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science.gov
"a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided
by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results."
science.gov - expanded topic list
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Agriculture & Food
- Agricultural Facilities & Equipment
- Agricultural Waste
- Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
- Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Food Safety
- Food Science & Technology
- Food Supply
- Pesticides, Insecticides & Herbicides
- Plant Production, Agronomy, Gardening & Horticulture
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Applied Science & Technologies
- Agricultural Engineering & Technologies
- Aircraft & Flight
- Biomedical Technologies
- Biotechnology
- Buildings & Construction
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Defense Technologies
- Electronics
- Engineering Technologies
- Industrial & Manufacturing Technologies
- Materials
- Nanotechnology
- Ocean Technologies
- Robotics
- Space Technologies
- Transportation Technologies
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Astronomy & Space
- Astronomy
- Space Exploration & Development
- Space Technologies
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Biology & Nature
- Animals, Plants & Other Organisms
- Biocomplexity
- Biological Processes
- Biotechnology
- Ecology
- Genetics & Molecular Biology
- Natural Resources
- Pest Control
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Computers &
Communication
- Communication
- Computer Software
- Computers
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Earth & Ocean
Sciences
- Climate, Weather & Meteorology
- Earthquakes, Floods & Other Natural Disasters
- Geology & Land Forms
- Mapping & Cartography
- Oceans & Oceanography
- Snow, Ice & Permafrost
- Soil
- Water & Hydrology
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Energy & Energy Conservation
- Energy Conservation
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Policy & Studies
- Energy Use, Supply & Demand
- Fossil Energy
- Nuclear Power
- Renewable Sources
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Environment & Environmental Quality
- Air Quality
- Cleanup
- Climate Change
- Ecology
- Emergencies
- Environmental Safety & Health
- Noise Quality
- Pesticides, Insecticides & Herbicides
- Pollutants / Toxics
- Pollution Prevention
- Radiation
- Wastes (Solid or concentrated)
- Water Quality
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Health & Medicine
- Alternate Medicine
- Biomedical Technologies
- Diseases & Medical Conditions
- Drugs (Prescription & Over The Counter) & Pharmacology
- Exercise & Physical Fitness
- Food, Nutrition & Metabolism
- Health Care
- Laboratory & Diagnostic Procedures
- Medical Devices
- Mental Health & Behavior
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Procedures, Surgery & Other Therapies
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Math, Physics, & Chemistry
- Chemistry & Chemicals
- Mathematics
- Physics
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Natural Resources
& Conservation
- Biocomplexity
- Ecosystems
- Energy Resources
- Forest Science
- Land
- Minerals & Mining
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Science
Education
- Resources for Kids, Parents & Teachers
- Studies & Statistics
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Taxonomies and Thesauri
"A Gateway to Terminology Across U.S. Federal Science Agencies"
- Agriculture & Food
- Applied Science & Technologies
- Astronomy & Space
- Biology & Nature
- Computers & Communication
- Earth & Ocean Sciences
- Energy & Energy Conservation
- Environment & Environmental Quality
- Health & Medicine
- Natural Resources & Conservation
- Physics, Chemistry & Math
- Science Education
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Science Tracer Bullets
Science Tracer Bullets (Library of Congress)
"research guides that help you locate information on science
and technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics,
lists of resources and strategies for finding more, they help you to
stay 'on target.' "
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E-Prints
"E-prints are scholarly and professional works electronically produced
and shared by researchers with the intent of communicating research
findings to colleagues. They may include preprints, reprints,
technical reports, conference publications or other means of
electronic communication."
"a unique combination of search capabilities to search two distinct
areas where scientific and technical information resides
electronically, on Web sites and in databases."
- E-prints on Web Sites
- Biology & Medicine
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computer Technologies & Information Sciences
- Energy Storage, Conversion & Utilization
- Engineering
- Environmental Management & Restoration
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- Fission & Nuclear Technologies
- Fossil Fuels
- Geosciences
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Plasma Physics & Fusion
- Power Transmission, Distribution & Plants
- Renewable Energy
- Multidisciplinary Databases & Resources
- E-Prints in Databases
- Institutional Repositories & Multidisciplinary
Collections
- Physics
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- Biology
- Computer Technologies & Information Sciences
- Mathematics
- Nonlinear Sciences
- Renewable Energy
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Databases
See also Technical Reports and
Science Databases.
Although there are free versions for many of the government
databases, the versions available through the UCF Libraries'
commercial subscriptions are sometimes recommended below because
they may provide links to the full text of articles in subscription
databases.
AGRICOLA (U.S. National Agricultural Library)
"AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) serves as the catalog and
index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library, as
well as a primary public source for world-wide access to
agricultural information. The database covers materials in all
formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the
15th century.
The records describe publications and resources encompassing all
aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and
veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry,
aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural
economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and
earth and environmental sciences."
DTIC's Scientific & Technical Resources
"includes areas normally associated with Defense research; however,
since DoD's interests are widespread, the collection also contains
information relating to:
- Biological and Medical Sciences
- Environmental Pollution and Control
- Behavioral and Social Sciences
- DoD Directives and Instructions
- Budget estimates
- Research
Development Descriptive Summaries (RDDS)
- Conference and Symposia
Proceedings
- Patents and patent applications"
- "offers an integrated service with easy and convenient access to
information from defense and federal Web sites.
- searches
publicly accessible information sources.
- includes report
citations and many full-text reports.
- Some of the information resources you will find
within DTIC Online are:
- Technical Reports database
- DoD Wide Search -
searches a wide collection of defense Web sites in multiple domains
- Federal Government Search - searches a wide collection of federal
government scientific and technical Web sites in multiple domains"
- primarily from 1991 forward
- documents and citations in physics, chemistry, materials,
biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies,
engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy,
and other topics of interest related to DOE's mission.
"provides free access to over 2.3 million science research citations
with continued growth through regular updates. There are over
179,000 electronic documents, primarily from 1943 forward, available
via the database.
NEPIS (National Environmental Publications Internet Site)
provides over 27,000 full-text, online EPA publications.
NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
"the preeminent resource for accessing the latest U.S.
government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical,
engineering, and business-related information. NTIS is the central
source for the sale of unclassified and publicly available
information from research reports, journal articles, data files,
computer programs and audio visual products from Federal sources.
Additionally, information is available from international government
departments and other international organizations including those
from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, Western and Eastern
European countries."
DARTS - Depository Access to Reports, Technical & Scientific
provides full-text access to approximately 240,000 publications from
1964-2000.
- "For a document to be available through the pilot
program, it must be stored in image format.
- This includes documents
from the Department of Energy (DOE), National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC),
and NTIS.
- The documents in the NTIS collection with the PB accession
number prefix are the products of many different Federal agencies
and include both agency and contract studies.
- Most reports from
1997-2000 are scanned into the image system.
- Documents requiring
NTIS to pay a copyright royalty or other compensation to the
sponsoring organization are not included."
As a federal depository
library, the UCF Library is participating in the
DARTS pilot program
providing downloads of some NTIS documents. Ask at the Research
Assistance Desk for staff to retrieve specific
documents.
"empowers you to search, via a single query, important information
resources of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) scientific and
technical information.
- Electronic full-text research reports (including DOE
scientific and technical information)
- Energy citations (millions of them, going back to the
Manhattan Project era)
- Ongoing research project summaries (what's happening right
now in DOE science research)
- Wonderful DOE accomplishments in science
- E-prints (journal article pre-publication drafts, scholarly
papers, and more)
- Proceedings and papers from science conferences
- More resources"
identifies "science and technology conference proceedings
and conference papers from a number of authoritative sites
(professional societies and national labs, largely) whose areas of
interest in the physical sciences and technology intersect those of
the Department of Energy. Proceedings and papers from scientific
meetings can be found in these fields, among others:
- particle
physics
- nuclear physics
- chemistry
- petroleum
- aeronautics and
astronautics
- meteorology
- engineering
- computer science
- electric
power
- fossil fuels."
"is a global science gateway connecting you to national and
international scientific databases and portals. WorldWideScience.org
accelerates scientific discovery and progress by providing one-stop
searching of global science sources."
NOTE: Before you pay to purchase an article or report identified by
WorldWideScience.org, check with the UCF Libraries regarding whether
or not it is available through a library subscription or through
Interlibrary Loan.
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Internships and Fellowships
- K-12 Students and Teachers
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students/Postdoctoral Fellowships
- College Faculty Members
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Research and Development
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Federal R&D Summaries
"Search across databases of all contributing agencies with
a single query for quick and comprehensive results"
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
Academic R&D Expenditures
Online version
(1997+)
U.S. Documents NS 1.22 (1972+)
ASI Microfiche 9627-13 (1973+)
- R&D Expenditures of All Institutions
- R&D Expenditures by Institutional Ranking
- R&D Expenditures Pass-Through & Subrecipients
- R&D Expenditures by Field & Selected Subfield
- R&D Expenditures in Non-S/E Fields
- Federally-Financed R&D Expenditures by Financing Agency
- Current Fund Expenditures for Research Equipment
Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in Science & Engineering
Online version
(1995+)
U.S. Documents NS 1.22 (1972+)
ASI Microfiche 9627-7 (1971+)
- Graduate Enrollment in Science, Engineering, & Health
- Trends
- By Field or Detailed Field
- Student Characteristics, Geographic Area, & Institution
- Doctorate-Granting Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU)
Science & Engineering Indicators
Online version (1993+)
U.S. Documents NS 1.28: (1972+)
ASI Microfiche 9624-10 (1972+)
- Elementary & Secondary Education
- Student Performance in Mathematics & Science
- Public Middle & High Mathematics & Science School
Teachers
- Higher Education in Science & Engineering
- U.S. Higher Education
- Sources of Financial Support
- Enrollment
- Earned Degrees
- Foreign Higher Education
- Science & Engineering Labor Force
- U.S. & International R&D: Funds & Technology Linkages
- U.S. R&D Expenditures
- Federal Research Budget & Obligation
- International Support for R&D
- Academic R&D: Financial & Personnel Resources, Support for
Graduate Education, & Outputs
- Performance & Support
- Academic R&D of PhDs & Graduate Students
- Publication & Patent Activity
- Industry, Technology, & the Global Marketplace
- Production & Trade
- S/E Publications
- S/E Patents & Applications
- Science & Technology: Public Attitudes & Understanding
- State Indicators - National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) Scores
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Historical Materials
See also historical resources listed on
other subject pages of this
website.
"an annual publication by the US Geological Survey that reviews the
mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign
countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and
minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends
and development."
Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission
U.S. Fish Commission Annual Reports (1871-1940)
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Historical Agriculture Materials
Florida, Puerto Rico, & U.S. Virgin Islands Soil Surveys
"provides access to primarily historical USDA publications either
digitized by NAL or through NAL’s partnerships with other institutions",
including:
Annual Reports and Yearbooks of Agriculture
Online version (1862-1888, Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture)
Online version (1889-1893, Report of the Secretary of Agriculture)
Online version (1894-1937, Yearbook of Agriculture)
Online version (1938-1992, Yearbook of Agriculture)
U.S. Documents A 1.1: (1894-1983, annual reports, with gaps)
U.S. Documents A 1.10: (1894-1993, Yearbook of Agriculture)
Agriculture Handbooks
Bulletins
Economic Research Service - Agricultural Economic Report
Journal of Agricultural Research
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Prepared by: Rich Gause,
Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/science.asp
Last updated October 13, 2011 9:26:09 AM
