04-27-2014, 09:33 PM
There are field guides (what you carry in the field and such apps as whatbird.com and leafsnap that cam be used as iOS) and then identification guides as an office or other reference. Obviously guides to birds come to mind very quickly. Looking at the web, try enature.com.
Great places to find such books:
1. call a large library such as a public library or a college library and ask for the science reference help or even the general reference desk of a fairly large public or school library should be able to find the book(s), particularly if you have specific areas such as plants in the south or mammals of north america, etc. The DDC would be the 570s to 590s. An example of the kind of help that could be found would be on the John Hopkins library page: http://guides.library.jhu.edu/biology
2. some states have employees to answer all kinds of questions about iding plants and animals and helping with enviromental issues. (In Texas, they are the county agricultural extension offices tied to the Texas A&M system). They have id'd plants for me before.
Hope this helps.
Great places to find such books:
1. call a large library such as a public library or a college library and ask for the science reference help or even the general reference desk of a fairly large public or school library should be able to find the book(s), particularly if you have specific areas such as plants in the south or mammals of north america, etc. The DDC would be the 570s to 590s. An example of the kind of help that could be found would be on the John Hopkins library page: http://guides.library.jhu.edu/biology
2. some states have employees to answer all kinds of questions about iding plants and animals and helping with enviromental issues. (In Texas, they are the county agricultural extension offices tied to the Texas A&M system). They have id'd plants for me before.
Hope this helps.