Selected Reference Materials by Subject Area

General Science:

The Encyclopedia Britannica 032 En1e 1998
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science 503 G131 1996
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and technical terms 503 M1776 1994
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology 503 M178 1997
Frontiers of Life 570.1 F928 2002
Online:
Access Science (online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology)
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Online

Biochemistry (chemistry inside the body):

Enzyme Nomenclature 547.758014 C737r 1992
Enzyme Reference 572.7 P973e 2002
Source Book of Enzymes 572.7 W584s 1997
Biochemical Pathways 572.84 B52 1999
CRC Handbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 574.192 H191 1975
The Lipid Handbook 574.1927 L6625 1994

Botany (plants):

Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 574.012 Sy77
The Official WWF Guide to Endangered Species of North America 574.529097 Of2
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America 578.680973 B353 2001
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names 580.14 Qu29c 2000
World Economic Plants: a standard reference 581.6 W636 1999
The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening 635.03 N4205 1992
The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants 635.903 Am35 1997

Plus other in the 580's and 630's

Developmental Biology (how an organism changes and grows):

Encyclopedia of Reproduction 571.803 En19 1998
Molecular Cloning 572.8 Sa44m 2001
Encyclopedia of Human Biology 612.003 En19 1997

Ecology (how groups of different organisms interact):

World Resources 2000-2001 People and Ecosystems 333.7 W893 2000-2001
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity 333.9503 En19 2001
Encyclopedia of the Biosphere 333.9503 B524e 2000
Gale Environmental Almanac 363.70097 G131 1993
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather 551.503 En19 1996
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology 574.503 En19 1995
The Official WWF Guide to Endangered Species of North America 574.529097 Of2
Dictionary of Ecology 577.02 D 561 1998
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America 578.680973 B353 2001
Environmental Engineers' Handbook 628.0202 En89 1997

Evolution (how species change):

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity 333.9503 En19 2001
Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 574.012 Sy77
Encyclopedia of Evolution 576.803 En19 2002

Genetics (inherited characteristics):

Encyclopedia of Reproduction 571.803 En19 1998
Molecular Cloning 572.8 Sa44m 2001
Medelian Inheritance in Man 573.212 M219m 1994
Encyclopedia of Genetics 576.503 En19 2002
Nature Encyclopedia of the Human Genome 611.0181603 N219 2003
Encyclopedia of Human Biology 612.003 En19 1997

Microbiology (single-celled and smaller organisms):

Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 574.012 Sy77
Encyclopedia of Microbiology 576.03 En19 2000
CRC Handbook of Microbiology 576.08 C421
Encyclopedia of Virology 579.203 En19 1999
Medical Microbiology 616.01 M4673 1996

Molecular & Cell Biology (how cells and the molecules inside them interact with the larger organism):

Molecular Cloning 572.8 Sa44m 2001
Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology 572.803 C862E 1999
Biochemical Pathways 572.84 B52 1999
CRC Handbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 574.192 H191 1975
The Lipid Handbook 574.1927 L6625 1994

Physiology (how organisms and their parts work):

Encyclopedia of Reproduction 571.803 En19 1998
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 610.3 D73a
Magill's Medical Guide Health and Illness 610.3 M272 1995
Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms 610.73 P942 2001
Gray's Anatomy 611 G79ab 1995
Encyclopedia of Human Biology 612.003 En19 1997
Physicians' Desk Reference 615.05 P56 1995
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 616 H24p 1998b
Medical Microbiology 616.01 M4673 1996

Zoology (animals):

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