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Earth and Environmental Science: Reference Resources
Start here for background information on most topics with the web version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and links to vetted websites. With links to the World Atlas, Biographies, and more.
Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, covers Agriculture through Zoology with full text overview articles, research and biographies. This resource also contains images. Useful for background information.
Gather background information on people, events, concepts and more using authoritative library resources.
Search over 600 reference books along with images and concept mapping tools. Wide spectrum of science resources, with many handbooks and encyclopedias.
Gateway to authoritative information in all scientific disciplines. Full text of the latest edition of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology online, along with videos, animations and downloadable images.
Authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience for the science researcher.
Archive of the National Geographic Magazine from 1888-1994 - every page of every issue, along with cross-searchable collections of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.