Encyclopedias, as with other reference works, such as dictionaries, bibliographies, atlases, can porvide the user with needed background information on a topic or subject.
To make the research process go more smoothly gather the following relevant information on your topic/subject/issue:
Use these reference sources and begin your research in the databases or in the library catalog with the words you need to be successful.
A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology by 
The Cambridge encyclopedia of Darwin and evolutionary thought by 
Oxford dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology [electronic resource]. by Encyclopedia of the Human Brain by 
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 94th Edition by 
Systema Naturae 250 - the Linnaean Ark by 
Dictionary of DNA and Genome Technology by 
