I thought someone else would mention the NSDL (National Science Digital
Library) so I didn't send it...now I realize I have to speak up. NSDL is
the Nation's FREE online library for education and research in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
http://nsdl.org/
I spoke with NDSL representatives at both the NECC in Philadelphia and
AASL in Pittsburgh. They have print info about the data base, as well as
a MARC record. It was the first time I had even heard of it, and I've
used a lot since then for access to resources and info on all kinds of
sci/tech requests. I've given the info to my science department, but I
don't know whether they've used it or not...
Have fun!
Barb
Barbara Kane
High School Library Media Specialist
Southwestern Central School
Jamestown, NY
bkane@swms.wnyric,org
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Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [LM_NET] HIT: Science Databases
Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions for this problem. My
teacher has his PhD and the classes (AP) do research into the most
current medications on the market (many of which are currently released
and have been reviewed in the New England Journal of Medicine---no this
is not a medical school disguised as a high school....it's just this
teacher's thing to do this type of research.)
Anyway, here are some suggestions for Science Databases. I'm posting
the list of ideas and some links, if others are interested. I'm going
to give all of these to him to review. If I get no response or a
negative response, I'll assume that nothing will please this teacher
(unless we become a part of the of John Hopkins Library).
Here's the list:
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AllLearn Directory
http://www.alllearn.org/er/directories.cgi
How about The Reference Suite @ FACTS.com , the Today's Science on file?
http://www.facts.com/facts-db-ref.htm
General Science Full Text database
AccessScience by McGraw Hill (the folks who put out
that big science print encyclopaedia we all had).
http://www.accessscience.com/
WilsonWeb Science database
Have you looked at
http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/aboutus/
Since we can only afford "free" info, we use the following two sites
for "advanced" science articles, lectures and papers:
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
http://bubl.ac.uk/
Get a subscription to Dialog. It gives you access to hundreds of
databases and you pay only when you are searching.
you may want to take a look at H.W. Wilson's Science Full Text
Online. Our review is available at the following link:
http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/search/reviewdetail.asp?Code=13337
Access Science which is the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology online
As far as Information Science and Technology goes, there is a database
by
the name of InfoSci Online offered through Idea Group Inc that is
extremely
comprehensive - it pretty much has articles with everything that
technology
touches - mainly in science. For further information, go to
www.idea-group.com.
I got a trial earlier this year on a science database offered by Facts
on File. My science teachers liked it. I'd also suggest going to a
university library website to find out what they subscribe to.
University of Minnesota-Duluth is pretty good. Try www.d.umn.edu. and
follow the links to the library databases.
We use Science Online Their web page is www.fofweb.com. My science
teachers
like it alot.Very concise exactly what they need.
You might let him trial Access Science:
http://www.accessscience.com/
Thanks for helping!
~Shonda
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
US / Technology Librarian
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX
"Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible and suddenly
you are doing the impossible."
~St. Francis of Assisi
sbrisco@fwcds.org
http://www.fwcds.org/campus/libraries/default.asp
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