Natural and Applied Sciences  Tags: lewiston  

If you do not know the exact subject heading describing the topic you need, try doing a keyword search using other word/s related to that topic (such as "seaweed")and then click on the subject heading links found within the relevant records to find additional, useful resources.

You can also borrow books relevant to your research that are in libraries not affiliated with the University (for example, Bates or libraries worldwide).

To find materials located in Maine, use MaineCat. To obtain materials not located at USM but still within URSUS or MaineCat, you will need to click on the Request button on the screen and enter your name and barcode number which begins with 25022 (found under the barcode on your USM Card). 

To find materials worldwide which you may be able to borrow, check WorldCat and then use the Order Thru ILLIAD link in the record.

You will find books related to the science fields in the following call number ranges in the Library of Congress classification scheme, which is how USM classifies and arranges its books.

For health and illness:
Medicine

For environmental science:
Science

ProQuest Dissertation & Theses - (also referred to as Digital Dissertations) - Index to dissertations from 1861 to the present, representing the work of authors from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities. Includes the 350-word abstracts written by the author for those dissertations published after 1979. More limited coverage of master's theses from 1962 on (UM theses are not included); citations for those published after 1987 include 150-word abstracts. Database includes full text of dissertations written at the University of Maine after 1996. ORO: Funded in part by the University of Maine Graduate School.