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| ARTICLES | | |  Help Finding Articles | | |  Journal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals. | | | All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
Includes sites that provide journal abbreviations for several scientific disciplines. | | | Scholarly Articles | | | Annual Reviews: Physical Sciences
Selected Full-text and Index | | | BioDigest - 1989 to present
Abstracts written in a non-technical style from over 370 life-science sources covering: botany, medicine, health, zoology, and environmental science. | | | Biological Abstracts - 1926 to present
Indexes articles in the life sciences and biomedical fields, including biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, zoology, agriculture, etc. | | | Earthquake Engineering Abstracts
National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering | | | Expanded Academic Index [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines. | | | General Science Abstracts - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles from over 160 journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain. Covers general science topics including: anthropology, astronomy, pollution, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine, health, and more. | | | Geobase - 1980 to present
Covers over 2,060 sources including journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports with information about geography, geology, ecology, and more. | | | GeoRef [EBSCO]
Access to over 2.3 million references to articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses covering the geology of North America from 1785 to the present; and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to present. | |  | GeoRef [GeoScience World]
Access to over 2.3 million references to articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses covering the geology of North America from 1785 to the present; and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to present. | | | GeoScience World - Full Text
Articles from six major geological societies ( Am. Geological Inst., Geological Society of America , Geological Society of London, etc.) plus other non-profit/independent geology journals. Trial ends Oct. 9. | | | GPO Monthly Catalog - 1976 to present
Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.) | | | Science Direct - Full Text
Indexes 1,200 science and technology journals published by Elsevier Science and contains the full-text of about 600 of these titles. Provides links to scientific, technical and medical information on the Web. | | | Selected Water Abstracts (U.S. Geological Survey) | | | Web of Science - 1900 to present
Indexes and abstracts science & technical journals (1900 to present) and social science journals (2003 to present) published around the world. Provides unique cited reference searching, in addition to keyword and other search options.
| | | Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full-text and indexing for over 4,500 scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. | | | Agricola - 1979 to present
Indexes more than 2,000 serial titles as well as books, conference proceedings, research reports, government documents, theses, patents, software, audiovisual content, and microforms pertaining to all aspects of agriculture. | | | ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Lists articles from the table of contents of over 12,000 journals covering: business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture. | | | DOE (U. S.Dept. of Energy) Information Bridge
Report literature. | | | Engineering Village 2 - 1970 to present
Provides extensive access to the world's engineering literature. Indexes and abstracts over 5,000 journals, conference papers, patents, and technical reports. Links to quality Web sites. | | | Google Scholar - Help
Links to scholarly books, articles and more. Results are incomplete and vary greatly by subject. Always use other library databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
| | | History of Science, Technology and Medicine - 1975 to present
Lists journal articles, proceedings, books, reviews & dissertations related to the development and influence of science. Combines Isis Current Bibliography, citations from the Wellcome Library, and two other major history of science bibliographies. | | | Ingenta - 1997 to date
Free searching and browsing of more than 25,000 publications in the arts and sciences | | | LexisNexis Environmental - Coverage varies by title. - Full Text - Help
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information related to environmental issues. | | | PapersFirst - 1993 to present
Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide including a wide variety of subjects discussed at the covered meetings. | | | Proceedings - 1993 to present
Provides citations of every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at the British Library. Contains in each record a list of the papers presented at each conference. | | | SciFinder Scholar - 1907 to present (Available only in the Libraries) - Smith Libraries Only - Help
The most comprehensive chemical literature database in the world. Indexes journal articles, conference papers, books, technical reports, dissertations, patents and over 28 million chemical substances. | | | Popular Articles | | | ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Lists articles from the table of contents of over 12,000 journals covering: business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture. | | | LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases. | | | Scientific American Archive Online - 1993 to present - Full Text
Authoritative articles (color PDF's) and book reviews for a general audience covering topics such as aeronautics and space, biology, chemistry, environmental science, consumer health, medicine, physics, and scientific subjects currently in the news. | |
| BOOKS AND MEDIA | | | Help Finding Books | | | Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more. | | | Library Catalogs | | | Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst. | | | WorldCat - all dates
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records. | | | LIBWEB
Libweb currently lists over 2400 pages from libraries in over 70 countries. | | | Book Purchases and Reviews | | | Books in Print - 1979 to present
Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present. | |
| REFERENCE TOOLS | | | Encyclopedia of Earth - Full Text
Published by the Environmental Information Coalition, and utilizing a wiki, it contains articles contributed by experts covering all aspects of the environment of the Earth.
| | | Biographical Sources | | | Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography [Gale] - Full Text
Full-text biographical articles on scientists, from classical antiquity to modern times. | | | Dissertations and Theses | | | RefWorks Workshops - Fall 2008 - Help
Register now for a Fall 2008 workshop: Wed. 10/1 (3-4:30), Thurs. 10/2 (3-4:30), Tues. 10/21 (3-4:30), or Wed. 10/22 (7-8:30pm). Location: Neilson Library Classroom | | | Encyclopedias | | | AccessScience - Full Text
Over 7100 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology. | | | Britannica Online - Full Text
Full content including over 80,000 in-depth articles, detailed maps, multimedia, and research tools. | | | Encyclopedia of Evolution [Oxford] - Full Text | | | Treatise on Geophysics - Full Text
In-depth treatise on the solid Earth, covering seismology & structure; mineral physics; geodesy; earthquake seismology; geomagnetism; crust, lithosphere, mantle, & core dynamics; evolution of the Earth; planets & moons. | | | Encyclopedia of Earth - Full Text
Published by the Environmental Information Coalition, and utilizing a wiki, it contains articles contributed by experts covering all aspects of the environment of the Earth.
| | | Statistics | | | LexisNexis Statistical - Help
Access to statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Includes summaries of statistical publications, and links to the full-text of selected publications on LexisNexis Statistical and government Web sites. | | | Style Manuals | | | Citation Guides & Style Manuals | |
| LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES | | | Your Feedback
Have you had a library class within the past week? If so, please give us your feedback. | | | Older Geology Class Guides
Archived class guides may not be up-to-date. Please ask a Librarian for assistance if you encounter broken links. | |
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