Subject and Research Guides: Postgrad Research Support: Faculty of Science and Engineering

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Biological Sciences
Chiropractic
A one-stop-shop of where to find quality literature within the Chiropractic field -- top databases; sampler of ebooks; websites; and library services.
Computing
A one-stop-shop of recommended databases for finding literature, recommended journals, books, and services for finding scholarly information for a variety of areas in Computing.
Earth & Planetary Sciences
A one-stop-shop of where to find quality literature within the Earth & Planetary Sciences -- top databases; top e-journals; sampler of ebooks; websites; and library services.
Engineering
A one-stop-shop of where to find quality literature within various Engineering disciplines -- top databases; top e-journals; sampler of ebooks; websites; and library services.
Environmental Sciences
A one-stop-shop of where to find quality literature within the Environmental Sciences -- top databases; top e-journals sampler of ebooks; websites; and library services.
Mathematics
Molecular Sciences
Physics & Astronomy
A one-stop-shop of where to find quality literature within Physics & Astronomy -- top databases; top e-journals; sampler of ebooks; websites; and library services.
Statistics
A one-stop-shop of where to find quality literature for Statistics -- top databases; top e-journals; sampler of ebooks; websites; and library services.

Research advice

Making Sense: a student's guide to Research and Writing: Geography and Environmental Sciences by Margot Northey; David B. Knight
Call Number: G70 .N67 2005
ISBN: 0195420993
Publication Date: 2005
Student Guide to Research in the Digital Age by Leslie F. Stebbins
Call Number: ZA3075 .S74 2006
Publication Date: 2005

Top Science databases

Multidisciplinary Science Databases

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
A searchable multisubject database which contains full text for over 4,450 scholarly publications including more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Almost all academic areas of study are covered with some coverage extending back to 1975.

ProQuest SciTech Collection
Search across full-text journals with detailed indexing of global literature on natural sciences, engineering and technology.
Coverage: Full-text for subscribed journals.

ScienceDirect
Search simply or with sophistication on this leading full-text scientific database, covering the life, medical, technical, & physical sciences.
Coverage: Full-text for subscribed journals.
Scopus
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database. It covers a large number of peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical and social science fields, from an extensive range of international publishers. Also indexed are open access journals, conference proceedings, book series and trade publications, as well as patent records. References go back to 1996, while abstracts go back further. Linking to full-text articles is available.
SpringerLink
Online service providing searchable full text access to Springer journals and book series. Subject coverage includes: Biomedical and Life Science, Chemistry and Materials Science, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Energy, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Medicine, Physics and Astronomy, Behavioural Science and Psychology, Business and Management, Economics and Finance.
Web of Science
Web of Science consists of 3 citation databases containing information from thousands of scholarly journals in all areas of research. The databases contain the references cited by the authors of the journal articles they cover. The cited references can be used as search terms, allowing a published work to be used to find other, later works that cite it. In addition, the databases can be searched by topic, author, source title, and address.
Wiley Online Library
Wiley Online Library is a database providing full-text access to books and journals published by Wiley-Blackwell. Subject areas include: Business, chemistry, computer science, earth and environmental science; education, engineering, law, life sciences, mathematics and statistics; medicine, healthcare, physics, astronomy, polymers, materials science, psychology and social sciences.

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Molecular Sciences
Chiropractic
Computing
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Mathematics
Physics & Astronomy
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