ASTRONOMY RESOURCES

Jan. 2009

 

REFERENCE BOOKS:  Look in R500s  or on the Book Reserve for the following:

            Astronomy Encyclopedia

            Astronomy & Space

            Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology

            Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites  

            Career Discovery Encyclopedia (for Astronauts)

            The Chronological Encyclopedia of Discoveries in Space

            Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy

            DK Space Encyclopedia

            Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance

            Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy

            Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space

            The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy

            The Facts on File Handbook of Astronomy

            The Firefly Encyclopedia of Astronomy

            The Gale Encyclopedia of Science

            Handbook of Current Science and Technology

            How it Works: Science and Technology

            The History of Astronomy: an Encyclopedia

            Instruments of Science: an Historical Encyclopedia

            International Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

            Information Plus: Space Exploration

            Longman Illustrated Dictionary of Geology

            McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Astronomy

            The NASA Atlas of the Solar System

            National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space

            New Book of Popular Science

            New Book of Encyclopedia of Science

            The New Solar System

            The Solar System

            USA in Space

            UXL Space Exploration

            Who's Who in Space

             

BOOKS:  Look at reserve pulled for astronomy, located on shelves in open classroom. 

            Other books, find through the Online Book Catalog

 

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES: Look on the library home page to find the following subscription databases to access magazine and newspaper articles as well as some reference books online.

 

            EBSCOhost -  Use MasUltra, Masterfile Premier, and Newspaper Source

            Encyclopedia Britannica – Multiple encyclopedias, web sites and periodicals

            Galenet – Use Science Resource Center  and/or Gale Virtual Reference Library

            Grolier Online – general encyclopedias and the New Book of Popular Science

            Newsbank - Use School Library Collection for newspaper and magazine articles

            Proquest  - Use Platinum Periodicals and Proquest Newspapers

INTERNET SITES:  

            From the Library Home Page click on the Web Subject Directory button and go to 

            Astronomy sites.

        Go to the Librarians Index to the Internet for juried sites on Astronomy (see their categories)