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This LibGuide has been created to help you find resources for general science classes or science classes for non-majors.
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Accessing Online Information: Where to Start
Here are some databases and online resources available to you:
- Web of Science
This is a great place to start for any of the sciences, particularly biological sciences.
- Science Direct
Scientific articles from Elsevier
- PubMed
Citations for biomedical literature from Medline and other sources.
- SciFinder Scholar
The essential online chemistry resource. Note: You must first register on campus in order to use this database.
- GeoRef
Geography and Geophysics articles
- ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
environmental science related full-text articles, figures and tables within articles, environmental impact statements, and bibliographic records from Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (ESPM).
- INSPEC
International scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control engineering
- Scitation
From the American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Digital library portal for physics and astronomy literature
- AGRICOLA
National agricultural library
- Springer Protocols
Access to many scientific protocols as well as e-books
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