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National Geographic Magazine has long been recognized as one of the world’ best magazines covering world cultures, nature, science, technology, and the environment, as well as having the highest quality photography and cartography. The National Geographic Magazine Archive online includes complete page-to-page coverage of every issue of the magazine from 1888 to 1994 in a high resolution color format. Even the advertising is included. The Archive is fully searchable and browsable. Maps and images can be searched separately and printed.
SCOPUSMultidisciplinary database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science literature - over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from 4,000 publishers. Abstracts to over 33 million records reach from present back to 1966 with selective linking to full text. Specifically, SCOPUS covers topics in health, life sciences, agricultural and biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, earth and environmental sciences, social science, psychology, and economics, business, and management.  How to Search This Database
Science Citation Index Expanded (1899-present)ISI Web of Knowledge (formerly- ISI Web of Science) provides seamless access to three citation indexes: the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. These can be searched together or separately. Approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious research journals are indexed with abstracts within the Web of Science. Complete bibliographies are included for each citation allowing for cited reference searching.  How to Search This Database
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Welcome to the NEW WEB VERSION of SciFinder, the world's premier database for chemical literature.
SciFinder is the world’s premier database for chemical literature, containing over 40 million searchable records derived from 14,000 international journals published from 1907 to the present. In addition to journal articles, SciFinder also indexes chemical patents, dissertations, conference proceedings, and technical reports. Learn search techniques through SciFinder Tutorials and How To Guides.

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National Geologic Map DatabaseA catalog of paper and digital maps for geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology. Offers a variety of simple and complex searching options. The database also provides information on how to locate the maps, although many are available through the McDermott Library Catalog. Managed by the United States Geological Survey.
A to Z Maps Online This database features 146,000 maps on multidisciplinary subjects such as politics, geology, the environment, biology, and history.  It includes climate change maps,  hurricane maps, earthquake maps, volcano maps, fire maps, animal and plant species distribution maps, current event maps, political outline maps, and topographic maps. All these maps can be printed or downloaded for educational use.
Geosciences POWERSEARCHSearches the following databases simultaneously: Academic Search CompleteProvided by TexShare, General Science Abstracts, GeoRef, Science and Technology CollectionProvided by TexShare, AGRICOLAProvided by TexShare, GreenFILE How to Search This Database
GeoRef Preview Database (AGI)GeoRef Preview Database contains recently indexed records from geoscience literature to be included later in the primary GeoRef database. GeoRef Preview is useful for locating recent information without retrieving numerous older records.  How to Search This Database
GeoScience World GeoScienceWorld (GSW) features full-text peer-reviewed articles from more than 30 important geoscience journals. GSW also provides indexing and full text coverage of most of these journals going back to 2000. A primary strength of GSW is its ability to search a full-text collection, but GSW is also integrated with the GeoRef database, so that customers can search both databases simultaneously.  How to Search This Database
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