ELS:生命科学百科全书是生命科学相关的最大的图书馆和资源库，拥有4800多篇同行业特别评审的生命科学相关论文，对这个领域的研究者和研究生来说是一个宝贵的学术资源。

生命百科全书的文章都是由该领域权威学者和领导人撰写，每年大约更新400篇文章，按月更新。这种资源是对所有的生物科学图书馆和大多数大型学术和公共图书馆以及本科生和研究生的生物系学生有非常大的帮助。

articles in the life sciences and is an essential resource for students.

eLS articles are written by leaders in the field to provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage of each subject area. eLS is updated by approximately 400 articles per year, with new articles publishing on a monthly basis.

"With an impressive list of advisors and authors, broad subject coverage, exquisite articles, and a relatively easy to use interface, eLS is a remarkable resource." — Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship

"This resource is a must-have for all biological sciences libraries and most larger academic and public libraries. It will be used often by undergraduate and graduate biology students." — American Reference Books Annual.

Features include:

1、Topic browse spanning the life sciences from cell biology to ecology;

2、Topic coverage reviewed by a distinguished international scientific advisory team;

3、Overviews and Suggested Articles to help students learn about topics;

4、Key Concepts explaining critical learning points for the reader;

5、Open availability of Abstracts, Key Concepts and Keywords;

6、Open availability of high-quality illustrations;

7、Open availability of References and Further Reading;

8、In-text hyperlinks directly linking related eLS articles;

9、Article Glossaries;

10、New and updated articles added on a monthly basis;

11、Updated articles clearly linked to earlier versions.