Quick Links for Research
Databases
Research Databases for the Natural Sciences
The Short List
-- Best Sources to Begin Your Search
All Databases -- A-Z
Quick Search@OhioLINK
Search Multiple Ebsco
Databases
E-Journal Finder
Access to Research
Databases from Home |
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries |
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AccessScience -- online videos, animations, podcasts, news,
and articles from the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and
Technology |
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Biography Reference Bank |
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Oxford Reference, Science -- online articles from more than
40 Oxford UP encyclopedias and dictionaries covering a broad
spectrum of fields |
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Science Online --
online access to articles, videos and animations, experiments
and activities, biographies, timelines, etc. from Facts.com |
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An@tomy.tv
[ask
Library Reference for passwords] --
online interactive human anatomical detail in multilayered
drawings, MRI, slides, and movies |
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Multi-Subject
Video Collection -- thousands of videos including
Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations |
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Science Digital Media --
Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics, Digital Animal Sounds;
Dolphin
Embryo Digitized Slides;
Geology
Digital Photographs;
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Forestry Image Collection;
Reproductive Physiology Animations |
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Science Searchers |
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National Science Digital Library
--"the Nation's online library for education and research in
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics" |
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science.gov
-- "searches over 40 databases and over
2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of
authoritative
U.S. government science information, including research and
development results." |
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Scirus
--"the most comprehensive scientific
research tool on the web. With over 370 million scientific items
indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not
only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware,
pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository
and website information." |
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SciSeek
-- "a great guide to the best the Internet
has to offer in the fields of science and nature" |
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Scitopia.org
-- "The federated vertical search portal
scitopia.org was created
through the imagination and collaboration of 21 leading science
and technology societies." |
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Google
Scholar -- "articles, theses, books, abstracts and court
opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies,
online repositories, universities and other web sites."
Note: Much more online content is available in
Research Databases for the Natural Sciences than in Google
Scholar. |
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Research Databases for the Natural Sciences |
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General Information & Science Directories |
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About.com:
Animals/Wildlife ;
About.com: Insects;
About.com: Marine Life -- includes identification,
habitat, observation techniques, etc. |
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Biology -- includes experiments/lab and study aids for all
biological topics |
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Chemistry -- includes experiments and demonstrations and
study guides for chemistry |
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Environmental Issues -- includes global warming, renewable &
nuclear energy, green design, biodiversity & conservation,
pollution, alternative fuels, etc. |
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Geology -- includes identification guides, maps, timelines,
etc. for all geology and earth sciences topics |
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About.com: Physics --
includes concepts, theories, experiments, etc. for all fields of
physics |
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Space/Astnonomy -- includes timelines, tools & telescopes,
activities, etc. |
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Weather -- includes atmosphere basics, extreme weather,
history, projects, etc. |
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ipl2
-- Science and Technology -- annotated directory "of
high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for
their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a
particular topic or topics" |
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Intute:
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry -- Intute:
Biological Sciences --
Intute:
Physical Sciences -- "the best websites for study and
research" |
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Research Databases for the Natural Sciences |
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