English 342: Science Writing

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Databases (Scholarly Articles)

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine is an index of scholarship on the history of a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biological science, computer and information sciences, engineering, geography, mathematics, medicine, neurosciences, pharmacy, physics, psychiatry, public health, and technology. Scientific developments from prehistory to the present are covered. Resource types indexed include journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations.

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ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
ProQuest Environmental Science Collection is a collection of scholarship in environmental sciences, including relevant research from the fields of atmospheric science, bacteriology, biology, biotechnology, ecology, and engineering. It indexes a wide range of publications, such as scholarly journals, trade journals, books, news sources, conference proceedings, reports, and government publications.
Web of Science (Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences and Science Citation Indexes)
Web of Science indexes leading scholarly journals, books, proceedings, reports, and other formats. Its major subject areas include sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The heart of the platform is the Web of Science Core Collection, which indexes over 20,000 scholarly journals and includes over 1 billion cited references. Indexing for each work in the Core Collection includes its authors, author affiliations, and cited references. In addition to the Core Collection, Web of Science provides access to several regional, subject, and format-specific databases. Within the Web of Science platform, databases can be searched together or individually, and they are organized thus:

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•Web of Science Core Collection:
•Science Citation Index Expanded: 1900-present
•Social Sciences Citation Index: 1900-present
•Arts & Humanities Citation Index: 1975-present
•Book Citation Index--Science: 2005-present
•Book Citation Index--Social Science & Humanities: 2005-present
•Conference Proceedings Citation Index--Science: 1990-present
•Conference Proceedings Citation Index--Social Science & Humanities: 1990-present
•Current Chemical Reactions (CCR): 1985-present
•Index Chemicus (IC): 1993-present
•BIOSIS Citation Index: 1926-present
•BIOSIS Previews: 1990-present
•Current Contents Connect: 1998-present
•Data Citation Index: 1900-present
•Derwent Innovations Index: 1963-present
•KCI-Korean Journal Database: 1980-present
•MEDLINE: 1950-present
•Russian Science Citation Index: 2005-present
•SciELO Citation Index: 2002-present
•Zoological Record® 1864-present

Sources of Science News (Popular Articles)

EurekAlert!
"Established in 1996, EurekAlert! is a nonprofit news-release distribution platform operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a resource for journalists and the public. EurekAlert! hosts news releases produced by universities, journal publishers, medical centers, government agencies, corporations, and other organizations engaged in all disciplines of scientific research."
ScienceDaily
"ScienceDaily features breaking news about the latest discoveries in science, health, the environment, technology, and more -- from leading universities, scientific journals, and research organizations."
Science News
"Science News was founded in 1921 as an independent, nonprofit source of accurate information on the latest news of science, medicine and technology. It is published by Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education."
Scientific American
‘Scientific American is the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S., publishing articles about science and technology for more than 170 years. Over 150 Nobel laureates have written for Scientific American, such as Albert Einstein, Francis Crick, Jonas Salk, Linus Pauling and May-Britt Moser.’

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English 342: Science Writing

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