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Virtual Reference Shelf
Welcome to the Health Sciences Library's virtual reference shelf. Included are links to online reference e-books and websites. Some are freely available and others are McMaster only resources (indicated by the yellow lock icon 
) for which you'll need to be logged into LibAccess to open.
Acronyms & Abbreviations
- Acronym Finder
- Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary
- All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
- CAplus Core Journal Coverage List
- The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
- Science & Engineering Journal Abbreviations
Almanacs & Factbooks
- Canadian Almanac and Directory
- Canadian Environmental Resource Guide
- Gale Virtual Reference Guide (searches other reference books in addition to almanacs)
- World Almanac (LexisNexis, select Reference folder, then Encyclopedias & Almanacs, then World Amanac and click Continue)
Alternative Medicine
Associations
Authors & Biographies
- A Dictionary of Scientists
- A Dictionary of Biology
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners
Awards & Prizes
- The College Blue Book
- Directory of Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries for Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Winners 1901 - Current
- Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
- Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners
Citation Style Guides
- 2009 MLA Guide by Purdue OWL
- 2009 APA Guide by Purdue OWL
- APA Style Guide to Electronic References
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
Consumer Information
- The Merck Manual Medical Library
- Canadian Immunization Guide
- Directory of Community Services, Hamilton
- The Nutrition Desk Reference
- Seniors Guide to Federal Programs and Services
See our Consumer Health Resources page for more resources.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
- The Canadian Patient Safety Dictionary
- Color Atlas of Physiology
- The Dictionary of Anthropology
- Encyclopedia of Cancer
- Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
- Encyclopedia of Heart Disease
- Encyclopedia of Law and Society
- Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law
- Encyclopedia of Sociology
- Encyclopedia of Stress
- The Merck Index: an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals
- The Miriam Webster Dictionary
- The Miriam Webster Medical Dictionary
- The OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary)
Education
- Accredited Residency Programs
- Canadian Medical Education Statistics
- Canadian Resident Matching Service
- Physicians in Ontario
General Directories
- Accredited Residency Programs
- Canada's Health Care Providers, 1997-2006: a Reference Guide
- Canada's Health Care Providers, 2007
- Directory of Community Services, Hamilton
- Doctor Search
- The Nutrition Desk Reference
- UlrichsWeb: Global Serials Directory
Grant Resources
- Canadian Directory to Foundations and Corporations
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Council on Foundations
- Michigan State University Libraries: Getting Started Guide: Grants and Scholarships
- Michigan State University Libraries: Grants and Related Resources
Government Documents
- Canada's Health Care Providers, 1997-2006: a Reference Guide
- Canada's Health Care Providers, 2007
- Canada’s Treatment Programs for Men Who Abuse Their Partners
- Canadian Immunization Guide
- Canadian Medical Education Statistics
- Cancer Incidence in Canada
- Causes of Death
- BestCase
- Health Expenditures in Canada by Age, Sex 1980-81 to 2000-01: report
- Health Information for International Travel
- Health Personnel in Canada
- International Travel and Health
- Justice Laws
- Leading Causes of Death in Canada
- Mortality, Summary List of Causes. Shelf Tables
- National Inventory Treatment Programs Child Sexual Abuse Offenders
- Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods
- Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary/Comparative Drug Index
- O Zone (Online Ontario Government Documents)
- Schedule of Benefits /Ontario Health Insurance Plan
- Seniors Guide to Federal Programs and Services
- Statistical Report on the Health of Canadians
- Supply of Physicians' Services in Ontario
- Transition Houses and Shelters for Abused Women in Canada
- Tuberculosis in Canada
Hospitals
Law
- BestCase
- CanLII
- Encyclopedia of Law and Society
- Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law
- Justice Laws
- LexisNexis Canadian Case Law (Filter by Country, Canada)
Medical Directories
Medicine
- The 5-minute Clinical Consult
- The 5-minute Neurology Consult
- The 5-minute Pediatric Consult
- The 5-minute Urology Consult
- Canada's Health Care Providers, 1997-2006: a Reference Guide
- Canada's Health Care Providers, 2007
- Canadian Immunization Guide
- Color Atlas of Physiology
- Concise Medical Dictionary
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- HIV/AIDS Treatment Thesaurus
- International Travel and Health
- The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
- The Merck Manual of Medical Information
- The Merck Manual Medical Library
- Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy
- Quick Answers to Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
- Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult
Nursing
- Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
- A Dictionary of Nursing
- Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms
- Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide
Occupational Health & Safety
Pharmacology
- British National Formulary
- Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties
- Handbook of Injectable Drugs
- The Merck Index
- Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs
- Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary/Comparative Drug Index
Quotations
Science & Technology
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- UXL Encyclopedia of Science
- International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology
Statistics
- Annual Demographic Statistics
- Canada's Health Care Providers, 1997-2006: a Reference Guide
- Canadian Medical Education Statistics
- Cancer Incidence in Canada
- Causes of Death
- CIHI - Health Indicators
- Chronic Diseases in Canada
- Health Expenditures in Canada by Age, Sex 1980-81 to 2000-01: report
- Health Personnel in Canada
- Health, United States
- First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health – Substance Use and Treatment of Addictions – Reports & Publications
- Leading Causes of Death in Canada
- The Mental Measurements Yearbook
- Mortality Rates, Summary List of Causes. Shelf Tables
- Statistical Report on the Health of Canadians
- World Health Statistics/World Health Organization
Telephone Directories