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Key Reference Sources in Science & Engineering

The following are a brief list of general reference sources for Science & Engineering. Below this grouping are more detailed reference sources for each unique subject.

Features searchable articles from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (10th ed.). Provides fast and accurate access to authoritative articles in all major areas of science and technology.

Presents state-of-the-art information and ready-to-use facts from the fields of measurement and statistics in an unintimidating style. The ideas and tools contained in these pages are approachable and can be invaluable for understanding our very technical world and the increasing flow of information.

A comprehensive, multidisciplinary encyclopedia with authoritative entries on a range of subjects including geology, chemistry, molecular biology, mathematics, engineering, environmental science and more.

Provides an ecological systems perspective on the vital question of how to cope with climate change and the global human population explosion Includes a glossary of key terms and a concise definition of the subject for each contribution.

Covers the whole field of modern astronomy in a clear and concise way. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical sciences.

A comprehensive survey of current biochemistry and molecular biology.

Astronomy & Physics

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

American Institute of Physics Desk Reference

QC 61 P49 2003 REF

The Astronomical Almanac

QB 8 U1 2014 REF

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

QD 65 H3 2012/13 REF

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics

QC 5 E52 REF

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics

QB 14 E534 2001 REF

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

TP 9 E685 2004 REF

Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology

Q 123 E497 2002 REF

Encyclopedia of Physics

QC 5 E545 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of the Solar System

QB 501 E52 2007 REF

Biology

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi

QK 600.35 A35 2001 REF

Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Informatics

QH 427 R 43 2008 REF

Dictionary of Parasitology

QL 757 G73 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of Agriculture, Food and Biological Engineering

TP 368.2 E57 2011 REF

Encyclopedia of Animal Behaviour

QL 750.3 E53 2004 REF

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

QH 541.15 B56 E53 2001 REF

Encyclopedia of Entomology

QL 462.3 E47 2004 REF

Encyclopedia of Microbiology

QR 9 E53 2000 REF

Encyclopedia of Toxicology

RA 1193 E53 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of World Environmental History

GF 10 E63 2004 REF

Gray's Anatomy

QM 23.2 G73 2005 REF

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

QL 3 G7813 REF

Chemistry

You can use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

ACS Style Guide

QD 8.5 A25 2006 REF

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

QD 65 H3 2012/13 REF

Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds

QD 148 D53 1992 REF

Dictionary of Organic Compounds

QD 246 D5 1982 REF

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry

QD 71.5 E52 2000 REF

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

TP 9 E685 2004 REF

Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectronomy

QD 95 E55 2000 REF

Inorganic Materials Chemistry Desk Reference

TP 200 S26 2005 REF

The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals

RS 51 M4 2013 REF

Computing Science

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

Computers and Computer History

QA 76.15 E53 2001 REF

Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining

QA 76.9 D37 E52 2006 REF

Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications

QA 76.9 D3 E624 2006 REF

Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction

QA 76.9 H85 E52 2006 REF

Handbook of Computer Networks

TK 5015.5 H32 2008 REF

Engineering

Below is a selection of the many engineering ebooks we have available to you.  Please search the catalog for titles or subjects not listed below.

CRC Handbook of Engineering Tables

Call Number: TA151 .C76 2003 REF

  • The most frequently consulted tables and figures from CRC's acclaimed engineering handbooks are gathered together to provide a one-stop resource for the data that engineers around the world rely upon.

Dictionary of Engineering Materials

Call Number: TA402 .K43 2004 REF

  • The only dictionary of its kind, Dictionary of Engineering Materials contains more than 25,000 generic, trade-named, and trademarked engineering materials, all alphabetically arranged and complete with full explanations.

Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering

Call Number: TA1509 .E55 2003 REF

  • Compiled by 330 of the most widely respected names in the electro-optical sciences, the Encyclopedia of Optical Engineeringis destined to serve as the premiere guide in the field with nearly 2,000 figures, 560 photographs, 260 tables, and 3,800 equations.

Encyclopedia of Statistics in Quality and Reliability

Call Number: TS156 E54 2007 REF

  • An essential reference for statisticians, engineers, and quality professionals in industry, academia, and government. Providing a practical orientation with a large selection of case studies, this multi-volume state-of-the-art publication examines the widespread use of Six Sigma.

The Engineering Handbook

Call Number: TA151 .E424 2005 REF

  • The Engineering Handbook, Second Edition is designed to enlighten experts in areas outside their own specialties, to refresh the knowledge of mature practitioners, and to educate engineering novices.

Handbook of Structural Engineering

Call Number: TA633 .H36 2005 REF

  • A comprehensive reference to the broad spectrum of structural engineering, encapsulating the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of the field.

IEEE 100: The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standard Terms

Call Number: TK9 .I28 2000 REF

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

Call Number: TP9 .E685 2004 REF

  • The Encyclopedia describes established technology along with cutting edge topics of interest in the wide field of chemical technology, whilst uniquely providing the necessary perspective and insight into pertinent aspects, rather than merely presenting information.

Reference Data for Engineers

Call Number: TK6552 .F4 2002 REF

  • This book is a complete reference for engineers, covering a broad range of topics. It is the combined effort of 96 engineers, scientists, educators, and other recognized specialists in the fields of electronics, radio, computer, and communications technology.

Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers

Call Number: TA151 .S8 2004 REF

  • A revision of the classic reference covering all important principles and techniques needed by practicing civil engineers.

Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering

Call Number: TK7825 .S7 2005 REF

  • Includes applications sections that focus upon communications, networked media, and medicine, useful for majority of graduating EEs.

Environmental Science/Studies

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy

GE 42 E553 2009 REF

Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology

GE 10 P67 2000 REF

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

QH 541.15 B56 E53 2001 REF

Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation

GE 10 E49 1998 REF

Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change

GE 149 E443 2002 REF

Encyclopedia of World Environmental History

GF 10 E63 2004 REF

The Environmental Encyclopedia

GE 10 E58 2003 REF

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences

QE 5 M363 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of Geobiology

QH 343.4 E53 2011 REF

Standard Handbook of Environmental Science, Health and Technology

GE 123 S73 2000 REF

World Environmental Databook HC 79 E5 W66 2006 REF

Forensic Science

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science

HV 8073 W55 2009 REF

Encyclopedia of Forensic Science

HV 8073 C595 2002 REF

Gray's Anatomy

QM 23.2 .G73 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of Psychology & Law

K 346 E53 2008 REF

Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Anthropology

GN 50.3 S74  1991 GEN

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

QD 65 H3 2017/18 REF

The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals

RS 51 .M4 2013 REF

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry

QD 71.5 E52 2000 REF

Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds

QD 148 D53 1992 REF

Dictionary of Organic Compounds

QD 246 D5 1982 REF

Geography

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

Encyclopedia of Geography

GE 63 E554 2010 REF

Columbia Gazetteer

G 103.5 C35 REF

Encyclopedia of GIS

G 70.212 E53 2008 REF

Encyclopedia of Human Geography

GF 4 E54 2006 REF

Encyclopedia of Geomorphology

GB 400.3 E53 2004 REF

Encyclopedia of the Arctic

G 606 E49 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of World Environmental History

GF 10 E63 2004 REF

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physical Geography

GB 10 E53 1994 REF

Historical Atlas of Canada

G 1116 S1 H39 2002 REF

Times Atlas of the World

G 1021 T5644 2005 REF

World Atlas of the Oceans

G 2800 W464 2001 GEN  Oversized (third floor)

Oxford Atlas of the World

G 1021 A7545 2009 REF

Geology

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

Concise Encyclopedia of Earth Science

QE 5 M363 2005 REF

Dictionary of Earth Science

QE 5 M364 2003 REF

Dictionary of Geology and Minerology

QE 5 M3654 2003 REF

Encyclopedia of Geology

QE5 E516 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of Geochemistry

QE 515 E48 1999 REF

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science

QE 741 E54 2007 REF

Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

QE 471.2 E53 2003 REF

Encyclopedia of Volcanoes

QE 522 E53 2000 REF

Encyclopedia of Geobiology

QH 343.4 E53 2011 REF

Handbook of Mineralogy

QE 366.8 H36 1990 REF

Millennium Atlas: Petroleum Geology of the Central and Northern North Sea

G 1812.21 H8 G46 2003 REF

Minerals Yearbook

TN 23 U612 2006 GEN

Mathematics

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics

QA 5 W45 2009 REF

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae

QA 47 C72 1996 30th Ed.REF

Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics

QA 276.14 E84 2010 REF

A Dictionary of Real Numbers

QA 47 B625 1990 REF

Encyclopedia of Mathematics

QA 5 M3713 1988 REF

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences

QA 276.14 E52 1997 REF

Handbook of Combinatorics

QA 164 H33 1995 REF

Handbook of Differential Equations     

QA 371 Z88 1992 GEN

NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions

QA 331 N57 2010 REF

Psychology

Use reference books as background sources to get quick facts or information, or an overview of a subject. Some examples of reference sources are: dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, almanacs, directories, atlases, and handbooks.

Books with REF in the call number are located on the first floor. Books with GEN are on the second or third floors.

 

APA Dictionary of Psychology

APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology

BF 31 A65 2007 REF

BF 76.5 A73 2012 REF

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology

BF 31 E52 2010 REF

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5

RC 455.2 C4 D536 2013 REF
 

Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories

BF 31 E44 2006 REF

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior

HV 5804 E53 2009 REF

Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior

R 726.5 E53 2004 REF

Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

HF 5548.8 E498 2007 GEN

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology

HM 1007 E53 2007 REF