Reference books — such as encyclopedias, atlases, and directories — are useful for topic overviews, historical background, statistics, images, maps, and more. Here are some suggested Reference Book titles in Biology-related subject areas.
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Title |
Location |
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A Dictionary of Biology |
REF 570 D53 |
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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences |
REF 570 E43 |
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McGraw Hill Dictionary of Bioscience |
REF 570 M34 |
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Concise Encyclopedia of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
REF 572 B76c |
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REF 572 O94 |
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Encyclopedia of Evolution |
REF 576.8 E53 |
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Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology |
REF 577 E53 |
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Encyclopedia of Human Biology |
REF 612 E53 |
Three of the library’s databases allow you to do keyword searches across a large selection of high quality reference works online, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and directories. These works help you find topic overviews, statistics, images, maps, and more. Because they have full text online, you can access these materials any time using any computer.
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