A Research Guide for Astronomy
About this guide

This guide was created by expert librarians from Steely Library and Astronomy faculty, to kickstart your research, guiding you to recommended databases and other resources in Astronomy.
Databases
The selected databases are Steely Library and Astronomy approved and are your best bets for researching most topics in Astronomy.
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Applied Science & Technology Full Text This link opens in a new window
Applied Science and Technology Full Text covers 350+ key, international English-language periodicals in the applied sciences and technology.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
A database for scientific research that contains the full text of more than 1,000 Elsevier science journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences available through the Internet. Contains abstracts and articles from the core journals in major scientific disciplines. The journals are arranged under subject areas for topical navigation.
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