Research Guide for Astronomy

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These databases will help you locate information published in journals, magazines, newspapers and a variety of other sources. General Science Abstracts Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering such subjects as anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health, and much more. Web of Science Web of Science (also known as Science Citation Index) provides keyword and citation searching of scholarly journals in the sciences from 1986 to the present. NASA Astrophysics Data System "The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 3.6 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy." Astronomy & astrophysics preprints & abstracts Directory of web sites for article preprints and abstracts. Expanded Academic Index Full-Text EAI indexes approximately 3,400 journals and magazines and the New York Times. Full text online is provided for approximately 2,000 of the journals/magazines. Article1st Article1st indexes approximately 12,500 journals and magazines, across all subject areas. This database indicates which journal and magazine articles are available in the Albion College Library. WilsonSelectPlus WilsonSelectPlus contains indexed and abstracted articles from over 1300 periodicals, all with ASCII full text online. The database is comprised of records from the following H.W. Wilson databases: Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts and Wilson Business Abstracts. The dates of coverage begin January 1994 and continue to the present (please note that each periodical can begin on a different month and year). LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe is a system of databases providing indexing and full text for a large number of newspapers and magazines. A good source for recent news and information.

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Albion College Library - Electronic Journals Home Page Provides links to more than 1,100 electronic journals available through the Albion College Library. Albion College Library - Full Text Finder This resource provides links to full text articles found in the Albion College Library's many online databases and electronic journal collections. Covers more than 10,000 journals and magazines. Electronic Collections Online Electronic Collections Online provides indexing and full-text from academic journals in the sciences and many other disciplines. Articles can be viewed online or printed. JSTOR Provides indexing and full-text from scholarly journals in General Science and many other disciplines. Unique, in that coverage for each journal begins with the first volume.

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Albion College Library Online Catalog The Online Catalog will help you find books, videos, government documents, journals, newspapers, and other materials owned by the Albion College Library. MeLCat Online Catalog MeLCat will help you find books owned by dozens of libraries in Michigan (including Albion College, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Albion Public Library, East Lansing Public Library, Grand Rapids Community College, Southfield Public Library, and many others). Books may be borrowed by using the online request form. WorldCat Records of books and any other types of material cataloged by thousands of libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

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Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QB 14 .C34 1996 The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QB 14 .I42 Dictionary of Astronomy and Astronautics. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QB 14 .S73 The Atlas of the Universe. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QB 44 .M5425 Space Almanac. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QB 500 .C87 1990 Cambridge Star Atlas. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QB 65 .T56 1996 Encyclopedia of Time. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QB 209 .E52 1994 Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics. REFERENCE COLLECTION - QC 5 .M15 1996

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Scirus "Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. ...Scirus searches over 300 million science-specific Web pages" Academic Info: Astronomy LiveSky - The Ultimate Astronomy Search Engine AstronomyLinks Michigan Electronic Library - Astronomy Sky and Telescope Astronomy Portal YAHOO - Astronomy Google Web Directory: Astronomy Space Telescope Science Institute Planetary Data System "The Planetary Data System (PDS) archives and distributes scientific data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements. The PDS is sponsored by NASA's Office of Space Science. Its purpose is to ensure the long-term usability of NASA data and to stimulate advanced research." The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System The Parallax Project Physical Reference Data American Institute of Physics Style Manual