General Science and General Reference Guide

General Science and General Reference Guide

Contents:

Databases | Abbreviations | Biographies | Citation Styles | Constants and Conversion Tables | Directories | Encyclopedias and Dictionaries | Geography & Maps | Handbooks & Guides | Journals | News | Time | More Help

Databases

Acronyms, Abbreviations, & Initialisms

All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources (Abbreviations.com) - list of links to journal abbreviation sources
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) Serials Source Lists
Genamics JournalSeek - journal title abbreviations, ISSN's, etc.
GeoRef Serials List
MathSciNet Journals Database
Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations
World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server
Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary and Reverse (print). AS8 .A187 in Science Library Reference Section.
International Encyclopedia of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Science and Technology (print). Q179 .P47 in Science Library Reference Section.
Periodical Title Abbreviations (print). Z6945 .A2 A44 at Science Library Reference Desk. Additional subject-specific lists (CASSI, Biosis Serials Sources) are also available at the Reference Desk.

Biographies

Citation Styles & Tools

Citation Management How-To Information (from UM Libraries Knowledge Navigation Center)
Citing Sources in the Sciences (UM Science Library Guide)
RefWorks. Create and maintain personal citation lists/ bibliographies on the web.
UIUC Writers Workshop Bibliography Styles

Constants and Conversion Tables

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations
Universal Currency Converter
World Wide Metric
Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants ( Call number: QC 61 .K23t 1995 in Science Library Reference Section)

Directories

Associations Unlimited (Encyclopedia of Associations)
Fedworld (NTIS Directory for finding US Government Information)
ReferenceUSA (enhanced USA phone directories)
University of Michigan Governments Documents Center
World of Learning (Directory of colleges, Universities, Societies, etc.)

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

AccessScience @ McGraw-Hill: The Online Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology)
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (bartleby.com)
iLoveLanguages (webliogaphy of language-related resources)
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary & Thesaurus
yourDictionary.com (foreign language translation & dictionaries)
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (print - Q1223 .E4971 in Science Library Reference Section)
Print multi-language dictionaries are located at Q123 in the Sicence Library Reference Collection
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia (print - Q121 .V27 in Science Library Reference Section)

Geography

Handbooks & Guides

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study (print). Located in the Science Library Reference Section: LB2371 .A59
Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy and Related Fields - American Institute of Physics (print). Located in Science Library Reference Section: QC 1 .G72

Journals

Science News

Chronicle of Higher Education. Includes job ads for academic positions.
National Science Foundation Bulletin. Links to the Bulletin are found in the Contents section of the NSF Home Page.
The Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Current. Weekly newsletter

Time

Time Service Department (From the US Naval Observatory)
World Time Server

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