Astronomy Journals and Databases
New Databases
Starting August 30, we will be switching to new databases - Gale
Instructions to Find Gale Resources
- Hit Databases
- Hit General Resources
- Hit Gale Product Menu
- At some point you will hit a log in page. Follow instructions on that page to log in.
- Gale Academic OneFile is the broadest database
- Other databases on that page are more specific
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowGale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of selected electronic reference sets including: Encyclopedia of World Biography; Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia; American Decades Primary Sources; American Eras; American History Through Literature; Encylopedia of African-American Culture and History; Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; Fashion, Costume, and Culture; and the titles from Gale's Scribner Writers and Twayne's Authors series.
Featured Databases
- Acta Agrobotanica Journal This link opens in a new windowThe Acta Agrobotanica publishes mainly significant, original research papers presenting the results new to the biology of cultivable or wild plants accompanying crops.
- Aggie Horticulture This link opens in a new windowAggie Horticulture began serving gardening and horticultural crop production information in October, 1994. Their factsheets, guides and databases are based on years of testing and practice. More than 50 teachers, scientists, and Extension specialists contribute their work to this website. Their goal is to serve the students, producers, professionals and gardeners of Texas?and the World.
- EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowEbsco E-Book Collection contains full-text books covering many academic subject areas and popular topics.
- Ebook Central This link opens in a new windowProquest Ebook Central is your resource for eBooks providing breadth and depth of authoritative content.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand contains educational streaming videos from Films Media Group. Special features allow users the ability to organize and bookmark clips, create and share playlists, personalize folders, and manage their collection through a robust administrative reporting system. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR archival journal collections include more than two thousand journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR offers 15 Arts & Sciences collections that span 60 disciplines, and the Life Science Collection comprises more than 160 journals in the field sciences, and broad coverage of the health sciences. Nearly all of the journals collected in JSTOR are peer-reviewed publications.
- JSTOR Open Access This link opens in a new windowFeatures academic content on JSTOR that is open to everyone, everywhere.
Databases
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Featured Databases
- Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science DatabaseThe Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database includes the renowned Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Oceanic Abstracts, and Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA). It provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources studying the critical issues affecting Earth’s air, land, and water environments.
- Agricultural and Environmental DatabaseAgricultural & Environmental Science Collection offers full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. It also includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources as well as the renowned AGRICOLA and TOXLINE databases and content previously available in ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).
- Materials Science and Engineering DatabaseThe Materials Science & Engineering Database includes the renowned METADEX, Copper and Polymer Library databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings and government publications. For those researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline.
- Natural Science CollectionThe Natural Science Collection includes the Agri & Env, Bio Science, and Earth, Atmospheric & Aqua Databases and provides full-text titles from around the world including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. For researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline
- SciTech Collection PremiumThe SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and Technology Collection databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. For researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline.