Using the Web in Ohio

OhioLink

• ISI:   articles in science, social science, humanities journals back to 1980.
• INSPEC articles in physics and engineering back to 1969.
     Slow Java engine can can email desired list in chosen format.
• APS journals: PRL PRA PRB PRC PRD PRE RMP Prola (85-96); searchable
  
• All journals available electronically
• Reseach databases: (find thesis abstract of Maarten Rutgers or other OSU faculty)

Search Engines

• A few engines, try searching for   Person: Murray Gell-Mann; subject: extrasolar planet mass; opinion: any chance for cold fusion?
• Bare bones tutorial, quick search tips
• Evaluating Web Sites
• Databases not easily searched,

Standard references

• Dictionaries:American Heritage,   Oxford English  (try parisology, nescience)
  
• Encyclopedia Brittanica
• OSU Library Main Page   OSU Online Research Tools:   Electronic Jounals
• Gateway to Information   SciFinder,   Lexis-Nexis (try "H1-B visa" in news)
• Search library catalog (find book on both Maple and MATLAB)