Internet Resources - Science

Databases

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  Includes e-books on the following topics: General Reference, Education, History, Nation and the World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.
  Browse related subjects: Countries, Education, History, Religion, Science, Social Issues
• Greenfile
  Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 535,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 5,800 records.
  Browse related subjects: Agriculture, Environment, Science
• Science in Context (Gale Cengage)
  Supporting high school curricula and university coursework, Science in Context features authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects from obesity to endangered species. Includes a selection of videos, audios, podcasts, images and interactives. Also includes full-text articles from national and global newspapers, magazines and journals, Experiment Central and national and state standards.
  Browse related subjects: Science, Teen Homework Help
• Science of Everyday Things
  Expands on the explanations of scientific principles and concepts using a step-by-step approach. Presents theories in their everyday applications for further understanding.
  Browse related subjects: Encyclopedias, Environment, Science

Recommended Websites

• arXiv Cornell University Library
  Cornell University Library's arXiv is provides open access to 595,005 e-prints in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.
  Browse related subjects: Science
• Physics
  Physics highlights a selection of papers from the American Physical Society's Physical Review journals. Physics features three kinds of articles: Viewpoints are commentaries written by active researchers, who are asked to explain the results to physicists in other subfields. Focus stories are written by professional science writers in a journalistic style and are intended to be accessible to students and non-experts. Synopses are brief editor-written summaries.
  Browse related subjects: Education, Science
• PhysicsCentral
  PhysicsCentral communicates the excitement and importance of physics to everyone by answering questions, exploring the latest research, and providing daily updates on physics in the news. Sponsored by the American Physical Society.
  Browse related subjects: Education, News, Science