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 Gordon McKay Library of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Please consult the HOLLIS catalog and the E-Research @ Harvard site for all of Harvard’s holdings.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms ; Cabot REF Q123 .M15 2003
Environmental Engineering Dictionary ; Cabot REF TD9 .L44 1998
Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology; Online at: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:emsatxxx
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology ; Cabot REF TP9 .E685 1992
Handbooks and Databooks
Find physical constants, properties, etc.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics ; Cabot REF QD65 .C18 or Online at: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:crchandb
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook ; Cabot REF TA403.4 .C74 2001
Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook ; Cabot REF TP151 .P45 1997
Reference Data for Engineers: Radio, Electronics, Computers and Communications ; Cabot REF TK6552 .R4 2002
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials ; Cabot REF T55.3.H3 L494 2000
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.
INSPEC (1898-)
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:inspecal
Covers electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, information technology, and physics.
Citation Indexes / Web of Science (1945-)
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.