Science Research Guide
"Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an arcane priesthood. It's one of the glories of human intellectual tradition."
~Stephen Jay Gould
Databases
Books
Selected Websites
Databases
New findings in the sciences happen quickly, so read magazine and journal articles to keep up in the field. Use the following databases to find articles on your topic.
Science Databases
Health Reference Center-Academic
Combines journal articles with entries from reference sources (medical dictionaries and handbooks) to provide a range of information about health-related topics. It is aimed more at the consumer than at the researcher.McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Interactive technology and science, including high-resolution graphics and animations. Available only in the Library.Medline
Provides indexing and abstracts for medical journals.PsycARTICLES
Full-text of 42 journals from the American Psychological Association.PsycINFO
Covers the scholarly literature of psychology and behavior.
General and Interdisciplinary Databases
Academic Search Premier
Covers scholarly and popular journals, magazines, and newspapers in a wide range of subject areas. Combine EBSCOhost databases to find more articles on every search.Academic OneFile
Another interdisciplinary database that includes peer-reviewed articles from journals and reference sources. Covers the physical sciences, technology, medicine, and more.
Books
You will want to consult science reference sources for basic information in all areas. The following are part of the Library's reference collection:
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Science (2 vols.) [X] Q123.F334 1999
The New Encyclopedia of Science (9 vols.) [X] Q121 .N46 2003Gale Encyclopedia of Science (6 vols.) [X] Q121.G35 1996
Science & Technology Encyclopedia [X] Q121.S34 2000
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather (2 vols.) [X] QC854.E523 1996Notable Natural Disasters (3 vols.) [X] GB5014 .N373 2007
Weather America: a Thirty-year Summary of Statistical Weather Data and Rankings [X] QC983.W385 2000
Gray's Anatomy [X] QM23.2.G73 2005
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development [X] QP84.C26 1998
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain (3 vols.) [X] QP376.E586 2002
Merritt's Textbook of Neurology [X] RC346.M4 2005NutriBase Nutrition Facts Desk Reference [X] TX551 .N75 2001
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition (3 vols.) [X] QP141.E526 1999
The ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series is a good place to begin research.
Ocean Politics and Policy [X] GC64.J33 2003
World Population [X] HB871.G47 2005
Rainforests of the World [X] QH541.5.R27 G39 2001
Hurricanes [X] QC944 . F58 2006
The Opposing Viewpoints series, in the main stacks, is another useful series. Some recent titles are listed below.
Genetic Engineering
Endangered Species
Endangered Oceans
Global Warming
Humanity's Future
There are many more volumes in this series on other science-related topics. Search the Library Catalog to find more titles.
Selected Websites
The following recommended websites are organized by course.
Sensation and Perception
Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World
Brain and Human Communication
Natural Disasters and Earth Sciences
Ecology and Global Environmental Change
Environmental Web Directory
US Global Change Research Program
Environment and Humankind
Human Body
Nutrition and Human Health
FoodSafety.gov
US FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Science and Society
Weather and Global Climate Change
General Science Websites
National Geographic
National Science Foundation
Science.gov
Science Daily
Smithsonian Institution
WWW Virtual Library: Natural Sciences and Mathematics
