Scientific Databases
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Open Federal Databases
US Government Science Databases
European Research Papers Archive
Open University Databases
The databases in this section are open to the public and are easily searchable for all the articles they contain. They are listed in order of decreasing total articles as of 2007. Hopefully they come in useful!
| Using our favourite Google interface, you can now search through scientific publications and articles! Unfortunately Google Scholar doesn't always provide full texts of the articles you find. But be patient, and you'll find some very useful info. Once you have a particular article in mind, try using some of the more specific databases or going to your local library to find it. Good luck! |  |
| arXiv is an online collaboration tool for mathematics, physics, and astronomy, where scientists submit their research papers in full text. In fact, when you're done your project, you might want to consider submitting your report to arXiv! |  |
US National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health's PubMed
| PubMed is an open database of Publications in Medicine and life sciences, drawing on resources from MedLine (which requires an account to access). It will give you abstracts and sometimes full text of current publications in a variety of topics. A nice place to start is PubMed Central, a repository of articles with free unrestricted access.
You might have to learn the tricky searching-language first. If you want to get into depth and find the perfect articles for your project, take a look at Hints on Searching MedLine. |  |
E-Lis E-Prints In Library And Information Science
Archive Of European Integration
White Rose University Consortium Eprints Repository
DSpace At Erasmus Erasmus University Of Rotterdam
Dartmouth College Computer Science Technical Reports
OhioLINK Electronic Theses And Dissertations Center
ePrints@IISc - Open Access Archive Of Indian Institute Of Science Research Publications
American Museum Of Natural History Research Library Scientific Publications
Demetrius Institutional Repository At The Australian National University
Institutional Archive University Of Ghent
Oxford University Computing Laboratory Numerical Analysis Group Research Reports
Computer Laboratory University Of Cambridge Technical Reports Index
Bureau Of Labor Statistics Working Papers
Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology Library Institutional Repository
Marine Ocean Science Eprints Archive Plymouth
University College London Eprints
University Of Pittsburgh Electronic Theses And Dissertations
DSpace At Drexel University Libraries
E-Thesis Electronic Publications At University Of Helsinki
E-Prints Soton: University Of Southampton E-Prints Service
Sydney eScholarship Repository
University Of Warwick Department Of Computer Science Reports And Theses
London School Of Economics And Political Science Research Online
Royal Holloway Research Online
Open University E-Prints Service
BURA: Brunel University Research Archive
Mathematical Institute Eprints Archive
Bristol ROSE: Repository Of Scholarly Eprints
DSpace At The University Of New Brunswick
QUEprints Cranfield University
University Of Nottingham ePrints
European University Institute Cadmus Dspace
University Of Rochester Research Repository
Computer Science Technical Reports Iowa State University
Caltech Computer Science Technical Reports
University Of Newcastle Library E-Print Pilot
Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports
Center For Information Technology Integration Technical Report Series, University Of Michigan
University Of Washington DSpace
DigitalCommons of the University of Texas El Paso
European Centre For Minority Issues Working Papers
CADAIR: University Of Wales Aberystwyth Digital Repository System
Caltech Parallel And Distributed Systems Group
Center For Advanced Computing Research California Institute Of Technology Technical Reports
Rice University Electrical And Computer Engineering Documents Database
Publications Of The Department Of Computer Science University Of Tennessee Knoxville
Society For Political Methodology Working Papers
School Of Oriental And African Studies Library Eprints Repository
University Of Toronto Research Repository
History & Theory Of Psychology Eprint Archive
Others Databases
Chemistry
- ChemFinder : The search engine is very intuitive: you can search by name, weight or structure, and you get some basic properties for your compound. Access is free but requires to create an account after 5 searches.
- The Chemical Database : This database lists the visual aspect and odor of a substance as well as how it is used. Very importantly, safety measures are listed for hazardous materials.
- NIST Chemistry WebBook : This database has a lot of information regarding physical properties of compounds, such as boiling temperature or absorption spectrum. It is also a database of chemical reactions, so you can know how a substance could react.
- Spectral Database for Organic Compounds : If you are to use some form of spectroscopy such as Infrared spectroscopy, Mass spectroscopy or NMR, you can compare your results with previously published spectra.
- Handbook of Chemistry & Physics : Partly an encyclopedia, partly a database listing various physical properties for thousands of compounds.
Subscription Databases
The databases listed in this section require a (costly) yearly subscription, but - lucky for you - most school boards, universities, and libraries have subscriptions to some of them! So ask your teachers, librarians, or university siblings and friends if they have access to any of these, and you'll be on your way.
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