ELS生命科学百科全书是国内最大的生命科学相关图书馆和资源库，有4800多篇与生命科学相关的论文被同行业专门审阅，是该领域研究人员和研究生的宝贵学术资源。

　　生命百科全书 的文章由该领域的权威学者和领袖撰写，每年更新约400篇，每月更新一次。这类资源对所有的生物科学图书馆、大部分的大型学术和公共图书馆、生物系的本科生和研究生都有很大的帮助。

　　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.