Biology Research Guide: Reference Sources

• American Men & Women of Science - Ref. Q141.A47 - provides a short description of the life, education and work of the scientist.
• Biography Index - Ref. Z5301.B5 - lists books, chapters and periodical articles about people. It has a subject index that allows searching by specialty.
• Dictionary of Scientific Biography - Ref. Q141.D5 - provides in-depth articles on scientists.

The Reference Collection, located on the second floor of Drinko Library, contains many print resources that provide useful background information:

• Aristotle to Zoos: A Philosophical Dictionary of Biology - Ref. QH302.5.M4 1983
• Elsevier's Dictionary of Biological Terms - Ref. QH302.5.E47 1998
• Encyclopedia of Biodiversity - Ref. QH541.15.B56E53 2001
• Encyclopedia of Evolution - Ref. QH360.2.E54 2002
• Encyclopedia of Rainforests - QH86.J85 2002
• The Firefly Dictionary of Plant Names: Common & Botanical - Ref. QK13.B25 2003
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia - Ref. QL7.G7813 2003
• Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers - Ref. T11.S386 1994 (Reference Desk)
  • CBE Citation Aid - online examples from Merrimack College.
• A Source-Book of Biological Terms - Ref. QH83.J3 1955

Biology Data Book - Ref. QH310.A392