Xavier University Library: Media Guides: Biology

Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics Digital Sounds (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains about 30,000 recordings of over 1,000 species of animals. It includes over 10,000 digitized recordings of songbirds, primarily warblers, tanagers, and sparrows. Real Media Player or Real Media Alternative is required to play these recordings. The Borror Laboratory was founded by the late Dr. Donald Borror, Professor of Entomology and Zoology at The Ohio State University. It is produced by the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

LANDSAT 7 Satellite Images (updated every 16 days) is part of OhioLINK's digital Media Center and makes Ohio-based satellite data available for download or web viewing. Several views are available, including infrared and true color composite. Urban growth, natural resource loss, and crop health are a few of the environmental issues that may be monitored with this type of satellite data. It is produced by the U.S. Geological Survey and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

LexisNexis Statistical Publications & DataSets (exportable data; users guide) includes datasets from many sources, including the US government, international organizations, and the private sector. It covers all subject areas, including banking and finance, criminal justice and law, education, energy resources and demand, food and agriculture, government and politics, health and vital statistics, housing and construction, industry and commerce, international; labor and employment, natural resources and environment, population and income, prices and cost of living, stocks and commodities, and transportation and travel. Users can search datasets by keyword; browse datasets by subject or source; display datasets by trend, map or ranking; and output datasets in print, PDF, delimited, Excel or SAS formats. Datasets can be limited by date and geographic area (country, state, county). Years available varies by dataset; for example, births 1999-present and breast cancer 1973-present. It also features datasets currently in the news, such as crude oil price, 30-year fixed mortgage rate, airline on-time arrival rate, campaign contributions for both Obama and McCain, gasoline prices, the prime rate and the unemployment rate. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by LexisNexis. Click Customize Data to access the datasets. Users will need to run the Java installation.

Access Medicine (updated daily; all full-text; XLinks; Citation help) provides students, clinicians, and researchers with instant answers to clinical questions from the most trusted textbooks: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas, Williams' Obstetrics, Hurst's The Heart, Goodman & Gillman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Adams & Victor's Principles of Neurology, Williams' Hematology, and Principles of Critical Care. It provides information necessary for completing evaluations, diagnoses, case management decisions, conducting research, and medical education. It features A to Z access to over 800 disorders and excellent drug information. Users can search for images, videos and audio by keyword. It includes LANGE Basic and Clinical Science Series for on-going study, review and reference, as well as the USMLEasy tool for self-assessment and board review practice. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by McGraw-Hill.

Dolphin Embryo Digitized Slides (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center. It contains scanned images of histological sections captured using a digital camera connected to a microscope. The collection consists of many sections per single embryo. Each embryo is identified by a name, such as LACM 94674. A section number follows the name, e.g. LACM 94674-100 is section 100. The specimens are examples of Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) and were made available by the Los Angeles County Museum. It is produced by the Digital Library of Dolphin Development at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM). The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Forestry Image Collection (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center. It contains a collection of forestry photos dating back to the early 20th century. Images portray trees, cultivation, care, and the effects of human activity. The photographs were taken in Ohio but other states and countries are also represented. It is produced by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at the Ohio State University. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (continuously updated; all full-text; XLinks) is a reference work in the biological sciences for both students and professionals. It contains 3,000 articles written by 5,000 contributing scientists which are categorized as introductory, advanced or keynote. It includes links to related articles and subject portals, a glossary and excellent graphics that can be printed separately. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Wiley InterScience.

Reproductive Physiology Animations (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center. It contains a collection of learning modules on human reproduction. Some of the animated modules are accompanied by sound. To view the modules in the sequence, Browse by Title. These animations are played via Macromedia Flash Player, which is pre-installed on most web browsers. Users may download files to insert into a PowerPoint presentation or a Blackboard course. You may select and rearrange modules to fit your need. It is produced by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Science Online (all full-text; XLinks) is an online encyclopedia and NOT the journal, Science. It offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines including biology and life sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, mathematics, physics, space and astronomy, and weather and climate. Content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by national and state science education standards. It contains over 6,800 printable diagrams, illustrations and images; hundreds of videos and flash animations; over 1,000 science experiments and activities indexed by grade and time required; thousands of biographies of key scientists; thousands of definitions; a searchable timeline of science history; and national and state science education standards. Special features include Editor's Selection of the Month and Focus On. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Facts on File.

BLM (Bureau of Land Management) Photo Library - provided by the Department of the Interior, this site can searched by keyword and limited by state.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Public Health Image Gallery - thousands of health and science related photographs, images and multimedia files in an organized, universal electronic gateway.
Centre for Bioscience ImageBank - a searchable collection of contributed images provided by this UK Centre.
Creative Commons - will help you find photos, music, text, books, educational materials, and more that is free to share or build upon.
Great Images in NASA (GRIN) - over a thousand NASA-related images of significant historical interest scanned at high resolution.
National Health Museum Graphics Gallery (AccessExcellence) - a series of labeled diagrams with explanations representing the important processes of biotechnology.
National Library of Medicine: Images from the History of Medicine - provides access to nearly 60,000 images in the print and photograph collection, including portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Photo Library - thousands of copyright-friendly images and graphics related to the planet's oceans, geology, marine life , fisheries,environment and weather.
NASA Image Exchange - search for NASA multimedia
NASA Multimedia Gallery
NASA Planetary Photojournal
Pics4Learning - copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students.
US Department of Agriculture Image Gallery - provides a complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agriculture Research Service staff.
US Fish and Wildlife Service National Image Library - the Service's collection of public domain still photos.
US Geological Survey Multimedia
Wikimedia Commons - a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to all.
Wikipedia Public Domain Image Sources - lists a number of sites and sources for public domain images.

Educational Films and Documentaries (XLinks), formerly the Digital Video Collection, is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains 1,976 full-length educational films and documentaries covering a wide variety of subjects. The collection currently includes videos from two distributors: Ambrose Video and Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Real Media Alternative is required to view videos. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

XPLORE Library Catalog (tips & tricks; RefWorks help; XLinks; video tutorials) is Xavier library's online public access catalog. It includes all of the library's books, journals, audiovisuals, and microform materials. Search XPLORE by keyword, author, title and Library of Congress subject heading. If you don't find what you need, request it online (printable instructions; video tutorial) from OhioLINK, the combined library catalog of 88 college, university, public, and state libraries in Ohio.

To find digital, streaming, DVD, and FHS videos in XPLORE, limit your search results to the Record Type, Proj. Medium (example), or click the links below: