Astronomy: Article databases
Guide to resources and research in the area of Astronomy.
Research databases
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 4,500 scholarly social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. 3,700 are peer-reviewed.
- Access Science This link opens in a new windowAn online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. It contains nearly 9,000 online encyclopedia articles, terms, images and videos related to sciences and technology. The Study Center provides essay topics, study guides and bibliographies.
- Gale Ebooks (formerly GVRL) This link opens in a new windowGale eBooks has over 200 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Look here for biology, chemistry, nursing and medicine, sociology, history, education, law, and more.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 1,000 peer-reviewed life sciences, Health Science, physical sciences, and engineering journals with citation information for thousands more. Look for the "Full-text available" indicators to view articles online. View the Science Direct handout.
Subject journals
The following list includes scholarly journals (research and criticism) and trade journals (for people working in your subject) about your subject:
- AstronomyArticles on all aspects of the universe, including astronomy & astrophysics; aeronautics and space sciences; and aviation & space exploration
- Astrophysics & Space ScienceResearch articles, reviews, and conference proceedings on astronomy and astrophysics. Journal also publishes data from ground-based, space, and atmospheric facilities.
- Communicating Astronomy with the PublicOpen access (free) journal focusing on the intersection of the scientific astronomical community and society-at-large. Regularly includes news, research articles, reviews, resource recommendations, innovations, best practices, and more.
- MARS : The International Journal of Mars Science and ExplorationOpen access (free), peer-reviewed journal articles on science, technology, and policy of Mars exploration.
- Sky and TelescopeThe last 5 years available in-print at the Cascade Library.
- Solar System ResearchPeer-reviewed journal with articles on the elements of the Solar System: planets & their satellites, asteroids, comets, meteoric substances, & cosmic dust.