Science writing resources at the University
Academic Press
Dictionary of Science and Technology (U of C users only).
Don't know a word? Look it up here. Then look up all
the words in the definition. Then look up all the words in those
definitions. Do this for as long as it takes.
Chemfinder
Look up a chemicals' properties, ranging from boiling point to
carcinogenic effects.
Science
Reference Tools Crerar's list of on-line reference tools
available at the University of Chicago.
Scientific
and Technical Journals on-line at the University of
Chicago (Journals are available to U of C users only)
List maintained by Crerar library of scientific journals to which
we subscribe. In most case full-text articles are available
on-line to U of C users.
Proquest
Direct (Available to U of C users only) A good place to get
downloadable full-text articles from newspapers and
magazines, including the New York Times, the Washington
Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Also includes
full-text access to Science Communication, an academic
journal about science writing issues. You may search either by
keyword or for a particual periodical. By default, Proquests
searches for articles published in the past two years; you can also ask it to search the
backfile if you want earlier material.
Lexix-Nexis
Academic Universe (Available to U of C users only)
Specializes in business and legal matters; gateway to many
full-text sources.
