Science & Social Science Research
Locating science and social science analysis and data is the focus of this guide.
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Recommended Starting Points
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Academic Search CompleteAcademic multi-disciplinary database providing citations with selected full text, for journal articles as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
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ProQuest Research Library PlusMultidisciplinary database covering both scholarly sources and popular content.
Environmental Science Databases
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BioOneAccess to scholarly journals in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences. A joint project by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), and other partners.
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Environment & Energy (E & E) Online PublicationsProvides daily coverage of environmental and energy science, policy and markets. Includes EnergyWire, ClimateWire, E&E Daily, Greenwire, E&ENews PM, and E&ETV.
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GEOBASEA multidisciplinary database of indexed research literature on the earth sciences, including geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences, oceanography, geomechanics, alternative energy sources, pollution, waste management and nature conservation.
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GreenFILEProvides abstracts and indexing, with selected full text, to over 600 journal titles, drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
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HERO: Health & Environmental Research OnlineContains the key studies EPA uses to develop environmental risk assessments for the public.
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Nature OnlineAn international journal publishing peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology. Also provides news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public. Note: Not all journals on this site are part of GW's subscription.
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Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS)A multi-disciplinary scientific journal.
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Proquest Natural Sciences DatabaseCovers the following collections: the Environmental Science Database, the Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, the Biological Science Database, and the Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database. Includes access to full-text titles from scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
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Science OnlineAccess to articles from Science Magazine and Science NOW! Other links at this site may require separate subscriptions.
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Web of Science (WOS)Includes several citation indices covering sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities; permits cited reference searching (searching for articles that cite a particular author or work).
Health Science Databases
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Health Policy Reference CenterProvides articles from full-text publications, including industry-leading academic journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications.
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HERO: Health & Environmental Research OnlineContains the key studies EPA uses to develop environmental risk assessments for the public.
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MEDLINE (EBSCO)Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The premier source for journal literature worldwide in all fields of biomedicine.
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PubMedPublic access version of the Medline database. Includes life and health sciences articles including clinical, basic sciences, and public health information.
Engineering Databases
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American Society of Civil Engineers Online Journals
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CompendexCovers engineering journals, conference proceedings and technical reports.
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GEOBASEA multidisciplinary database of indexed research literature on the earth sciences, including geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences, oceanography, geomechanics, alternative energy sources, pollution, waste management and nature conservation.
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Knovel Civil Engineering & Construction Materials LibraryTextbooks and reference material include topics such as buildings & energy efficiency, pipeline planning, design, construction & rehabilitation, and geotechnical engineering.
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Knovel General Engineering & Project AdministrationTextbooks and reference material on general engineering and engineering management; topics include energy efficiency, engineering principles and materials.
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TRIDA U.S. government database on transportation research that combines records from Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) database.
U.S. Government Resources
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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)Provides access to U.S. Dept. of Defense unclassified, selected full-text scientific and technical reports.
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National Academies PressPublishes reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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OSTI.GOVMaintained by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), this database includes journal articles, datasets, books, theses, technical reports, patents and conference papers funded by DOE from 1940s to date. Selected full text available.
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Science.govA gateway to U.S. government science information, providing access to research and development (R&D) results and scientific and technical information from scientific organizations across 13 federal agencies.
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USA.govA search engine, powered by Bing, that searches federal and state .gov, .mil and .edu government websites.