New Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Ed. by Noretta Koertge
Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2008
Call# Ref Q141 .N45

From Gale:
“Charles Scribner’s Sons releases the first major expansion of the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, entitled The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, featuring more than 775 completely new articles. This new work extends, complements and comments upon the original Dictionary of Scientific Biography, which contains thousands of biographies of mathematicians and natural scientists from all regions and historical periods. The Dictionary of Scientific Biography presents an accurate and reliable narrative of the development of science, not as a mere accumulation of technical information but as the collective accomplishment that has ordered our understanding of nature. More than 500 of the new articles are devoted to scientists deceased since 1980 and not previously treated in the Dictionary of Scientific Biography including Hans Bethe, Francis Crick, Richard Feynman, Stephen Jay Gould, Fred Hoyle, Mary Leakey, Konrad Lorenz, Barbara McClintock, Linus Pauling, Andrei Sakharov, B. F. Skinner, and Edward Teller. There are also more than 75 articles on figures overlooked in the original Dictionary of Scientific Biography (from Chrysippus to Kinsey) and 250 “postscript” commentaries on important careers that have inspired new research and interpretation (from Archimedes and Aristotle to Darwin, Einstein, and Oppenheimer).

The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography guarantees the permanent relevance of the original work and constitutes a huge expansion of its scope.

Selected biographies include:

• Luis Walter Alvarez
• Aristotle
• Charles Babbage
• Francis Bacon
• Charles Robert Darwin
• Albert Einstein
• Rosalind Elsie Franklin
• Galileo Galilei
• Caroline Lucretia Herschel
• Thomas Henry Huxley
• Carl Gustav Jung
• Isaac Newton
• J. Robert Oppenheimer
• Louis Pasteur
• Jean Piaget
• Claudine Picardet
• Julia Bowman Robinson
• Carl Sagan
• Beatrice Tinsley
• Alan Mathison Turing
• And many more”

Birds in the ancient world from A to Z
By W. Geoffrey Arnott
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Call # Ref QL690 .G8 A76 2007
From RoutledgeClassicalStudies.com
“Birds in the Ancient World from A to Z gathers together the ancient information available, listing all the names that ancient Greeks gave their birds and all their descriptions and analyzes. Arnott identifies as many of them as possible in the light of modern ornithological studies.

The ancient Greek bird names are transliterated into English script, and all that the ancients said about birds is presented in English. This book is accordingly the first complete discussion of ancient bird names that will be accessible to readers without ancient Greek.

The only large-scale examination of ancient birds for seventy years, the book has an exhaustive bibliography (partly classical scholarship and partly ornithological) to encourage further study, and provides students and ornithologists with the definitive study of ancient birds.”

Science and Scientists
3 volumes
Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 2006.
Call# Ref Q180.55 .D57 S29 2006

From Salem Press:

” Lucan’s famous dictum that those standing on the shoulders of giants see more than the giants themselves applies to no human endeavor more thoroughly than to the “pure” sciences: astronomy, chemistry, biology, geology, mathematics, physics, and the many subdisciplines they have spawned.

The three volumes of Science and Scientists documents over 245 of the most important breakthroughs in the history of science, cross-referenced to link those that built on others. The scope is from ancient times to the present day. These essays are accompanied by sidebars that link scientists, experiments, and key concepts to virtually every milestone.

Scope and Coverage
Arranged alphabetically, essays featured in Science and Scientists address the most important breakthroughs in the sciences, ranging from Abstract Algebra to Quantum Mechanics, from the Big Bang to X-Ray Astronomy, from Antisepsis to Viruses.

Accompanying more than half the essays is a capsule biography of explanation of an important episode associated with the breakthrough. In addition, more than 60 diagrams and line drawings illustrate key concepts. Over 160 photographs provide further illustration. “Crossover” achievements such as the Personal Computer, the Internet, or Vaccination are included in these pages as having had as great an impact on the sciences as on everyday life. Core achievements in space, with an emphasis on space science, are included as well.

Organization and Format
Each essay opens with a brief definition of the topic and a summary of its significance, followed by a list of the central figures involved. The text of each essay follows, broken by informative subheads. Cross-references to other essays in these volumes follow, and each essay ends with a listing of core resources for “Further Reading.” All essays were written by scholars of history or the sciences and are approximately 2,000 words (4-5 pages) each.

Finding Aids and Special Features
At the end of the third volume students and general readers will find a list of Nobel science laureates, a time line listing the essays in chronological order, a listing of websites, a list of the topics by category (or science sub-discipline), a personages index, and a comprehensive subject index. In addition to the 125 sidebars, more than 220 illustrations - both line drawings and photographs - round the set.”

Digital Neuroanatomy: An Interactive CD Atlas with Text
by George R. Leichnetz
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss, 2006.
Call# Ref QM451 .L46 2006

From Wiley InterScience:

“This multimedia resource offers a complete introduction to neuroanatomy with superb, clear and thoroughly labeled images and illustrations within an elegant navigation structure. It emphasizes the practical aspects of how to identify neuroanatomical structures, with quizzes and chapter self-assessments. The content is organised into sections covering light-microscopic neurohistology, electron-microscopic neurohistology, skull-meninges-spinal cord, gross anatomy of the brain, sectional anatomy of the brain, and brain imaging.

Digital Neuroanatomy: An Interactive CD Atlas with Review Text features:

• Over 300 images and 50 original line drawings illustrations that are clearly labelled and include thorough textual descriptions
• A brief printed textbook that follows the same organization and approach, reviewing all the main concepts
• Self-grading quizzes with answers that include a detailed explanation
• A help mode offering animated explanations of the primary programme features
• A dynamic navigation structure providing direct access to specific points in the large volume of content

An ideal tool for teaching, self-instruction, and self-assessment, Digital Neuroanatomy: An Interactive CD Atlas with Review Text is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and scientists alike. It is useful for undergraduate courses and graduate courses in medical, anatomy, radiology, dental, and pharmacy schools, as well as those in schools of dentistry and physical therapy.”

The Duke Encyclopedia of New Medicine
Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
New York : Rodale, 2006.
Call# Ref R733 .D85 2006

From Amazon.com:

“This superb new medical reference from the world-renowned Duke Center for Integrative Medicine presents a state-of-the-art approach to integrative care

Increasingly the trend in health care is away from a disease-oriented, physician- and technology-centered model toward a wellness-oriented, patient-centered approach that combines alternative healing therapies with conventional medicine. Nowhere is this holistic philosophy of healing practiced at a higher level than at the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine (DCIM).

This medical reference, with hundreds of full-color images, is the most authoritative and comprehensive ever published on integrative care. It contains:

• individual entries for more than 200 common health concerns with a detailed description of Duke’s integrative approach to treating each condition

• profiles of nearly 100 complementary and alternative healing therapies—from acupuncture to ayurveda, magnet therapy to massage, vitamin and mineral supplementation to Zen meditation

This book is an essential medical resource for the 21st century—one that belongs in every home.”

Encyclopedia of Human Development
Ed. by Neil J. Salkind
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2006.
Call# REF HM626 .E53 2006

From Sage Publications:

“The field of human development focuses on the growth and development of the human being including physical, social, psychological, and emotional development. Under the broad umbrella of the term human development you find countless topics that range from charting the emotional attachment of an infant to his or her parents and its long-term effects on well-being, media violence and adolescents’ behavior, or factors moderating the natural decline in physical and mental abilities associated with aging.

The Encyclopedia of Human Development is the first comprehensive, authoritative, and informative reference work that presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts from the fields of psychology, individual and family studies, and education in a way that is not too technical. With more than 600 entries, this three-volume Encyclopedia covers topics as diverse as adolescence, cognitive development, education, family, gender differences, identity, longitudinal research, personality development, prenatal development, temperament, and more.

Key Features

• Provides cross-disciplinary coverage, with contributions from experts in the fields of psychology, education, human development and family studies, and gerontology
• Highlights classic studies and theories and provides brief biographies of notable researchers and theorists
• Takes a lifespan approach by including several “anchor essays” that cover specific phases of development such as prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, early and middle adulthood, later adulthood and aging
• Begins with an Introduction that details the scope, rationale, and audience for the work”

An Atlas of the Clinical Microbiology of Infectious Diseases (2 vol)
By Edward J. Bottone
London : Taylor & Francis, 2006.
Call# REF QR67 .B67 2006

From CRC Press Online:

Volume 1:
“

• Presents diagnostic microbiology photographs of a range of bacterial agents augmented with many photographs of patients’ clinical presentation
• Provides a little pearl of additional knowledge with each illustration
• Includes coverage of newly described microbial agents and their identifying characteristics
• Draws on the expertise of a distinguished clinical microbiologist

Filled with highly instructional visual images, An Atlas of the Clinical Microbiology of Infectious Diseases, Volume 1: Bacterial Agents contains typical and atypical presentations and identifying characteristics of microorganisms, including newly described microbial agents, covering the breadth of clinical microbiology. The book presents more than 425 color photomicrographs harvested over the author’s 40-year career augmented by up-to-date text describing each microbial entity included and offering insightful comments on their clinical significance.”

Volume 2:
“

• Presents clinical microbiology photographs of a range of bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal agents augmented with many photographs of patient presentation
• Provides visual images derived from an extensive personal collection of slides depicting the salient and unusual presentations of microorganisms encountered in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
• Draws on the expertise of a distinguished clinical microbiologist
• Includes coverage of newly described microbial agents and their identifying characteristics

An Atlas of the Clinical Microbiology of Infectious Diseases, Volume Two: Viral, Fungal, and Parasitic Agents is the second of a series and partner to Volume One, which deals with Microbiological and Clinical Attributes. Filled with highly instructional visual images, this atlas covers typical and atypical presentations of viral, fungal and parasitic agents and offers insightful comments aiding their identification and clinical significance. Drawing on the expertise of a distinguished clinical microbiologist, it presents more than 240 colored photomicrographs derived from an extensive personal collection of slides depicting the salient and unusual presentations of microorganisms.”

Desk Reference to Nature’s Medicine
By Stephen Foster and Rebecca L. Johnson
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2006.
Call#: Ref QK99 .A1 F67 2006

From National Geographic Society:

“Packed with color photos, botanical drawings, range maps, and more, this definitive guide to healing plants is a landmark reference in the field of natural medicine. From the Amazon to your own backyard, here’s all you need to know about the characteristics, harvest, and medicinal uses of hundreds of medicinal plants. Fascinating cultural and scientific histories trace their origins in ancient folklore and follow them through the ages to their surprising role today as possible cures for colds and other illnesses.”

Oxford Dictionary of Ecology
By Michael Allaby
New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Call#: QH540.4 .C66 2005

From Oxford University Press:

” Written in a clear, accessible style, the Oxford Dictionary of Ecology contains over 5,000 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Coverage is wide-ranging and includes plant and animal physiology, animal behavior, pollution, conservation, and habitat management, evolution, environmental pollution, climatology and meteorology. Entries are cross-referenced for ease of use and are supported by clear diagrams where appropriate. Fully revised, updated, and expanded, the third edition contains over 30 new illustrations and over 200 new entries. It also includes a new appendix listing useful websites for further research. Invaluable to students of ecology or any branch of the environmental sciences, this reference is also a perfect tool for general readers with an interest in the natural world.”

CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition
By Carolyn D. Berdanier
Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2005.
Call#: Ref QP141 .B523 2005

From CRC Press Online:

“

Following in the tradition of its popular predecessor, the CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition, Second Edition explains hundreds of terms commonly used in medicine, food science, metabolism, physiology, and nutrition. Thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect major advances over the past decade, this reference lists entries alphabetically and even cross-references them when multiple terms are used for the same definition. Each entry is followed either by a definition, paragraph, essay, composition, article, or feature article. Many of the more complex entries are supported with figures or tables. The text also includes two appendices, the first contains general information about meal planning and food selection, while the second provides a variety of metabolic maps that illustrate the pathways involved in major metabolic systems.”