Thinking of words. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations
Dictionary of Scientific Units (Science Reference QC82 .J4 1992)
Einstein Dictionary (Science Reference QC16 .E5 K36 1996)
Larousse Dictionary of Scientists (Science Reference Q141 .L376 1994)
MacMillan Dictionary of Measurement (Science Reference QC82 .D37 1994)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (Science Reference Q123 .M34 1994)
Ultimate Visual Dictionary of Science (Science Reference Q123 .U43 1998)
Gaining an Overview. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks
Chronology of Medicine and Related Sciences (Science Reference R133 .M717 1997)
Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Science Reference Q121 .G35 1996)
Instruments of Science: An Historical Encyclopedia (Science Reference Q184.5 .I57 1998)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (Science Reference Q121 .M3 1997)
Reference Sources in Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Agriculture (Science Reference Q158.5 .M278 1994)
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia (Science Reference Q121 .V3 1995)
Finding current information. . . using databases & indexes, alerting services (some may require free registration), journals to browse
Academic Search Premier -       |
Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. |
Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers in all fields of study, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. |
Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available. |
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Cambridge University Press
General Science Index - |
Call Number: Science Reference Z7401 .G4 |
Coverage: 1978 to 1995 |
Brief Description: Provides indexing for 150 leading English-language journals in the fields of science, health science, nutrition, environment, and computer science. |
Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library owns the printed index 1978-1995 |
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NSF Custom News Service (National Science Foundation)
PNAS Online eTOCs (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences tables of contents)
IngentaConnect - |
Coverage: 1988 to present |
Brief Description: Billed as "one of the most comprehensive collections of academic and professional research articles online" IngentaConnect is an aggregator database providing access to the tables of contents from more than 30,000 popular, trade, and scholarly journals. |
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URL Minder
Browsing journals. . . Selected current journals in general science are available on the second floor of Helmke Library:
American Journal of Science (Periodicals Q1 .A5)
American Scientist (Periodicals LJ85 .S502)
Daedalus (Periodicals Q11 .B7)
Ecology (Periodicals QH540 .E3)
Nature (Periodicals Q1 .N2)
Science (Periodicals Q1 .S35)
New Scientist (Periodicals Q1 .N52)
Science News (Periodicals Q1 .S76)
Science Teacher (Periodicals Q181 .S38)
Scientific American (Periodicals T1 .S5)
Discovering books. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies
WorldCat - |
Brief Description: Provides access to the OCLC database with more than 1 billion bibliographic records for materials in all formats. |
Tools Available: Online tutorials are available. |
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Checking facts. . . using almanacs, statistics
Finding Statistics Online: How to Locate the Elusive Numbers You Need (Reference HA33.5 .B47 1998)
Information Please Environmental Almanac (Science Reference TD169.5 .I53 1993)
New York Times . . . Almanac (Reference AY67.N5 N48, Service Desk [7C])
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Government Publications C 3.134:, Service Desk [7B])
Statistical Abstract of the World (Reference HA154 .S83, Service Desk [7D])
Seeking people & organizations. . . using biographies, directories, cited/co-cited author indexes
American Men and Women of Science, 19th ed., 1995 (Science Reference Q141 .A471)
IngentaConnect - |
Coverage: 1988 to present |
Brief Description: Billed as "one of the most comprehensive collections of academic and professional research articles online" IngentaConnect is an aggregator database providing access to the tables of contents from more than 30,000 popular, trade, and scholarly journals. |
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists (Science Reference Q141 .B53 1994)
Environmentalists: A Biographical Dictionary From the 17th Century to the Present (Science Reference S926.A2 A94 1993)
Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, 4 vols. (Science Reference Q141 .N73 1995)
Notable Women in the Physical Sciences (Science Reference Q141 .S734 1997)
Prominent Scientists (Science Reference Q141 .P398 1994)
Science Citation Index, 1970-1991; see science librarian (Reference Z7401 .S365)
Encountering facts & opinions. . . using reviews, editorials
Book Review Index (Reference Z1035.A1 B6)
Editorials on File (Reference D839 .E3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])
Facts on File (Reference D410 .F3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])
Using writing & editing tools. . . using style guides, guidelines for authors
ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors (American Chemical Society) (Science Reference QD8.5 .A25 1997, Science Service Desk)
Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywriters (Reference Z253 .U69 1993, Service Desk [1A])
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style (Science Reference T11 .S378 1992)
Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (Science Reference T11 .S386 1994, Science Service Desk)
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