Reference Books | Electronic Reference Resources
Using reference sources in the library's Reference Collection can be very useful.After looking at the titles that follow, you can use the reference collection to help you locate additional information on your topic in the circulating collection, or you can note the call number of a Reference book that is useful for your topic, for example The AIDS Sourcebook (REF RC 606.64 .A337 2003). Drop the REF and use the initial letters and numbers as a guide to finding similar material that circulates. If you wanted to find circulating books similar to The AIDS Sourcebook, you would go to the third floor and browse the RC 606 section.
Subject Specific Reference Books
General | Encyclopedias | Dictionaries | Bibliographies | Abbreviations/Acronyms Aging | Alternative Medicine | Anatomy | Biographies | Careers | Children Diagnoses/Tests | Diseases/Conditions | Drugs/Pharmacology | Emergency Ethics | Families | Genetics | History | Leadership | Medical-Surgical | Men | Mental Health Multiculturalism | Nutrition | Pollution | Religion | Research | Statistics | Women
General
- Oxford Companion to Medicine
REF. R 121 .O88
Encyclopedias
- American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine
REF. RC 81 .A2 A52 1989
- Book of Health: A Medical Encyclopedia of for Everyone
REF. RC 81 .C59 1973
- Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior
REF. R 726.5 .E53 2004
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
REF. RC 41 .G35 2006 and Online
Dictionaries/Terminology
- Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied Health
REF. R 121 .M65 1992
- International Dictionary of Medicine and Biology
REF. R 121 .I58
- Inverted Medical Dictionary: A Method of Finding Medical Terms Quickly
REF. R 121 .R54
- Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary
REF. Ref R 121 .M89 1990
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing
REF. R 121 .S8 2005
- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
REF. R 121 .T144 1997
Bibliographies/Sourcebooks
- Literature and Medicine: An Annotated Bibliography
REF. PN 56 .M38 T7 1982
- Selected and Partially Annotated Bibliography of Society, Ethics, and the Life Sciences
REF. Z 6658 .S58 1979-80
Abbreviations/Acronyms
- Abbreviations and Acronyms in Medicine and Nursing
REF. R 121 .G22
- Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms
REF. R 121 .R77
- Mosby's Survival Guide to Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms, Prefixes & Suffixes, Symbols, Greek Alphabet
REF. R 123 .C23 1995
Aging
- Aging: Demographics, Health, and Health Services
REF. RA 564.8 .V54 2003
- Encyclopedia of Aging
REF. HQ 1061 .E53
- Encyclopedia of Senior Health and Well-Being
REF. RA 777.6 .K357 2003
- Graying of America
REF. HQ 1064 .U5 K39 2001
Alternative/Complementary Medicine
- Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia
REF. R 733 .M38 1998
- Alternative Medicine Sourcebook
REF. R 733 .A475 2002
- Encylcopedia of Complementary Health Practice
REF. R 733 .E525 1999 - Encylcopedia of Complementary Health Practice
Anatomy
- Anatomical Primer: an Embryological Explanation of Human Gross Anatomy
REF. QM 23.2 .L36
- Anatomy of the Human Body/Gray's Anatomy
REF. QM 23.2 .G73 1985 - Anatomy of the Human Body/Gray's Anatomy
- Atlas of Human Anatomy
REF. QM 25 .N46
- Atlas of the Sensory Organs
REF. QM 501 .C75 2005
- Colour Atlas of Human Anatomy
REF. QM 23.2 .M32 1977
Biographies
- Dictionary of American Medical Biography
REF. R 153 .D53
Careers
- 270 Ways to Put Your Talent to Work in the Health Field
REF. RA 440.9 .N3 1998
- Peterson's Job Opportunities for Health and Science Majors
REF. R 690 .P45
Children
- Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook
REF. HV 6626.2 .D66 2000
- Encyclopedia of Child Abuse
REF. HV 6626.5 .C57 2007
- Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness
REF. RJ 45 .T9465 2004
- State of the World's Children 2006
REF. HQ 792.2 .S734 2005
- State of the World's Children 2003
REF. HQ 792.2 .S734 2002
Diagnoses/Tests
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
REF. RC 55 .M4 2006
- Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference
REF. RB 37 .P24 1997
- NANDA Nursing Diagnoses
REF. RT 48.6 .N67 1999
- PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook
REF. RM 125 .S668 2008
- Patient's Guide to Medical Tests
REF. RC 71 .P38 1997
Diseases/Disorders/Conditions
- AIDS Sourcebook
REF. RC 606.64 .A337 2008
- Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery
REF. RC 523 .A49 2002
- Cancer Sourcebook
REF. RC 263 .C294 2007
- Disabilities Sourcebook
REF. HV 1553 .D544 2000
- Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook
REF. HV 6626.2 .D66 2000
- Drug Abuse Sourcebook
REF. HV 5801 .D724 2000
- Eating Disorders Sourcebook
REF. RC 552 .E18 E287 2007
- Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders
REF. RC 553 .A88 T87 2007
- Encyclopedia of Blindness and Vision Impairment
REF. RE 91 .S27
- Encyclopedia of Breast Cancer
REF. RC 280 .B8 T876 2005
- Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders
REF. RF 290 .T93 1992
- Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol
REF. HV 5804 .E53 1995
- Encyclopedia of HIV and AIDS
REF. RC 606.6 .W385 2003
- Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases
REF. RC 112 .T87 1998
- Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
REF. RC 552 .E18 C37 2006
- Headache Sourcebook
REF. RC 392 .H43 2002
- Illinois Cancer Statistics Review
REF. RC 277 .I3 2002
- NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders) Resource Guide
REF. RC 91 .N67 2000
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sourcebook
REF. RC 200.2 .S387 2006
- Skin Disorders Sourcebook
REF. RL 85 .S56 1997
Drugs/Pharmacology
- Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
REF. RM 301.12 .D44 2003
- Intravenous Medications: a Handbook for Nurses and Allied Health Professional
REF. RM 170 .G33 2000
- Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing
REF. RM 301 .M39 2006
- Nurse's Drug Reference: NDR
REF. RM 1 .N87
- Nursing2008 Drug Handbook
REF. RM 301.12 .N87 2008
- Physician's Desk Reference: PDR
REF. RS 250 .P5
- PDR for Herbal Medicines
REF. RM 666 .H33 P37 2007
- PDR for Nonprescription Drugs
REF. RS 250 .P52
- PDR Generics
REF. RS 55.2 .P3 1998
- PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects, and Indications
REF. RM 302 .P37 2007
- PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook
REF. RM 125 .S668 2009
Emergency
- First Aid and CPR (Essentials)
REF. RC 86.7 .F5576 1999
- Mosby's Emergency Nursing Reference
REF. RT 120 .E4 M69 2000
Ethics
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics
REF. QH 332 .E52 1995
- Ethical and Policy Issues in Research Involving Human Participants
REF. R 853 .H8 E7 2001
- Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z
REF. RA 395 .A3 R685 2000
Families
- Family Mental Health Encyclopedia
REF. RC 437 .B69
- Johns Hopkins Family Health Book
REF. RC 81 .J64 1999
- Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
REF. RC 81 .M473
- New Good Housekeeping Family Health and Medical Guide
REF. RC 81 .G628 1989
- Wellness Encyclopedia: the Comprehensive Family Resource for Safeguarding Health and Preventing Illness
REF. RA 776 .W436
Genetics
- Dictionary of Genetics
REF. QH 427 .K55 2002
- Mendelian Inheritance in Man
REF. RB 155 .M33 1990
History
- Bibliography of the History of Medicine
REF. R 151 .B564
- Chronology of Medicine and Related Sciences
REF. R 133 .M717 1997
- Encyclopedia of Medical History
REF. R 133 .M34
- Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing
REF. RT 31 .S66 1999
- Nursing, a Historical Bibliography
REF. RT 31 .B84 1981
Leadership
- Nursing Leadership: a Concise Encyclopedia
REF. RT 89 .N7943 2008
Medical-Surgical
- Handbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing
REF. RT 51 .H352 2002
- Instrumentation for the Operating Room: a Photographic Manual
REF. RD 71 .B76 1994
Men
- Men's Health and Wellness Encyclopedia
REF. RA 777.8 .I65 1998
Mental Health
- Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary
REF. RC 437 .H5 2004
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR
REF. RC 455.2 .C4
- Encyclopedia of Depression
REF. RC 537 .R63
- Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
REF. RC 514 .N63 2007
- Encyclopedia of Suicide
REF. HV 6645 .E87 2003
- Family Mental Health Encyclopedia
REF. RC 437 .B69
- Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
REF. RC 437 .G35 2008
- Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts
REF. RC 501.4 .P79
Multiculturalism
- American Immigrant Cultures
REF. E 184 .A1 A634 1997
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
REF. E 184 .A1 G14 1995
- Pocket Guide to Cultural Assessment
REF. RT 86.54 .G54 1994
Nutrition
- Columbia Encyclopedia of Nutrition
REF. QP 141 .C69
- Complete Guide to Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements
REF. QP 771 .G75
- Diet and Nutrition Sourcebook
REF. RA 784 .D534 2006
- Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Health Nutrition
REF. TX 349 .E482 2002
- Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
REF. RC 552 .E18 C37 2006
- Nutrition and Health Encyclopedia
REF. QP 141 .T88
- Nutrition Desk Reference: NDR
REF. QP 141 .G33
- Prentice-Hall Dictionary of Nutrition and Health
REF. TX 349 .A54
Pollution/Environment
- Dictionary of Toxicology
REF. RA 1193 .H63
- Environmentally Induced Disorders Sourcebook
REF. RB 152 .E59 1997
- Hazardous Substances, A Reference
REF. RA 1193 .B475
- Rapid Guide to Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace
REF. T 55.3 .H3 R37
- Toxics A to Z: a Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards
REF. RA 1213 .T76 1991
Religion
- Handbook of Religion and Health
REF. BL 65 .M4 .K646 2001
Research/Writing Guides
- Computer's in Nursing's Nurses Guide to the Internet
REF. RT 50.5 .N53 2001
- Encyclopedia of Nursing Research
REF. RT 81.5 .E53 2006
- Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers
REF. R 119 .Z45 1991
- Library Research Guide to Nursing
REF. RT 81.5 .S82 1992
Statistics
- Health and Healthcare in the United States: County and Metro Area Data
REF. RA 407.3 .H415 2001
- Health in the Americas
REF. RA 407.5 .L3 P18 2002
- Health, United States [Current Year]
REF. RA 407.3 .U57 2005
- Illinois Cancer Statistics Review
REF. RC 277 .I3 2002
Women
- Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues
REF. RA 778 .G39 2002
- New A to Z of Women's Health: A Concise Encyclopedia
REF. RA 778 .A494 1989
- Reproductive Issues in America
REF. RG 133.5 .M47 2003
- Rural Illinois Women: Access to Health Care Services
REF. RA 771.6 .I3 S72 2001
- Women's Health Concerns Sourcebook
REF. RA 778 .W7543 2004
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Electronic Reference Sources
- Credo Reference
- is a searchable collection of 100 reference titles containing a range of subjects useful to medical and allied health professionals including: bilingual dictionaries, conversions, law, medicine, psychology, religion, science, social sciences, and technology. Entries range from short to medium length and may include images and/or audio (especially useful for pronunciations of medical terms and non-English words).
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- contains the Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders and Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. (After clicking the link, click "proceed", then select the database.)
- Micromedex
- Access to clinical databases with information about drugs, labs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, alternative medicine, IV compatibility etc. Also includes access to the CareNotes System. (Note: This database is only available to current Nursing faculty and students. Please see a librarian for database login and password.)
- Peterson's College Guides
- Online versions of the printed guides. Guides to undergraduate, graduate and vocational-technical schools. Searchable by name or location.
