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Credo Reference : Science & Technology ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY

Access: On-Site Access Only

Description: Includes the full text of over 2 dozen reference sources, including encyclopedias and dictionaries covering a variety of scientific disciplines. Users can choose to search all reference works or the following titles in science & technology:

  • Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
  • Astronomy Encyclopedia
  • Atlas of the Universe
  • Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
  • Collins Dictionary of Astronomy
  • Collins Dictionary of Biology
  • Collins Dictionary of Computing
  • Compact American Dictionary of Computer Words
  • Dictionary of Astronomy, Peter Collin Publishing
  • Dictionary of Communications Technology: Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations, Wiley
  • Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology, Wiley
  • Dictionary of Engineering Terms, Butterworth-Heinemann
  • Dictionary of Multimedia and Internet Applications: A Guide for Developers and Users
  • Dictionary of Personal Computing and the Internet, Peter Collin Publishing
  • Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management, Blackwell Science
  • Focal Dictionary of Telecommunications, Focal Press
  • Guide to Gems
  • Guide to Global Hazards
  • Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
  • Guide to Seashells of the World
  • Guide to Stars and Planets
  • Guide to the Oceans
  • Hargrave's Communications Dictionary, Wiley
  • High Definition: A-Z Guide to Personal Technology
  • Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation
  • Illustrated Dictionary of Science, Andromeda
  • Macmillan Dictionary of Toxicology
  • Macquarie Dictionary of Trees & Shrubs
  • McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
  • McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
  • Newnes Dictionary of Electronics, Newnes
  • New Penguin Dictionary of Science
  • Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics
  • Penguin Dictionary of Physics
  • Philip's World Geo-Factbook
  • Webster's New World™ Computer Dictionary
List of all Xrefer titles.

Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s)
Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology
Biology, Genetics & Life Sciences
Computer Science & Mathematics
Environmental Studies
Science & Technology

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