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Reference Databases
Use a Reference Database to gather information about a topic before you really start your research. This way, you'll have a better understanding of your topic and the articles you find in the research process will make more sense.
- AccessScience This link opens in a new windowProvides science reference materials—online and fully searchable. Access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more.
- Salem Press This link opens in a new windowReference content that provides background and a deeper understanding of current topics such as global warming, forensic science and global resources.
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowSpanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias with results that range from short-entry, general reference to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects.
Online Reference Works (Encyclopedias)
Use a specialized reference source for context and general information about your research topic.
Encyclopedia of Global Resources by Call Number: Salem Science
