General Science Resources

 
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 
Annual Reviews
Access to all the Annual Review titles to which we subscribe in print.
 
Association for Women in Science
An association "dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, technology, and engineering."
 
Aurora Page
The source for information on the aurora borealis and australis ("southern lights"). Offers the latest forecasts on geomagnetic activity, which determines the likelihood for seeing the aurora. Also supplies access to articles, pictures and even recordings of auroral sounds which sometimes accompany the lights.
 
EnviroWeb--A Project of the EnviroLink Network
Links to Internet sites with environmental interests.
 
EurekAlert!
Links to news briefs and science articles about advances in science, medicine & technology.
 
History of Science, Technology & Medicine - Overview
WWW Virtual Library site contains biographies, general history, information on museums & institutions, bibliographies.
 
History of Technology Resources
A comprehensive source of information on the subject of history of technology, from antiquity to present.

How Stuff Works
Hundreds of web articles on how just about everything works!
 
INFOMINE -
INFOMINE is a Web resource featuring well organized access to over 14,000 annotated & indexed links to important university level research and educational tools on the Internet.
 
Learn the Net: an Internet Guide & Tutorial
Web site for the novice on the the Internet, but is also a good reference tool offering access to online articles, and lots of links to other Internet tutorials.
 
Martindale's Reference Desk
Access to a huge amount of science resources, including a comprehensive site devoted to all types of online calculators.
 
National Library for the Environment
A good starting point for finding environmental information.
 
National Science Foundation
Source of grant information.
 
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
 
Our Planet
A bimonthly electronic journal on the environment and sustainable development. Each issue is devoted to a different topic such as Oceans, Climate or Ozone.
 
PubMed
PubMed, produced by the National Library of Medicine, is a comprehensive index to articles in the field of medicine indexed and abstracted in MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE from over 3,800 biomedical journals. Contains almost 9 million records from 1966 to date. Updated weekly.
 
SciCentral: Gateway to the Best Science & Engineering Online Resources
A well-organized site offering access to all types of Science & Engineering resources. Also offers a search engine, and the very latest in Scientific research news.
 
Science Reference Shelf
A multi-subject site with access to periodic tables, chemical safety data and much more. Heavy in physics and chemistry.

Science's next wave
"Resources for the next generation of scientists." A site with access to alternative career information, academic issues, grant information, and much more. Produced by Science.

Selected Web Resources in the History of Science
Compiled for Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship.
 
Weather Information
Unofficial source for weather information. Contains links to weather information homepages from all over the world.
 
Women & Minorities in Science & Engineering
Access to organizations, information sites, documents, bibliographies, biographies, etc.
 
World Health Organization WWW Home Page
Access to information such as the World Health Report, Statistical information system, the Electronic Library Initiative, job opportunities, etc.
 


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