The Encyclopedia of Biological Methods (EOBM) helps solve a problem faced by many biology faculty. Using primary literature in our classes is good practice, but not all students have the same background in different methods used in journal articles. The EOBM is written to briefly introduce a variety of biological methods to students with a basic understanding of introductory-level college biology. It introduces information at the correct level of technicality, can be more trusted and directed than the results of a Google search, and can directly address common undergraduate misconceptions. This is an ongoing project, and I hope to identify collaborators to contribute entries. These could be written by faculty, graduate students, or postdocs, or undergraduates could write entries as part of a course project, with the possibility of high-quality entries being published in the EOBM. The EOBM is openly licensed as CC BY-SA and is housed on LibreTexts.
