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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Contains the renowned McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, plus information on recent research developments, biographies of scientists, late-breaking science and technology news. Provided by McGraw Hill.
- Credo Reference
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Contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology. Provides access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference sources. Provided by Credo.
- Science On-Line
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Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. Provided by FactsOnFile.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Science Full Text Select
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Provides coverage of 320 journals with full text articles, indexing and abstracts; includes all aspects of science. Provided by H. W. Wilson.
- Astronomy.com
- Web site of Astronomy magazine (magazine available at Allegheny and North campus libraries), provides access to select articles from the current and back issues. Check out Welcome to Astronomy.
- An Atlas of the Universe
- Presents the visible universe in a series of main maps with explanations, starting with the nearest stars and moving out to the farthest visible reaches. Most maps have additional links to other maps, data and catalogs, and/or images. Includes a glossary and a list of related links.
- Cambridge Relativity
- Introductory material on Cosmology, Black Holes, Cosmic Strings et al, Inflation, and Quantum Gravity, sponsored by Cambridge University. Includes a link to Stephen Hawking's Web page.
- Cosmic Evolution: From Big Bang to Humankind
- Presents the evolution of the cosmos through eight epochs (including the Future), using an interdisciplinary approach with text and media.
- Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight
- Winner of Scientific American magazine's 2004 Science & Technology Web Award, this hyerlinked encyclopedia is browsable alphabetically or searchable by keyword.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- In addition to information on NASA as an agency, this site provides a wealth of information on geoscience, astronomy and aeronautics. For up-to-date agency, mission and research highlights, click on News. For images, video and interactive features, click on Multimedia.
- Sky & Telescope
- From Sky & Telescope magazine, this site provides daily and weekly information for observing celestial objects. Introductory articles are available under How To, and Web links chosen by the editors are under Resources.
- Views of the Solar System
- Award-winning multimedia Web site containing spectacular images and information and data on the solar system, including comets, meteorites, asteroids and more, in addition to the Sun, planets and moons. Also covers space exploration, rocketry, early astronauts, space missions and spacecraft, under History in the left-hand column of links.
- AstronomyLINKS
- Contains over 1300 astronomy and space-related links arranged under 37 topics from Ask the Exprert to X-Ray Astronomy. Topics are further subdivided into subcategories. Entries include short descriptions.
- AstronomyCenter.org
- "AstronomyCenter.org is a collection of digital resources for college-level introductory astronomy faculty and students. Astronomy Center is brought to you by the American Astronomical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and the NSF-NSDL." (site)
- AstroWeb
- Directory of over 3000 astronomy resources arranged under nine categories. See especially Research Areas/Astronomy/Space Physics and Educational Resources for specific topics. Also includes an alphabetical index and keyword searchability.