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General Reference Sources | Biological Sciences | Chemistry | Computer Science | Engineering | Environmental Sciences | Geography | Geology & Geophysics | Mathematics & Statistics | Medicine | Physics & Astronomy

General Reference Sources
These are all available in the library. Click on the titles to see their call number and location.
Credo Literati (online) - a site with many general reference sources
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia

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Biological Sciences
Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology 
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia Online | In print
Henderson’s Dictionary of Biology
Encyclopedia of Human Biology
Encyclopedia of Microbiology
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

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Chemistry
Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary (online and physical book)
Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology Online | In print
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online | In print
Merck Index Online | In print

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Computer Science
Computer science and engineering handbook
Dictionary of computing (online)
Encyclopedia of computer science and technology

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Engineering
Civil Engineer's Reference Book (online)
Dictionary of Energy (Expanded Edition) (online)
Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology
Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology Online | In print
Mechanical Engineer’s Reference Book (online and print)

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Environmental Sciences
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports
Encyclopedia of Environmental Change
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment (online)
Encyclopedia of Soil Science
Water: Science and Issues

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Geography
A Dictionary of Geography (Oxford) (online and print)
Encyclopedia of Geography
Geo-data: the World Geographical Encyclopedia
The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology (online)

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Geology & Geophysics
Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment (online)
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Weather

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Mathematics & Statistics
Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics
CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
CRC Encyclopedia of Mathematics

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Medicine
DynaMed Plus
MedlinePlus
RxTx

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Physics & Astronomy
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy

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