SCIENCE PATHFINDER --
A place to begin exploring science sources at CCLibrary...
not a complete list.

www.anokaramsey.edu/resources/Success/Library/CambridgeLibrary.aspx
Cambridge Campus of ARCC

REFERENCE SOURCES  

Ref QH302.5 .I534  Dictionary of Biology

Ref QH305.2 .M382 McGraw-Hill dictionary of bioscience. 

Ref Q121 .M3 McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia...Science & Tech

Ref R733.N38 Encyclopedia of complementary & alternative medicine - Navarra

Ref RA1213.T76 Toxics A-Z

Ref RM216.N875 Nutrition...Prevention & Treatment

Ref RM258.5.N88 Nutraceuticals

Ref  RS75 .P5  Physicians' Desk Ref : PDR Drugs 

Ref SB951.W396 Agrochemical & Pesticide Safety Handbook

Ref TX349.E482 Encyclopedia of Foods

PERIODICALS

Academic Search Premier  indexes mags & journals often Full Text. 

--Science
Print in lib
--Environment Print in lib
--Scientific American Print in lib  
--New Scientist  Print in lib

Directory of Open Access Journals Select subject area--Some fulltext--most require payment

CINAHL Nursing & Allied Health Index allows limiting by RESEARCH articles

JSTOR  fulltext journal articles in Math Sciences

SCIRUS Elsevier: Select Jrnls:  ranges widely in quality

National Newspapers all FullText 

 

* Remote (home) access to the DBs requires logging in with your barcode (back side of your Lib/ID card) & your password (your last name).
 

For Books on your topic click on MnPALS library catalog.  Search Cambridge Campus Library first. Not what you're looking for?  >>Lib to search >>all MnPALS for InterLibrary Loan of materials not available in CCLibrary.  You'll need your ID card barcode to log in. Can't find what you're looking for in CClibrary?  JUST ASK! 
Evaluating your sources: Since there is no overall editor on the internet, if you select a source using a general search engine like google or yahoo, it is up to you to evaluate the quality of the information you gather, using the basic criterion listed on guides like the START checklist (available in the library).  

Turnitin.com  Recognizing the importance of responsible scholarship and preventing plagiarism.

 

Recommended Websites
--AI Topics
Amer Assn. of Artificial Intelligence
--Algebra in Simplest Terms Sol Garfunkel video series
--AMSER: Applied Math & Science Ed Repository
--Astronomy Online by R.L. Murphy
--Audubon's Birds of Amer UPittsburgh
--BEN (BioSciEdNet) AAAS portal for educational resources
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Darwin Digital Library of Evolution Amer Mus of Natural Hist Lib
--Cosmic Evolution  Eric Chaisson, Wright Ctr  Sci Ed, Tufts U
--eNature: Field Guides  Identify birds, animals, insects, etc.
--eSkeletons Project UT Austin
--Evolution Resources from the National Academies
--Exploring the Nanoworld MRSEC UW Madison

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Geo Guide
GeoSci, Geog & Mining -Goettingen SU & Freberg U
--Global Change Master Directory  NASA

--Hands on CERN Geneva SZ.World's largest particle accelerator
--INTUTE: Science, Engineering & Tech: Earth Sci
--Learn.Genetics U UT Genetic Sci Learning Ctr
--Learningscience.org TempleU College of Ed & Ctrl Bucks School Dist. PA
--Longevity Records: LifeSpans: Mammals, Birds...Max Planck Inst.
--MetEd Coop COMET Meteorology
--NASA Images
--National Biological Information Infrastrucure (NBII)
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NCBI  Nat Ctr for Biotech Info Genetic sequencing--bio & med
--National Climatic Data Ctr
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NSDL National Science Digital Library
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NWISWeb Natl Water Info System US Geol Survey
--Native Plant Information Network
UTX Austin
--Nature Online Video Streaming Archive Free streaming videos

--Neuroethics
 Ctr / Cognitive Neuroscience UPA/ Farah
--Ocean World
Jason Proj. -TX A&M/ NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
--Official String Theory Website
P. Schwarz Cal Tech


--PhysiologyINFO.org Am Physiological Soc

--Primate Info Net Nat Primate Research Ctr., Uof W-Madison, WI
--ScienceNOW: Latest News Headlines / Scientific
--ScienceResearch.com deep-web search engine
--Scitopia sources in math, physics, engineering & geosciences
--SIMBAD astronomical DB

--Society of American Foresters
public access, non-profit
--SOCR Statistical Online Computational Resource UCLA

--Species 2000 Catalogue of Life
data bank of species
--Stem Cell Information
National Institutes of Health
--This Dynamic Planet
US Geological Survey
--USDA Animal & Plant health Inspection
--Virtual Library of Botany/Plant Biol
Scott Russell Univ. OK
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Visible Earth NASA images & planet animations
--Wildfinder
GIS searching wildlife of  world ecoregions
 
Library of Congress Locations:
These titles or books near them on the shelf may help you get started on your research:

BF341.S74 DNA & destiny: nature & nurture  - Steen
BF701.M32 Birth of the mind:...human thought
QH359.E926 Evolution: facts and fallacies
QH431.P34 Politics of heredity... nature-nurture debate
QH437.D47 Welcome to the genome
QH441.2.M664 Digital code of life: how bioinformatics
QH588.S83 S35 Stem cell now - Scott
QM101.K44 The skeletal system - Kelly
QR41.2 .H463 Microbiology in action
R723.S223 Biomedicine & the human condition
R726.5 .T488 Placebo effect & health - Thompson
R733 .A527 Balanced healing:...alternative therapies Altshuler
RA418.3 .U6 B34 Biomedicine & alternative healing
RB155.R42 Is it in your genes: ...genes on common disorders
RC49.M345  When the body says no...stress-disease
RC271.A62 B655 Natural compounds in cancer therapy
TP248.F66 F43 Mendel in the kitchen - Fedoroff

Documenting Sources:  Any time you use someone else's words or ideas, you must give credit to that source.  Assume that websites, like books or journal articles are copyright protected, so you may use no more than 10% of the information from one site. 


Need help citing
your sources?
Purdue Online Writing Lab,
Purdue Univ. provides a quick online overview
or

Student's Guide to Writing a Scientific Paper is on Reserve at the circulation desk

9-22-09    Bb