Resources for Research

Abstract Services (full texts available, where subscribed)

• Astrophysical Data Systems (Astronomical Abstracts) - a gateway to online Astronomy and Physics literature
• First Search - Database variety including WorldCat & ArticlesFirst
• IEEE Xplore - search and view the full-text of all IEEE journal articles and conference proceedings
• ingenta - Tables of Content, Abstracts & Full Text Access
• Google Scholar - Google's Abstract/Full-text search
• Meteorological Abstracts - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
• Science Direct - Elsevier Journal Search
• Web of Science - Abstract and cited reference searching Web of Science (see also: WOS Tutorial)

Analytical tool for ranking performance of scientists and institutions

• Essential Science Indicators

Archives

• UCAR/NCAR Archives - Collects and preserves records that broadly document the history of NCAR and UCAR

Online Full-text Reference

• Books 24x7 - Technical subjects: Computing, Web Development, System Administration and more
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
• Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
• Newsbank - online access to full-text newspaper articles
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Science Careers.org - Service of AAAS: Scientific Career Development

Electronic Journal Access

• e-Journal Subscription Access - list of electronic journals NCAR subscribes to
• JSTOR - Archival volumes of scholarly journals

Library Catalog Access

• NCAR Library Catalog - Search books, journals, technotes and other library collections.
• University of Colorado Library Catalog - Search the holding of the University of Colorado library system.
• Colorado Virtual Library - Academic and public library catalogs
• Library of Congress

Digital Libraries

• DLESE - The Digital Library for Earth System Education
• NSDL - National Science Digital Library
• UCAR Digital Image Library - searchable database of UCAR's digital image resources

Productivity Tools

• Ref Works - Software to organize references you use in your research. (see also: Ref Works Tutorial)
• Offsite Access to Library Resources & Electronic Journals - access subscription resources from home or on travel