Science & Technology Subject Guide to Resources on the Internet

Websites and Publications

Science.gov (http://www.science.gov) interagency initiative of 17 U.S. government science organizations within 12 Federal agencies, which searches for government science information across 30 databases and more than 1,700 science websites.

Department of Energy: Office of Science (http://www.er.doe.gov) manages fundamental research programs in basic energy sciences, biological and environmental sciences, and computational science. DOE publications, Lab Science publications, other reports available through the Library and Gallery (http://www.er.doe.gov/sub/Library_Gallery/Library_Gallery.htm)

Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics) Publications, data, and analyses about the nation's science and engineering resources.

Energy Citations Database (http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/index.jsp) contains bibliographic records for energy and energy-related STI from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration and the Atomic Energy Commission. The Database provides access to DOE publicly available citations from 1948 through the present, with continued growth through regular updates.

EPA Research and Development (http://www.epa.gov/ord) scientific research arm of EPA, which conducts research on ways to prevent pollution, protect human health, and reduce risk. Features list of databases and software, list of research publications, and list of R &D laboratories, centers, and offices.

EPA Science Inventory (http://cfpub.epa.gov/si) a searchable database of EPA science activities and scientific/technical work products with over 5,000 records.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Research (http://www.noaa.gov/research.html) provides information on NOAA’s research on a wide range of areas from climate research to fisheries research to geophysical data with links to offices and laboratories.

National Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov) find research, publications, and statistics in all fields of fundamental science and engineering from astronomy to geology to zoology.

Science Accelerator (http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov) searches science, including R&D results, project descriptions, accomplishments, and more, via resources made available by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), U.S. Department of Energy.

Science Tracer Bullets Online (http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets) research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. Available at the State Library in print January 1992 to the current issue, SuDoc: LC 33.10:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (http://www.usgs.gov) offers information on topics from geologic history to fishery resources to droughts with publications from the USGS Library (http://library.usgs.gov), scientific software, and much more from the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency.

USGS Fact Sheets (http://water.usgs.gov/wid/indexlist.html) summarize research and investigations of the USGS, or provide details about particular activities. Available in print at the State Library, contact the Reference Desk for more information.

WebCASPAR (http://caspar.nsf.gov/index.jsp;jsessionid=BB41FE4826EF432B1997FDDB47E829AB?subHeader=WebCASPARHome&showHelp=false) database provides easy access to a large body of statistical data resources for science and engineering (S&E) at U.S. academic institutions.