August 12, 2002
The biomass spectrum : a predator-prey theory of aqautic production Kerr, S. R. QH510 .K45 2001 - Temporarily Shelved at Bindery; due back August 12, 2002
Early southwest ornithologists, 1528-1900 Fischer, Dan L. QL672.73.S85 F57 2001
Birds of the Texas Panhandle : their status, distribution, and history Seyffert, Kenneth D. QL684.T4 S45 2001
Sex : a natural history Rodgers, Joann Ellison QP251 .R577 2002
Neuropsychology : from theory to practice Andrewes, David G. QP360 .A53 2001
FISH technology   QP519.9.F56 F574 2002
The farm as natural habitat : reconnecting food systems with ecosystems   S589.7 .F36 2002

 Reserves:

Do you know of library books that students will use frequently for a course you're teaching? If so, please place them on reserve prior to the beginning of the semester, so that all your students will have a chance to use them.

TexShare Card:  

If you are a currently enrolled UTA student or currently employed UTA faculty or staff, you may be able to have access to other libraries in the in the State of Texas.

- the State of Texas:  UTA students, faculty, and staff may be able to have access to libraries that are members of TexShare. Apply Now! or bring your UTA MavExpress ID Card to the Central Library Circulation Desk to get a TexShare Card. For more information contact us.

Contact each TexShare library to get complete information on:

A list of TexShare libraries is available.

  Wireless Laptops:   

Wireless Laptops are available!     Check Out our Laptops

Laptop computers are available for UTA faculty, staff, and students to check out at the Circulation Desk. The laptops are for use ONLY in the Library. They may be borrowed for a three hour period and are available on a first-come first-serve basis.

  Library Liaison:  Antoinette Nelson -
I serve as Branch Manager of SEL & library liaison for the Department of Biology.  I provide library instruction sessions to classes, small groups, or individually with students, to enhance their research skills. I am also available to meet with you to discuss how the library can more effectively meet your research and instructional needs. For more information, please contact me by e-mail or telephone (817-272-7433).