Subject: Online scientific journals and search
engines
Finding the right search engine for scientific research is a daunting task on today's internet. Advertisements flood the screen. Search results return with irrelevant leads to far off places, the likes of which can be summed up in only three words--What is this?
Aside from the continuous after-effects of reading something on the internet (numbing of the brain), the Internet remains a powerful tool of communication... and somewhere back in the corner of the web you suspect the possibility of research (And perhaps a journal or two that might be free of charge).
Below is a list of research journals and engines for simple scientific research. (Stay tuned for more complex research tools). Each address is included should the links fail to direct you to the appropriate web site:
Finding the right search engine for scientific research is a daunting task on today's internet. Advertisements flood the screen. Search results return with irrelevant leads to far off places, the likes of which can be summed up in only three words--What is this?
Aside from the continuous after-effects of reading something on the internet (numbing of the brain), the Internet remains a powerful tool of communication... and somewhere back in the corner of the web you suspect the possibility of research (And perhaps a journal or two that might be free of charge).
Below is a list of research journals and engines for simple scientific research. (Stay tuned for more complex research tools). Each address is included should the links fail to direct you to the appropriate web site:
- A legitimate journal search is guaranteed with Sage. (http://online.sagepub.com)
- For a broad scope of science journals online, try OJOSE (http://www.ojose.com)
- A big scientific search engine is Scirus. (http://scirus.com) There are two difficulties, for which there are two solutions. One difficulty is the advertisements. The other difficulty is the search results not displaying relevant information. The first difficulty is overcome by scrolling down until you find the results page. The second difficulty is overcome by making use of the "Advanced search" and "Preferences" options on the home page.
- BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn) is a good site to pick up current stories on natural sciences and technology. Select a category from the left hand side of the web page. Topics are displayed in the center, and include lots of pictures.
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