Grzimek's animal life encyclopaedia. Penguin dictionary of biology. Stedman's medical dictionary. In Biology and Medicine it is often important to establish the correct terminology. This is a selection of guides which can be consulted in addition to dictionaries.
Pharmacopoeias are the best source of information about particular drugs and medicines.
The majority of the directories which provide names and addresses of people are to be found on Level 3 in the General Reference section. The Maps and Official Publications Department situated on Level 7 has most of the statistical information published by Government and European Community Departments. Epidemiology reports are shelved on Level 7 or in Life Science Periodicals on Level 5. The Reference Collection on Level 3 has a number of directories of Grant Awarding bodies.