Scientific & Reference Databases
updated March 14, 2008
Searchable abstracts in astronomy/astrophysics and
geophysics
from journals, conference proceedings, NASA reports, and dissertations.
Includes scanned images of full-text articles from major astronomical
journals.
Bibliographical database for astronomical references;
includes
all citations from Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts,
without
the abstracts. (DTM and GL use only.)
ArXiv (1991-present)
Searchable electronic archive and preprint distribution
server
for physics and astrophysics research papers. Formerly known as xxx.lanl.gov
.
Electronic version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
(DTM
and GL use only.)
GeoRef
(1693-present)
Index to worldwide earth sciences literature, containing
references
from over 3,000 journals and to books, maps, conference proceedings,
and
dissertations. Updated every two weeks. (DTM and GL use only.)
Access to most recent geoscience references, in preparation
for inclusion in GeoRef. Note: these records are still in various
stages
of editing and may not yet have been indexed. Updated weekly.
Easy way to search for scholarly material on the web: articles, preprints, conference proceedings, technical reports, theses, etc. All disciplines.
Database providing title and author searches of papers in
20,000
periodicals, plus browsable tables of contents. All subjects are
covered,
not only the sciences. Updated daily.
Search for space group, atomic position, and unit cell data for over 100,000 compounds. Includes extensive searching capabilities and visualization options.
MEDLINE
(1950-present)
References and abstracts from 4600 international biomedical journals. Covers not only biomedical research but also environmental science, marine biology, plant and animal science, as well as biophysics and biochemistry.
Meteorite information database, containing descriptions of every known meteorite, chemical analyses, noble gas isotopes, cosmogenic radionuclides, and repositories of material and prepared sections. Includes more than 90,000 literature references. Available for searching only in the library (Abelson Building).
Complete collection of Material Safety
Data Sheets, lists of hazardous substances, OSHA regulations and
checklists, and emergency response guide. Available for searching
on public workstations in the library (Abelson Building), Research
Building, and Cyclotron Building.
Science-specific search engine, providing links to web
sites
and online journal articles (primarily Elsevier Science publications).
Provides current indexing and abstracting of more than 80
major
American and Russian physics, astronomy, and geophysics journals. Updated
daily. (DTM and GL use only.)
Online version of the Science Citation Index. Search for papers in more than 6000 journals in 150 disciplines. Find out where each paper has been cited and follow citation links backward and forward in time. Set up personal research alerts. Export references directly to EndNote Web. (DTM and GL use only.)
Search for books, journals, videos, CDs, maps, etc. held by 10,000 libraries worldwide.
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