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Reference Materials

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Books

To find current reference books in the library collection, use the advanced search option in the online library catalog.

In the top Field to Search boxe select "keyword in subject." In the first search box, type "medicine or nurs*". In the second search box, type "encyclopedia or dictionary or handbook."



This search process will bring up a list of medical and nursing dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks. The titles are listed in order of most recently published.

Online Resources

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Click on Medicine to reveal links to the following titles:
* Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior , 2nd ed., 4v, 2001
* Encyclopedia of Public Health , 4v, 2002
* Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine , 2nd ed., 4v, 2005
* Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer , 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
* Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders , 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
* Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine , 3rd ed., 5v, 2006
* Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health , 2nd ed., 5v, 2007

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

Merck Manual's Online Medical Library
http://merck.com/mmhe/index.html