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Find Books

Check out the Using TechCat+ LibGuide for tips on searching the new LTU catalogue. To request a book through MeLCat, watch the video: how to find a book

Reference Sources

Science Search Engines

Search the Deep Web for scientific research using these free federated search engines.

Starting Points for Research in the Sciences

  • ScienceDirect  
      
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    Science, Technology, Health, Psychology, Management: full-text from 1995 to present - the GREEN box means full-text is available.
    RefWorks tip: use LinkSource to import citations into RefWorks
  • Applied Science and Technology Abstracts+  
      
    covers all science and technology topics. Use LinkSource to determine full-text availability.
  • General Science Abstracts  
      
    Covers all types of scientific periodicals. Use LinkSource to determine full-text availability.
  • arXiv
    Open access to 756,750 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics

Other Useful Resources

  • Inspire (formerly SPIRES)  
      
    INSPIRE combines the successful SPIRES database content, curated at DESY, Fermilab and SLAC, with the Invenio digital library technology developed at CERN. INSPIRE is run by a collaboration of the four labs, and interacts closely with HEP publishers, arXiv.org, NASA-ADS, PDG, and other information resources.
  • Academic OneFile (Galegroup)  Icon
    Wide selection of academic journals and magazine articles. Electronic full-text is available for many articles. Includes some coverage of military topics.
  • Omnifile full-text
    1,600 full-text journals from all subject areas.
  • SCOPUS
    An excellent citation database indexing over 15,000 scholarly journals on all topics. Includes abstracts and article reference lists. Find out who is citing whom. Use LinkSource to determine if electronic full-text is available.
  • Scirus
    Scirus is a web search engine for scientific information.
  • Springer Science+Business Media Journals  
      
    Includes 1,600 full-text journals on Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Business and Economics, Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Social Sciences, Medicine, and the Natural Sciences (Physics/Chemistry/Math).

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  • Springer Science+Business Media Journals  
      
    Includes 1,600 full-text journals on Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Business and Economics, Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Social Sciences, Medicine, and the Natural Sciences (Physics/Chemistry/Math).

Citation Assistance

For more detailed information on citing references, see the Citing Your Sources LibGuide.

  • Citation Examples from the Schwartz Library/Long Island University
    Click APA, MLA, Turabian, etc. to see examples of how different types of resources are cited.
  • Citation Machine
    Choose the style, choose the type of resource you are citing, fill in the required information and the Citation Machine will create your citation. Copy and paste the citation to a word processing document to use in your Works Cited or Reference list.
    (free but has ads)
  • KnightCite
    A free citation creator for MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian and maintained by the Hekman Library at Calvin College. Fill in the boxes to create the citation. Copy & paste it into your document. Includes social media formats.
  • RefWorks
    Bibliographic Management Tool. Allows you to store and manage your citations.
  • Online Writing Center (OWL) at Purdue
    The OWL site is an excellent source of information on the entire writing process. For information specific to APA or MLA, scroll to the Citation section towards the bottom of the page and follow the appropriate links.

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