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Use this resource to find scholarly articles in subject-specialized encyclopedias published by Sage.

Earth & Space Sciences

Astronomy Encyclopedia. 2002. (Credo)
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1990. (R.550.3 C748)
Dictionary of Physical Geography. 3rd ed. 2000. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. 1996. 2 vols. (R.551.5 En194)
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences. 1996. 2 vols. (R. 550.3 M11)
Encyclopedia of the Solar System. 2nd ed. 2007. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. 2000. (Credo)
MacMillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences. 1996. 2 vols. (R.550.3 M11)

Technology

Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology . 2005. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Computer Science. 4th ed. 2003. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. 2005. 4 vols. (R. 503 En197)

Physics

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 88th ed. 2008. (R. 540 C85 2007)
Encyclopedia of Energy. 2004. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Physics. 2004. (R. 530.3 R72)

Medicine

Black's Medical Dictionary. 42nd ed. 2010. (Credo)
Black's Veterinary Dictionary. 2005. (Credo)
Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease. 2003. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Disability. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, & Addictive Behavior. 2nd ed. 2001. 4 vols. (R. 362.29 En19)
Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Global Health. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures. 2004. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Obesity. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Sports Science. 1997. 2 vols. (R. 613.7 EN19)
Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain. 2002. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Women's Health. 2004. (Credo)
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. 2002. 5 vols. (R.610.73 G13)
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed. 1998. 2 vols. (R. 616 H24)
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. 1999. (R.610 H26)
Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders. 2009. (Credo)
Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 14th ed. 2006. (R. 615.1 M53)
New Harvard Guide to Women's Health. 2004. (Credo)
PDRnet: Physicians’ Desk Reference.
SAGE Handbook of Healthcare. 2008. (Sage)

Botany

Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology. 2004. (Credo)
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany . 1992. (R.581 C74).
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. 1998. (R.635.97 D63)
The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. 1997. (R.580.14 M113)

General Science

The Great Scientists. 1989. 12 vols. (R.921.5 G79)
Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science. 2003. (R.509 Ox24)
Reader's Guide to the History of Science. 2000. (Credo)
Science, Religion, and Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy. 2007. 2 vols. (R.201.65 Sci27)
Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia. 2004. (Credo)
Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia. 2005. (Credo)
Science in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia. 2005. (Credo)
Science in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia. 2003. (Credo)
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. 9th ed. 2002. 2 vols. (R. 503 V33 2002)

Biology

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2nd ed. 2001-2012. 5 vols. (R. 579.3 B45)
Concise Encyclopedia Biology. 1996. (R. 574 C74)
Dictionary of Genetics. 7th ed. 2006. (R. 576.5 K58)
Dictionary of Microbiology & Molecular Biology. 3rd ed. 2006. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Revised Ed. 1995. 5 vols. (R.174.2 En19a)
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. 1997. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Evolution. 2002. 2 vols. (R. 576.8 En19)
Encyclopedia of Human Development. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Paleontology. 1999. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of the Human Genome. 2005. (Credo)
Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates. 2000. (Credo)
Habitats and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America. 1999. (R.578.68 C85)
Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates . 2004. (Credo)
Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology. 2003. (Credo)
The Oxford Companion to Food. 2nd ed. 2006. (R.641.3 D28)

Chemistry

Condensed Encyclopedia of Polymer Engineering Terms. 2001. (Credo)
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry. 1993. (R. 540 C74)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 88th ed. 2008. (R. 540 C85 2007)
Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry, 14th ed. 1992. (R.540.3 D34)
Polymer Handbook, 4th ed. 1999. 2 vols. (R.547.7 P76)
Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry. 5th ed. 2005. (R. 540 V33)

Environment

Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology. 4th ed. 2008. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management. 1998. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology. 1995. 3 vols. (R. 574.5 En19)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. 2009. 2 vols. (R. 179.1 En19)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering. 3rd ed. 1992. 2 vols. (R. 628.03 EN19)
Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society. 2002. 2 vols. (R.363.7 En19)
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, 2nd ed. 2012. (Sage)
The Princeton Guide to Ecology. 2009. (Credo)

Zoology

American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 1985. (R.595 Ar62)
Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates. 2002. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Insects. 2003. (Credo)
The International Wildlife Encyclopedia. 1969. 20 vols. (R. 591.03 In8)
The Invertebrates: An Illustrated Glossary. 1992. (R.592 St12)
The MacMillan Book of the Marine Aquarium. 1992. (R.639.34 D14)
MacMillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia. 1984. (R.591.03 M22)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds. 1994. (Eastern Region R.598.297 B87) and (Western Region R.598.297 Ud9)
The Official World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species of North America. 1990. 3 vols. (R.574.529 Of2)
The Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour. 1981. (R.591.5 Ox2)
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. 2001. (R.598.097 Si116)
The Sibley Guide to Birds. 2000. (R.598.097 Si11s)
Walker’s Mammals of the World. 1991. 2 vols. (R.599 N86)

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