This guide lists selected resources available to you through the UBC Library and on the web. Need more help? Come to meet a Science & Engineering librarian or sign up for a Science and Engineering Library Workshop. Choose one of the above tabs to find the information you are interested in. Please contact us if you need further assistance.
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Web of Science - Multidisciplinary database, includes Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, Applied Sciences, Agriculture, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law and Business. Compendex - Premier engineering database, covering the core literature of the engineering field, including related specialties and technologies. AGRICOLA - Agricultural Sciences and Forestry research in North America. CAB Direct (CAB Abstracts & Global Health) - International literature on all topics in agriculture, forestry, human health, human nutrition, animal health and the management and conservation of natural resources, leisure and tourism. Coverage 1900- Metadex Materials Science Collection Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of materials science. Chemical Abstracts SciFinder Scholar - Primary database for chemistry and chemical engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology, electrochemistry, metallurgy and materials science and pharmacology. COS Funding Opportunities - A compiled database of available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding.
Look in the UBC Catalogue for books in print and ebooks. Also see the list below for some eBook collections.
ENGnetBASE: Engineering Handbooks Online CRC Handbooks in Civil Engineering; Chemical and Biological Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Metals and Materials Engineering. SpringerLink Full-text online access to books and journals published by Springer. CHEMnetBASE - CRC Press handbooks in Chemistry and related subjects Knovel Basic Academic Online handbooks in science and engineering, particularly good for chemistry and related disciplines Books 24x7 - IT and Technical Topics Books24x7 - IT and Technical Topics is a collection of online computer science books dealing with all aspects of information technology including programming languages such as C++ or C#, operating systems such as Linux and Windows XP, applications such as ASP.NET, software such as Excel and Powerpoint, web design, and computer gaming. All UBC Library ebooks and ebook collections
Try the following links (subject headings that will show you all books we have about the respective issues): wood -- anatomy trees -- physiology trees -- north america wood -- identification
How to Cite Sources - UBC Library RefWorks and RefShare - Citation Management Software RefWorks allows users to create personal citation databases by importing references and links from online databases and catalogues. Copyright at UBC Evaluating Print Sources - UBC Library Evaluating Internet Sources - UBC Library
