Biology - Selected Resources

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of biodiversity
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QH541.15.B56 E53 2001
• Encyclopedia of bioethics
  ODY Reference QH332 .E52 1995
  Essays exploring the moral implications of modern developments in the life sciences and health care.
• Encyclopedia of evolution
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QH360.2 .E54 2002
  Signed articles by leading researchers on all things related to evolution. Also includes a number of introductory essays on special topics.
• Encyclopedia of reproduction
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QP251 .E635 1998
• Encyclopedia of water
  SCIENCE LIB Reference GB655 .N48 2003
• Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia
  ODY Reference QL3 .G7813
  Ten-volume encyclopedia of animals, organized by phylogeny.
• Grzimek's encyclopedia of mammals
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QL701 .G7913 1989
• Hormones, brain and behavior
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QP187.A7 H67 2002
• Latin names explained
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QL9 .G67 1996
• McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology
  SCIENCE LIB Reference Q121 .M3 2007
  Illustrated encyclopedia of all the sciences.
• Rivers of North America
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QH102 .R58 2005 c.2

Handbooks & Guides

• Biology data book
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QH310 .A392
• Drug discovery handbook
  SCIENCE LIB Reference RM301.25 .D784 2005
• Gray's manual of botany
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QK117 .G75 1970a
• Physicians' desk reference : PDR
  SCIENCE LIB Reference RS75 .P5x
• Wild flowers of New York
  SCIENCE LIB Reference QK177 .H8

Databases and Indexes

• Birds of North America
  SCI REF QL681 .B625
  A reference series on North American Birds.

Statistics/Data Sources

• CDC Data and Statistics
  Provides US public health statistics including diseases, pregnancies, births, aging, and mortality. Public use data files are available for download.
• EPA Environmental Indicators Gateway
  Web site provides enhanced public access to "environmental indicators" numerical values that provide insights into the status and trends of environmental and public health conditions over time.

Biographies

• Dictionary of scientific biography
  SCIENCE LIB Reference Q141 .D5 1981
  Eighteen-volume encyclopedia containing detailed biographical essays on scientists and mathematicians. Articles are signed and generally include extensive bibliographies.
• The biographical dictionary of women in science
  SCIENCE LIB Reference Q141 .B5285 2000
  Two-volume biographical dictionary. Articles are brief, but often include lists of sources.

Image Resources

• National Image Library
  The United States Fish and Wildlife Service's online collection of public domain photographs.
• NIH Image Bank
  The NIH Image Bank contains images from the collections of the 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health. Contents include general biomedical and science-related images, clinicians, computers, patient care-related images, microscopy images, and various exterior images.

Web Sites

• National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
  National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, and mathematics education at all levels.