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Encyclopedias
Infoplease-Encylopedia: Science and Technology ... A subset of the
Columbia Electronic encyclopedia, 6th Edition, this freely accessible
science and technology section is keyword searchable or browsable
through portals into nine subtopics
Encylopedia Funtrivia SciTech This sci-tech subsection of the
encyclopedia allows for browsing in 15 subtopics for obscure and fun
facts. Browsers can take science trivia quizzes that range in
difficulty.
Kosmoi -- Science for Curious Minds A beautifully
illustrated and hierarchically organized encyclopedia. A subset of EncycloZine, the site covers all aspects of science. Included are lists
of books, posters, DVDs, and links to many other sites.
Probert Encyclopaedia
"A truly independent reference encyclopaedia of over 235,000 concise and
fully interlinked articles, illustrated with over 13,000 pictures,
covering all aspects of human knowledge from the arts to warfare. From
natural history to computer viruses. From the plays of Shakespeare to
historic and contemporary slang." Click on the sci-tech section for
entries in the sciences.
Science & Engineering
Encyclopedia Use
this for a more advanced treatment of sci-tech topics. This site is
searchable by subject , A-Z listing, or by index. Many cross-links,
photographs, calculators, and timeline of historical events are some of
the site's many features.
Symbols.com An on-line encyclopedia of Western
ideograms and signs. The site contains 2500 signs. The graphic index is
divided into four sections: symmetry; open/closed; shape; or crossing
lines. Includes word index.
World of Science Developed by Eric Weisstein, award-winning on-line encyclopedist and PhD in physics, this
site is arranged hierarchically in five segments: mathematics, physics,
astronomy, chemistry, and biography.
The Arctic Theme Page provided by
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this theme page
provides maps, data, essays, images, and statistics on the northern polar
region for scientists, students, teachers and the general public. Such real
time data as sea surgace temperatures and satellite imagery. There are also
virtual resources for a general audience, including thematic maps and field
trips.
BiologyBrowser, produced by
BIOSIS, is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences
information community. Here you can browse subjects (such as the Plants
database), organisms (such as Animal Diversity Web), and species specific to
various geographical areas (such as monkeys indigenous only to the Amazon).
Chemistry
Directory of Open Access Journals
The service allows access to free, full text, and quality controlled
scientific and scholarly journals. the site is searchable by author, title,
subject, and individual article.
E-print Network
is ...
a vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical
information created by scientists and research engineers active in their
respective fields, intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and
students at advanced levels.
ECHO Science & Technology Virtual Center
This site is an amalgamation of history of science and technology Web
sites from around the globe. Well organized and clearly written, this
excellent site is extraordinarily informative and interesting, as well.
EarthTrends
This Environmental Information Portal includes information from world
renowned sources on Coastal and Marine ecosystems, climate and atmosphere,
population health ,energy and resources, etc. The information is placed in
searchable databaes, data tables, country profiles, maps and other
features.
Eric Weisstein's world of mathematics
Europe's Network of Patent Databases
This free database created by the European Patent Office contains
information on more than 30 million patent documents. Full text page
images are available for many of them.
Federal R&D Product Summaries
This site is a product of a consortium of federal agencies providing federal Research and Development summaries. Agencies include: the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of
Health, and the National Science Foundation.
FirstGov for Science
A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S.
Government agencies, including research and development results.
GeneDesign
"GeneDesign is a web-based program for the design of synthetic genes. It
consists of several modules that automate the tasks associated with the
manipulation of synthetic sequences."
Glossary of
Science Fiction Inventions
The devices are listed by name, source, author and date of mention. The
terms may be found using an alphabetic listing or by using keyword function.
The site is produced by technovelgy.com, which "is devoted to the creative
inventions of science fiction authors and movie makers." Those interested
may submit new items.
Google Patents
Search for patents in this database. Full texts of pre 1976 US patents are
available here. Use this to supplement, but not replace, other patent
databases.
GrayLIT
Network
The GrayLIT Network is a portal for more than 100,000 full-text technical
reports. This site is the most comprehensive portal to Federal gray
literature.
Gray Literature. Resources for Locating Unpublished Research. These
Web resources, compiled by Brian S. Mathews, give access to and aid in the
understanding of gray literature. This collection of sites focuses on
scientific and technical information.
Harvey
Project is "An international collaboration of educators, researchers, physicians, students, programmers, instructional designers and
graphic artists working together to build interactive, dynamic human physiology course materials on the Web. Materials produced by the Harvey Project will be made freely available to any educational institution." (taken from web page)
The page links to New physiology web sites, sponsors, new tools, ongoing projects, news, and more.
The National Biological Information Infrastructure
Titled "your home for biological information on the web," this comprehensive
website offers encyclopedic information on: plants, animals & other
organisms; myriad ecological topics; geographic perspectives, habitats, and
a toolkit. The toolkit is comprised of such entities as a biocomplexity
thesaurus, lists of conferences, publications library, and much more.
National Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI)
Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology
information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in
computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data,
and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding
of molecular processes affecting human health and disease
National Institute of Standards and technology (NIST)
The NIST, a U.S. nonregulatory federal agency, was founded in 1901The
purpose of the NIST is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and
technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the
quality of life.The website provides information on NIST programs,
information about standards and guidelines, and contains such educational
resources as the Virtual Museum.
National Science Foundation
This site provides access to funding information, full text and statistical publications and reports, news service announcements by program, images and meetings information.
NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division
The mission of the NOAA/ESRL's Global Monitoring Division (formerly CMDL) of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is to observe and
understand, through accurate, long-term records of atmospheric gases,
aerosol particles, and solar radiation, the Earth's atmospheric system
controlling climate forcing, ozone depletion and baseline air quality, in
order to develop products that will advance global and regional
environmental information and services. It conducts sustained observations
and research related to source and sink strengths, trends and global
distributions of atmospheric constituents that are capable of forcing change
in the climate of Earth through modification of the atmospheric radiative
environment, those that may cause depletion of the global ozone layer, and
those that affect baseline air quality The website provides data, research
projects and groups, and related textual and graphic information.
PLANTS Database
This database provides standardized intoformation about American vascular
plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens. Names, plant symbols,
checklists, descriptions, images, and links to other sites are but some of
the inclusions in this site.
Sci-Tech News
This review site is a good starting point for garnering the latest sci-tech news. Links to full-text news articles and sci-tech publications on the web.
Science
and Technology Canada Site
This site provides information on and links to information on many
scientific topics. Links to statistics, agencies, and general information
prepared and funded by the Canadian Government.
Science
Webliographies
This list of webliographies produced by ISTL (Issues in Science and
Technology Librarianship) includes web collections of such resources as
materials sciences, mathematics, free scholarly electronic journals,
astronomical resources, history of science, ethics, and more.
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. It brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology.
Scirus
Launched by Elsevier Science, Scirus claims to be "the most comprehensive
science-specific search engine available on the Internet."
World Biodiversity Database
host: Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI)
Scope: ETI's World Biodiversity Database is a continuously growing
taxonomic database and information system that aims at
documenting all presently known species (about 1.7 million) and to
make this important biological information worldwide accessible.
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