Reference Works - Sciences
Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology by Call Number: Jones Ref QR81 .A5ISBN: 0683006037Publication Date: 1993-10-01
Encyclopedia of Biology by Call Number: Jones Ref QH309.2 .R58ISBN: 0816048592Publication Date: 2004-08-01
Encyclopedia of Chemistry by Call Number: Jones Ref QD4 .R57ISBN: 0816048940Publication Date: 2005-06-01
Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies by Call Number: Jones Ref TD9 .A84ISBN: 0816042551Publication Date: 2001-06-01
Encyclopedia of Physics by Call Number: Jones Ref QC5 .E545ISBN: 3527405542Publication Date: 2005-11-07
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia by Call Number: Jones Ref Q121 .V3ISBN: 0471743380Publication Date: 2008-03-03
Good starting places
These article databases are multidisciplinary, which means they cover a multitude of possible subjects, topics, and paper ideas. A multidisciplinary database is always a good place to start, because they can give you a sense for whether there is enough written on your topic to support a research paper.
- Academic OneFileA collection of peer-reviewed, full-text articles in HTML and PDF format from more than 8000 journals with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.
- Academic Search CompleteDesigned specifically for academic institutions, this resource is a multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals.
- Credo This link opens in a new windowProvides access to authoritative content from subject encyclopedias and handbooks covering every major subject. Offers topic pages that provide background information on a topic and mind maps that show relationships between topics. Search results may include images, video clips, and maps. Also displays links to related and specialized library databases allowing users to select other library databases for further topic exploration.
- Periodicals index onlineThis database is unique in combining a broad subject base with deep chronological coverage going back over 300 years. It covers 37 key subject areas in the humanities and social sciences and indexes over 15 million articles going as far back as 1665
Subject-specific resources
- ACM digital library This link opens in a new window
Contains full text of all articles from 1947 to date published in Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) journals and transactions, as well as tables of contents of conference proceedings. Browsable by journal or proceeding. Searchable by title, keyword, publication, affiliation, etc. - ACS publications This link opens in a new windowProvides access to journals and other publications from the American Chemical Society covering applied chemistry and chemical engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology, and biomedical sciences, chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, medicinal chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical, inorganic and analytical chemistry. Coverage goes back to 1879 and includes up-to-date web publications that have not yet been printed. Full-text availability is denoted by the subscriber or sponsored access icons. Searchable by keyword, author, title, etc.
- BIOSIS citation index This link opens in a new windowProvides bibliographic references covering life sciences and biomedical research from 1926. Includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, genetics, botany, ecology, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology, and zoology. Includes Basic Search (by topic, title, author, Taxonomic Data, etc.) Cited Reference Search, and Advanced Search. Formerly known as Biological Abstracts. Limitable by facets. Web of Science Subject(s): Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Medicine, Neuroscience, Nursing Nutrition, Physical Therapy
- GeoRef (Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles, books, maps, conference papers reports, and theses covering mineralogy and crystallography, geochemistry, geochronology, extraterrestrial geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, sedimentary petrology, marine geology and oceanography, general paleontology, paleobotany, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, stratigraphy, historical geology and paleoecology, areal geology, miscellaneous and mathematical geology, structural geology, general geophysics, solid-earth geophysics, seismology, applied geophysics, hydrogeology and hydrology, environmental geology, geomorphology, quaternary geology, soils, general economic geology, economic geology of metal ore deposits, economic geology of nonmetal deposits, economic geology of energy sources, and engineering geology. Covers geology of North America from 1669 to the present and geology of the world from 1933 to the present. Search using keyword, author, title, coordinates, latitude, longitude, etc. Engineering Village - IEEE Xplore digital library This link opens in a new window
Provides a search interface for all IEEE and partner publications, including journals, conference proceedings, and all content from SMPTE. Provides full-text access to IEEE journals, conference proceedings, technical standards, e-books, and educational courses published since 1872. Baylor access is limited to the IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) and the IBM Journal of Research and Development. Subjects covered include computing and processing, components, circuits, devices, and systems, communication, networking, and broadcasting, engineered materials, dielectrics, and plasmas, signal processing and analysis, power, energy, and industry applications, fields, waves, and electromagnetics, photonics and electro-optics, general topics for engineers (math, science and engineering), bioengineering, robotics and control systems, aerospace, engineering profession, geoscience, transportation, and nuclear engineering. Searchable by keyword, publisher, content type, year, subject, etc. Journals, proceedings, books, and courses are browsable by title or subject. Standards are browsable by number, subject, or subscription. Customizable accounts with login. - Inspec - Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles, conferences, monographs, reports, dissertations, and some patents in physics; electrical and electronic engineering; computing; control engineering; information technology; mechanical engineering; and production and manufacturing from 1969. Search by keyword, author, title, numerical data fields, chemical data fields, CODEN, patent number, etc. - MathSciNet This link opens in a new window
Provides content covered by Mathmatical Reviews provided by the American Mathematics Society. Includes articles, books and chapters, and conference proceedings. Search by author, title, journal, MSC Primary, etc. Red highlighted links to journals and full text does not guarantee access.
- RSC journals homepageSite offers full-text of current chemistry periodicals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The database of journal articles is searchable by journal title, article title, author, issue number and date, etc. The RSC journals section is a part of the larger site for the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Scholarly works
- Science DirectWeb database for scientific research that contains abstracts, articles and full text for Handbook in Economics series. Areas covered include accounting, management, marketing, organizational behavior, economics, econometrics and finance.
- Web of ScienceProvides access to the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index. The ISI citation databases contain multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, high quality research information from the world's leading science, social sciences and arts and humanities journals.
- SpringerLink (Online)Provides online, full-text access to Springer's journal titles as well as journals from other publishers. Subjects include: life sciences, chemical sciences, environmental sciences, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, medicine, physics & astronomy, engineering and economics.
- Wiley online libraryProvides search access to all journals available from Wiley as well as full-text access to those journals to which the Baylor Libraries subscribe.
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Reference works - Engineering & Computer Science
Building the World by Call Number: Jones General Collection T56 .I44 2006ISBN: 0313333548Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Webster's New World Computer Dictionary by Call Number: Jones Ref QA76.15 .P395ISBN: 076452478XPublication Date: 2003-05-02
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 24 Volume Set by Call Number: Jones Ref TK9 .E53ISBN: 0471139467Publication Date: 1999-03-25
