Developed for biology students, this handbook discusses categories of various types of reference books and other information sources, and presents a step-by-step approach to the logical, systematic, and comprehensive way in which library resources may be used to locate information on the biological sciences. An accompanying bibliography lists relevant information control agencies, sources on the organization of life sciences, guides to the literature, guides to research methods, sources on the history of the discipline, science dictionaries and encyclopedias, reviews of the literature, yearbooks, guides to particular library collections, handbooks, indexes, abstracts, guides to the periodical literature, thesis and dissertation sources, research reports, conference proceedings, societal publications, guides to research in progress, guides to government documents, biographical sources, style manuals, bibliographies, guides to audiovisual materials, directories, teaching guides, and books on search strategy. (FM)