Liaison Librarian
Legend
- McGill users only
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Sources for Background Information
- Dictionary of genetics
- Encyclopedia of genetics
- Color atlas of genetics
- Encyclopedia of molecular medicine
- Online encyclopedia of genetics, genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics
- Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders
- Nature encyclopedia of the human genome
- Thompson & Thompson genetics in medicine
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - genetics, genomics, mutations, etc.
Search tips for the library catalogue
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. genetic? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words genetic, genetics, geneticist, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "biochemical genetics" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase biochemical genetics |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. genetics and (morality OR ethics) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word genetics and either morality or ethics |
You can also browse the catalogue, or the shelves at the following call numbers
| Call Number | Subject |
| QH 442-447 | Genetic engineering (includes Human genome project) |
| QZ 50 | Medical Genetics (includes gene therapy) |
| QZ 266 | Cancer gene therapy |
| WL 100 | Neurogenetics |
Core and additional databases
- BIOSIS Previews - life sciences
- MEDLINE (1996-) - database of the National Library of Medicine (or search MEDLINE (1950-))
- General Science Full Text
- Scopus - multidisciplinary
NCBI Human Genome Resources
Methods & techniques
Selected Internet Sites
Search engines
- Entrez, the life sciences search engine
- Scirus - scientific information
- Scitopia.org - science and technology
Societies
- Canadian College of Medical Geneticists
- Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors
- National Society of Genetic Councelors