General encyclopedias offer a wonderful way to develop a general understanding of a topic. Specialized subject encyclopedias frequently provide a more detailed portrayl of a term. They can also assist with topic selection. Some are available electronically while others may be located in the Reference Room of Maag Library on the Main Floor. The print resources call also be found using the call numbers for a particular discipline.

Access Science
Online Database	Off Campus Access	More Information
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Maag Reference	QD .C48
Comprehensive Toxicology
Maag Reference	RA 1199 .C648	Browse RA 1199
Concise Encyclopedia of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maag Reference	QD 415 .A25	Browse QD 415
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Maag Reference	QH 541.15 .B56	Browse QH 541.15
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Maag Reference	QH 332 .E52	Browse QH 332
Encyclopedia Britannica
Online Database	Off Campus Access	More Information
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology
Maag Reference	QH 540.4 .E52	Browse QH 540.4
Encyclopedia of Evolution
Maag Reference	QH 360.2 .E54	Browse QH 360.2
Encyclopedia of Genetics
Maag Reference	QH 427 .E53	Browse QH 427
Encyclopedia of Horticulture
Maag Reference	SB 317.58 .E94	Browse SB 317.58
Encyclopedia of Immunology
Maag Reference	QR 180.4 .E53	Browse QR 180.4
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Maag Reference	QH 302.5 .E54	Browse QH 302.5
Encyclopedia of Microbiology
Maag Reference	QR 9 .E53	Browse QR 9
Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
Maag Reference	QH 506 .C74	Browse QH 506
Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science
Maag Reference	SB 45 .E486	Browse SB 45
Encyclopedia of Reproduction
Maag Reference	QP 251 .E48125	Browse QP 251
Encyclopedia of Virology
Maag Reference	QR 358 .E53	Browse QR 358
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Maag Reference	QL 7 .G7813	Browse QL 7
Oxford Companion to Animal Behavior
Maag Reference	QL 750.3 .O9	Browse QL 750.3