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Reference Materials

Access Science
Up-to-date, easy-to-use gateway to scientific knowledge in key scientific areas including biology, Earth and environmental sciences, chemistry and physics. Includes articles, images, videos, biographies, definitions, newsfeed and study center.
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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
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Electronic Resources

General Science

Find Journal Articles

Encyclopedia of Life
National Geographic
Explore National Geographic Online. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.
Science Direct
Full text database covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature, including more than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles.
JSTOR
Offers archival and current journals, primary sources and books on the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Extensive date coverage. Updated regularly.
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOHost)
Contains full text for scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, trade publications and book reviews on a wide range of subjects. Includes images. Date coverage back to 1985.
Courtesy of Ocean State Libraries.
Points of View (EBSCOHost)
A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Covers more than 270 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Courtesy of Ocean State Libraries.
Environment
GreenFILE (EBSCOHost)
Focusing on human impact to the environment, the collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Courtesy of Ocean State Libraries.
Health
MEDLINE (EBSCOHost)
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Courtesy of Ocean State Libraries.

Images

Finding Images

Biology Image Library
The Biology Image Library is an online collection of images, movies, illustrations and animations across biology and biomedicine, for use in education and research. source: biologyimagelibrary.com

Suggested Websites

Science

Suggested Websites

Tree of Life Project
A collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history
ChemSpider
ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast text and structure search access to over 26 million structures from hundreds of data sources.
Physics.org
A collection of physics links chosen by a team from the Institute of Physics
Math
Wolfram MathWorld
This extensive mathematical resource serves as a free global "clearinghouse for new mathematical discoveries that are routinely contributed by researchers."
American Mathematical Society
Founded in 1888 to "further the interests of mathematical research and scholarship," this professional society of mathematicians and educators serves the national and international academic communities through its publications, research, meetings, and advocacy programs. Also provides access to employment information.
Health
National Institutes of Health
Has an A-Z health information section with fact sheets on every known illness/disease.
WebMD
WebMD provides valuable, timely and credible health information, tools for managing health, and support to those who seek information.