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Use NUcat (the online catalog) to identify books that the library has, as well
as journal titles, microfilm, videos, and other catalogued material. NUcat will also
tell you whether material is in the main library or in another Northwestern University
library.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
The complete text of the on-line version of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Subject Specific Resources
Natural History
Reference Books
Wildflowers of Eastern America
New York : Knopf, 1974
Location: MAIN Reference (Non-circulating), Call number: 582.13 K65w
Contains photographs and descriptions of the most common wildflowers found in the eastern United States from Maine to North Carolina and east to the Mississippi River. Included are descriptions of 365 wildflowers and 300 color photographs.
Trees of North America; a field guide to the major native and introduced species north of Mexico
New York : Golden Press, 1968
Location: MAIN Reference (Non-circulating), Call number: 582.16097 B864t
This is a filed guide to 594 species of trees native to North America north of Mexico. Included are color illustrations.
The pictorial encyclopedia of plants and flowers
London : P. Hamlyn, 1976
Location: MAIN Reference (Non-circulating) Call number: 581 N935p
This book provides over 1000 photographs and descriptions of members of the plant kingdom.
Databases/Indexes
Academic Search Premier
General Science Abstracts
Provides citations and abstracts to articles from 140 journals general science journals including those covering Biology, Botany, Conservation, Environment, Medicine, and Zoology.
Web Sites
USDA Plants Web site
Plant Image Collection (Smithsonian Institution)
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Historical Events
Reference Books
American decades
New York : Gale Research, 1996
Location: MAIN Reference (Encyclopedia case) (Non-circulating)
Call number: L 973.92 A512 1900- 1909
A ten volume set providing an overview and chronology of the 2oth century. Includes biographies of notable figures as well as essays on major events.
The sixties chronicle
Lincolnwood, Ill. : Legacy,2004
Location: MAIN Reference (Non-circulating) Call number: L 973.92 S6249
This book gives an overview of American life in the 1960s. Each chapter focuses on 1 year of the 1960s and describes major political and cultural events that had an impact on American society.
Encyclopedia USA : the encyclopedia of the United States of America past & present
Gulf Breeze, FL : Academic International Press, 1983-
Location: MAIN Reference (Encyclopedia case) (Non-circulating) Call number: 973.03 E562
Covers all areas of United States history.
Newspapers
Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Chicago Defender (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Access World News
Databases/Indexes
America: History and Life
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Geoffrey
Morse
Reference Department
Email: gmorse@northwestern.edu
Office phone: 847.467.1866
Reference desk phone: 847.491.7656
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