Databases
MARVEL! From the Homepage
select “Science & Technology” from the list on the left. From the list of databases choose Access Science : McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of science and Technology.
Type in your topic in the search box.
World
Wide Web
Facts
On File Science Online
Get the password and log-in
from your library
Login on the home page. Click
on the Science link. Type in your
topic in the keyword search. Scroll
list and click on most useful site.
Google
Google is the most commonly
used search engine and is the only one available which does not rate the
relevancy of your search terms paired with payments from its advertisers.
The bottom line is you will get a list of more relevant items from Google
than from other standard search engines.
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To Narrow choices go to: more>
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Directory>
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Science>
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Chemistry>
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Click on: Search only in chemistry
SCIRUS
Scirus is a
specialized search engine for scientific information only. Search engines
are all different in the Web sites they cover, and the way they classify
these Web sites. Scirus, the search engine for science, focuses only on Web
pages containing scientific content.
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Before beginning your search, de-select “All journal sources.”
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Leave “All web sources” selected.
Household
ProductsDatabase
Health and safety information
on household products. Each product lists brand name, manufacturer, health
effects, handling and disposal and chemical ingredients.
Books
In
the Reference Room:
REF 363.17 – 1001 Chemicals in everyday products. Provides a quick find for products and uses, precautions, and
synonyms. Use the index.
REF 500 KNI
- Science of everyday
things: Volume 1 Real life chemistry. Search by index.
REF 546 NEW - Chemical Elements Vol. 1-3. Use the index to find your material.
REF 670 CDS - CDs Super Glue, and Salsa: How everyday products are made. Vol.1-2.
Check the contents and/or index.
