What Are Reference Tools? printed books and online databases items you "refer" to quickly for background information, including: encyclopedias dictionaries statistics definitions or facts
Examples of Health Reference Tools
Reference Books (and call number locations)	Reference Databases
Food & Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise RA 784 .K397 1997 ABD Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide RC81 .H38 1999 ABD Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development RJ 131 .B475 2001 Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition QP 141 .E526 1999 Browse the R area to find more!	Medline Plus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases and symptoms Health Reference Center articles on on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, occupational health & safety and other health issues (ZU subscription) Medical Dictionary Merriam Webster from IntelliHealth PDR Health covers diseases, health and wellness, and drug information