The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, 3 Vols.

VOLUME 1 - Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use
By Elizabeth Harris (Duke University)
. Taxonomy, diversity and distribution of Chlamydomonas species
. History of Chlamydomonas as a laboratory organism
. Cell architecture
. The vegetative cell cycle, including culture conditions and methods
. The sexual cycle
. Overview of the nuclear genome
. Genetic analysis
. The molecular toolkit, including transformation, gene expression, etc.
. Resources for the investigator and for use of Chlamydomonas in teaching

VOLUME 2 - Organellar and Metabolic Processes
Edited By David Stern (Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research)
. Biogenesis of chloroplasts and mitochondria
. Photosynthesis
. Respiration
. Nitrogen assimilation
. Starch biosynthesis
. Sulfur metabolism
. Rsponse to heavy metals
. Hydrogen production

VOLUME 3 - Cell Motility and Behavior
Edited by George Witman (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
. Basal bodies
. Basal body-associated structures
. Flagellar assembly and length control
. Intraflagellar transport
. Flagellar axoneme
. Flagellar membrane
. Tactic responses (phototaxis, chemotaxis) and mechanoreception

David Stern is the Associate Dean for Public Services at Milner Library, Illinois State University. David has degrees in Biological Sciences; History & Philosophy of Science; and Library Science, and was the founder and principal of Maximize Information. Previously Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources at Brown University, and Director of Science Libraries at Yale University, David taught library science graduate courses and serves as a consultant and advisor to a number of professional bodies. David served on the Board of Directors (2000-2003) and as the Chair of the Knowledge Management Division (2007-2008) of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), and as Editor of the journal Science and Technology Libraries from 2005-2007. His research interests include electronic retrieval and transmission of data and the development of end-user search systems for both local and remote hosts. He is currently working on the development of standards and cost models for federated full-text search and retrieval systems. David has many articles, several chapters, two edited special issues of Science and Technology Libraries, and a book, Guide to Information Sources in the Physical Sciences, to his credit. He is a regular speaker at conferences.