General Science
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BOOKS
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E-JOURNALS
DICTIONARIES & THESAURUS
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
TA401 .A653 Latest issues in Science Ref / Earlier issues in Science Stacks
Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Q173. O94 2005 Science Ref
The Hutchison Dictionary of Science (2004)
Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects.
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
Q123.E497 2002 Science Ref
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology : An International Reference Work in Twenty Volumes Including an Index
Q 121 .M3 2002 Science Ref / Info Commons Ref
The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology
T47.V35 Science Ref
HANDBOOKS & DIRECTORIES
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics 
Directory of American Research and Technology
T176.I65 32nd 1998 Science Ref
Engineered Materials Handbook
TA403.4 .E64 1995 Science Ref
The Hutchinson Science Desk Reference (2006)
Q173 .H885 1999 Science Library
Information Sources in Science and Technology (1998)
Q158.5 .H86 1998 Science Ref
International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors (2001)
TA166 .I556 2000 Science Ref
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
TP9 .E685 1991 Science Ref
Reference Sources in Science, Engineering, Medicine and Agriculture
Q158.5 .M35 1994 Science Library
Rules of Thumb for Engineers and Scientists
Q199.F57 1991 Science Library
Science and Engineering Indicators (2006)
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
TP9 .U57 Latest issues in Science Ref / Earlier issues in Science Stacks
DISSERTATIONS & THESES
Dissertations and Theses - Full Text (ProQuest)
Index of North American PhD dissertations back to 1865, with PDF full text since about 1997.
Dissertations (University of Arizona electronic repository, 2005- )
TABLES, DATA & CALCULATORS
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology
Scientific Tables
Q199.G413 Science Ref
HISTORY/CHRONOLOGY/INVENTIONS & INVENTORS
Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery
Q125.C765 1989 Science Ref & Science Library
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
T39 .B49 1996 Science Ref
Companion to the History of Modern Science
Q125.C565 1990 Science Ref
Encyclopedia of the History of Technology
T15.E53 1990 Science Library
Historical Catalogue of Scientists and Scientific Books From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Twentieth Century
Q141.G38 1984 Science Ref
World of Invention
T15.T779 1994 Science Ref
WRITING HELP TOOLS
RefWorks is an internet-based bibliographic utility to store an unlimited number of citations and sort them in a variety of formats. With RefWorks, you can easily import references from other databases and automatically sort and format them in seconds.
Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources from the UA Library
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing Web site
Writing Center, the English Department, University of Arizona