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Science Full Text Select (Wison Web) -- A broad range of important science literature in a single 100% full text database. Science Full Text, Select Edition includes all the full text content from Wilson’s acclaimed Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text databases, plus additional related full text science titles indexed by other Wilson databases including Readers’ Guide Full Text and Wilson OmniFile Full Text. It covers some 320 journals with full text articles, indexing and abstracts.
Subjects Covered: Acoustics, Aeronautics, Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Sciences, Automatic Control, Automotive Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication & Information Technology, Computer Databases & Software, Construction, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Engineering & Biomedical Materials, Energy Resources & Research, Environmental Science, Fishery Sciences, Food Science, Forestry, Genetics, Horticulture, Immunology, Limnology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Paleontology, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Veterinary Medicine, Weed Sciences, Wildlife Management, Zoology.
Internet Resources:
The Marine Technology Society is a not-for-profit professional society that includes ocean engineers, technologists, and educators. They support all the components of the ocean community: academia, industry and government.
The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography is a leading professional organization for researchers and educators in the field of aquatic science and is best known for its highly rated research journals, its interdisciplinary meetings and its special symposia.
The Institute of Navigation is a non-profit professional society dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of navigation. Founded in 1945, it serves a diverse community including those interested in air, space, marine, and land navigation.
The website provided by the Oceanic Engineering Society offers interested professionals a technical forum for all technologies related to ocean engineering as evidenced by our many technical committees, chapters, conferences, awards, and publications.
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers is an internationally recognized nonprofit, technical, professional society of individual members serving the maritime and offshore industries and their suppliers.
The mission of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is to ensure the provision of adequate and timely hydrographic information for world-wide marine navigation and other purposes, through the endeavors of national hydrographic offices.
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. It includes the following agencies:
•NOAA National Weather Service
•NOAA Satellites and Information
•NOAA Fisheries
•NOAA Ocean Service
•NOAA Research
•NOAA Office of Marine & Aviation Operations
The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of educational institutions and organizations working to improve marine technical education in the U.S. and to meet the workplace needs of America's marine-related workforce and employers.
MarineBio.org is an evolving online tribute to all ocean life, marine biology and marine conservation. It is a nonprofit volunteer organization of marine biologists, students, professors, and conservation advocates working to share the wonders of the ocean realm to inspire education, research and a sea ethic.
The World Ocean Observatory is dedicated to information, education and public discourse about the ocean defined as an integrated global social system. The website communicates the full spectrum of ocean issues — climate, fresh water, food, energy, trade, transportation, public health, finance, governance, recreation, and culture.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a military branch of the United States involved in maritime law, mariner assistance, and search and rescue. U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety is dedicated to reducing loss of life, injuries, and property damage that occur on U.S. waterways by improving the knowledge, skills, and abilities of boaters.
Animated Knots by Grog - This website offers information on rope care and a variety of knots used in boating, fishing, climbing, search and rescue, and scouting. It includes step-by-step directions for each knot, as well as an animated demonstration.
UN Atlas of the Oceans - The Atlas is developed under the authority of UN-Oceans (Oceans and Coastal Areas Network), the interagency coordination mechanism on oceans and coastal issues within the United Nations System. There are four main entry points to access information:
- About the oceans - from history, biology, maps and statistics to research, climatology and ecology.
- Uses of the oceans - from fishing, shipping and mining to tourism, dumping and marine biotechnology.
- Issues - from food security and climate change to governance and human health.
- Geography - information categorized by geographical area
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private, independent, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research and higher education at the frontiers of ocean science.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) is one of the oldest and largest centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans.
