Biology 

 

  Search Quest by Keyword(s) Anywhere

Go to Quest Basic or Advanced Search for more search options.

Library systems and services make it possible for members of the BC community to find and obtain books and other materials from beyond the walls of the BC Libraries themselves. These systems and services include:

All print and electronic materials in the Boston Libraries Collection can be found by searching Quest, the online catalog. Materials not owned by Boston College can be located at other libraries using the WorldCat database. 

 Locating Materials in Quest

Searching by Subject
On the Basic Search screen, choose "Subject heading beginning with ...", then type in the Browse box: molecular biology (or, more specialized terms, such as: molecular genetics; gene expression; etc.).

Alternatively, if you are looking for materials on a more specific topic in biology, use the Keyword search box:

To find material on gene regulation, type: gene* and regulat*
(The "*" is a truncation symbol that will retrieve various forms of each word: gene, genes, genetic, regulation, regulatory, regulators. The "and" will require that both terms appear, but not necessarily in the same phrase.)

 By Title or Author
On the Basic Search screen, choose "Title beginning with ..." to locate a specific work or, choose "Author beginning with ..." to find books written by a particular author.