Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS) - For Librarians

ELS is a unique resource for students, instructors, and researchers in the life sciences

Recommend to your STUDENTS if they are

• Looking to find background information for their studies
• Searching for the right article to help them complete an essay or term paper
• Looking for an authoritative publication that they can cite in their bibliography

"I was made aware of ELS during my undergraduate studies and it was really helpful to get a better understanding of topics covered in the lectures I was attending. Many times ELS articles contained more recent knowledge than the lecture itself." — Dr Timo Kanzleiter, Diabetes and Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia.

Recommend to your INSTRUCTORS if they are

• Struggling to find a wide-ranging resource in life sciences to recommend to their students
• Searching for review or reference materials to help plan a lecture or lesson

"ELS not only helped me to write essays and carry out preliminary study for my thesis as a student, but now that I work at a university, ELS is a great aid when preparing for tutorials and lectures. The articles are a good starting point and being concise and aimed at different levels, allow me to recommend them to my students for further reading." — A university lecturer in life sciences, UK.

Recommend to your RESEARCHERS if they are

• Struggling to find information outside their specialist area
• Searching for a reliable background research resource

ELS is a one-stop shop for your users’ information needs...

• A comprehensive coverage of the life sciences – from structural biology to ecology.
• Over 4,600 specially commissioned articles explaining key concepts in the life sciences.

"The most ambitious single source reference source ever produced in the biological sciences." — American Reference Books Annual

"The coverage is awesome." — Microbiology Today

Accessible information in a student-friendly format...

• Articles are carefully structured to help students get straight to the information they need.
• Introductory and advanced articles offer different entry points to the content, according to the user’s level of expertise.
• ELS is illustrated throughout with high-quality color figures.
• Articles contain glossaries and concise descriptions of key concepts.

A high-quality, cutting-edge resource used by instructors and researchers world-wide...

• Contributions are commissioned from the world’s leading scientists.
• Over 6,000 authors have contributed to date.
• All articles are peer-reviewed by experts.
• New and updated articles are added regularly to ELS.

"It’s all there and it’s all encompassing. At the same time, however, attention to detail has not been sacrificed…. The scientific accuracy is remarkable." — Microbiology Today

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