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- For Journalism-specific resources, see the Journalism subject guide
- Visit the News guide for access to all of the Library's news resources
- For a broad search of multi-disciplinary resources, try an Omni search
Catalyst by Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication
Written
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Wiley)
- Oxford Reference (isolate by Subject tab)
Films
- JoVE Journal of Visualized Experiments (peer-reviewed video articles on biological sciences)
- Khan Academy (click Subjects along the top banner)
Key Science Databases
- EI Engineering Village
- PsycINFO
- PubMed (access via Carleton Library)
- ScienceDirect Journals
- Scopus
- Web of Science
Books in our Collection
- OMNI search tool with a filter for books/ebooks
Open Access Resources
- arXiv.org (pre-published research)
- The National Academies Press (free to read online)
- PLOS (Public Library of Science)
- Think Tank Search (custom Google search)
For Additional Resources
Science Journals
- British Medical Journal (BMJ)
- Canadian Medial Association Journal (CMAJ)
- The Lancet
- Nature
- The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
- Science
Science Magazines
- Canadian Geographic - via Library | website
- Discover - website
- New Scientist - via Library | website
- Scientific American - via Library | website
Newspapers
- PressReader for online (full) newspapers (inc. Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian)
- Download the PressReader app to save full newspapers to your device for off-line reading
- Key news databases for comprehensive searching:
- The Globe and Mail - Technology | Science (website)
- The Guardian - Science (website)
- National Post - Health (website)
- The New York Times - Science (website)
- The Telegraph - Science (website)
- Toronto Star - Health & Wellness - News & Research (website)
- Google Alerts (receive emails when new web-content is posted, based on keywords)
- Google News (choose specific beats/keywords/sources to follow)
News Websites
- BBC: Science & Environment
- CBC: Technology & Science
- EurekAlert!
- Health News Review
- Knight Science Journalism - Tracker
- SciDev.net
- ScienceDaily
Television News (streaming)
TV Programs on Science (streaming)
- CBC: The Nature of Things
- Discovery: Daily Planet
- PBS: NOVA (archive from 1996-2010)
- TVO: Programs
Radio Programs on Science (streaming)
Other Sources of Online Video
Evaluating Science Coverage in the Media
- A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science
- Being a Science Journalist
- Communicating Science Workshops
- Science Media Centre
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)
- Canadian Cochrane Centre (CCC)
- Canadian Science Writers' Association
- Council of Canadian Academies
- Evidence for Democracy (E4D)
- International Council for Science (ICSU)
- Science Media Centre of Canada (SMCC)
- World Federation of Science Journalists
To do a Google search for region-specific results, try Google's international pages. For example:
- google.co.uk (for the United Kingdom)
- google.cn (for China)
Why broaden your search? Watch this TED talk: Beware Online "Filter Bubbles (9 min.) by Eli Pariser
If using Google Scholar, access via the library's website
Also explore what you find using other search engines:
- BASE (for academic content)
- BING
- Duck Duck Go
- Canadian University Blogs (Canada's Higher Education and Career Guide)
Library Guides
Social Bookmarking Sites
The C.R.A.P. Test for Evaluating Sources (Currency | Reliability | Authority | Purpose/Point of View)
Listings of Resources
Examples of Science Writing
- Best American Science Writing
- The Best American Science and Nature Writing
- The Best Science Writing Online
Websites of Interest
- Government Information (find official government resources online)
- Science and Technology: Public Policy and Statistics (links to official sources of government policy and statistical information)
- Consulting with Canadians
- Research Publications (Parliament of Canada)
