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Science databases for NSU alumni

18 results    (See in alphabetical order)

Top picks

1. CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Provides tables, figures, charts, maps, photographs, and illustrations from over 1,000 peer reviewed journals. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
2. General Science Full Text - WilsonWeb
Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text sources cover anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health, etc. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Alumni.
3. Science Citation Index Expanded - Thomson (Web of Knowledge)
Provides abstracts, cited references, times cited, and links to full text when available for articles in the sciences (1975 to present). Part of Web of Science.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
4. ProQuest Science Journals - ProQuest
Full-text articles from over 250 periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.


Also recommended

1. Academic OneFile - Gale Cengage Learning
Provides citations and abstracts for articles from over 7400 primarily peer-reviewed journals in science, technology and medicine, as well as the humanities, social sciences, and more. Full text is available for 3300 of the journals. Also includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full text for The New York Times.  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
2. Clase and Periódica - FirstSearch (OCLC)
Index of Latin American and Caribbean journals in the social sciences, humanities, science, and technology. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
3. Conference Papers Index - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Citations to papers and poster sessions presented at scientific meetings, primarily in the life sciences, environmental sciences and aquatic sciences. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
4. EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Provides concise abstracts of environmental impact statements produced by the Federal government. Each abstract includes description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
5. Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for sources on the environmental sciences and related topics including bacteriology, biotechnology, ecology, environmental engineering, health and safety science, human population, microbiology, natural resource management, pollution, risk, sustainability, toxicology, and water resources. Includes 13 subfiles which can be searched individually or in combination. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
6. NewsBank ScienceSource Collection - NewsBank
Recommended for K-12 Full-text article digests on life, earth, physical, medical, health and applied sciences. Scientist biographies included. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
7. Science Online - Facts on File, Inc.
Good for students Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. Subjects include biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, mathematics, physics, astronomy, and weather. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
8. ScienceDirect - Elsevier
Full-text articles from Elsevier journals covering all subject areas. Particular emphasis on scientific, technical and medical information. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
9. SpringerLink - Springer
Citations and abstracts to journals, books, and reference works in many subjects, but primarily science, technology, and medicine. Includes limited full text for approximately 40 subscribed journals. Also includes full text to Lecture Notes in Computer Science since 1997.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
10. Today's Science - Facts on File News Services
Good for studentsOffers science news coverage for secondary students, illustrated generously, updated weekly, and fully linked to background information. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
11. Toxline - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for literature on all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
12. Web of Science - Thomson (Web of Knowledge)
Provides abstracts, cited references, times cited, and links to full text when available for articles in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities (1975 to present). Tools allow citation tracking, exporting of citations, saved searches, and other personalization. WOS includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index which can also be searched separately.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
13. Wiley InterScience - Wiley - Blackwell Publishers
Full-text of selected Wiley Blackwell journals. Covers business, chemistry, computer science, earth and environmental sciences, education, engineering, law, life sciences, mathematics and statistics, medicine and healthcare, physics and astronomy, polymers and materials science, psychology, social sciences, and more. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
14. Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega - WilsonWeb
Multi-disciplinary database provides all full-text articles from all subscribed WilsonWeb databases. Plus indexing and abstracts for major subscribed WilsonWeb databases. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Alumni.

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