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Additional Guides in the Area of Mathematics and Statistics

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Mathematics Subject Guide

Research Databases


(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts


ASTA covers the applied and practical aspects of the sciences. It provides coverage of nearly 750 journals and contains more than 1,300,000 records.
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E-Print Network


The E-Print Network is a vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields, intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and students at advanced levels.
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JSTOR


JSTOR is a database consisting of only full-text articles from interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journals. Journals are included on the basis of number of subscribers the journal has, citation analysis, recommendations from experts in the field, and the length of time that the journal has been published. Coverage for each title begins with the first publication, with most titles ending coverage between three and five years ago.
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MathSciNet


MathSciNet is a carefully maintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature extending back to 1864.  MathSciNet contains over 2 million items and over 700,000 direct links to original articles.  Over 80,000 new items are added each year, most of them classified according to the Mathematics Subject Classification.


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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology


The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, presented via the Access Science website, is the most trusted and authoritative general science encyclopedia. It contains thousands of articles, 2,000 biographies, current bibliographies, and 110,000 science related definitions.
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Science Direct


Science Direct is the search engine for journals published by Elsevier, the world's largest publisher of science, technical, and medical (STM) journals. It is an excellent search engine for locating the finest scholarly and peer-reviewed ATM journals.

The Hekman Library subscribes to only a small number of citations found in this database. Interlibrary loan must be used to retrieve articles. Many of the features and services offered in this database are functional only for subscribers of Science Direct. The Hekman Library does not subscribe, so Calvin users access the site as guests.

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Reference Materials



Access Science


McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (the web site is called Access Science) is the most trusted and authoritative general science encyclopedia. It contains thousands of articles, 2,000 biographies, current bibliographies, and 110,000 definitions.  
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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology


The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, presented via the Access Science website, is the most trusted and authoritative general science encyclopedia. It contains thousands of articles, 2,000 biographies, current bibliographies, and 110,000 science related definitions.
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Web Sources



INFOMINE: Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing & Math


INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the college and university level.
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Scirus: for scientific information only


Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages
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Periodicals



ejournal locator (SFX)


The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library.
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Mathematics and Statistics Subject Guide Librarian


Remelts, Glenn

Library Director

Contact Info:
Hekman Library L306
(616)526-6072
remeltATcalvin.edu You can reach me a number of ways. Visit me at the Research Assistance Desk on Fridays between 8:30-10:30am. Email your question and I'll either answer it or we can schedule a meeting.

Help is also generally available from a research specialist at the Research Assistance Desk on the main floor.
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