This guide provides a set of resources useful for introductory undergraduate research in Astronomy at the Cabot Science Library. This list is not intended to be exhaustive or comprehensive. Cabot Library holds the general science collections for the university; additional resources are available at the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Library. Please consult the HOLLIS catalog and the E-Research @ Harvard site for all of Harvard’s holdings.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Define chemical terms; find encyclopedia articles and short descriptions, which serve as an introduction to Chemistry-related topics
McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms ; Cabot REF Q123 .M34 2003
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary ; Cabot REF QD5 .C5 1997
Combined Chemical Dictionary; Online at: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:combched
Dictionary of Chemistry ; Online in Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:oxfordro
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry ; Cabot REF QD4 .M33 1997
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology ; Cabot REF TP9 .E685 1992
Handbooks and Databooks
Find physical constants, properties, tables, etc.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics ; Cabot REF QD65 .C18 or Online at: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:crchandb
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry ; Cabot REF QD65 .L36
Merck Index: an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals ; Cabot REF RS51 .M4
Journals
Cabot Science Library has a large collection of current journals on the main floor of the library. We have couches and arm chairs available for comfortable browsing of the collection. Older issues can be found in the basement. For access to electronic copies of journals, look up the journal’s title in the HOLLIS catalog, where an internet link will be available if Harvard owns a subscription. Or you may use the E-Journals list available through the E-Research @ Harvard site. To locate individual articles within the journals, use one of the databases listed in this guide (individual articles are not available in the catalog or the e-journal list).
Databases for Journal Articles
Applied Science and Technology (1983-)
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:apscitec
Find articles from all fields of engineering, aeronautics, chemistry, computer technology and applications, earth sciences, energy and environment, mathematics, metallurgy, and physics, especially core journals.
Citation Indexes / Web of Science
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:scicitin
Science Citation Index covers journal literature in all sciences; the added value is the inclusion of bibliographies of each article, which can be further searched.