Use the MERLIN Library Catalog and
the MOBIUS Union Catalog to
find resources relevant to your research. Relevant works can be found
using subject headings (Library of Congress) such as:
To find the location of a book in
Miller Nichols Library, see the Location
Guide.
Remote (off-campus) access to databases is available only to UMKC students,
faculty, and staff. All other users must access online resources within the
Libraries. Begin searching by selecting a database. After selection you will
be prompted to provide a UMKC Single Sign-On user name and
password OR a 9-digit UMKC ID number followed by the letter k (example: 0123456789k) and last name, as needed.
Before you do your research, you may want to read a little about how science and scientists publish the information they discover in the course of their research and why one source of information may not be as good as another. Sence about Science.
- GEOBASE
(FirstSearch) 1980 - present.
Save to del.icio.us
Links to full text 1998 - present.
"GEOBASE is a unique multidisciplinary database supplying bibliographic information
and abstracts for development studies, the Earth sciences, ecology, geomechanics,
human geography, and oceanography. The database provides current coverage of
almost 2,000 international journals, including both peer-reviewed titles and
trade publications, and provides archival coverage of several thousand additional
journal titles and books." [Source: GEOBASE
description page at Elsevier.com; accessed June 21, 2006.]
- GeoRef (CSA) 1785 - present. Save to del.icio.us This indexing service includes information from journals, books, maps, and reports
on the geology of North America since 1785 and the geology of the rest of the
world since 1933. The database also includes references to all publications of
the U.S. Geological
Survey and to masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from U.S. and
Canadian universities.
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) 1975 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1975 - present.
This multidisciplinary database indexes and abstracts journals in a broad range of subjects. Full text is available for a large proportion of the titles. A high percentage of titles are peer-reviewed. Dates of coverage vary widely by title. All content of Academic
Search Elite is included in this resource.
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Applied Science & Technology Index (1958-1997)
Ref Index Wall 1 Z 7913 .I7
Indexes 335 English-language periodicals in aeronautics, chemistry, computer science, earth
science, electronics, engineering, mathematics, physics, and other science subjects.
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CSA Technology Research Databases Save to del.icio.us (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
1962 - present.
- Current Contents (Ovid) July 1993 - present.
Note: This database is no longer available.
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Dissertations
& Theses (ProQuest) 1861 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1963 - present (Includes UMKC dissertations and theses only).
"The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database
is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and
theses. It is the database of record for graduate research, with over 2.3
million dissertations and theses included from around the world. Each dissertation
published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author.
Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic
citations are available for dissertations dating from 1861, and more than
60,000 new citations are added to the database every year."
Selected full text for UMKC dissertations and theses is available. [Source:
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database information page; accessed January
3, 2007.]
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Electronic Collections Online (ECO) (FirstSearch) 1995 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1995 - present.
A collection of journals in a variety of subject areas. Users can view bibliographic information for all journals and view full-text articles from journals to which the University Libraries subscribe. Link to FirstSearch web user's guide.
- General
Science Index
Ref Index Wall 1 Z7401 .G46
Indexes over 100 English-language general science periodicals. Not available remotely.
- JSTOR 1838 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Full text. Coverage varies by title.
New Additional
journals are now available
with the addition of these collections: A&S Complement,
A&S V, and Business II.
Contains fully searchable scanned articles from selected journals in a broad
range of disciplines, including African-American studies, art, ecology, economics,
education, history, law, literature, music, general science, sociology, and statistics.
(To see a complete list of discipines and journal titles, link to the JSTOR
browse list.) Covers the full run of journals from the first issue of volume
one; however, the most recent three to five years of journals are not generally
available.
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Nature (Nature
Publishing Group) 1997 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Full text 1997 - present.
Full-text access to the weekly journal Nature.
- Nature Research and Reviews (Nature Publishing Group) Coverage varies by title. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text; coverage varies by title.
Full-text access to selected journals published by the Nature Publishing
Group.
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Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1996 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Full text October 1996 - present.
Full-text access to the weekly science magazine.
- Science Citation Index (Online) SeeISI Web of Science
Note: This database is no longer available..
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ScienceDirect Save to del.icio.us (Elsevier) 1823 - present; coverage
varies by title.
Selected full text 2000 - present; Clinics of North America titles 1996 - present.
New Additional journals are now available with the addition of the Freedom Collection.
This database indexes scholarly journals published by Elsevier on all subjects,
but primarily in the sciences and social sciences. It includes 2500+ journals
(2000+ with full text from the Freedom Collection). Much of the newer material
(since the 1970s) is also searchable in Scopus. Books (6000+) are also indexed
(no full text).
- ScienceNOW (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1996
- present. Save to del.icio.us
Full text 1996 - present.
An online news service from Science magazine. Articles are posted daily
except U.S. holidays.
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Scirus 1920
- present. Save to del.icio.us
Large in scope with a user-friendly interface, this search engine is
an excellent research tool for finding scientific information on the Internet.
It indexes more than 167 million web pages
as well is a number of online article citation collections. The citations
often link to full text, but a subscription to the specific journal might
be required to access the document.
- Wiley InterScience (Wiley) 1946 - present; coverage varies by title. Save to del.icio.us
Full text 1996 - present; coverage varies by title.
A broad spectrum of electronic journals in the sciences and social sciences published
by John Wiley & Sons. Includes full text articles, citations and abstracts
for journals. Full text is generally available beginning in 1996 or 1997, although
coverage does vary by title. Citations and abstracts are often available for
articles published earlier; coverage varies by title.
University Libraries Photocopying and Printing Services
Selected Journals
This list includes journals available in the University Libraries (check the
MERLIN Library Catalog for holdings
and location information). To identify additional related journals, search
MERLIN
by subject or keyword.
Print Journals Available at Miller Nichols Library:
(links to electronic versions, if available, are found on the MERLIN record
site)
Print Journals Available at Linda
Hall Library (www.lindahall.org):
Select Search
Leonardo and search by "All Titles Alphabetical" to see Linda
Hall Library's holdings for the following journals:
- American Journal of Science
- Applied Geochemistry
- Bibliography and Index of Geology
- Chemical Abstracts
- Geological Society of America Bulletin
- Geophysics
- Geotimes
- Journal of Geology
- Journal of Geophysical Research
- Mineralogical Abstracts
- Rocks and Minerals
- Science Citation Index
Electronic Journals on the Web
Note: Many of these journals offer only limited access without
a subscription.
Reference sources are useful for locating background information, definitions,
general descriptions, and basic facts. Use these books to help you select or
focus your research topic.
All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller
Nichols Library, unless otherwise noted.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
| Dictionary
of Earth Science |
Ref QE5 .S74 |
| Earth
Sciences Reference |
Ref QE5 .M366 |
| The
Encyclopedia of Applied Geology |
Ref QE5 .E5 |
| The
Encyclopedia of Earthquakes & Volcanoes |
Ref QE521 .R58 |
| Encyclopedia
of Physical Science & Technology |
Ref Q123 .E497;
Ref Q121 .M3 |
| The
Encyclopedia of Sedimentology |
Ref QE471 .E49 |
| The
Encyclopaedia of the Solid Earth Sciences |
Ref QE5 .E517 |
| The
Encyclopedia of World Regional Geology |
Ref QE5 .F33 V.1 |
Handbooks
| Geology
of North America |
Ref QE71 .G48 |
| Scientific
Style and Format |
Ready Ref T11 .C68 |
| Electronic
Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information |
Ready Ref PN171 .D37 L5 |
All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library, unless
otherwise noted.
- Department of Energy
Allows full-text access to DOE-sponsored research and development reports (1996-)
on Chemistry, Physics, Biology, materials, etc. Has Easy and Advanced search
options with a powerful search engine.
(www.doe.gov)
- Environmental Protection Agency
Includes scientific research programs, test methods, guidelines, and grants
and fellowships. (www.epa.gov)
- Fedworld
Established by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), this site
provides a starting point for searching, locating, and acquiring federal
government and business information.
(www.fedworld.gov)
- NASA - Global Change Master Directory
(gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/)
- National Science Foundation
Site has full-text information on grants and funding, relevant readings in
chemistry, funding opportunities, programs/awards, proposal and submission
formats, and evaluation criteria.
(www.nsf.gov)
- National Science Foundation Integrated
Earth Information Server
(atm.geo.nsf.gov)
- National Weather Service
(www.nws.noaa.gov/)
- Science.gov
A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S.
Government agencies, including research and development results.
(www.science.gov)
- United States Geological Survey
(www.usgs.gov)
- US National Institute of Standards and Technology
Develops and applies technology measurement standards. CSTL Physical
and Chemical Properties.
(www.nist.gov)
- US Patent and Trademark Office
(1976-) Front page information and AIDS patent database full-text with images.
Site includes patent information, guides for filling design patents, examining
procedures, and patent rules and regulations.
(www.uspto.gov)
Metasites and Directories
Links to Other Resources
Geochemistry and Geophysics
Weather
Ice
Fire
Use search engines linked on the Internet
Search Tools page to identify additional Web resources.
For further assistance, please contact the
Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at (816) 235-1534.
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