Descriptions for Science Databases

Access PA Library Catalog
Catalog holdings of almost 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public, academic and special libraries are included in this database. Search by author, title, subject or keyword to locate over 44 million items.

eBooks on EBSCOhost
Fully searchable electronic books representing a broad spectrum of subject categories.

Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics eBook This encyclopedia considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the social, ethical, and political issues raised by science and technology. This resource includes general reference information but also uses a historically and culturally inclusive approach to ethics, with entries on specific religions, linguistic and cultural perspectives, and philosophical positions.

Experiment Central: Understanding Scientific Principles Through Projects
eBook that includes nearly 300 science experiments, and covers nine key science curriculum fields; astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, food science, geology, meteorology and physics.

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
eBook version of the longstanding zoological classic; this edition incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community.

SIRS Discoverer
A general-reference database that features enhanced science-fair content.