LibGuides: Biology: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Electronic Reference Materials

Tredway Library has a growing collection of electronic reference materials available for you to use. Below are listed some of the sources available to you.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Full access to reference books covering multiple subject areas

ScienceDirect Secrets Series This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Collection of 32 scientific handbooks related to health and veterinary topics

NCBI Bookshelf
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf provides free access to books and reports in life science and healthcare. A vital node in the data-rich resource network at NCBI, Bookshelf enables users to easily browse, retrieve, and read content, and spurs discovery of related information

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Online encyclopedias covering multiple subject areas

Print Reference Materials

Tredway Library uses the Library of Congress (LOC) Classification system to organize our physical collection. Consider searching in the following sections of our reference collection, located on the 2nd (main) floor of the library.

Q - Science (general) R - Medicine (general)
QH - Biology RA - Public Health
QM - Human Anatomy RC - Internal Medicine
QR - Microbiology RT - Nursing