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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.
- American Institute of Physics
- Especially useful to students are the links to Physics Today and the History Center. Physics Today is a monthly journal of the Institute featuring authoritative articles, news stories and analyses. The Center for History of Physics page contains links to award-winning exhibits and online source material.
- Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
- "An archive presenting and documenting some important and original contributions made before 1976 by 20th Century women." Contains descriptions of the contributions as well as the original papers reporting the discoveries; historical essays and other historical documents; photos and quotations.
- Imagine the Universe
- A service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (NASA), this Web site presents information about astronomy and astrophysics at both high school and college levels. Click on the Site Map button at the top of the page for easier access to the two levels of discussion arranged under Science and Advanced Science. There are also links at the top of the home page to multimedia presentations and interactive activities; satellites and instruments; questions and answers, a hyperlinked dictionary, and other resources.
- The Particle Adventure
- "The Particle Data Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory presents an award-winning interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, extra dimensions, dark matter, accelerators and particle detectors." (site)
- Physics 2000
- "To make physics more accessible to students and people of all ages" is the goal of this Web site. It does this by using interactive applets and a series of question and answer dialogues between students and professors. Of interest to non-science majors and science majors alike.
- Physics Central
- Maintained by the American Physical Society to "communicate the excitement and importance of physics to everyone." Includes people, pictures, news, current research, questions and answers, as well as top picks of other Web sites and a collection of notable physics blogs.
- The Physics Classroom
- Although called "A High School Physics Tutorial", this site presents an excellent introduction to physics for college students as well. Arranged in three major sections - Physics Tutorial, Multimedia Physics Studio, and Physics Help - this site helps you to learn basic physics concepts and check your understanding, visualize those concepts through animations, and master those concepts by practicing your skills.
- physicsworld.com
- Presents full-text articles from Physics World, the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, as well as other news articles. All the content at this site is free, but you will need to sign up for a free membership to physicsworld.com to read some of the articles posted on this site.
- PhysLink: Physics and Astronomy Online
- Under Education, the Ask the Experts page allows you to submit your questions or search the archives for answers. Answers are also listed by category: Classical Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electricity & Magnetism, etc. The History of Physics and Astronomy link provides an extensive list of links to history sites; online archives, museums, and exhibits; and biographical sites. Under Reference, you will find links to physical constants, equations, a glossary, and other reference material.
- The Intute Physics Gateway
- "The Intute Physics Gateway provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. Our target audience is students, staff and researchers in higher and further education." (site).
- Physical Sciences Resource Center
- Brought to you by the American Association of Physics Teachers and other organizations, this Web site provides links to teaching and learning resources in the physical sciences. In addition to keyword searching, you can browse by topic, grade level, and resource type.
- Physics.org: Your Guide to Physics on the Web
- Search 7000 handpicked physics sites. Each Web site listed includes a description and hyperlinked keywords. Free registration enables you to search by age and knowledge level.