The Collections
SCIENCE
REFERENCE COLLECTION |
The Science and Business Reading Room, with the Science
Reference Collection in the Background.
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The Science
Reference Collection consists of approximately
25,000 volumes that are shelved in the Science and
Business Reading Room. Special collections include
dictionaries, current journals, pamphlets, abstracts
and indexes in both paper and online form, and other
types of material.
The science and technology collection encompasses subject
areas such as:
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- engineering
- mathematics
- environmental sciences
- physics
- chemistry
- computer sciences
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- astronomy
- botany
- medicine
- agriculture
- military science
- naval science
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SCIENCE
REFERENCE DESK COLLECTION |
The Science Reference Desk Collection is located
in the Science
Reference Services Alcove on the east side of the Science
and Business Reading Room. It includes frequently
requested reference books, directories, statistical compendiums,
and handbooks, such as:
- American Men and Women of Science
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- Directory of Chemical Producers
- Encyclopedia of Associations
- the Jane's series of military and weaponry books
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TECHNICAL
DICTIONARIES COLLECTION |
The Technical Dictionaries Collection is
a great resource for translators, scientists, and researchers
working with material in multiple languages. It includes
many foreign language-to-English and English-to-foreign
language works. It is especially strong in Russian, German,
and French titles. It covers broad subject areas such as:
- geology
- physics
- and biology
- hydrology
- herpetology
- specialized titles such as those on wild and cultivated
plants
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Part of the dictionary collection. |
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TRACER
BULLET PAMPHLET / RESOURCE BOXES |
Supplementing the Science
Tracer Bullet Series of bibliographies are boxes
containing clippings, pamphlets, and other materials
on each of the Tracer Bullet topics.
The boxes are arranged alphabetically by Tracer Bullet
title and are located at the rear of the Science
and Business Reading Room.
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Mural of Thomas Jefferson
in the
Science and Business Reading Room.
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SCIENCE
TOPIC-BASED VERTICAL FILES |
Located in the Science Reference Alcove, the vertical
file collection includes information for over 1000 current
topics of interest to science researchers. Reference
librarians will assist readers in retrieving the materials.
The exact contents vary, but each file usually contains
reports, journal articles, statistical data, and bibliographies.
Examples of topics include health care issues, general
patent information, and science literacy.
Science
Reference Vertical File Subject List (81 KB)
(The freely available Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required to view and print
this resource.)
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SCIENCE
FAIR RESOURCES |
The Science Reference Collection, in the Science
and Business Reading Room, includes many helpful
books for teachers, parents, and scientific enthusiasts
in search of science fair project information. Many
of these titles may be available at a local school
or public library. Bibliographies on Science Fair Projects,
Space Science Projects, Science Projects in Biology,
and Environmental Science Projects are also available
for researchers via the Science
Tracer Bullet Series. SCTB Online is the World
Wide Web version of the Science Tracer Bullet Series
of bibliographies. The World Wide Web provides access
to many Internet Resources in
this area.
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