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Earth Sciences

Geography | Geology | Oceanography

Geography

Atlapedia Online
A-Z listing of countries around the world. Contains physical maps and statistics including geography and climate information.
CIA World FactBook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
An invaluable collection of current, historical, and political world maps maintained by the University of Texas at Austin.
PhysicalGeography.net
Comprised of an online textbook in 10 chapters, each with a Study Guide and Further Reading list. Also includes a separate Glossary of Terms and Internet Web links.
ScienceDaily - Geography
ScienceDaily is best known for showcasing the top science news stories from the world’s leading universities and research organizations. Updated several times a day with breaking news and feature articles on the discoveries in all fields of the physical, biological, earth and applied sciences.

Geology

Atlas of Rocks, Minerals, and Textures
Presents rock and mineral types, locations, and brief descriptions. The website was constructed to aid undergraduate instruction at the Geology Department of the University of North Carolina.
California Geological Survey
A site devoted to the geologic and natural resources for the State of California.
Mineralogy Database
Includes Strunz and Dana classifications, A-Z topic listing, pictures, and chemical compositions.
National Earthquake Information Center
Locate current earthquake data worldwide, including maps, statistics, and historical information.
Southern California Earthquake Data Center
Current and historical seismic information for California and Nevada. Includes fault maps of Southern California.
U.S. Geological Survey
Earth science information about health hazards, natural resources, and the environment, with news, maps and image databases.

Oceanography

See: Oceanography Research Guide

Environment

California Environmental Protection Agency
Presents information about environmental regulations in California and Cal/EPA programs and services.
Envirolink
A non-profit organization that provides up-to-date information on environmental issues from around the world.
South Coast AQMD
The Air Quality Management District provides community, business, and educational information on air quality in Southern California.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Find information on issues, laws, and regulations effecting environmental policy in the U.S. Click on "Browse" to search major environmental topics A-Z.

Health & Medicine

Library Databases

Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicines. Includes access to over 550 health related magazines and journals, more than 250 health related books and encyclopedias, thousands of full-text evidence-based reports, the Clinical Reference System, the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, and more.
Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names
MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, the database searches citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

General Health & Medicine

Healthfinder
Consumer gateway to health and human services information from the U.S. government. Click on "Health Library" for a list of useful resources.
MedlinePlus
National Library of Medicine guide to consumer health information. Includes information on drugs, medical encyclopedia and dictionary, and much more.
Merck Manual of Medical Information
The online version of the Merck Manual but written in everyday English. Find information on disorders, symptoms, prevention, and treatments.
Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
Access to the current drug prescribing information available. Print version of PDR is no longer available.
PubMed
The National Library of Medicine's search engine to the millions of citations and documents found in Medline.
RxList: the internet drug index
Not as comprehensive as Physicians Desk Reference (PDR), but covers the most common drugs.

Nutrition

USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The agency site works to improve the health of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers.

Health Agencies

Cancer Statistics Center
The Cancer Statistics Center is an interactive website for learning about cancer in the United States. Produced by the American Cancer Society, the site provides statistics on the estimated new cancer cases and deaths by sex, state, and cancer type in the current year; current cancer incidence, mortality, and survival rates and trends; and risk factors (e.g.: smoking, obesity) and screening rates by state.
CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Health topics A-Z, traveler's health issues, statistics, and national disease prevention and control.
CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Data & Statistics
Search CDC health status statistics by topics, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic, region, and other population characteristics.
California Department of Health Care Services
Information on health issues in California including vital statistics, forms for birth, marriage, etc., and directories of county health services. A-Z index provided.
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
Find consumer information and FDA regulations on food, drugs, cosmetics, and other health related issues.
WHO: World Health Organization
Extensive information on health topics and issues worldwide.

Math

Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Highlights and achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
History of Mathematics Archives
Find history and overviews on the development of mathematics in various world cultures.
Math.com
A useful resource when preparing for the VVC Assessment Test.
Math2.org
A collection of quick reference tables covering general to advance mathematics.
MathWorld
A comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia.
QuickMath
Provides instant solutions to math problems from algebra and equation solving through to calculus and matrices.
S.O.S. MATHematics
Find short and easy-to-understand explanations for all levels of mathematics.

Science

Biology | Chemistry | Physics

Library Databases

Biological Science Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Includes Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources providing access to the extensive variety of biologys cutting edge research, with applications to medicine, technology and the environment.

Tip: Click on the "Advanced Search" button to combine search terms. To refine your search, change "in Anywhere" to "Document text," Abstract," "Publication title," etc. Under "Limit to" select "Full text" and "Peer reviewed" (scholarly journals).
ASM Microbiology Journals This link opens in a new window
Access to free (and fee) full-text articles from the 11 online journals of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Full-text articles are generally made available 4 months after an issue's publication.
Highwire Press This link opens in a new window
Highwire Press is a division of Stanford University Libraries. It hosts the largest collection of free (and fee) full-text, peer-reviewed articles from over 900 life science journals published online.

Biology

Amphibiaweb
Offers taxonomic information for every recognized species of amphibian in the world. Useful search listing by country and region.
The Biology Project
Developed by the University of Arizona. Offers interactive resources including tutorials in Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Human Biology, and more.
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
A collaborative project to document every living species on Earth. Entries include classification, description, images, ecology, distribution maps, and more.
PNAS Online
PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A.) is a fee-based electronic journal that focuses on research in the biological, physical, and social sciences. Archives provides access to free full-text articles 6 months after publication.

Chemistry

Chemistry.org
The official website of the American Chemical Society. Offers both professional and educational resources.
General Chemistry Online
Materials presented are equivalent to the second quarter of an introductory chemistry course. Uses animation to effectively teach complex concepts.
WebElements Periodic Table
This is more an encyclopedia of chemical elements. Contains data for 118 elements easily selected from a periodic table.

Physics

American Institute of Physics
Offers authoritative information, services, and expertise in physics education and student programs, science communication, government relations, career services for science and engineering professionals, etc.
Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
This site contains explanations for technical topics in physics. Subject areas include astrophysics, history, terminology, matter, and more.

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