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General Science Resources
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Wesleyan University Links
- Synthesis
- Wesleyan's science and technology Webazine
Wesleyan University Library online resources -
These resources are only available for the use of Wesleyan
students, staff and faculty.
Databases
- Science Citation
Index : covers over 6,000 of the world's most significant
scientific and technical journals across more than 160 scientific
disciplines from 1994 to present. Besides the traditional author,
and keyword search, SCI includes cited reference searching which
lets you use a given work as if it were a subject term to identify
more recent articleson the same topic. For example, you can find
all works that reference articles published by A. Williamson in
1995 in the Journal of Neurophysiology. This type of searching
often locates relevant articles that cannot be retrieved through
traditional subject-author searching. To search years 1974 to 1994
contact the Science
Librarian.
- ArticleFirst
- Covers 12,500 journals in all fields including most major
mathematics journals, coverage from 1990+, updated daily.
- Applied
Science & Technology Index covers 411 English-language
scientific and technical publications on such topics as
engineering, acoustics, chemistry, computers, metallurgy, physics,
plastics, telecommunications, transportation, and waste
management.
- General
Science Index covers 168 popular and professional
English-language science periodicals in biology, chemistry,
astronomy, and other sciences, going back to1984.
- U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office Searchable Database - Includes full-text of patents
(text and graphics). You will need to download a viewer to access
the file.
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia
Brittanica - Though not strictly a scientific
encyclopedia, this can be a good place to get a start.
Electronic
Journals
- All electronic Journals are listed in both the CTW
library catalog as well as on the Electronic
Journals page. Please consult these resources to find
electronic journals.
Wesleyan University Library Print Resources -
These are some of the major or helpful print resources
available in the Science Library reference collection. This list is
far from inclusive, please consult the CTW
Catalog or a reference librarian for additional resources. All
items listed, unless otherwise noted, are located in the reference
area.
- Dictionaries & Literature
Guides
- Science Matters - Q 162 H36 1991 (stacks) - A nice
basic introduction to why science should matter to the average
citizen as well as an introduction to the basic concepts of
science.
- A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations - Q 173 H36 1991-
Witty and profound remarks on, about, or from science, includes a
decent index.
- Cambridge Dictionary of Science and Technology - Q 123
C482 1990 - A fairly extensive dictionary of science and
technology, fairly brief definitions.
- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical
Terms - Q 123 M34 1989 - Another fairly extensive dictionary,
includes many illustrations.
Encyclopedias
- McGraw Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - Q
121 M3 1997 - A 20 volume set with articles written by thousands
of subject experts. Articles range from long to short, are well
illustrated and include bibliographies.
- Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology - Q 123
E 497 1987 - A 15 volume encyclopedia, articles are a little
longer and more technical than above, they include glossaries and
bibliographies.
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography - Q 141 D5 - An
excellent 16 volume source for lengthly essays with bibliographies
on, for the most part, dead scientists. For more contemporary
scientists try:
- Notable Twetieth Century Scientists - Q 141 N73 1995 -
Short biographical essays that include lists of selected writings
as well as sources.
Indexes
- Science Citation Index - Z 7401 S365 - A very important
index that allows the user to track who's been citing who in the
literature. Also allows key words from title, and author
searching. Ask a librarian how you can use this source, it can be
a very powerful!
WWW guides to Science resources - It
is important to note that anyone can publish information on the
Internet. You need to be very careful about evaluating
and citing
information found on the Web. Another good way of finding science
resources is to use a search
engine or one of the subject
directories.
General Science
Magazines: These are not library
subscriptions, just web sites for these magazines. We do not have
full access to the Science website.
Organizations
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Last updated: April 2000