Searching for Science - Generalities

The links which follow are to the online resources discussed in the PowerPoint presentation "Searching for Science - Generalities" by Fred O'Bryant, Spring 2006.


Galileo's Experiments from the PBS Nova program Galileo's Battle for the Heavens.


Journal Article Databases

InfoTrac
Lexis-Nexis
CQ Researcher
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Ei Compendex
Web of Science
ISI Highly Cited.com
Factiva


Reference Resources

Britannica Online
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS)
ENGnetBASE
Knovel Interactive Library


History of Science Resources

America: History and Life
Historical Abstracts
Periodicals Archive Online
L'Année Philologique sur Internet
International Medieval Bibliography
ATLA Religion Database
Philosopher's Index
Iter Bibliography - Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Proquest Digital Dissertations


Scientific Biography

BSEL Scientific Biographies Guide Page

The other resources mentioned are all hard copy texts located in the BSEL Reference Collection.


Web Search Engines Useful for Science

Google
Athenus Engineering and Science Search
EEVL - The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
GlobalSpec - the Engineering Search Engine
Science.gov
Scirus - For Scientific Information Only
Ixquick
Mooter
BUBL Information Service
DefenseLINK Web Sites
INFOMINE - Scholarly Internet Resource Collections


Supplementary Demonstrations

How Much Does a Thunderstorm Weigh?
How Far Is It to the Nearest Star?