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STEM Research Guide

How to conduct research in STEM subjects.
Databases

Science Database

Science articles on topics such as global warming, energy, robotics, genetically modified food, and more.

Science Online 

Alternate Name(s) Science, Science.org

The Science family of journals is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s oldest and largest general science organization. The nonprofit AAAS serves 10 million people through primary memberships and affiliations with some 262 scientific societies and academies.

ScienceDirect 

Offers full-text articles, books, and reference content from over 2,500 social and natural science journals published by Elsevier.

SpringerLink 

Provides access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols, reference works and proceedings.

Nature 

Alternate Name(s) Nature (Journal), Nature; London

Peer-reviewed research journal covering science and technology.

Journal of Environmental Science & Technology

Alternate Name(s) American Chemical Society, ACS, ES&T

ES&T is an impactful environmental science and technology research journal that aims to be transformational and direction-setting, publishing rigorous and robust papers for a multidisciplinary and diverse audience of scientists, policy makers and the broad environmental community.

Nature 

Alternate Name(s) Nature (Journal), Nature; London

Peer-reviewed research journal covering science and technology.

Career & Technical Education Database

Articles covering vocational education topics, such as building trades, automotive technology and more.

arXiv

Alternate Name(s) Arxiv

Preprint repository covering a wide range of scientific disciplines. Allows researchers to share and access scholarly articles and papers before formal peer review and publication.

Computer Science Database

Articles and other sources covering computer science topics, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and more.

Frontiers

Peer reviewed, open access to over 200 journals in fields of science, social science, engineering, and math.

Harvard Data Science Review

Alternate Name(s) HDSR

As an open access platform of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) features foundational thinking, research milestones, educational innovations, and major applications, with a primary emphasis on reproducibility, replicability, and readability.

Telecommunications Database

Articles covering telecommunications topics, such as computer applications, data systems, radio and television.

Analytics Magazine

Alternate Name(s) INFORMS, The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Analytics magazine provides the latest news and information on analytics and data science, including the areas of optimization artificial intelligence.

arXiv

Alternate Name(s) Arxiv

Preprint repository covering a wide range of scientific disciplines. Allows researchers to share and access scholarly articles and papers before formal peer review and publication.

Data is Plural

An archive of useful/curious datasets published via weekly newsletter. Users can complete a keyword search using Ctrl F.

Explore Census Data

Alternate Name(s) U.S. Census

Access the United States Census Bureau's search engine for population, housing, and economic data. Census Bureau statistics are organized by tables, maps, themes, and microdata.

Frontiers

Peer reviewed, open access to over 200 journals in fields of science, social science, engineering, and math.

OpenStax

Access Calculus Volumes 1-3 via OpenStax. Select Subject > Math, then click on title.

ORMS Today: Informs Membership Magazine

Alternate Name(s) Operations Research and the Management Sciences

OR/MS Today is the membership magazine of INFORMS. The bi-monthly publication provides a comprehensive look at operations research and analytics through news stories, feature articles, case studies, software reviews, and surveys by recognized leaders in the field.

Social Explorer

Visualization and data-mapping tool with hundreds of thousands of data indicators and across demography, economy, health, education, religion, crime and more.

UN Data

Alternate Name(s) United Nations Statistics

Access global statistical data and reports. A tool for researchers, policymakers, and organizations to inform evidence-based decision-making on a wide range of global issues.

Search Strategies

Search terms could include:

  • Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Pythagorean Theorem
  • Biochemical Engineering

Subject headings could include:

  • Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Pythagorean Theorem
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence Ethics
  • Data Protection
  • Ethics of Data Gathering
  • Impacts of AI on Art

Use Boolean operators ANDORNOT to tell the search engine exactly what you're looking for.

Using AND: medical AND experimentation

Using OR: medical OR scientific experimentation

Using NOT: bioethic NOT medical

 

From https://www.ncssm.edu/residential/ncssm-morganton/morganton-library, select the purple Databases button on the left hand side. Select the All Subjects drop down. Select Science to display resources tagged as Science.  This list will provide direct links to databases and journals that the Library subscribes to, including Science Online, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, and American Chemical Society journals. Access resources using your NCSSM email and password. Contact Jay Singley or Travis Seevers with any access issues.