science & technology databases

Academic Search Complete [EBSCO] Contains indexing for 9,810 publications, with full text for more than 5,300 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1865 are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Academic Search Complete contains full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc.

Access Science: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online[McGraw-Hill] Full text database includes the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science and Technology, and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms.

AGRICOLA [EBSCO]

AGRICOLA [U.S. Dept. of Agriculture] (AGRICultural OnLine Access) indexes articles from all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines.

Business Source Complete (more sources than in Business Source Premier) [EBSCO] This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content. Business Source Complete contains far more active, peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other database currently available. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.

Computer Database formerly Computer ASAP. [GaleGroup] Includes computer-related product introductions, news, and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. License Agreement

Computer Source [EBSCO] Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications. Discovering Science [GaleGroup] Over 2500 encyclopedia length articles and 1000 biographical sketches of scientists and inventors. Disciplines covered include: the physical and applied sciences, medicine, technology, information sciences, and mathematics.

Encyclopedia of Animals [EBSCO] This extensive database provides students with thousands of easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Each entry begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale as well as a detailed description. Many entries include colorful images.

Information Science & Technology Abstracts [EBSCO] Information Science & Technology Abstracts is a leading database in the areas of information science. ISTA indexes journal articles from more than 450 publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings and patents, with ongoing comprehensive coverage of the most important periodicals in this field. Coverage dates back to the mid 1960s.

Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts [EBSCO] Provides abstracts and indexing for literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas. Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals are covered, including those that focus on specific topics such as Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, web development and more.

NBII Digital Image Library [U. S. Geological Survey] Searchable collection of digital images from the National Biological Information Infrastructure. Includes images of plants, animals, scenic landscapes and wildlife management/fieldwork. Most images are in the public domain and may be used free of change, however, please include proper credit for any image used. Additional information on the collection and crediting images used.

National Image Library - Digital Library System [U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service] Includes the National Image Library of the U. S. FWS. Still images, pictures and graphics of endagered species, wildlife, fish and environmental scenes. Browse or search through this database of fish and animals, including those on the endangered species list. Most photographic images are in the public domain, some images are black and white line drawings. Additional information on the collection and crediting images.

PLoS Biology[PLoS] Public Library of Science Biology is an open access, peer reviewed, full text, scientific journal available free online. First issue published on October 13, 2003.

ResearchIndex [NEC Research Institute] A digital library comprised of over 300,000 full-text scholarly articles and papers in computer science.

Safari Tech Books Online [ProQuest] Search across a broad range of online text of books (ebooks) published between 2002 and present (2005) in computer science and information technology (some business titles are included) or browse by subject area. Search the collection for a specific book by author, title, ISBN or publisher. Includes titles from major publishers such as: O'Reilly, Peachpit Press, Microsoft Press, Sun, New Riders, Cisco Press and others. This collection works with browsers that are HTML 4.0 compliant and have cookies, JavaScript and pop-ups enabled. Access to this database is limited to 3 concurrent users. If you can't get in, please try later.

Science & Technology Collection [EBSCO] Includes indexing and abstracting for 1700 scholarly scientific journals and full text of articles from 800 journals. Topics covered include: aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, marine sciences and materials science.

Science Resource Center [GaleGroup] Content includes: topic overviews, biographies, experiments, pictures and illustrations; news of new scientific discoveries from articles in over 200 magazines and scholarly journals and links to quality web sites.

Science.gov [U.S. government] Fourteen scientific and technical information organizations from 10 major science agencies have collaborated to create science.gov, the "FirstGov for Science" web site. Science.gov is the gateway to reliable information about science and technology from across Federal government organizations. Users can find over one thousand government information resources about science. These resources include: technical reports, journal citations, databases, Federal web sites, and fact sheets. The information is all free, and no registration is required.

SciTechResources.gov: a Catalog of Government Science and Technology Web Sites [U.S. National Technical Information Service] Searches are available by keyword, area of interest, agency, or resource type. Records may be viewed alphabetically or by most relevant. The Science for Citizens search helps to locate general interst resources. The Browse by Topic search shows a predetermined list of areas of interest, such as Earth and Ocean Sciences or Health and Medicine.