Ryan Library: Subject Guide: Science

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SOURCE

Includes thousands of full text journal articles useful to students and teachers of high school AP classes. Covers broad range of topics and subjects from art and music to the sciences.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DATABASE

Covers biological science topic: animal behavior, aquatic life and fisheries, chemoreception, biochemistry, ecology, plant science, toxicology, virology, microbiology, immunology genetics, health and safety science, oncogenes, entomology, and endocrinology neuroscience.

GALE IN CONTEXT: SCIENCE

"Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more." - Gale

GALE INTERACTIVE SCIENCE

Gale Interactive: Science is a highly visual online learning tool that takes visual-spatial learning to the next level by bringing the lab to the classroom. High-value, rich-media digital content is paired with interactive 3D models to deliver a virtual laboratory simulation experience for students. It also includes 200 interactive science lessons correlated to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards and 60 do-it-yourself 3D printer projects to bring science to life.

Off campus use the password hill1 to access.

GREENFILE

"A free research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more." - EBSCO

NEWSBANK

Search the world's contemporary and historical newspapers.

NEXIS UNI

This database features more than 15,000 news, business, patent, and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. 

SCIENCE DIRECT

"From foundational science to new and novel research, discover our large collection of Physical Sciences and Engineering publications, covering a range of disciplines, from the theoretical to the applied." Elsevier

EBSCO SCIENCE REFERENCE SOURCE

"Contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images." - EBSCO

SMITHSONIAN

The Smithsonian has digitized thousands of specimen records representing studies in biology. Great resource for seeing pictures of many types of specimens. 

STATISTA

Access and study data on a multitude of topics and subjects from thousands of reliable sources all in one place. It has Infographics, charts, statistics and more. Great place to collect statistics and facts for your reports or instruction.