2005* Results 'Core' or Essential Reference Tool Survey Results : Biological Sciences

1. What are the essential 3-5 print Biological Sciences reference sources that you can't work without in answering reference questions ?   Only 2 got multiple votes.

1. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
2. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

These print Biological Sciences reference sources received 2 votes each:

• Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (Bergey)
• Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (Bergey)

2. What are the essential 3-5 Web-accessible or other Biological Sciences databases that you can't work without in answering reference questions ? The Top 4 Web Sites - Some sites tied in votes:

1. PubMed - http://www.pubmed.gov
2. AGRICOLA - http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/, BIOSIS - http://www.biosis.org/, and Web of Science - http://scientific.thomson.com/products/wos
3. Biological Abstracts - http://www.biosis.org/
4. Science Citation Index - http://scientific.thomson.com/products/sci/

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*This survey was posted to nifl-health, mla-healthlit, medref-l, medlib-l, medwebmasters-l, mmatrix-l, CAPHIS, Publib, Libref-L, LIS-LINK, DIG_REF, ERIL-L, LIS-Scitech, STS-L, ELDNET, Govdoc-L and livereference during Summer 2005.