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Dear Colleagues, I originally posted this survey http://www.kovacs.com/surveys/bioscicoresurvey.html 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. Please feel free to forward these results to your local or regional discussion lists or individuals that might be interested. This survey only had 10 usable survey responses but the results are nonetheless interesting: 3. What are the essential 3-5 print Biological Sciences reference sources that you can't work without in answering reference questions (e.g., laws, codes, statistics, etc.)? 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) 4. What are the essential 3-5 Web-accessible or other Biological Sciences databases that you can't work without in answering reference questions (e.g., laws, codes, statistics, etc.)? 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/ Cordially, Diane -- -- Diane K. Kovacs, Web Teacher "How to Find Good* Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Information on the Web" 10 MLA CE Web-based Course http://www.kovacs.com/mlacealt.html Register anytime 2005-2006 to work at your own pace. *Good?=Credible, authoritative, substantiated by research, & compassionate. AIM & Yahoo: SaintsMrsDi - MSN - [log in to unmask]