The Joan Staats Library
The services and collections of the Joan Staats Library support the Jackson Laboratory's mission to improve the quality of human life through discoveries arising from our own genetic research and by enabling the research and education of others.
We are open to the public during normal Laboratory hours which are: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Check-in at the Receptionist's Desk is required.
Our Collections
Our specialized collection areas include: genetics, inbred mice, animal health and husbandry, development, embryology, complex traits, immunology, cancer, molecular biology, neuroscience and computational biology.
The collection comprises nearly 5,600 electronic journal titles, 80 print journal titles and a book collection of more than 4,000 volumes. Our Reprint Collection numbers over 46,000 journal articles. The Library is located on the second floor of the C.C. Little Library and Conference Center.
The Jackson Laboratory Historical Archives Collection includes the C.C. Little Papers, 1929-1954; The Jackson Laboratory Staff Personal Papers, including the George Snell Papers; The Jackson Laboratory Publications; a Photograph Collection of over 5000 prints and negatives; and numerous media and museum collections.
News and Announcements
PubMed has been redesigned, all the same great resources in a new package.
A SciVal Funding trial has been granted for the Jackson Laboratory, click here to access our trial account.
SciVal Funding is part of a suite of products, which provides comprehensive and integrated workflow solutions to help you evaluate, establish and execute your research strategies.
SciVal Funding delivers quick and comprehensive access to current funding opportunities and award information. The tool is designed to support research administrators and researchers in the pre-award stage of funding and increases the effectiveness and increases grant submission success rates.
Online tutorials and support are available by clicking "Help". Please send feedback to: library@jax.org
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (CSH Perspectives) is a new monthly online publication comprising reviews spanning the complete spectrum of the molecular life sciences. This journal is on free trial through the end of 2009.
JAX Library of the Future
A blog of library information, innovation and technology; pictures of the Phase I Library construction.
Visit the JAX Library Wiki to use:
- the Library's Journal-Sharing Wiki Page ~ Lab people sharing their journal subscriptions.
- and more...
