Subject Guides: Physics and Astronomy: ASTR 120

ASTR 120 Wiki

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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries -- Online - Start here

ScienceDirect - Reference Works This link opens in a new window
Contains full text reference works in the field of science.
Coverage and Currency: 1618 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.

A Dictionary of Physics
An online Oxford reference book.

Finding Articles - Try these databases first

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Provides scientific, technical, and medical information. Includes citations and abstracts to peer-reviewed journals, trade publications, conference papers, plus scientific web pages and patent records.
Coverage and Currency: 1966 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Web of Science (ISI) This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracting of journals in all science and social science disciplines.
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Contains academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.

SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
A digital library provided by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). Contains abstracts and some full-text articles in astronomy and related disciplines.

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of Elsevier journals and books in the life, physical, health, technical, and social sciences, as well as chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth and atmospheric sciences, computer science, and engineering.
Coverage and Currency: 1823 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.

Finding Images and Videos

Try the following websites to find images and videos

Videos

Carnegie Institution for Science - contains short science videos, some of which are on astronomy topics.
Films on Demand - a database of educational films provided by the library
YouTube - a great source for videos, but watch out the the quality of the content.
AccessScience - video animations you can embed

Images

NASA Images - an archive of images from NASA. Also has some videos.
NOAO Images - images from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory.

Evaluating Web Resources

If you take material from the web such as articles or videos remeber to think critically about the quality of the material.

Use the infomation here under How Do I Evaluate... Web Information to make informed choices in what you include in your assignment.

Some things to consider when evaluating material from the web:

Who is the author or who sponsored the website?
What are the motives and biases of the author?
How old is the information, when was the website created or last updated?
How relevent is the information to your topic?
How objective is the information, are they trying to sell a product?

Citing

Wiki Citation Guide

Physics and Astronomy

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