Descriptions for Science Databases

Access PA Library Catalog
(If you are having trouble accessing this site on or after March 18, try the Temporary Access PA site)
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

Book Collection: Nonfiction (Scroll down on the EBSCO "Select Service" page.) A research database containing full text and abstracts for 1000 popular nonfiction books. Full text articles on literature, social studies, history and science are available and career, health, sports, adventure and technology information is also included.

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.

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.

NetLibrary
Electronic books (eBooks) are available through this link. NetLibrary eBooks are full text searchable and available for use on personal computers in online formats. Click here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.

Oxford Reference Online (Select link under General Reference heading.)
Provides information on many subjects including general reference, language and quotations, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, business and professions. Bilingual dictionaries provided in English/French, English/German, English/Spanish, and English/Italian.

Science Online
Offers K-12 students and researchers a comprehensive look at general science through diagrams, definitions, biographies, and essays, and a collection of science experiments.

Today’s Science
Draws on major scientific journals, magazines and newspapers in the United States and abroad to present the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them. Includes “Hot Topic” coverage, an in-text glossary, and links to scientific Web sites.