Research by Topic

LIBRARY DATABASES

LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
ACCESS Science - Based on content from the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, this continuously updated science site includes videos, news, research updates, biographies and definitions.
EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
LexisNexis ACADEMIC - Comprehensive research database providing full-text access to various databases, including current news, business information, Hoover’s company records, company directories, federal and state laws, legal cases, medical and references.
CAMPUS RESEARCH - Comprehensive research database includes full-text information and access to both current and archived materials, including thousands of news databases and newswires as well as business, trade and professional journals and publications; superior law-related resources.
WILEY INTERSCIENCE--PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY - Journal index and full-text articles related to physics and astronomy.
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects.

LIBRARY REFERENCE

MacMillan Encyclopedia of Physics (530.03 M167 1996) - A four volume set of physics topics.

WEB SOURCES

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ASM JOURNALS - The American Society for Microbiology 11 journals cover the spectrum of microbiology, from molecular and cellular biology to biomedical research and technology.
BIOMED CENTRAL - Publishes and provides access to peer-reviewed biological and medical research.
DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS (DOAJ) - Provides free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. It aims to cover all subjects and languages.
HIGHWIRE PRESS - Free online full-text science articles.
HUBMED - Alternative search interface for PubMed.
PLoS - Biology and health and medical pages. The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit scientific and medical publishing venture that provides scientists and physicians with high-quality, high-profile journals in which to publish their most important work, while making the full contents freely available for anyone to read, distribute, or use for their own research.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - Online access to JAMA. Abstracts only.
OPEN SCIENCE DIRECTORY - An ongoing program to create a global search tool for all open access and special programs journal titles. Supported by EBSCOhost, a large collection of e-journals is now available for researchers.
PUBMED - Public access to MEDLINE citations from the mid 1960's. Available from the government.
PUBMED CENTRAL - Digital archive of life sciences literature. Contains a limited number of journals.
SCIENCE.gov - searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.
SCIRUS - Comprehensive science-specific search engine, searching not only websites but full-text articles and abstracts from Medline, ScienceDirect, and BioMed Central.
WorldWideScience.org - global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases and portals.

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CLIMATE CHANGE: DISCOVERY OF GLOBAL WARMING - tells the history of climate change research as a single story and a more complete history in dozens of essays.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES - Free online full-text science articles.
ELEMENTAL DATA INDEX - Provides access to online scientific data on specific chemical elements.
PHYSICS CENTRAL - Service of the American Physical Society, centering on scientific meetings and publications.
PHYSICS INTERNET RESOURCES - Links to Physics information by field and theme, another service of the American Physical Society.
PHYSICS.ORG - Variety of information regarding different aspects of physics--educational and social-- from the Institute of Physics.
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY REFERENCE - Features a variety of tools for physics.
PHYSMATH CENTRAL - Journals accessible through PhysMath Central will include broadly-scoped titles alongside specialist journals that will focus on particular disciplines. All the research published by these journals is open access. Part of BioMed Central.
WORLD OF PHYSICS - Resource for physics information on the web.


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Research by Topic - Physics LIBRARY DATABASES LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page. ACCESS Science - Based on content from the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, this continuously updated science site includes videos, news, research updates, biographies and definitions. EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education. LexisNexis ACADEMIC - Comprehensive research database providing full-text access to various databases, including current news, business information, Hoover’s company records, company directories, federal and state laws, legal cases, medical and references. CAMPUS RESEARCH - Comprehensive research database includes full-text information and access to both current and archived materials, including thousands of news databases and newswires as well as business, trade and professional journals and publications; superior law-related resources. WILEY INTERSCIENCE--PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY - Journal index and full-text articles related to physics and astronomy. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects. LIBRARY REFERENCE MacMillan Encyclopedia of Physics (530.03 M167 1996) - A four volume set of physics topics. WEB SOURCES - - Open Access Resources - - ASM JOURNALS - The American Society for Microbiology 11 journals cover the spectrum of microbiology, from molecular and cellular biology to biomedical research and technology. BIOMED CENTRAL - Publishes and provides access to peer-reviewed biological and medical research. DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS (DOAJ) - Provides free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. It aims to cover all subjects and languages. HIGHWIRE PRESS - Free online full-text science articles. HUBMED - Alternative search interface for PubMed. PLoS - Biology and health and medical pages. The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit scientific and medical publishing venture that provides scientists and physicians with high-quality, high-profile journals in which to publish their most important work, while making the full contents freely available for anyone to read, distribute, or use for their own research. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - Online access to JAMA. Abstracts only. OPEN SCIENCE DIRECTORY - An ongoing program to create a global search tool for all open access and special programs journal titles. Supported by EBSCOhost, a large collection of e-journals is now available for researchers. PUBMED - Public access to MEDLINE citations from the mid 1960's. Available from the government. PUBMED CENTRAL - Digital archive of life sciences literature. Contains a limited number of journals. SCIENCE.gov - searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results. SCIRUS - Comprehensive science-specific search engine, searching not only websites but full-text articles and abstracts from Medline, ScienceDirect, and BioMed Central. WorldWideScience.org - global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases and portals. - - - - - CLIMATE CHANGE: DISCOVERY OF GLOBAL WARMING - tells the history of climate change research as a single story and a more complete history in dozens of essays. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES - Free online full-text science articles. ELEMENTAL DATA INDEX - Provides access to online scientific data on specific chemical elements. PHYSICS CENTRAL - Service of the American Physical Society, centering on scientific meetings and publications. PHYSICS INTERNET RESOURCES - Links to Physics information by field and theme, another service of the American Physical Society. PHYSICS.ORG - Variety of information regarding different aspects of physics--educational and social-- from the Institute of Physics. PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY REFERENCE - Features a variety of tools for physics. PHYSMATH CENTRAL - Journals accessible through PhysMath Central will include broadly-scoped titles alongside specialist journals that will focus on particular disciplines. All the research published by these journals is open access. Part of BioMed Central. WORLD OF PHYSICS - Resource for physics information on the web.
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