| L. Mendel Rivers Library | Reference (843) 863-7946 Circulation (843) 863-7938 | |
| Charleston Southern University | FAX (843) 863-7947 csuref@csuniv.edu IM name: csuref |
| Library Home | Library Info | Online Catalog | Databases & Journals | Gov't Documents | Research Assist. | Contact Info | Faculty Res. | What's New | CSU Home |
|
Need Help? There are several options for research assistance, including the Ask a Librarian email service and the CSU Chat instant message service What is Discus? What is PASCAL? |
Natural Sciences Subject Guide
Databases and Journal Indexes Academic OneFile (Gale InfoTrac)A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines Academic Search Complete (EBSCOHost)  A general, multi-disciplinary database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals ACS Web Editions (American Chemical Society) Published by the American Chemical Society, ACS Web Editions contains nearly 50 full-text journals and magazines in chemistry Agricola (EBSCOHost)  Provides citations with some linked full-text to more than 4.8 million journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, with coverage dating back to 1970. It encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, agricultural engineering and technology and earth and environmental sciences. AGRICOLA FREE Published by the US Department of Agriculture, AGRICOLA provides citations to agricultural literature. While it does not contain full-text access to materials, some citations are linked to online full-text documents. The database covers materials in all formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century. Biological and Agricultural Index Plus (H.W. Wilson on EBSCOHost) Subject coverage includes agriculture and agricultural research, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, environmental science, geology, marine biology microbiology, physics and much more. Provides full text of articles from over 100 journals dating back to 1997, as well as indexing and abstracts of more than 380 publications. Credo Reference Provides access to more than 600 subject-specific encyclopedias, biographies, chronologies, dictionaries, and reference titles from over 80 publishers, covering every major subject. Offers over 200,000 images and audio files and nearly 100 videos. Over 10,000 Topic Pages present and organize a variety of information resources on a subject and act as a starting point for research. EBSCO eBook Collection A collection of over 21,000 electronic books available in full text online. These titles may be searched in the library's catalog or directly in the EBSCO database. Formerly known as NetLibrary, titles in this collection cover all subject areas. Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale Group) The electronic books included in this collection are provided by the CSU Library and are in the categories of: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science. See also the GVRL ebooks provided by DISCUS. General OneFile (Gale InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines ranging from architecture to biology and history to mathematics. General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson on EBSCOHost) Subject coverage includes astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, health and medicine, oceanography, physics, zoology and much more. Provides full text from more than 100 periodicals dating as far back as 1995, in addition to indexing and abstracts for nearly 300 periodicals dating back to 1984. Global Issues in Context (Gale Group) Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each of these gateway pages includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database. GreenFILE (EBSCOHost) Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes scholarly, government and general-interest titles with content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records. GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) (Gale Group) Focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, and country portals form research centers around issues covering energy systems, health care, agriculture, climate change, population, and economic development. Portals include authoritative analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and rich multimedia. Use Browse Issues and Topics, World Map, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database. JSTOR An archive of scholarly journals that offers high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. Liebert Online An authoritative database continaing peer-reviewed journals in the most promising areas of biotechnology, biomedical research/life sciences, clinical medicine and surgery, and law. MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOHost) Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. MEDLINE (EBSCOHost) An authoritative medical information database for medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. National Climatic Data Center Online Document Library (Not available from off campus. See Reference Librarian for on campus use) Nature A weekly international journal publishing the peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology. Search the full text of the journal, or select a specific issue from the issue archive. New York Times Selected full text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present is available in several of the library's databases, with complete digital coverage from 2008 to three months ago available in ProQuest Digital Microfilm. In addition, the library keeps the last 8 weeks of the newspaper in paper format, and has 1851 to 2009 on microfilm. To locate the correct resource for the date you need, see this list. Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCOHost) Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts. Newstand (Gale InfoTrac) Provides access to more than 2,700 national, international, state and local newspapers with selective coverage between 1980 and 2012. Opposing Viewpoints in Context Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, it features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Oxford Reference Online Premium Combines language and subject reference works together to form a large reference library. It contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works. Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOHost) Intended for public, academic, and high school libraries, Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications. ProQuest Digital Microfilm: New York Times This resource provides cover-to-cover full image access to the New York Times from 2008 to three months ago for an online experience that resembles paging through the newspaper in print or viewing it on microfilm. Users may crop, zoom, or rotate page images and then print, email, or save in PDF format. In addition, the library provides access to selected full text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present in several other databases, keeps the last 8 weeks of the newspaper in paper format, and has 1851 to 2009 on microfilm. To locate the correct resource for the date you need, see this list. PubMed FREE Contains citations from biomedical literature (MEDLINE and OLDMEDLINE) and provides access and links to molecular biology resources. If a journal publisher has a web site that offers full-text of its journals, PubMed provides links to that site as well as biological resources, consumer health information, research tools, etc. links to some full-text articles at journal Web sites and other related Web resources. PubMed covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and the preclinical sciences. PubMed Central FREE The U.S. National Institutes of Health free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Readers' Guide Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson on EBSCOHost) Subject coverage includes antiques, arts, business, computers, education, entertainment, film, television, gardening, health, medicine, history, home improvement, literature, news, current events, photography, popular and classical music, politics, popular culture, religion, science, sports, fitness, transportation, travel and much more. Includes indexing of over 450 periodicals as far back as 1983 and searchable full text of articles from over 250 journals as far back as 1994. SAGE Journals Online SAGE Journals Online (SAGE Premier) is a collection of over 560 full-text journals in over 50 disciplines including business, communication, criminology, education, humanities, industrial relations, labor, medicine, political science, psychology, social science, science, technology, urban studies, and more. Includes research journals published on behalf of more than 245 scholarly and professional societies. Science The online version of Science magazine includes access to original scientific research, global science news, and commentary in all fields of science. Science in Context (Gale) Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Science Reference Center (EBSCOHost) A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
SpringerLink An online collection of science, technology, and mathematics (STM) books, journals, and reference works from Springer-Verlag. Subject areas covered include Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Professional and Applied Computing. WorldCat A shared catalog that provides information about books, periodicals, audio/visual materials, etc. from thousands of libraries around the world and indicates which libraries hold the items. Print Sources General Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology (Ref. Q 123 .C482 1999) McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (Ref. Q 121 .M29 1998) Biology Atlas of human anatomy (Ref. QM 25 .N46 2003 + CD-ROM) Biology Problem Solver (Ref. QH 316 .B52 2001) Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology (Ref. QL 9 .C66 1992) Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Ref. QH 332 .E52 2004 V. 1-5) Encyclopedia of Genetics (Ref. QH 427 .E53 2004 v. 1-2) Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia (Ref. QL 3 .G7813 v. 1-13) Handbook of biochemistry and molecular biology (Ref. QH 345 .H347 1975 V. 1-5) Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms (Ref. QH 13 .H38 1979) Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary (Ref. QK 9 .H37 1994) Chemistry Chemistry Problem Solver (Ref. QD 42 .C498 2001) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (Ref. QD 65 .H3 2005/06) Dictionary of organic compounds (Ref. QD 251 .D49 1982 V. 1-7 + supplements) Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Ref. TP 9 .K54 2001 v. 1-2) Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (Ref. QD 65 .L36 1985) Merck Index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals (Ref. RS 51 .M4 2001) Organic Chemistry Problem Solver (Ref. QD 257 .O727 2001) Earth Science Dictionary of ecology (connect to E-book) Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (Ref. GE 10 .E526 1999) Environmental Encyclopedia (Ref. GE 10 .E58 1998) Glossary of Geology (Ref. QE 5 .B38 1997) McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy (Ref. QE 5 .M3654 2003) McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (Ref. QH 540.4 .M3) Physics Encyclopaedic dictionary of physics (Ref. QC 5 .E52 Supplements 1-4) Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Ref. QB 14 .E534 2001 V. 1-4) Physics Problem Solver (Ref. QC 32 .P48 2000)
Internet Resources General FirstGov for Science
National Museum of Natural History Scirus
Biology All the Virology on the WWW
The Big Picture Book of Viruses Biodiversity and Biological Collections
BIODIDAC
BioNetbook
BioTech: Life Sciences Resources and Reference Tools INFOMINE, Scholarly Internet Resource Collection-Biology and Agriculture Insects and Entomology
NatureServe
Chemistry ChemFinder.com
ChemIndustry.com
Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide
Earth Science American Geological Institute
ATHENA: Mineralogy
Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals and Textures CSU Earthquake Education Center
Geosciences Libraries and Resources in the United States and Canada Librarians Index to the Internet - Environment
The National Environmental Directory
National Library for the Environment
A Tapestry of Time and Terrain
Terms of Environment
United States Geological Survey (USGS) USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
USGS National Geologic Map Database
Physics National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA Planetary Science Research Discoveries
PhysicsWeb
Views of the Solar System
Online Journals The following journals are available online: Environmental Health Information Service (Not available from off campus. See Reference Librarian for on campus use) Find a list of e-journals in science available at CSU Journals and Magazines The following journals are available in the CSU library: AAAS science books Advances in inorganic chemistry American Biology Teacher American Journal of Botany American Journal of Physics American Journal of Physiology American Midland Naturalist American Scientist American Zoologist Analytical Chemistry Annual review of plant biology Annual review of plant physiology Annual review of plant physiology and plant molecular biology Applied and Environmental Microbiology Audubon Biological Bulletin BioScience Botanical Review Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science Chemical and engineering news Chemical Society reviews Chemistry Daedalus Developmental biology Environmental Science and Technology Geology Geotimes GSA Today Industrial & engineering chemistry Inorganic chemistry Integrative and comparative biology Journal of Bacteriology Journal of biological chemistry Journal of cell biology Journal of Chemical Physics Journal of chemical research Journal of College Science Teaching Journal of experimental biology Journal of Geological Education Journal of Geoscience Education Journal of inorganic and nuclear chemistry Journal of Marine Research Journal of organic chemistry Journal of Physical Chemistry Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal of the Chemical Society Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association Mathematical Physics Mosaic National Geographic Nature New Scientist Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith Philosophy of Science Physics Teacher Physics Today Popular Science Quarterly review of biology Saturday review of the sciences School Science and Mathematics Science Science Activities Science and Children Science and Society Science Books and Films Science books; a quarterly review Science digest Science News Science Scope Science Teacher Scientific American SciQuest Smithsonian South Carolina Geology South Carolina Wildlife Weatherwise Young Children |
|
L. Mendel Rivers Library, Charleston Southern University, 9200 University Boulevard, P.O. Box 118087, Charleston, SC 29423-8087
Send comments or questions about this and other CSU L. Mendel Rivers Library webpages to elutzow@csuniv.edu