Science Subject Guides
General Science
Books
General Collection
The Canon : A Whirligig Tour Of The Beautiful Basics Of Science / Natalie Angier
Milestones of Science / Curt Suplee
Reference Books (These Do Not Check Out)
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
eBooks
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society, by Bill Bryson
Online Databases
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Science and Technology Collection
The Science & Technology Collection contains over 830 leading full text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,740 publications.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Periodicals
Discover (Available in Print and in Science Reference Center)
Natural History (Available in Print and in Science Reference Center)
Scientific American (Available in Print and in Science Reference Center)
Websites
American Museum of National History
NASA – the NASA site contains resources for students and educators on all aspects of space exploration, including video, images, and e-books
Scitable: A Collaborative Learning Space for Science – a free science research portal provided by Nature Publishing Group. Content currently focuses on genetics, cell biology (including material on evolution), ecology, and gene expression. Includes special tools that allow teachers to set up a virtual Blackboard-style classroom using materials from the site.
Physical and Earth Sciences
Books
General Collection
The periodic kingdom : a journey into the land of the chemical elements / P.W. Atkins.
A short history of planet earth : mountains, mammals, fire, and ice / J.D. Macdougall.
An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere / Gabrielle Walker
Roadside geology of Louisiana / Darwin Spearing
Reference Books (These do not check out)
Encyclopedia of space and astronomy / Joseph A. Angelo, Jr
Encyclopedia of Earth and space science / Timothy Kusky ; managing editor, Katherine Cullen
Chemical composition of everyday products / John Toedt, Darrell Koza, and Kathleen Van Cleef-Toedt.
eBooks
Periodicals
Astronomy Magazine (in print in library, and Science Reference Center)
Geology Today (in Science Reference Center)
Physics Today (in Science Reference Center)
Sky and Telescope (in print in library, Science Reference Center)
Weatherwise (in print in library, available in Science Reference Center)
Databases
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Websites
United States Geological Survey
University of California Museum of Paleontology
WebElements.com (Web guide to the periodic table)
Biological Sciences
Books
General Collection
The selfish gene / Richard Dawkins
The way life works / Mahlon Hoagland, Bert Dodson
The Diversity of Life / Edward O. Wilson
The web of life : a new scientific understanding of living systems / Fritjof Capra
Your inner fish : a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body / By Neil Shubin
Flowering plant families of the world / V.H. Heywood
E-Books and Audiobooks
The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye View of the World / Michael Pollan
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot
Reference (in-library use only)
Encyclopedia of evolution / Mark Pagel, editor in chief
Grzimek’s animal life encyclopedia
Natural history : the ultimate visual guide to everything on Earth
The tree of life : a phylogenetic classification / Guillaume Lecointre, Hervé Le Guyader
Periodicals (Magazines, Newspapers, etc.)
Bioscience (Available in Science Reference Center)
Discover (Available in Print and in Science Reference Center)
Natural History (Available in Print and in Science Reference Center)
Scientific American (Available in Print and in Science Reference Center)
Online Databases
Science and Technology Collection
The Science & Technology Collection contains over 830 leading full text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,740 publications.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Websites
All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
American Museum of National History
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
UCMP – University of California Museum of Paleontology
Environmental Sciences
Books
General Collection
Career opportunities in conservation and the environment / Paul Greenland and AnnaMarie Sheldon
Eco barons : the dreamers, schemers, and millionaires who are saving our planet / Edward Humes
Energy and the Environment Series (6 Books)/ John Tabak
Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed / Jared Diamond
eBooks and Audiobooks
The World Without Us / Alan Weisman (Audiobook)
Reference Books (in-library use only)
Encyclopedia of sustainability / Robin Morris Collin, Robert William Collin
Periodicals (Magazines, Newspapers, etc.)
Audubon (available in library)
E: The Environmental Magazine (available in library and Masterfile Premier)
Worldwatch (available in Masterfile Premier)
Sierra (available in Masterfile Premier)
National Wildlife (available in library and in Masterfile Premier)
Online Databases
Science and Technology Collection
The Science & Technology Collection contains over 830 leading full text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,740 publications.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
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