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Credo Reference (Formerly Xreferplus) restricted Full text online from about 240 encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books all cross-referenced. Search a topic, build a concept map or browse information sources organized by subject. Find text, images, sound files, sortable data tables and more.

AccessScience restricted The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, online.

Librarian's Comment: Includes articles, definitions, biographies, research updates, news items, study guides and essay topics.

Encyclopedia of Pest ManagementA compilation of encyclopedic entries on various aspects of integrated pest management including biotechnology, genetically modified foods, public health, soil science, GIS and more. More info

BioTech: Life Sciences Resources and Reference ToolsIncludes an extensive dictionary, annotated lists of biomedical Web sites, plus information about human biochemistry, medicinal botany and bioinformatics.

Kimball's Biology PagesAlphabetical index/glossary of biological terms (particularly cellular and molecular) with brief definitions, illustrations and links to related issues.

Concise Encyclopedia of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
QD 415 .A25 B713 1997 (Sci.R)

Dictionary of Gene Technology
QH 442 . K33x 1995 (Sci.R)

Encyclopedia of Human Biology
QP 11 .E53 1997 (Sci.R)

Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
QH 506 .C74 1999 (Sci.R)

Five Kingdoms: an Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth
QH 83 .M36 1998 (Sci.R)

Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms
QH 83 .S89 (Sci.R)

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