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Science and Nature Resources

computer Online Library Resources:

Science information can be found in several of our subscription databases, including EBSCOHost, which has a general magazine search (with full-text articles); an Academic search for over 4600 scholarly journals; GreenFILE, which offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment and includes scholarly, government and general-interest titles with content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. EBSCOHost also has databases for primary, middle school, and high school students.

Science information can also be found in Encyclopedia Britannica online.

books Book Resources:

We have many books (located in the 500s) on the sciences and many magazines as well, including BioCycle, Discover, National Wildlife, Science, Science News, Scientific American, Sky and Telescope, and Weatherwise. Several large science encyclopedias and dictionaries are in the REF 500s. We also have an extensive collection of science-oriented DVDs.

World Wide Web Recommended websites:

blue bullet Astronomy Magazine blue bullet Periodic Table (Chemicool)
blue bullet CNN's Science & Space and Tech News blue bullet Popular Science
blue bullet Discover Magazine blue bullet Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE)
blue bullet Discovery Channel blue bullet Science.Gov
blue bullet How Stuff Works blue bullet Science Magazine
blue bullet LiveScience blue bullet Science Niche
blue bullet National Science Foundation blue bullet Science.Org
blue bullet National Weather Service blue bullet Scientific American
blue bullet NOVA blue bullet U.S. Geological Survey

Disclaimer: Due to the ever-changing nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that the above links will remain valid. Similarly, we cannot be responsible for changes in the content of the sources to which we link, or the content of sources accessed through secondary links. As with printed information, users are encouraged to evaluate the validity of information found. Keene Public Library provides these links as a convenience to our users, and the inclusion of any links does not imply endorsement.