Fisheries Biology Research Guide

Our Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to assign call numbers. In this system, the first two or three lines of a call number identify the subject of a book or other item. The main call number used for Fisheries and Fish Culture is SH.

Following are some specific library catalogs that include significant collections on fish and fisheries:

• FAO Catalogue (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Includes all documents and publications produced by FAO since 1945, and books added to the FAO Library since 1976. Provides links to fulltext when available.
• National Agricultural Library (US Department of Agriculture) Detailed catalog of book, serial, and government document literature acquired since 1862 by the major agricultural research library in the United States. Many serial publications are individually cataloged.
• NOAA Library (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) Includes holdings of libraries throughout NOAA, including the National Marine Fisheries Service.
• Oregon State University Library
• Streamnet Library Focus is on technical report literature on anadromous fisheries in the Columbia Basin.
• WorldFish Center Library Empahsis is on fisheries and aquaculture in the developing world.

The following short videos will show you how to accomplish some basic research tasks.