General Science Research Guide

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

Check the Truman State University Library Catalog for encyclopedias and dictionaries. For example, see the following keyword searches:
encyclopedia* and human biology
dictionar* and chemistry

Quick Facts

American Institute of Physics Handbook Reference QC 61 .A5 1972

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Reference QD 65 .H3

New York Public Library Science Desk Reference Reference Q 173 B25 1995

Scientific American Science Desk Reference Reference Q 173 S427 1999

How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measure

Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Reference QC 94 C295 2003

Check the Truman State University Library Catalog for books on biology. It is a catalog for finding books, journals and other materials owned by Pickler Library. Because biology is so diverse, you should use keyword searching to combine terms. For example, see the following keyword searches:

                                   insects and flight
                                   pollution and carbon
                                   plants and fire

If Pickler Memorial Library doesn't have what you want, try your search in MOBIUS to find books in other libraries in Missouri. You can order books online, and they will be delivered usually within 3-4 working days. This service is available to current Truman students, faculty, and staff who will be notified by email.

WorldCat
A catalog of books, serials, Web resources and other materials worldwide. You can order books online, and they will be delivered usually within two weeks. This service is available to current Truman students, faculty, and staff who will be notified by email. A modified version of WorldCat is also available for free.

Dissertations

Dissertation Abstracts
Dissertation Abstracts is the subject, title and author guide to virtually every American dissertation accepted at accredited institutions. It also includes many Canadian dissertations as well as dissertations from Europe and abstracts from Masters Abstracts. Coverage is 1861 to date

Truman Masters Theses - Biology
This is a link to the Truman State University Library Catalog catalog record for a biology theses. All Truman Masters Theses are available online at Current Research by author, title and faculty advisor from 1997+.

Find Articles

Databases in this section are restricted to use on the Truman network unless otherwise indicated.

EBSCOHost. Includes MasterFILE Elite (over 1,100 full text periodicals), Academic Search Elite (over 1,500 full text journals), Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (over 500 full text journals), and many others.

General Science Abstracts, 1984+

In print 1978/79-1995/96: General Collection Q 158.5 G45
Indexes and abstracts about 160 popular scientific journals. English language only.

Google Scholar - scholarly journal articles on all subjects, some are full text; many have links to cited references. Free site.

JSTOR. Archive of scholarly journals. Truman campus has access to the Arts & Sciences I and II collections, Ecology & Botany collection, and General Science collection.

Science.gov Searches selected websites databases, technical reports, journal articles and other published materials.

Web Sites

Comprehensive Sites | Associations | Government Agencies/Resources

Comprehensive Sites

INFOMINE Gateway developed by the University of California covering over 2,000 scholarly Internet resources.

SciCentral Gateway to the best science and engineering online resources.

Science.gov - a catalog of government science and technology Web sites from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Searches selected websites databases, technical reports, journal articles and other published materials.

Associations

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Government Agencies/Resources

Science.gov Searches selected websites databases, technical reports, journal articles and other published materials.

Find People

For biographies and biographical dictionaries about scientists consult the following subject headings in Truman State University Library Catalog:

African American scientists.
African American women scientists -- Biography.
Scientists -- Biography.
Scientists -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
Scientists -- Biography -- Indexes.
Scientists -- Canada -- Biography.
Scientists -- United States -- Biography.
Women life scientists -- Biography -- Dictionaries.

Biographical Web sites

Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography Biographical information for over 1000 scientists. Can search by name or discipline.

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences Includes biographical information and bibliographies.

ISIHighlyCited.com ISI site which lists the most cited researchers in 21 subject categories. Includes biographical information and a listing of publications. You can search by name, category, country, and institutional affiliation.

Nobelprize.org Provides extensive information on Nobel laureates including interviews.

Nobel Prize Internet Archive Provides information and Web links on all Nobel prize winners.

Current Research & Discussions

Current Research Information System
A searchable database of U.S. Department of Agriculture funded research. Search by keyword, investigator, agency, institution, state, and project status and type. Many records include a list of publications resulting from the research. Free to the public.

Scientific Meetings

Newswise Calendar of Scientific Meetings

Science News

EurekAlert!
News site sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Sci-Bytes
A what's new in research site sponsored by ISI. Includes hot papers and journal rankings in selected fields.

Science News - New York Times - the Tuesday science section of the New York Times.

The Scientist
Biweekly news journal for life scientists.

Citing Sources

For further assistance, visit or call the Reference Desk (660-785-4051) or contact the Reference Librarian for Science.

Carol Lockhart, Reference Librarian for Science
(660) 785-7417
clockhar@truman.edu