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Library of Congress
Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology
An extensive, browsable directory of science websites with annotations.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/resources.html
National Science Foundation
Federal government grants and awards information for science and engineering.
http://www.nsf.gov/
National Science Foundation,
Division of Science Resources Studies
Publication of surveys on science and engineering education, research
and development funding, the impact of information technology; and demographics
on scientists and engineers.
http://www.nsf.sbe/srs/
Science.gov
Central gateway to search or navigate to U.S. Government resources
for the sciences.
http://www.science.gov/
Agricultural Factbook (USDA)
Extensive information about U.S. agriculture, statistics, the USDA,
homeland security in agriculture and more.
http://www.usda.gov/factbook/
Agricultural Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture Research programs, news, a
photo gallery and current and previous online issues of Agricultural Research
Magazine.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/
Agrisurf!
Agrisurf! is a searchable directory of agricultural resources that
have been reviewed by professionals in the field. Topics range from livestock
nutrition to 4-H clubs.
Alternative Farming Systems
Information Center
USDA portal to information on organic farming, sustainable agriculture,
aquaculture and community supported agriculture. Provides links, annotated
bibliographies and industry resources.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/
Amber Waves
USDA online and print magazine intended to make material researched
by the Economic Research Service accessible and useful. Trends, legal issues,
health and international influences are all covered.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/
The Core Historical Literature
of Agriculture (CHLA) An electronic collection of historically important
texts on agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science,
crops, crop protection, soil science, food science, forestry, and nutrition.
Maintained by the Mann Library at Cornell University.
http://chla.library.cornell.edu/
Information Systems for Biotechnology
Documents and searchable databases covering the development, testing
and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms.
http://gophisb.biochem.vt.edu/
National Agricultural Library
Search Agricola, the library's database of article citations on agriculture,
animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, alternative
farming practices and more.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/
National Agricultural Statistics
Service
Primary USDA source of statistical data. This site includes interactive
maps, charts, data tables and more.
http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp
Association for Computing Machinery
http://acm.org
American Council of Engineering Companies
http://www.acec.org
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
http://www.aiche.org/
American Institute of Physics
http://www.aip.org/
American Mathematical Society
http://www.ams.org/
American Meteorological Society
http://www.ametsoc.org/
American Nuclear Society
http://www.ans.org/
American Physical Society
http://www.aps.org/
American Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.asce.org/
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
http://www.asme.org/
Ecological Society of America
http://www.esa.org/
Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology
http://www.faseb.org/
Federation of Animal Science Societies
Member societies include the American Dairy Science Association, the
American Society of Animal Science, and the Poultry Science Association.
http://www.fass.org/
The Geological Society of America
http://www.geosociety.org/
History of Science Society
http://www.hssonline.org/
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers)
http://www.ieee.org/
The IEEE Computer Society
http://www.computer.org
National Society of Black Engineers
http://www.nsbe.org/
New York Academy of Sciences
http://www.nyas.org/
The Palaeontological Association
(UK)
http://palass.org/index.html
Society of Women Engineers
http://www.swe.org/
Soil Science Society of America
http://www.soils.org/
AstroWeb
An organized selection of astronomy resources aimed at researchers.
http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/astronomy.html
The Galileo Project
Rice University's excellent site on the life, work, family and times
of Galileo.
http://galileo.rice.edu/
Gazetteer of Planetary
Nomenclature
Detailed information--latitude, longitude, diameter, name origin and
more--about the surface features of planets and satellites.
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
Sloan Digital Sky Survey/SkyServer
A resource for professional astronomers, teachers, kids and others
with images, games, and multiple astronomy databases with advanced query
capabilities including SQL run directly from the website.
http://cas.sdss.org/dr3/en/
Solar
System Planet Data
A table of physical data on the planets of our solar system.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/ss/ss_planetdata.html
StarDate Online
Constellation guide, schedule of meteor showers, image gallery, and
frequently-asked questions.
http://stardate.org/
BioTech
Biology and chemistry information for high school students and professional
researchers. Includes an illustrated dictionary of life science terms,
an interactive textbook on glycolysis, a virtual book chapter on medicinal
botany, plus links to the Web pages of individual researchers.
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu
National Biological Information Infrastructure
An electronic gateway to biological data maintained by Federal, state
and local government agencies and private sector organizations. Includes
information on deformities in amphibians; invasive aquatic and terrestrial
species; and online resources for teaching biology, biodiversity and ecology.
http://www.nbii.gov/
Virtual Library: Developmental Biology
Maintained by the Society for Developmental Biology. Links to laboratories
where researchers specialize in gametogenesis and fertilization, early
development, organogenesis and morphogenesis, pattern formation, gene regulation
and genetics, cell lineage and fate maps, evolution and development, diseases,
defects and development.
http://www.sdbonline.org/
National Center for Biotechnology
(NCBI)
A national resource for molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics
information. Searchable databases include: GenBank, which is built of DNA
sequences submitted by individual laboratories; Online Mendelian Inheritance
in Man (OMIM); Entrez, which provides users to sequence, mapping , taxonomy,
and graphical views of chromosome maps; and BLAST, which can execute sequence
searches against the entire DNA database in less than 15 seconds.
http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov
Integrated Taxonomic Information
System (ITIS)
Searchable and authoritative database of living things by scientific
and common name, representing an international effort.
http://www.itis.usda.gov/index.html
Internet Directory for
Botany
Comprehensive portal to botany sites.
http://www.botany.net/IDB/index.html
The International Plant Names Index
Database of names and basic bibliographical details of all seed plants.
http://www.ipni.org
The Parasitic Plant Connection
A professor at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale shares his
expertise on this field of plant biology. Includes photographs, distribution
maps, phylogeny, DNA material, and bibliographic references.
http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/
CHEMINFO, Chemical Information
Sources
A guide to chemistry sites on the World Wide Web from Indiana University
Bloomington.
http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/
Links for
Chemists
A portal to World Wide Web chemistry sites, including university departments,
MSDS, general information and more.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/chemistry/Links/links.html
NIST Chemistry WebBook
A reference guide to chemical constants, formulas and other data from
the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Over 40,000 compounds
are covered. This is currently a free resource though the NIST explicitly
reserves the right to charge for it in the future.
Vermont Safety Information Resources,
Inc. MSDS Database
Searchable and browsable material safety data sheets online.
http://siri.org/msds/
WebElements - The Periodic Table
on the WWW
The periodic table in student and professional versions.
http://www.webelements.com/
GrayLIT Network
A service of the U.S. Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
this website features the largest database on the Web of federal technical
reports that are not distributed through conventional channels (gray literature).
Most of the reports are viewable in full-text.
http://graylit.osti.gov/
Intelligent Systems & Robotics
Center, Sandia National Laboratory
Information about the activities of the center with a focus on short
articles relating to successful projects in support of national defense.
http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/
The Linux Documentation Project
Learn all kinds of computer concepts and practical skills--from getting
comfortable with email to managing an LDAP server.
http://www.tldp.org
NIST - Intelligent Systems Division
Over 600 searchable, full-text articles on intelligent systems and
control mechanisms. A repostory of free C++ and Java code is also hosted
at this site.
http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov/
SUNY at Albany
Subject Guide on Computer Science
Extensive collection of links to university departments, algorithms,
technical reports, compilers and much more.
http://library.albany.edu/subject/csci.htm
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
A group responsible for standardizing the Web. Here one can read technical
reports and recommendations for such things as XML, HTML, CSS and other
things that make the World Wide Web what it is.
http://www.w3.org
Webopedia
A reference source on computers and the Internet--in plain English.
http://www.webopaedia.com/
Southern California Earthquake Center
One of 23 National Science Foundation Science and Technology Centers,
the Southern California Earthquake Center estimates when and where future
earthquakes will occur in Southern California and communicates this information
to the public. Includes earthquake myths, house safety tips and earthquake
basics.
http://www.scec.org/
USGS (United States Geological Survey)
National Earthquake Information Center
A list of the world's most recent earthquakes, frequently asked questions
and a history of earthquakes in the United States.
http://neic.usgs.gov/
Environmental
History Bibliography
This web site contains four searchable databases. They are Environmental
History Bibliography, Forests in Fiction, Guide to Environmental History
Archival Collections, Environment of South and Southeast Asia and US Forest
Service History Collection. Citations lead to either archival repositories
or to books and articles that can be obtained via Interlibrary Loan.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/Research/biblio.html
Environmental
News from the National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/news/index.jsp?prio_area=6
Massachusettes Institute
of Technology: Reports on Climate Change
Reports from MIT's Center for Global Change indexed with many available
in pdf.
http://web.mit.edu/cgcs/www/rpts.html
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Hearings notices, electronic versions of portions of Title 6 of the
NYCRR (Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State
of New York) which covers environmental conservation and applications for
sporting licenses.
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/
Our Planet
This site from UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) includes
the full text of the AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment and links
to environmental Web sites.
http://www.ourplanet.com/
Smart Communities Network
U.S. Dept. of Energy site about creating a more energy efficient and
environmentally-friendly America. Includes news and resources for industry,
academia and the public.
http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/
State
of the Great Lakes
Full text report from a 1994 conference on the chemical, physical and
biological integrity of the Great Lakes with links to more environmental
information.
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/glimr/data/sogl-final-report/intro.html
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
A collection of databases with information on nature conservation.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cis/index.html
National Geophysical Data Center
The national repository for geophysical data on glaciers, ice cores,
solar-terrestrial physics, tree-rings and the global environment.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey
As the Nation's largest earth, water, and biological sciences and civilian
mapping agency, this bureau's Web site contains a vast amount of information.
You will find a geographic names database, digital topographic maps, digital
aerial photographs, as well as data on earthquakes, floods, volcanoes,
hurricanes, birds, fish, water resources and much more.
http://www.usgs.gov/
Volcano World
Solid, educational information on volcanoes presented in a lighthearted
manner. Photographs of current eruptions and volcano listings and descriptions
by name and location. Maintained by the University of North Dakota.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
Center for History of Physics
A project of the American Institute of Physics, this site covers the
history of modern physics and the allied fields of astronomy, geophysics
and optics. Highlights include virtual exhibits, the Niels Bohr Library's
finding aids and the Institute's International Catalog of Sources of archival
materials held in repositories around the world.
http://www.aip.org/history/
Inventor's
Hall of Fame
A searchable collection of biographies and photos of inventors with
the patent numbers and basic explanations of the inventions that made them
famous.
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp
Internet
History of Science Sourcebook
A vast collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts
presented for educational use.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
Museum of the History of Science
The University of Oxford's collection of historic scientific instruments--western
and non-western. It is possible to view much of the collection on the Web
via the museum's online library of over 8,000 images.
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
The Nobel Prize
The official site of the Nobel Prize, listing the Nobel Laureates as
well as articles, often about the history of science, written by Laureates.
The site also includes educational games and simulations relating to Nobel
Prize-winning discoveries and inventions.
http://nobelprize.org/
TimelineScience
A very readable and handy interactive timeline covering the famous
scientific discoveries from the year 1000 to the present.
http://www.timelinescience.org/index.php
Game Studies
A journal from the relatively new field of ludology or the study of
electronic games.
http://www.gamestudies.org
Information Bridge
Full-text and bibliographic information of reports from U.S. Department
of Energy grantees and national laboratories going back to 1995. Topics
range from renewable energy to biology and computers.
http://www.osti.gov/bridge/
Nature
"Nature Science Update"--daily reports by Nature's science writers
and some full text articles.
http://www.nature.com/nature/
The Public Library of Science
An ambitious effort by concerned scientists and physicians to make
scientific discoveries accessible to all. This site currently houses five
journals on biological and medical topics which are completely available
to the public free of charge.
http://www.plos.org/index.html
PubMed Central
An archive of biological and medical journals on the Web, maintained
by the National Library of Medicine.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
Science News Online
Table of contents of current issue and full text of featured articles.
Searchable archives of selected full-text articles.
http://www.sciencenews.org/
New York State GIS Clearinghouse
Lists New York State agencies and local governments that have produced
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data, some of which is downloadable.
Information on the New York State GIS data-sharing cooperative for government
agencies and not-for-profit organizations and links to GIS educational
and training opportunities is also provided.
http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/
New York State Museum
A research museum whose scientists actively study New York State's
geology, biology, anthropology, and history. Features virtual exhibitions
on the Erie Canal, the Shaker Collection, Stark's Knob Scientific Reservation,
The People of Colonial Albany, Contemporary Native American Crafts, and
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) datasets.
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/
T-2 Nuclear Information Service (Los Alamos
National Laboratory)
Two tours of nuclear science and the T-2 group are available here.
One is aimed at students of high school students. The other at a more sophisticated
knowledge of nuclear science. A collection of nuclear data, computer codes
for nuclear data and publications on the use of both is also present.
http://t2.lanl.gov/
Table of Isotopes
A joint project of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Sweden's
Lund University, this site contains data on nuclear structure and radioactive
decay. There's also an "ABC's of Nuclear Science" for high school students
and undergraduates.
http://ie.lbl.gov/toi.htm
The
Extinction Files
An online guided tour through evolution and extinction including the
major eras and theories of extinction.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/exfiles/index.htm
Palaeobotany
Research Group, University of Münster
A collection of pages on the history of Paleozoic and Mesozoic forests.
http://www.uni-muenster.de/GeoPalaeontologie/Palaeo/Palbot/ebot.html
University of California, Berkeley
Museum of Paleontology
This site hosts a collection of online exhibits on the geologic history
of life, evolution and phylogeny as well as resources directed at K-12
educators for classroom use.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
The Official String
Theory Web Site
This Web site from a researcher at Stanford University features String
Theory basics, a forum, a timeline and links to other String Theory sites.
http://www.superstringtheory.com/index.html
Physics Central
Educational site suitable for high school students. Includes the "Buckyball
Guide" to the best physics Web sites.
http://www.physicscentral.com/
PhysicsWeb
Physics news, job listings and links.
http://www.physicsweb.org/
Interactive Statistical
Calculation Pages
A collection of links and applets that perform statistical tests and
calculations.
http://members.aol.com/johnp71/javastat.html
GISS ICP:Introduction
to Statistics
A very straightforward, no-nonsense online introduction to statistics
hosted by NASA. This website would be especially appropriate as a refresher
course.
http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/statistics/
Simple Interactive Statistical
Analysis (SISA)
A collection of script-based pages that perform statistical calculations,
distributions and other operations on data.
http://home.clara.net/sisa/
National Weather Service
Forecasts, maps, monthly data and warnings.
http://www.weather.gov/
National Weather
Association Satellite Image Resource List
An extensive collection of links to online weather image data.
http://www.nwas.org/committees/rs/nwasat.html
UM-Weather
University of Michigan portal to weather maps, software, travel information,
web cameras, and weather data.
http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
WindandSea
Internet Guide An Internet bibiography compiled by the Central Library
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Material is primarily
enviromental in focus, but the weather segment is one of the most extensive
lists to be found on the Web.
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/wind/windandsea8.html#Weather1
FishScope
Focuses on the developmental biology of fish. Maintained by the Department
of Zoology at the University of Washington.
http://depts.washington.edu/fishscop/
Horse Breeds of the World
Characteristics and origins of horse breeds. The site's streamlined
organization makes navigation easy, as well as educational.
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/home2.html
International Wolf Center
Pages of information about wolves aimed at the general public, children,
educators and scientists. A partially annotated bibliography and a glossary
of terms used by wolf researchers are quite helpful features of the site
as well.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
America's first wildlife experimental station. Research projects include
bird population studies, amphibian monitoring, and effects of environmental
contaminants.
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/
SICB Bio Portal
This Web site from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
(SICB) includes a searchable database of university researchers and educational
links to zoology-related Web sites.
http://www.sicb.org