Science and Technology

Staff Picks

Materials in our Collection

Databases

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Academic Search Complete

Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.

Auto Repair Reference Center

Includes step-by-step repair photographs, technical service bulletins, and more for more than 34,000 vehicles covered from 1945 to present.

Computer Source

Provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology.

Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Indexes articles from more than 450 publications in the field. Coverage dates back to the mid 1960s.

Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts

Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals are covered.

Science & Technology Collection

Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science.

Magazines & Newspapers

Audobon (Central)

Car and Driver (Central, Southeast, Southwest)

Discover (Central, East, Lake Arlington, Southwest)

Flying (Central)

Hot rod (Central, East, Northeast)

MacLife (Central)

Motor Trend (Central, East, Lake Arlington, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest)

PC World (Central)

Popular Mechanics (East, Lake Arlington, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest)

Popular Science (Northeast, Southeast)

Scientific American (Central, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest)

Smart Computing (Central, East, Lake Arlington, Southeast, Southwest, Woodland West)

Community Resources

Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Dallas Museum of Natural History

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

River Legacy Living Science Center

Websites

General Science and Technology

Directory of Open Access Journals

Download.com

FreeTechBooks.com

GrayLIT Network: A Science Portal of Technical Reports

How Stuff Works

MachineBrain

Mad Sci Network

National Science Foundation

Old Car Manual Project

Science.gov

TechEncyclopedia

The Why Files

This Week in Tech (podcast)

Astronomy

Astronomy Picture of the Day

NASA Solar System Exploration

Space.com

The Sky this Week

Chemistry

Advanced Placement Virtual Library

Web Elements

Geology

Igneous Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

United States Geological Survey

Insect, Animal and Plant Guides

Butterflies of North America

Common Insects of Texas

eNature

Insects on the Web

Native Plants Database

North American Mammals

Wildflowers in Bloom

Physics

American Physical Society

A free, online publication containing commentaries, condensed review articles, and summaries of selected papers in Physical Review Letters and the Physical Review series.

Physics Central

PhysLink

Science Projects

All Science Fair Projects

Science Buddies

Science Fair Central

Science Fair Project Resource Guide

Yes Mag