Homewood-Flossmoor High School Library

Library Resources for Genetics Project

(Locke)

Start your research on the HFHS Library Resources homepage:  

Go to HFHS Web site: www.hfhighschool.org

   

Recommended Databases:

Encyclopedia Britannica

Health Reference Center

Science Resource Center

Student Resource Center

Electronic Books:

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Internet Sites:

Genetics Home Reference

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/

The National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions.

Medline Plus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine  and the National Institutes of Health.  Searchable by keyword.

Additional search tip:  

The databases and e-books usually contain lists of excellent Web sites. This will save time and give you sites that are appropriate for academic research.

Searching for images for your Power Point:

Many of the library databases and e-book articles contain images you can copy and paste into your Power Point.

Student Resource Center: Click on the “Multimedia” results tab.Health Reference Center: Click on the “Images and Videos” tabE-Books (Gale Virtual Reference Library): The image will be within individual articles.

Science Resource Center: Click on the “Multimedia” results tab.