Internet Databases - Science & Technology

Enter the 14 digit number (no spaces) from your Burlington Public Library card to access online databases from outside the library. These resources are not available to reciprocal borrowers from other libraries.

AccessScience (McGraw Hill)

Explore the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online with over 8,000 articles, definitions, biographies and current news in the world of science.

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Auto Repair Reference Center (EBSCO)

Contains information on approximately 26,000 domestic and imported vehicles from 1945 to the present. Includes factory drawings and step-by-step photographs; technical service bulletins & recalls; enhanced wiring diagrams; specifications & maintenance schedules; Labor Time Guide & Estimator; plus a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance. Includes Chilton® Information materials.

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CBCA - Canadian Business & Current Affairs Complete (ProQuest)

Indexing and articles from general interest, academic, and business periodicals published in Canada, including Canadian Business and Maclean’s. Subject areas include business, education, science, medicine, arts, law, academia, and lifestyles.

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Computer Database (Gale)

Indexing, abstracts and full text articles of leading computer, business and technical publications, including electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. Also includes reviews for hardware and software. Coverage: the last 3+ years.

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Culinary Arts Collection (Gale) NEW

The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

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Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)

From arts and the humanities to the social sciences and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers, many with full text and images.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library - includes a Science, also a Technology database

A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials might once have only been accessible in the library, but are now available online from any computer!

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InfoTrac Garden, Landscape & Horticulture eCollection (Gale)

Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.

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InfoTrac General Science eCollection (Gale)

Composed of over 200 journals – from highly specialized academic journals to general science-focused magazine – the InfoTrac General Science Collection provides coverage of all scientific endeavor, including particle physics and quantum theory, advanced mathematics, biotechnology, and many more.

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InfoTrac Information Science & Technology eCollection (Gale)

This collection, comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals, provides current and accurate information for this fast-moving field, including such topics as information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more.

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts - LISTA (EBSCO)

A reference resource for periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings in subjects relating to librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

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netLibrary (netLibrary)

Access to over 8,000 eBooks - both fiction and non-fiction. The full-text for all of these eBooks is available either from in the library or at home. All you need is an Internet connection! Some eBooks require Adobe's free Acrobat Reader product, which is easy to download.

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Science Reference Centre (EBSCO)

A comprehensive research database providing easy access to a multitude of science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.

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