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Useful Links
A selection of useful websites and databases that offer a reliable foundation for launching research in physics and astronomy. Most are managed outside of Ball State network.
arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics. The contents of arXiv conform to Cornell University academic standards. arXiv is owned, operated and funded by Cornell University, a private not-for-profit educational institution. arXiv is also partially funded by the National Science Foundation.
A collection of pointers to astronomy-related information available on the Internet. The database is maintained by the AstroWeb Consortium, a collaboration involving 9 individuals at 7 institutions.
eiNET.net utilizes a team of skilled Internet Librarians® to scour the Web, locating and categorizing quality content for placement in their applicable categories, resulting in a large breadth of topics and an impressive depth of content within the directory. Employing this process, eiNET.net has grown to one of the Web's largest directories, containing nearly 2,000,000 listings across nearly 700,000 categories.
Foresight is the leading think tank and public interest institute on nanotechnology. Founded in 1986, Foresight was the first organization to educate society about the benefits and risks of nanotechnology.
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) website about information literacy including definitions, standards and guidelines, bibliographies, and professional activities and organizations.
The purpose of radiation safety is to maintain a safe radiation environment and ensure regulatory compliance with the Nuclear Readiation Committee (NRC).
A list of science-related databases filtered from the comprehensive database list. Includes Biological Abstracts, AGRICOLA, JSTOR, etc. For specific databases, see the "Finding Articles" tab on this LibGuide.
Key database for science research. Chemistry-focused but includes references from Medline as well. Users may search by typical means (e.g. keyword, author, title, etc.) but also by chemical structure.
Description: Key database for science research. Chemistry-focused but includes references from Medline as well. Users may search by typical means (e.g. keyword, author, title, etc.) but also by chemical structure. Time Period: 1907 to present Sources: Indexes more than 9,000 journals. Subject Headings: Science Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal articles, substance data, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, etc. Information Included: Abstracts, Citations, Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Chemical Abstracts Society Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is home to a two-mile linear accelerator—the longest in the world. Originally a particle physics research center, SLAC is now a multipurpose laboratory for astrophysics, photon science, accelerator and particle physics research. Six scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for work carried out at SLAC and the future of the laboratory promises to be just as extraordinary.