Women in Science - Information Sources
Books
Google Books - There are many books which are full text
on Google Books. It is particularly good for very old books
that are no longer under copyright restrictions.
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
http://www.worldcat.org/
is also available for free.
Check the Truman State University Library Catalog http://lance.missouri.edu/search~S6/ for books on women in science. It is a catalog for finding books, journals and other materials owned by Pickler Library.
For Example: Nightingale, Florence
If Pickler Memorial Library doesn't have what you want, try your search in MOBIUS http://mobius.missouri.edu/search/ 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.
Articles
JSTOR. Archive of full text scholarly journals. The articles go back as far as the 1600s. There are no articles in JSTOR for the most recent years.
EBSCOHost. Includes MasterFILE Elite (over 1,100 full text periodicals) and Academic Search Elite (over 1,500 full text journals).
Biographical Reference Sources
Dictionary of Scientific Biography (a print book) Ref Q 141 D5
Biography and Genealogy Master Index A comprehensive index to biographical soures. (1 simultaneous user).
Chronology
Asimov's Chronology of Science & discovery (a print book) Ref Q 125 A765 1994
Chronicle of the 20th Century (a print book) Ref D422 C53 1987
Chronicle of the World Ref D (a
print book) Ref D 11 C56 1996
Citing
Sources
Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper - a
combination of style guides including: APA,
Chicago, Turabian, and MLA, adapted from the
Duke
University website.
For additional help please contact the Reference Desk at Pickler Memorial Library, phone: 660-785-4051, email: asklib@truman.edu
