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Physical Sciences : Guide to Online Research

Accounting Anthropology Art Biology and Environmental Studies Business and Finance Careers and Employment Criminal Justice Education Health & Human Services History Human Resources Humanities Law Marketing Mathematics Media/Communication Medicine and Health Philosophy Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Sports Management Theater Arts Veterinary Science	Online Reference Sources Consult for background information, facts, definitions, statistics, etc.
	Chemical Elements: An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
	Fundamental Physical Constants
	NIST Physical Reference Data
	Indexes and Databases Search for magazine, journal and newspaper articles.
	EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite Provides full text and indexing/abstracts for academic journals in a variety of disciplines, including the physical sciences.
	LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe Search for general and science related news articles.
	ProQuest Direct Search for magazine, newspaper and peer reviewed journal articles in many different subject areas.
	Recommended Web Resources Some of the "Best Science Sites on the Web." If you are looking for information on a specific subject - these links can be a great time saver.
	Web Directories
	Academic Info: Physics Meta site to recommended physics web resources.
	Chemistry Resources on the Internet
	Chemistry.org Links to Chemistry research, news, professional information etc., from the American Chemical Society.
	General Chemistry Online Links to tutorials and study guides, a toolbox, common compound database, and other chemistry resources.
	NIST Virtual Library : Chemistry Directory of chemistry resources including databases, online reference data, material safety data sheets, periodic and nuclide tables, etc.
	National Science Digital Library NSDL is a digital library of resource collections and services for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education at all levels.
	Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide
	Resources in Physics Another good meta site including links to reference sources, famous physicists, databases, e-journals and other guides.
	Web Sites
	American Institute of Physics Homepage Includes Physics News Update and other resources.
	Center for the History of Physics Homepage Exhibits and online source materials on the history of physics and allied fields. Cuurent exhibits include "Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radioactivity," "The Discovery of the Electron," and "Andrei Sakharov Soviet Physics, Nuclear Weapons, and Human Rights."
	Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
	Physics 2000 : an interactive journey through modern physics From the University of Colorado, this site utilizes applets to illustrate scientific concepts.
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