Life Science Library
Life Science Library Reading Room
The Life Science Library is housed in the historic space that served as the original library for the university until 1977. Its extensive collections support cutting-edge scholarship in the biosciences, with a focus on biology, medicine, nutrition and pharmacy.
Featured Research Guides

Biology
Resources for botany, ecology, microbiology, zoology and climate change.

Medicine
Access for Dell Medical School, databases, systematic reviews, and health statistics.

Nutrition
Find databases, reference tools, health professions career & education info and more.

Pharmacy
Find recommended databases, organizations, health professions career & education info and more.
Services and FAQ
Featured Resources

Research+Pizza
Wondering about the work your professors do outside of the classroom? Want to know more about how research is done? RESEARCH+PIZZA brings together UT students and researchers for informal lunchtime presentations and discussions. Join us once a month to talk about UT research that led to products and services we use every day, or that’s creating our future.

Science Study Break
Take a break from the books and join UT researchers for pizza and chat about popular movies and TV shows that deal with science topics.

Clin*IC
Clinical Information Center, or Clin*IC, is designed to provide a single access point to a variety of pharmacy, nursing and other clinical information resources for students, faculty and staff at the University of Texas at Austin. Over 300 drug, nursing and clinical reference titles from 20 database providers are available.