BIO/INTL 121: Plants & People 2015: Background Sources
Background Sources
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True: 14 votes (53.85%)
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Total Votes: 26
Access tons of full text articles: 8 votes (38.1%)
Look at other people's diaries: 3 votes (14.29%)
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True: 15 votes (62.5%)
False: 9 votes (37.5%)
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Reference Books
Use these books (and other reference books), found in the Reference Collection on the first floor of the library, as a starting place for your research. Reference books are a good place to find background information on your research and to become familiar with the concepts and terminology associated with your topic.
Our Earth's Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change by Call Number: HU-Reference GF90 .O87 2006ISBN: 0313327041
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America by Call Number: HU-Reference QH77.N56 B43 2001ISBN: 0787650307
The Island Press Bibliography of Environmental Literature by Call Number: HU-Reference QH541.I85 1993ISBN: 1559631899
The Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants by Call Number: HU-Reference QK11 .M29 1998ISBN: 0521414210
Mabberley's Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, Their Classification and Uses by Call Number: HU-Reference QK11 .M29 2008ISBN: 0521820715
A Guide to Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated, Scientific and Medicinal Approach by Call Number: HU-Reference QK99.S55 K64 2009ISBN: 9812837094
Trees of the Southeastern United States by Call Number: HU-Reference QK125 .D79 1988ISBN: 0820322717
Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses by Call Number: HU-Reference RS164 .R676ISBN: 1588291294
Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations by Call Number: HU-Reference RS164 .W7 1988ISBN: 0852071973
A Dictionary of Literary Symbols by Call Number: HU-Reference PN 56.S9 F47 2007ISBN: 9780521690546Publication Date: 2007-06-21
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture by Call Number: GT2850 .E53 2003ISBN: 0684805685Publication Date: 2002-12-17
Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees by Call Number: GR780 .L44 2003ISBN: 0486429784Publication Date: 2003-10-23
Historical Dictionary of the Green Movement by Call Number: GE195 .P36 2007ISBN: 9780810856141Publication Date: 2007-08-14
CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference by Call Number: HU-Reference GN476.73 .J66 1999ISBN: 084931187XPublication Date: 1998-12-11
Herbal Medicines by Call Number: HU-Reference RM666.H33 H468 2013ISBN: 0857110357Publication Date: 2013-01-21Lib Use Only
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540-362-6653
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USE LATIN NAMES FOR PLANTS!!!
When searching the databases, avoid the common names of plants, BE SPECIFIC. Instead of doing searches for Tulsi, search "Ocimum sanctum"
Library Locations & Numbers
Book Locations
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"N" numbers are on the 3rd floor
HU - Folio and Oversize Folio:
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HU- Reference
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HU - Annex
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RC - General Collection
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