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Indexes

Web of Science (on campus only) (1984-present) Online version of Science Citation Index, an interdisciplinary database to journal articles in the sciences. Tracks cited references to locate more recent articles. For cited reference searching for older articles, please contact us.

Academic Search Premier Fulltext articles from over 3,600 journals in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and sciences. Also includes about 1,000 titles that are indexed but not fulltext . Dates of journals vary, some go back to the 1920's, others are current issues only

Expanded Academic ASAP (1980–present) Partially full text. Database covers information on: Astronomy, Religion, Law, History, Psychology, Humanities, Current Events, Sociology, Communications and the General Sciences.

Guides (Metasites)

INFOMINE. UC Riverside's guide to Scholarly Internet Resource Collection. Includes subsections on biological sciences, physical sciences and much much more.

Scirus Science-specific search engine produced by Elsevier

Scout Report Browse or search issues of the Report which provide annotated lists of science-related web sites

Virtual Library: Science

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Electronic Journals

Please check the Journal Locator for more information about specific titles.

Harvard Science Review & Harvard Science News
Issues in Science & Technology
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Lancet
Nature journals
New England Journal of Medicine Password Required. Please see Reference Desk.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Scientific American Partial Full text Only
Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A
Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part B: Modern Physics
Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part C: Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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Ready Reference

EurekAlert Reference Desk links to a variety of online ready reference tools.

The Constants and Equations Page lists constants, equations, conversions, units and symbols from all areas of science.

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Resources by Topic

Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Health Sciences
Math/Computer Science
Neuroscience
Physics
Psychology

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Organizations & Associations

American Association for the Advancement of Science

House Committee on Science Homepage

National Academy of Science NAS programs, reports & publications, library resources.

National Science Foundation NSF publications, awards, forms for grant applications.

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History of Science

Selected Web Resources in the History of Science
Internet History of Science Sourcebook
19th Century Scientific American Online

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