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Reference Training Materials
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Science Resources
General
Science
General Science Citation Index (Bibliometrics)
- Science Citation
Index (REF PER/IND Q 1 .A1 S3x and Web of Science--WKU Internet Resources)
Indexes
and Abstracts
- Applied Science
and Technology Index (REF PER/IND Z7913 .I7 and and WKU Internet Resources
as Applied Science and Technology Abstracts) (formerly Industrial Arts Index)
- General Science
Index (REF PER/IND Q 1 .A3 G4x)
Biography
- American Women
in Science (REF Q141 .B254)
- Asimov's Biographical
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (REF Q 141 .A74 1972)
- Biographical
Encyclopedia of Scientists (REF Q 141 .B53 1994)
- Dictionary
of Scientific Biography (REFQ 141 .D5)
- Notable Twentieth-Century
Scientists (REF Q 141 .N73 1995)
Dictionaries
- Academic Press
Dictionary of Science and Technology (REF Q 123 .A33 1992)
- A Dictionary
of the History of Science (REF Q124.8 .D525 2001)
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia
of Instrumentation (REF Q 185 .E52)
- Great Events
from History: Science and Technology (REF Q 125 .G825 1991)
- History of
Magic and Experiental Science (REF Q 125 .T52)
- McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (REF Q 121 .M3 1997)
- McGraw-Hill
Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (REF Q121 .M29 1989)
- Van Nostrand's
scientific Encyclopedia (REF Q121 .V3 1989 and Networked CD-ROM; also REF
Q121 .V3 1995 and CD-ROM)
Yearbooks and
Almanacs
Science Daily (www.sciencedaily.com/)
- Science and the Future also known as Bitannica Book of Science and the Future
(REF Q9 .B78ax)
- Science Year Book (REF Q 9 .S28)
Handbooks
- Instrumentation:
A Reference Book
- Scientific
and Technical Organizations and Agencies Directory (REF Q 145 .S35)
Agriculture and
Horticulture
Indexes and Abstracts
- Agricola (WKU
Internet Resources)
- Animal Breeding
Abstracts (REF PER/IND SF 1 .A63)
- Biological
and Agricultural Index (REF PER/IND S 1 .B5x and and WKU Internet Resources)
- Soils and Fertilizers
Abstracts (Room 100-A S 590 .S67)
Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
- Agriscape
(www. agriscape.com/)
- The
Royal Horticultural Society (www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp)
- Black's Agricultural
Dictionary (REF S 411 .D245 1981)
- The Brooklyn
Botanical Garden Gardener's Desk Reference (REF SB 450.96 .B76 1998)
- Encyclopedia
of Agricultural Science (REF S 411 .E713 1994)
- Encyclopedia
of Gardens: History and Design (REF SB 465 .E63x 2001)
- The Encyclopedia
of Fishing (REF SH 411 .E48 1994)
- Equine Medicine
and Surgery (REF SF 951 .E57 1999)
- Flora of North
America (REF QK 110 .F55 1993)
- Herbs: The
Complete Gardener's Guide (REF SB 351 .H5 L56x 2001)
- Hillier's
Manual of Trees and Shrubs (REF SB 435 .H54 1981)
- Horticulture
Gardener's Desk Reference (REF SB 450.96 .H35 1996)
- Ken Schultz's
Fishing Encyclopedia (REF SH 411 .S38 2000)
- Landscape Restoration
Handbook (REF SB 439 .L35 1999)
- Manual of Cultivated
Broad-Leaved Trees (REF SB 435 .K7413x 1984)
- The New York
Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (REF SB 317.58 .E94)
- Pathology
of Domestic Animals (REF SF 769 .P345 1993)
- Plants and
their names (REF QK 96 .P35 1995)
- The Royal
Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening (REF SB 45 .D63 1965x) and The
New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening (REF SB 450.95 .D53
1992)
- Tobacco Production,
Chemistry and Technology (REF SB 273 .T67 1999)
- Wildflowers
of the Eastern United States (REF QK 115 .D86 1999)
- Wildflowers
of the Southeastern United States (REF QK 125 .D8)
- Handbook of
World Economic Plants (REF SB 107 .W485 1999)
- The World Guide
to House Plants (REF SB 419 .W838 1983)
Biology and Zoology
Indexes and Abstracts
- Biological
Abstracts (Room 100-A QH 301 .B37)
- Pollution Abstracts
(REF PER/IND TD 172 .P65)
- Bibliography
of Bioethics (REF PER/IND R724 .B5x)
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks**
- The Birds
of America (John James Audubon) (MAIN LIBRARY QL31 .A9 A24)
- The Birds of
Kentucky (REF QL 684 .K4 M665 1994)
- Catalog of
Fishes (REF QL618.15 .C38x 1998 and MAIN LIBRARY CD-ROM)
- The Complete
Dinosaur (REF QE 862 .D5 C697 1997)
- CRC Handbook
of Microbiology
- Encyclopedia
of Bioethics (REF QH 332 .E52)
- Encyclopedia
of Butterflies (REF QL 541.5 .F44 1993)
- Encyclopedia
of Dinosaurs (REF QE 862 .D5 C862 1997)
- Encyclopedia
of Genetics (REF QH 427 .E53x)
- Encyclopedia
of Mammals (REF QL 701.2 .E53 1998)
- Encyclopedia
of Mammals (QA 703 .E53 2001)
- Encyclopedia
of Ocean Sciences (REF GC 9 .E57 2001)
- Encyclopedia
of the World's Zoos (REF AL 76 .E53 2001)
- Grzimek's
Encyclopedia of Mammals (REF QL 701 .G7913 1990)
- Handbook of
the Birds of the World (REF QL 673 .H25 1992)
- Mammals of
the World Also known as Walker's Mammals of the World (REF QL 703 .N68 1999)
- Concise Oxford
Dictionary of Zoology (REF QL 9 .C66 1999)
- The Official
WWF Guide to Endangered Species of North America (published by the World Wildlife
Fund) (REF QL 84.2 .O35 1990)
Chemistry
Indexes and Abstracts
- Beilstein (Handbuch
der organischen chemie, Drittes und Viertes Erganzungswerk) (Room 100-A QD251
.B4)
- CA Selects
Coal Science & Process Chemistry (Room 100-A QD 1 .C4x)
- Chemical Abstracts
(Room 100-A QD 1 .A51)
Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
- The CRC Handbook
of Laboratory Safety (REF QD 51 .C73 1995)
- Dictionary
of Organic Compounds (REF QD246 .D5)
- Encyclopedia
of Analytical Science (REF QD 71.5 .E53 1995)
- Encyclopedia
of Chemical Technology (REF TP 9 .E685 1978)
- Handbook of
Organic Chemistry (REF QD 251.2 .B4813 1996)
- Hazardous Chemicals
Desk Reference (REF T 55.3 .H3 L49 1993)
- Chemical Properties
Handbook (REF TP 200 .Y35 1999)
- Macmillan Encyclopedia
of Chemistry (REF QD 4 .M33 1997)
- Lange's handbook
of chemistry (TP 151 .H25)
Computer Science
and Information Science
Indexes and Abstracts
- ACM Guide to
Computing Literature 1977 - 1997 (REF PER/IND QA76 .C5854)
- Computer Literature
Index (REF PER/IND QA 76.5 .Q31ax)
- Computing
Reviews (REF PER/IND QA 76 .C5855x)
- Library and
Information Science Abstracts and Information Science Abstracts (REF PER/IND
Z 699 .A1 D6)
- Internet and
Personal Computing Abstracts (FirstSearch LME Password) Previously know as
Microcomputer Abstracts Previously known as Microcomputer Index
- eShaman Research
Center Formerly Computer Select*
- Proquest Computing
(WKU Internet Resources)
- Media Review
Source Also known as Media Review Digest Tells you what publication to look
in for reviews of films, videos, audio, and CD-ROMs (REF PER/IND Z 5784 .M9
M851x)
Directories
- CD-ROMs in
Print*
- Gale Directory
of Databases (REF QA 76.9 .D32 G36)
- Directory
of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists (Ref Desk
Z 286 .E43 D57 and WKU Internet Resources)
- ZD
Net www.zdnet.com/
- Search
Engine Watch www.searchenginewatch.com/
- Search
Engine Showdown www.searchengineshowdown.com/reviews/
- Best
Search Engines www.squirrelnet.com/BestSearchEngines/start.asp
Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
- Computer
Training Tutorials (www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/)
- Juggling
Your Technology Needs http://edtech.fc.peachnet.edu/~vhuffman/default.htm
- Computer Desktop
Encyclopedia (REF QA 76.15 .F732 1999)
- Computer Dictionary
Also known as Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary (REF QA 76.15 .M54 1991)
- The Computer
Glossary (REF QA 76.15 .F733 1998)
- The Computer
Science and Engineering Handbook (REF QA 76 .C57315 1997)
- Computers:
A Visual Encyclopedia (REF QA 76.15 .K56x 1994)
- Dictionary
of Computer Words (REF QA 76.15 .D5259 1995)
- Dictionary
of Logical Terms and Symbols (REF QA 9 .G698)
- Dictionary
of Multimedia and Internet Applications (REF TK 5105.875 .I57 B64 1999)
- Dr. Dobb's
Electronic Review of Computer Books (http://www.ercb.com/)
- Encyclopedia
of Artificial Intelligence (REF Q 335 .E53 1987)
- Encyclopedia
of Computer Science (REF QA 76.15 .E48 2000x)
- Encyclopedia
of Computers and Computer History (REF QA 76.15 .E55x 2001)
- IBM Dictionary
of Computing (REF QA 76.15 .I23 1993)
- McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Personal Computing (REF QA 76.15 .G53 1995)
- Macmillan Encyclopedia
of Computers (REF QA 76.15 .M33 1992)
- Personal Computer
Dictionary Also known as Random House Personal Computer Dictionary (REF QA
76.15 .S6735 1995)
- Software Encyclopedia
(REF QA 76.753 .S67)
Geology, Earth
Science, and Meteorology
Indexes and Abstracts
- Bibliography
and Index of Geology (REF PER/IND Z 6031 .G46x)
- GEOREF (WKU
Internet Resources)
Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
- Handbook of
Physical Properties of Rocks (REF QE 431.6 .P5 H36 1982)
- Climates of
the States (REF QC 983 .C56 1980)
- The Complete
Dinosaur (REF QE 862 .D5 C697 1997)
- Dana's New
Mineralogy (REF QE 372 .D23 1997)
- Encyclopedia
of Climate and Weather (REF QC 854 .E523 1996)
- Encyclopedia
of Dinosaurs (REF QE 862 .D5 C862 1997)
- Encyclopedia
of Eathquakes and Volcanoes (REF QE 521 .R58 2001)
- Encyclopedia
of Environmental Studies (REF TD 9 .A84 2001)
- Encyclopedia
of Minerals (REF QE 355 .R6 1990)
- Encyclopedia
of Volcanos (REF QE 522 .E53 2000)
- Facts on Files
Dictionary of Weather and Climate (REF QC 854 .F33 2001)
- Glossary of
Meteorology (REF QC 854 .G55)
- MacMillan Encyclopedia
of Earth Sciences (REF QE 5 .E5137 1996)
- MacMillan
Encyclopedia of Energy (REF TJ 163.28 .M33 2001)
- Sciences of
the Earth (REF QE 11 .S38 1998)
- Significant
Tornadoes 1680 - 1995 (REF QC 955.5 .U6 G7334x 1997)
- Treatise on
invertebrate paleontology (REF QE 770 .J6)
- The Weather
Almanac (REF QC 983 .W38)
- Weather America
(REF QC 983 .W385 1996)
Mathematics
and Statistics
Indexes and Abstracts
- Abstracts
of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society (REF PER/IND QA 1
.M76)
- Mathematical
Reviews (REF PER/IND and Room 100-A QA 1 .M76 depending on date)
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
- CRC Concise
Encyclopedia of Mathematics (REF QA 5 .W45 1999)
- Dictionary
of Logical Terms and Symbols (REF QA 9 .G698)
- Dictionary
of Statistics and Methodology : a Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences
(REF HA 17 .V64 1993)
- CRC Encyclopedia
of Mathematics (REF QA 5 .W45 1999)
- Handbook of
Combinatorics (REF QA 164 .H33 1995)
- Handbook of
Differential Equations (REF QA 371 .Z88 1992)
- Handbook of
Exact Solutions for Ordinary Differential Equations (REF QA 372 .P725 1995)
- Handbook of
Probability and Statistics with Tables (REF QA 273 .B925 1970)
- How to Lie
with Statistics (MAIN LIBRARY HA29 .H82 1993)
- Encyclopedia
of Statistical Sciences (REF QA 276.14 .E5)
- International
Dictionary of Applied Mathematics (REF QA 5 .I5)
- The Transforms
and Applications Handbook (REF QA 601 .T73 1996)
Physics
and Astronomy
Indexes
and Abstracts
- Astronomy and
Astrophysics Abstracts (REF PER/IND QB 1 .A8x)
- Physics Abstracts
(Room 100-A QC 1 .P46)
Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
- Encyclopedia
of the Solar System (REF QB 501 .E53x 1999)
- Bright Star
Catalog (REF QB 6 .H6x 1982)
- Dictionary
of Applied Physics (REF QC 5 .G62)
- Dictionary
of Physics and Allied Sciences (REF QC 5 .D52 1978x)
- Encyclopaedic
dictionary of physics (REF QC 5 .E52)
- Encyclopedia
of Acoustics (REF QC 221.5 .E53 1997)
- Encyclopedia
of Chromatography (REF QD 79 .C4 E63 2001)
- Encyclopedia
of Planetary Sciences (REF Q121 .V3 1995 and Reference CD-ROM)
- Encyclopedia
of Physics (REF QC 5 .E545 1991)
- The Guide
to the Galaxy (REF QB 857.7 .H46 1994)
- Handbook of
Optics (REF QC 369 .H35 1995)
- Lunar Atlas
(REF QB 595 .N63 1968)
- Lunar Sourcebook
(REF QB581 .L766 1991)
- Macmillan Encyclopedia
of Physics (REF QC 5 .M15 1996)
- Oxford Dictionary
of Physics (REF QC 5 .C56 2000)
Engineering
Indexes and Abstracts
- Applied Science
and Technology Index (REF PER/IND Z7913 .I7 and and WKU Internet Resources
as Applied Science and Technology Abstracts) (formerly Industrial Arts Index)
- American
Society of Civil Engineers Publications Database www.pubs.asce.org/cedbsrch.html
- Chemical Abstracts
(Room 100A)
- Chemical Citation
Index (Networked CD-ROM)
- Civil Engineering
Database*
- Compendex*
- IEEE Xplore*
- INSPEC*
- Engineering
Index*
- MathSciNet
(WKU Internet Resources)
- Science Direct*
- Web of Science
(Science Citation Index) (WKU Internet Resources
Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
- American National
Standards Institute (ANSI)*
- ASTM Standards
in Building Codes (REF TA 404.5 .A45x)
- The Civil Engineering
Handbook (REF TA 151 .C57 1995)
- Communications
Standard Dictionary (REF TK 5102 .W437 1996)
- Construction
Materials: Types, Uses, and Applications (REF TA 403 .H59 1991)
- CRC Handbook
of Tables for Applied Engineering Science (REF TA 151 .C2)
- Dictionary
of Engineering (REF TA 11 .K73 1989)
- Encyclopedia
of Materials Science and Engineering (REF TA 402 .E53 1986)
- Encyclopedia
of Polymer Science and Engineering (REF TP 1087 .E46 1985)
- The Electrical
Engineering Handbook (REF TK 5101 .C6583 1997)
- Energy Efficiency
Manual (REF TJ 163.3 .W85 1999)
- Engineering
Formulas (REF TA 151 .G4413x 1997)
- Engineering
Formulas Interactive (REF TA 332 .S55 1999)
- The Engineering
Handbook (REF TA 151 .E424 1996)
- Handbook of
Industrial Engineering (REF T 56.23 .H36 1982)
- Handbook of
Structural Engineering (REF TA 633 .H36 1997)
- How Products
are Made (REF TS 146 .H67)
- Index and Directory
of Industry Standards (REF T 59.2 .U6 I5)
- International
Encyclopedia of Robotics (REF TJ 210.4 .I57 1988)
- McGraw-Hill's
National Electrical Code Handbook (REF TK260 .N2)
- National Building
Code (REF KF 5701 .A73 B8)
- National Electical
Code (REF TK 3275 .N359)
- National Fire
Protection Code Also known as NFPA National Fire Protection Code (REF TH 9182
.N3)
- The Pump Handbook
(REF TJ 900 .P79 2001)
- Standard Handbook
of Engineering Calculations (REF TA 332 .S73 1995)
- Sweet's Catalogs**
- Trade Names
and Symbols of the World
- Wiley Encyclopedia
of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup (REF TD 173 .E53 1999)
- Wiley Engineer's
Desk Reference (REF TA 151 .H424 1998)