Synopses & Reviews
Virtually all of the food we eat comes from plants, either directly from such staples as grains, fruits and vegetables, or indirectly through livestock that rely on plants for fodder. Plants also provide us with oxygen, fibers, fuel, and medicine. In short, our dependence on them is great indeed. This third edition of a classic bibliography retains the best features of its predecessor, published ten years ago, with greatly expanded coverage of Web sites. Its nearly 1,000 annotated entries focus on core materials for botanists and plant biologists. Organized by topic rather than format, it covers such enduring yet timely topics as: Plant Evolution and Paleobotany; Ethnobotany; Ecology; Anatomy, Morphology, and Development; Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology; Plant Physiology and Phytochemistry; and Systematics and Identification. In addition, introductory chapters discuss the study of plants, characteristics of plant biology literature, and the history of the field and the people in it. This is the perfect deskside companion for both neophyte and seasoned botanists and their information purveyors.
Review
Plants are essential to both the balance of nature and people's lives. This bibliography of nearly 1,000 annotated entries touches upon every conceivable aspect of this fascinating area of study.
"This reference guide would be helpful to researchers in locating the correct resource for fact-finding and for libraries purchasing reference sources in botany. Especially useful are the entries for systematic guides, which can be difficult to locate. Recommended. All libraries, all levels."Choice
Review
"This reference guide would be helpful to researchers in locating the correct resource for fact-finding and for libraries purchasing reference sources in botany. Especially useful are the entries for systematic guides, which can be difficult to locate. Recommended. All libraries, all levels." - Choice
Synopsis
This third edition of a classic bibliography retains the best features of its predecessor, published ten years ago, with greatly expanded coverage of Web sites. Its nearly 1,000 annotated entries focus on core materials for botanists and plant biologists. Organized by topic rather than format, it runs the gamut from Plant Physiology to Genetics and Biotechnology. Introductory chapters discuss the study of plants, characteristics of plant biology literature, and the history of the field and the people in it. This book is for both neophyte and seasoned botanists and their information purveyors.
Synopsis
Plants are essential to both the balance of nature and people's lives. This bibliography of nearly 1,000 annotated entries touches upon every conceivable aspect of this fascinating area of study.
About the Author
DIANE SCHMIDT is the Biology Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a BA in Biology/Psychology from Hamline University and an MS in Biology from Purdue University in addition to her MA-LS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a member of the Special Library Association and was awarded the SLA Biomedical and Life Science Division's Distinguished Member Award in 2004. She is also the author of more than ten articles and author or co-author of several bibliographic guides, including Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, Guide to Reference and Information Sources in the Zoological Sciences, and A Guide to Field Guides: Identifying.MELODY M. ALLISON is the Assistant Biology Librarian and Assistant Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). In 1998 she received a M.S. degree in Library and Information Science as well as the Health Sciences Information Management Award from the UIUC Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) and was invited to become a member of the Alpha Chapter of the Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society for Library and Information Science. She has been active in the Medical Library Association (MLA) Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) Task Force to Map the Literature of Nursing, and is currently the NAHRS Chair-Elect and Program Chair.KATHLEEN A. CLARK has been the Biotechnology Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) since the Fall of 2001, where she holds the rank of Associate Professor of Library Administration. Previously she was the Assistant Life Sciences Librarian at Purdue University for eight years. She has a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Kansas, and both a MS in Agronomy and BS in Biology from the University of Nebraska. In 1993, Katie earned her MLS from the University of Illinois. Katie has authored articles in the discipline of plant physiology, and taught introductory and advanced plant biology courses while an Assistant Professor in the Plant Biology Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has also authored articles in the field of science librarianship, including articles on Internet resources and book review sources in the Life Sciences.PAMELA F. JACOBS is the Associate University Librarian for Collection Resources at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario. She has a BSc and MSc in Botany from the University of Guelph and is author of several scientific articles on plant structure. Pamela also holds an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she received the Frances B. Jenkins award for most promising MS Candidate in the area of Science Librarianship. She is an active member of the Canadian and Ontario Library Associations and is co-author of Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide.MARIA A. PORTAis Assistant Acquisitions Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and formerly the Assistant Agriculture Librarian. She received her MS in Library Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1981. She has been a member of American Library Association, Special Libraries Association, and the United States Agricultural Information Network (USIAN). She is the author of over ten articles and book chapters.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction to the Botanical Literature
General Sources
History and Biography
Plant Evolution and Paleobotany
Ethnobotany
Ecology
Anatomy, Morphology, and Development
Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology
Plant Physiology and Phytochemistry
Systematics and Identification
Author/Title Index