Science Subject Guide

Reference Books in the Library - start here to get an overview of your topic:

• Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior: Ref 591.5 B39E
• Encyclopedia of Weather & Climate: Ref 551.603 A15E
• MacMillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry: Ref 540.3 M22
• MacMillan Encyclopedia of Earth Science: Ref 550.3 En1
• MacMillan Encyclopedia of Physics: Ref 503.03 M22
• McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology: Ref 503 M17
• Van Nostrand’s Science Encyclopedia: Ref 503.21 V26

Reference Articles Online - login to GALE for access

• GALE: reference articles on scientific topics

Books to Check Out
Use the LCC Library Catalog to find books related to each subject below:

• Astronomy search call numbers 520-529
• Physics search call numbers 530-539
• Chemistry search call numbers 540-549
• Earth Science search call numbers 550-559
• Life Science search call numbers 570-579
• Botany search call numbers 580-589

Databases
Login to each database to find journal articles about science.

• Academic Search Premier: scholarly & research articles
• CINAHL: health or medicine aspects of science
• Films on Demand: streaming video on academic topics
• Gale: Health Reference Center Academic for Health or Medicine and Global Issues for current issues in science
• Lexis/Nexis: general articles
• Proquest: general science articles

Web Resources

• Chemical & Engineering News: the American Chemical Society's journal page, a resource for chemistry & chemical applications.
• Envirolink: a resource linking environmental websites.
• Environmental Protection Agency: current research and US environmental policies
• Microbial Life: teaching and learning about the diversity, ecology and evolution of the microbial world
• Public Library of Science: open access scientific journal articles
• Science Research:  open access articles and information on scientific topics 
• SciTopics: distilled, authoritative and up-to-date information for researchers on scientific, technical and medical topics

Periodicals

• E the Environmental Magazine
• Physics Today
• Popular Science
• Science
• Science News
• Scientific American