Yale University Library Research Guides: Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Physics for the Nonscientist: Home

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Welcome

This guide provides resources for undergraduate nonscientists and people who teach undergraduate nonscientists, based on questions from undergraduate students, TAs, and other people who need to use library resources.

In this guide, you will find:

- Contemporary and historical information resources suitable for those writing non-quantitative physical sciences papers.
- Detailed guidance on how to access Scientific American.
- Research tips to get started with some of our resources.
- My email and other contact information — just in case you need more guidance.

An Introduction

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Ames. Retrieved from the Wikimedia Commons.

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Current & Historical Research: Scientific American
Please see the tab on Scientific American or click the above link to read more about our access.
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries: Credo Reference
CREDO provides access to hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other resources using one unified search box. If you need basic information on a topic, it is an excellent academic resource that you can cite. There is also a mind map search.
Historical: History of Science, Technology & Medicine
This database integrates four bibliographies: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza and the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. It covers topics across the history of science, technology, and medicine from prehistory to the present, with a strong collection of interdisciplinary research. Types of work in this database include journal articles, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, serials, maps, and additional materials.
Policy & Science: Public Policy Subject Guide
This guide contains collections of resources that will be helpful to anyone studying policy and science. We have other guides on related topics, including politics and government documents.

Science Research Support Librarian

Kayleigh Bohemier

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My default ONSITE days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. During the semester (not during breaks!), I am onsite on Thursdays. I am OFFSITE most Mondays.

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Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Physics for the Nonscientist: Home

Quick Access Tips

Welcome

An Introduction

In a Hurry? Top Resources!

Science Research Support Librarian

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