LIBRARY
Public Health Subject Research Guide: Selected Websites
Websites useful in Public Health
- Index to the Mental Measurement YearbooksNeed to locate a scale or test? Use this index for this resource.
How do I evaluate information on the Internet?
To determine if information found on the Internet is reliable and accurate, try the CAARP test:
Currency: The timeliness of the information.
Authority: The source of the information.
Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the information.
Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs.
Purpose: The reason the information exists.
Selected Websites
The websites listed below have been recommended by Saint Leo librarians and faculty as suitable for academic research and projects:
- Animal Diversity WebDatabase of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology
- BiointeractiveProvides virtual labs, videos, and other free resources
- BioMed CentralHundreds of open-access journal publications
- BioZone Bio Links DatabaseOffers resources on various branches of biology
- Genetics Education CenterInformation on human genetics and the human genome project
- Gray's Anatomy of the Human BodyFrom the seminal 1918 publication, with engravings and detailed index
- Plants DatabaseProvides standardized information about plants of the U.S. and its territories
- PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.
The PubMed database contains more than 32 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature. It does not include full text journal articles; however, links to the full text are often present when available from other sources, such as the publisher's website or PubMed Central (PMC).
- SciCentral: Biological SciencesProvides information on jobs, conferences, journals and relevant databases
- Science MattersVideos and presentations on newest advances and research in bio science
- Tree of LifeA collection of text, pictures and videos about biodiversity
- Western Soundscape ArchiveOffers thousands of recordings of Western animal species and their environments
