Featured Titles in the Library

Popular Catalog Searches

Electronics • Michigan Flowers & Animals • Relativity • Quantum Theory

Selected Magazines in the Library

Astronomy • Aviation Week & Space Technology • Discover • Natural History

Popular Science •  Scientific American • Technology Review

Premium Online Resources for Library Cardholders

eBooks

• Alternative Energy
  student resource covering both current energy sources and alternative energy options
• Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
  extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service
• Biology
  presents biological concepts covered in the high school biology curriculum and includes historical information, careers, and ethical issues
• Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
  recommended for high-school students, college undergrads, and the general public for acquiring knowledge and understanding of basic chemistry
• Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics \overview of the ethical issues surrounding the development of science and the deployment of technology
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
  provides comprehensive information on distinguishing features and behavior of broad groups of animal species and major individual species
• New Book of Popular Science
  science and technology plus "science in the news" for students
• Real-Life Mathcommonly studied math concepts illustrated with everyday life tasks, such as buying insurance, constructing a budget, reading graphs, adjusting cooking recipes or planning for retirement
• World of Earth Science
  information on the concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers, and issues relating to topics in the earth sciences

Articles

• InfoTrac General Science Collection collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments
• Gale Science in Context  provides detailed coverage of popular subjects from earth science and life science to space, technology, mathematics, and science history and biography 

More Magazine and Newspaper Articles

Internet Resources

Astronomy • Biology • Chemistry • General Science & Technology

Geology and Paleontology • Mathematics • Weather

Astronomy

• dmoz - open directory project
  directory and index to a diverse range of topics
• NASA Home Page
  all kinds of cool information and pictures from NASA
• Phoenix Mars Lander
  current Mars Mission
• StarDate Online
  easy to understand info from the McDonald Observatory, includes radio programs
• This Week's Sky at a Glance
  from Sky & Telescope
• Windows to the Universe
  astronomy and earth science for everyone

Biology

• Animal Diversity Web
  from the University of Michigan
• Biology online
  includes dictionary, forum, and articles
• Birds
  Cornell Lab of ornithology
• Endangered Species
  Michigan DNR
• Endangered Species
  US Fish & Wildlife
• The eSkeletons Project
  human skeleton and comparative anatomy
• Tree of Life
  biodiversity and relatedness, find genus species, and pictures

Chemistry

• Chemistry Dictionary
  from the University of Liverpool
• Interactive Periodic Table
  fun interactive periodic table from Touchspin
• Web Elements
  periodic tables by major characteristics or use

General Science & Technology

• Fun Science
  projects and experiments for the amateur
• How Products are Made
  e-book version of "How Products are made"
• How Stuff Works
  organized by broad categories or searchable
• Scientific American
  current science news and past Scientific American articles

Geology & Paleontology

• Geology.com
  aticles, news, maps, satellite maps, dictionary
• Global Volcanism Program from the Smithsonian
• United States Geological Survey
  not just for maps, find all kinds of science info related to geology and geography
• The Virtual Fossil Museum
  all things fossil with high quality photographs

Mathematics

• Convert Plus
  measurement conversions for many systems
• MacTutor History of Mathematics
  includes biographies
• S.O.S. Mathematics
  algebra, trig, and calc reviews, includes tables and formulas
• Wolfram Functions Site
  math functions and graphics

Weather

• AccuWeather
  weather news and forecasts
• Daily and Monthly Climate Summaries
  Michigan data from NOAA
• Farmer's Almanac
  includes historical weather data
• National Severe Storms Laboratory
  news, research, and education
• National Weather Service
  warnings & forecasts, maps, radar, air quality and more