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Online Reference Materials: Sciences

The Northwestern University Libraries offer many electronic ready reference tools to help locate facts, statistics, definitions, and more. Most are restricted to the Northwestern community and require a current valid NetID.

Encyclopedias

Arts

Business & Management

New E-Resources in Computing and Technology

Sciences

Ethics, Science, Technology, and Engineering: A Global Resource
Considers professional ethics of science and technology, and ethical and political issues raised by science and technology.
Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
Contains history of scientific, technological and medical accomplishments of cultures outside of USA and Europe. Includes cross-references and bibliographies.
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Contains articles covering multiple disciplines of science and technology.
Science, Technology, and Society
Provides interdisciplinary and international coverage of the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture.

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