Reference Reference materials, kept on the first floor of Pollak Library, North Wing, consist of general and subject-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, directories, etc. Many more resources with relevant information are available, this is only a selection. Entries include biographical information, positions held, career information, major contributions, and selective bibliography sources. Includes index of subjects, diseases, etc. with associated names. Also includes compounds or substances.
Entries are generally brief and explanatory.
Dictionary of ecology and the environment Basic vocabulary related to ecology and the environment, encompassing pollution, climatology, farming practice, waste disposal and more. Dictionary of ecology, evolution, and systematics Brief definitions of terms of interest to those within the broad arena of biodiversity studies. Encompasses botany, zoology, bacteriology, mineralogy and paleontology, with a focus on concepts, strategies and methodologies. A single, comprehensive reference to the classification of living organisms with descriptions of taxa above the generic level. Articles contain overview of characteristics, biology, ecology and distribution of the taxon.