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Agriculture Collection

This collection of more than four hundred titles is focused on agriculture and its related fields: from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture. Although the majority of the content in this database is available through the Academic OneFile and/or General OneFile databases, there is some original subject-specific content as well.

Agriculture Collection is available on Android and iOS.

Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective

This retrospective index covers periodical articles from 1913 to 1983. Find information about a wide variety of applied science specialties: acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks, and nuclear engineering; from leading trade and industrial journals, professional and technical society journals, specialized subject periodicals, buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings.

Please note: This database has a simultaneous user limit. If you are unable to access it, please try again later. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective is available on Android and iOS.

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics

This is an in-depth astronomy encyclopedia written by experts. Read the latest news in astronomy and astrophysics, look up terms in the dictionary, read the featured article of the week, and check out related astronomy websites. This source also includes biographies of famous astronomers.

General Science Collection

The General Science Collection includes articles from 1980 to the present. Although the content in this database is also available through the Academic OneFile and/or General OneFile databases, this collection limits your search to publications specific to this topic.

General Science Collection is available on Android and iOS.

McGraw-Hill's AccessScience

McGraw Hill's AccessScience features biographies of scientists, late-breaking science news, links to related websites, study guides, additional reading, research ideas, and a listing of Nobel Prize winners. This science encyclopeida is searchable by keyword or topic.

Science in Context

Science in Context contains thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures, and illustrations. The latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over two hundred magazines and academic journals and links to quality websites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.

Science in Context is available on Android and iOS.

Science Online

Learn about science by reading essays, studying diagrams, and looking up scientific terms. You can search for biographies of scientists by keyword, subject, occupation, nationality, and more. Use the timeline to explore scientific advances by time period or topic.

Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, and wildlife. Science Reference Center also includes articles for teachers correlated to state and national curriculum standards.

Science Reference Center is available on Android and iOS.

Scientific American Archive Online

Read issues of Scientific American magazine from January 1993 to the present. You can search the archive by keyword, title, author, or date. You can also browse by issue. PLEASE NOTE: this website indexes Scientific American articles prior to 1993, however the library only offers access to the full-text articles from January 1993 to the present.

Today's Science

Today's Science bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today. Updated weekly and containing thousands of links to a 15-year back-file, Today's Science explains important developments in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics, and technology.

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