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This is the enhanced online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Updated as needed, the database contains over 70,000 full-length articles and over 115,000 term definitions.
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Encyclopedia Of Applied Psychology
Published as a three-volume set (2004), this encyclopedia "encompasses applications of psychological knowledge and procedures in all areas of psychology... Topics included are, but are not limited to, aging, assessment, clinical, cognitive, community, counseling, educational, environmental, family, industrial / organizational, health, school, sports, and transportation psychology."
You may view a copy of the table of contents here.
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Encyclopedia Of Behavior Modification And Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Three-volume set (2005) contains hundreds of entries on "the components of behavior modification, behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and applied behavior analysis for both child and adult populations in a variety of settings."
You can view the list of entries here.
Purchase was made possible by the the Victor Roger Bond '56 Library Endowment Fund.
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Encyclopedia Of Biodiversity
This is the electronic version of Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Biodiversity made available via ScienceDirect. Advantages to the electronic version include searchability, PDF copies of chapters, and access outside of the library.
Made possible by the Telford Foundation.
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Encyclopedia Of Biological Chemistry
More than 500 different entries on all aspects of biochemistry and beyond, including molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biophysics. This electronic encyclopedia is the equivalent of the 3000 page print version.
Made possible by the Telford Foundation.
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Encyclopedia Of Earth Sciences
This massive collection (21-volume set in printed form) contains over 7,000 signed entries in such fields as beaches and coastal geology, climatology, hydrology and lakes, sedimentology, structural geology and tectonics, and more. The SpringerLink platform also enables searching and provides RSS feeds.
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Encyclopedia Of Epidemiology
2007 volume contains about 600 alphabetically-arranged entries covering "every major facet of epidemiology, from risk ratios to case-control studies to mediating and moderating variables, and much more."
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Encyclopedia Of Global Warming And Climate Change
Three-volume collection (2008) of "more than 750 articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change—ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes."
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Encyclopedia Of Infant And Early Childhood Development
Edited by Marshall Haith and Janette Benson, this three-volume set (2008) "provides a comprehensive entry point into all of the existing literature on child development from the fields of psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and sociology."
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Encyclopedia Of Infectious Diseases: Modern Methodologies
A comprehensive encyclopedia outlining various topics on infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, rabies, swine influenza, SARS, and many other infectious diseases found in plants, humans and other animals. A declaration in the introduction that we are currently in the "dark age of infectious diseases" sets the tone for the rest of the encyclopedia, which also offers insight into research and new technologies to treat and prevent epidemics.
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Encyclopedia Of Multicultural Psychology
2006 resource "includes entries on a broad array of issues and covers the breadth of psychology viewed through the lens of the racial and ethnic minority experience." A list of entries arranged by categories is here.
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Encyclopedia Of Neuroscience
Ten-volume set (2009) contains nearly 1,500 authoritative signed articles "on a wide variety of topics in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and other related areas of neuroscience." Subject areas include: the autonomic nervous system; communication, language and speech; disease and dysfunction; nervous system development; neural basis of behavior; structural organization of the brain; and much more.
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Gale Encyclopedia Of Mental Health
Two-volume set (second edition, 2007) contains about 450 signed entries on disorders, diagnostic procedures and techniques, treatments, and more, including entries on all 150 of the disorders classified in DSM-IV-TR.
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Geo-Data; The World Geographical Encyclopedia
Detailed articles on the physical geography on 192 countries of the world, plus a number of islands and dependencies. Each article includes the following components: basic geography and geology; mountains and hills; inland waterways; cartoast and islands; climate and vegetation; human population; natural resources; further readings.
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
This 16-volume second edition (2002) is the first complete revision in 30 years of the premiere encyclopedia on animals of the world.
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