Science Reference Questions
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Questions to ask the Patron before you get started... What kinds of materials do you need? Does your search need to be comprehensive? How much time do you have? Then, Restate the question to the patron so that you can see if you really understand what they want to find. |
Basic Tools
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Library Catalog
CQ Researcher Reference H 35 E352 -
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Information on current social issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, podcasts, and other website links. 2 Simultaneous Users.
Advanced Tools - Science Scholarly Journal Article Databases
| Exercise Science | Sport Discus 1800+. |
| Nursing | CINAHL 1981+. |
| Physics | NASA Astrophysics Data System |
| Agriculture | AGRICOLA. 1970+. |
| Biology | Biological Abstracts 1969+. (10 simultaneous users). |
| Medicine | MEDLINE. 1965+. |
| Chemistry | SciFinder Scholar - Chemical Abstracts. 1907+. |
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Good things about the Research Guides:
→ They are one stop shopping.
→ Most of them have suggestions for quick facts, encyclopedias, dictionaries
Carol's Top Five Reference Sources
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - Ref Q 121 M3 2007 - Use this for general science questions.
Merck Index - Ref RS 51 M4 2006 - Use this to find the physical properties for common substances. It also has some references to literature and some substances have pictures.
Merck Manual - Ref RC 55 M4 2006 - Use this to find out about diseases. It includes: symptoms and signs, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
New York Public Library Science Desk Reference - Ref Q 173 B25 1995 - Use this to find out weird science facts. It is like an almanac.
Wikipedia - Although this is a free encyclopedia built by a lot of people, it is really good for getting the basic facts about science. Don't use it for any topic that is controversial. It has references at the bottom of most articles.
