Resources+for+Science

=**Science Resources: A Library Pathfinder** =



**Books in your Library:**

 * **Environmental Science** || **Life Sciences, Biology, and Evolution ** || **General Reference** ||
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 * **Physical Science ** || **Young Adult/Juvenile Audience ** || **Chemistry** ||
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**Don't see what you need?**
Find more books in your library by searching [|Destiny], your library's online public access catalog. Search books by keyword, subject, title, author, or series. Also check out your library's e-book databases, providing access to thousands more titles in the sciences.

**Periodicals and Popular Magazines in your Library (Leisure, General Interest):**

 * //Smithsonian// (Popular magazine)
 * //Discover// (Popular magazine)
 * //Scientific American Mind// (Popular magazine)
 * Teachers can now stop by the library to pick up sample copies of Scholastic magazin//e ScienceWorld// and accompanying lesson plans, hands-on activities, and online resources. If you would like the library to obtain a full subscription to this resource, [|leave feedback here].

**Media Resources in your Library (DVD) **

 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Everyone's Space, Featuring Scott Bakula (DVD 523.1 EVE)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Evolution: Darwin's Dangerous Idea (DVD 576.8 DAR)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Evolution: Great Transformations - Extinction (DVD 576.82 EVO)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Evolution: The Evolutionary Arms Race & Why Sex? (DVD 576.8 EVO)

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Proquest Databases **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Find newspaper articles, magazine articles, pictures, maps, audiovisual media, books, websites, and transcripts on a variety of science related topics. To access this resource, enter a keyword or subject in the search box shown. || __ **<span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">elibrary Science ** __<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">This resource provides access to science-related articles from newspapers, magazines, books, pictures, audio and video recordings, transcripts, websites, and interactive resources in subject areas that include earth sciences, health sciences, scientists, life sciences, experiments and project ideas, and technology. || <span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> __<span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">**SIRS Knowledge Source** __ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Find <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">research materials on science related hot topic areas and controversial issues. Searchable information portals include"Leading Issues,""Natural Disasters,""Focus on Terrorism,"Today's News," "Maps of the World," and "World Almanac Excerpts." To enter this database, select one of the top ten leading issues or enter a keyword, phrase, or subject in the search box provided. ||
 * __**<span style="color: #314631; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">elibrary Curriculum Edition **__
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media type="custom" key="12394666" align="left" || <span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> __<span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">**SIRS Discoverer** __<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">This reference resource, aimed at students in grades 1-9, provides quick access to articles from newspapers, magazines, reference materials, activities, and more.Click on the image to access this resource and select "science" from the menu provided to get started. ||
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Questia School Database**

 * media type="custom" key="12395216" || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This online database provides access to a variety of electronic books and articles published in scientific journals, newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias. Questia's "topic finder" allows users to browse through relevant subject areas, while basic and advanced search features allow searching by keyword, subject, author, publisher, contents, and publication year. Students and faculty can access this database by entering their //individual// usernames and passwords. If you do not have a username and password, please contact your school library to obtain one. ||

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Ebrary (e-book) Database **

 * [[image:ebrary033-vert.gif width="146" height="130" link="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/pendleton"]] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This e-book database provides full text access to books within the sciences and other subjects. Conduct a simple search or an advanced search by keyword, author, publisher, title, subject, and more. No downloads are required. Open a book by clicking on the book's title or jacket. Navigate a book by clicking through pages, entering search terms, or finding areas of interest in the table of contents. Interactive tools allow the user to highlight passages, take notes, create in-text hyperlinks, save research, share materials of interest, and maintain a personalized bookshelf. ||

<span style="color: #314631; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Sample science books available through Ebrary:**
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This list is not comprehensive. For additional titles, including special topics in science, [|search the Ebrary database by subject.]


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**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">JSTOR Databases **

 * media type="custom" key="12505470" || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Your library's JSTOR subscription provides access to scholarly content from the following science disciplines: aquatic sciences, astronomy, biological sciences, botany and plant sciences, developmental and cell biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, general science, health sciences, history of science and technology, paleontology, and zoology. ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|JSTOR PLANT SCIENCE]
|| <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Click on the link to the JSTOR Plant Science portal to access primary sources, articles, books, and other content in plant sciences. ||

<span style="color: #314631; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Web Resources, Digital Libraries, and other Information Portals:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Developed by libraries, universities, government agencies, and educational institutions, the following digital libraries and information portals provide users with free access to high quality and subject specific content.



<span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">**Sources for Documents, Grey Literature, and More**
|| <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">A comprehensive database of vascular plants located in Florida, this resource was developed as a joint effort by the Institute for Systematic Botany, the Florida Center for Community Design and Research, and the University of South Florida in order to provide information on the distribution of plant species in the state. Users can browse the map provided or search the plant atlas by county, genus, family, scientific name, excluded name, or common name. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Developed by the University of South Florida Libraries, GOSIC is a source of information and grey literature on the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its residual impacts. Information and web resources have been compiled pertaining to oil spill responses, news, research grants, containment, recovery, related science and research, environmental impacts, health impacts, economic impacts, legal impacts, political impacts, economic impacts, offshore drilling, company information for BP, and information on other oil spills. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This digital library acts as an information portal to connect users with high quality online resources pertaining to the South Florida environment. These digital resources include maps, full text articles and reports, data sets, historical records, images, abstracts, bibliographies, and other information contributed by libraries, government agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Funded by Manatee County, the City of Bradenton Beach, and the City of Holmes Beach, this comprehensive information portal was developed in partnership with the University of South Florida, Florida Center for Community Design and Research. The atlas connects scientists and citizens alike with locally relevant water quality information, hydrologic data, ecological data, and materials for science and education on improving or maintaining water resources in Manatee County. || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 120%;">Accessible through the Publication of Archival Library & Museum Materials (PALMM) and contributed by various state university libraries, this resource provides access to full text digitized materials on Florida ecology and environment. The publications of select state entities are also accessible, including the publications of the Florida Geological Society, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, and many more. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This site provides access to Florida Gulf Coast University’s digitized monographs, surveys, reports, and other materials containing scientific information on the environment of Southwest Florida. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This site is a source of historical documents, images, and information on a variety of topics pertaining to the environment. Subjects include medicine and public health, patents and inventions, transportation, energy, online videos, space flight and NASA, natural disasters, mining and geology, navigation and maritime activities, and environmental studies. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants **
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">GOSIC: Gulf Oil Spill Information Center **
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Everglades Digital Library] **
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Manatee County Water Atlas] **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**[|Florida’s Environments Online]**
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Southwest Florida Environmental Documents Collection] **
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|The National Archives Gallery on Science and the Environment] **

<span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Images:**
|| <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Part of the University of Florida Map and Digital Imagery Library, the “Aerial Photography: Florida Collection” provides online access to aerial photograph’s from the University of Florida libraries’ collections. The photographs are dated between 1937-1990. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Library of Congress’ American Memory digital library provides access to thousands of late nineteenth century and early twentieth century photographs contributed by the University of Chicago library. These photographs provide visual documentation of ecologies, natural environments, landscapes, and plant communities across the United States. Topographic changes and alterations resulting from human and natural causes can be observed by comparing photographs taken at different points in time. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Aerial Photography: Florida Collection] **
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936] **

<span style="color: #314631; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Government Information Sources:**
|| <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This site provides a searchable database of the scientific and technical products and activities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This resource is the official tool for finding federal documents and other United States government publications relevant to the fields of history, science, government, economics, agriculture, public policy, and more. Users can conduct a basic records search by title, subject, keyword, and authoring agency. Advanced search and browsing options are also available. Users can also narrow search results by the following formats:
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|The Science Inventory] **
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)] **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Congressional serial set
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Congressional publications
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">GPO access publications
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Internet publications
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Periodicals
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Serials

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">For current documents that have been published electronically, catalog records provide direct links to the documents themselves. For historical documents and publications not available electronically, the catalog offers the option to find a Federal Depository Library nearby that carries the publication in print. ||

=<span style="color: #314631; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Award Winning Websites for Education =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Named one of the American Library Association's top 25 websites for teaching and learning, cK-12 Flexbooks aims to reduce the cost of textbooks worldwide by distributing free and high quality educational content in science and mathematics. Content can be accessed by language (English or Spanish), level (basic, at grade, advanced), or by format (labs/demos, student editions, teacher editions, and workbooks). Science coverage includes Earth Science, Life Science, Human Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physics. Supplemental links and videos embedded in the chapters create an interactive textbook experience. The site also offers free SAT preparation.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|cK-12 Flexbooks] **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Exploratorium, also named one of the American Library Association's top 25 websites for teaching and learning, provides countless interactive activities, images, and webpages for viewing and exploration. Users can make their own petroglyphs, dissect a cow's eye, check their weight on other planets, and so much more -- all for free.

=<span style="color: #314631; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Manatee County Public Library Databases =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In order to access these databases, it is necessary to log in with a 14-digit library account number and 14-digit pin number. The IMG Pendleton School has a collective account that students and faculty may use. Please contact your school library to obtain this access information. Individuals may also sign up for their own library cards by filling out and submitting a library card application to the Manatee County Public Library System.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This database offers online access to over 1,000 reference materials within a wide range of subject areas. To access science related resources, enter the database and scroll through the Table of Contents provided. Click on Infotrac. Log in and proceed to the list of accessible Gale Databases. Select Gale Virtual Reference Library from the list.
 * [[image:gale-virtual-logo.jpg link="http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/23950_mtcpls/%20"]] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**[|Gale Virtual Reference Library]**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">media type="custom" key="12401020" || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Salem Science is an online database that includes reference content and glossaries in the following general subject areas:
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Astronomy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Biology, life sciences, and ecosystems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Chemistry
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Disasters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Ethics, advocacy, policy, and protest
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Geology and geosciences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Government, politics, and international relations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Mathematics, measurement, mapping, and logic
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Meteorology, atmospheric sciences, climatology
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Physics
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Places, people, societies
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Technology and applied science ||