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Discover articles and books from many of our databases.
Article Databases
- Includes General Science Index
- Click "All Databases" to search Science Citation Index, Biological Abstracts and Medline
- For Philosophy of Science
- Combine with the following
- for History of Science
Encyclopedia & Handbook Databases
Periodicals
Search journals, magazines, or newspapers by title, ISSN, or abbreviation
General Science Periodical Reading Room
Use the Periodicals List to browse subjects in the Applied Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Health and Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
General Science
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. (Ref 503 V338a) 2 vols. New York: John Wiley, 2002.
- Timetables of science : a chronology of the most important people and events in the history of science . (Ref 509 H367). New York : Simon and Schuster, c1988
History of Science
- The Cambridge history of science. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press [2003-2009]
- The Oxford companion to the history of modern science. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003
- Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures (Ref 509 Se48). Boston: Kluwer Academic, c1997
- Medieval science, technology, and medicine : an encyclopedia (Ref 509.02 G490) New York: Routledge, 2005
- Science in the ancient world : an encyclopedia (Ref 509.3 L446) Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, c2004
Religion & Science
- The history of science and religion in the western tradition : an encyclopedia. (Ref 215 F395) New York : Garland Pub., 2000
- The Oxford handbook of religion and science. (Ref 215 C579). Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Encyclopedia of science and religion. (Ref 215 V317) New York ; London : Macmillan Reference, c2003
Biographies
- Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. (Ref 500.922 Og4a) 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000.
- Includes Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography (Scientists profiled here must be deceased)
- Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists. (Ref 500.922 M229) 4 vols. New York: Gale, 1995.
- Nobel Laureates
Wolfram Alpha - Computational knowledge engine
Global Science Gateway - From DOE and the British Library, an international science portal.
Science.gov - ..."a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results." Over 1,000 annotated sites.
Statistics
- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). Categories include Education, Research & Development, Federal Government Expenditures, Salaries. Includes: Science and Engineering Indicators - Essays and history, statistics and legislative statements relating to science and technology.
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. data tables
- Department of Energy Data Explorer. Search engine to locate scientific research data - such as computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific imagesfrom the Department of Energy.
- VitalStats. Births, Deaths.
- US Energy Information Administration. Information & Statistics.
- See also, FedStats A-Z list of topics.
- OECD Science, Technology and Energy Indicators. Scan down to the freely available indicators.
Patents
- U. S. Patent Office Web Site
- Patent Storm. US Patents with an improved search engine.
- Google Patents. Another way to search for US Patents.
- European Patent Office
- World International Property Organization (WIPO)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. (APA) (Ref 150.149 Am35b) Washington DC: APA, 2010.
For Internet Resources, consult: APA style guide to electronic references. Publisher Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2012
The Library's summary is: APA Style Guide
Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers. (Ref 808.0665 C832) Reston, VA: Council of Science Editors in cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press, 2006. Details the several methods of citation used for biological and other sciences.
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