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Research Tip Sheet - for systematically searching academic databases (+ video tutorial | 2:30 | Research Tip Sheet transcript)
Mathematics & Statistics Databases
- American Mathematical Society Journals - probability, geometry, applied mathematics, computation, and mathematical statistics
- MathSciNet - Reviews and citations for articles and books in mathematics. Items are classified using the Mathematics Subject Classification | Guide to Searching MathSciNet
- Project Euclid - Journals, monographs, and conference proceedings in theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics
- SIAM Journals Online - Journals from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- zbMATH - Reviews and citations for articles and books in pure and applied mathematics. Carleton does not have a subscription, but summaries, references, and MSCs of results are provided -- uses the same Mathematics Subject Classification as MathSciNet
Interdisciplinary Databases
- arXiv - An eprint server hosted by Cornell University, with significant content in mathematics and some in statistics
- Google Scholar
- Oxford Journals Online - Including eBooks, open 'Subject' (top-left), 'Browse all content', and explore under 'Subject' along the left
- Scholars Portal Journals
- Scopus
- SpringerLink - Sciences and Engineering
- Web of Science
eBook Collections
- Ebook Central
- eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
- IOP (Institute of Physics) ebooks
- National Academies Press eBooks
- O'Reilly
- Scholars Portal Books
- SpringerLink
- Also note that all of Carleton's ebooks can be found through the library's homepage, using the large search box. Conduct a keyword search, then isolate to Available Online (under Availability) + Books (under Resource Type)
- New Books added to collection (updated monthly)
Historical Math Book Collections
- Euclid's Elements - Contains the text of the 13 books of this classical treatise
- Historical Math Monographs - Digitized pre-1918 texts
- University of Michigan Historical Mathematics Collection - Digitized books published in the 19th or early 20th century
Theses and Dissertations
- CURVE - Includes Carleton theses and dissertations, as well as other research deposited by faculty, staff, and students
- Dissertations and Theses Global - Theses and dissertations from around the world
- Foreign Doctoral Dissertations - Indexes non-North American graduate and doctoral theses
- Other sources for Theses and Dissertations
- Thesis Requirements for Graduate Students at Carleton University
Advanced Researcher Tools
- Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository - Repository for sharing and preserving research data, hosted in Ontario
- Cabells Predatory Reports - Investigate a journal for deceptive publishing practices which may undermine the quality of its published research.
- Journal Citation Reports (JCR) - Find journal profiles and evaluate a journal's impact factor over time using data indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection
- PubPeer - Forum for finding and posting comments/questions on published papers + browser extension to discover associated PubPeer comments in the course of your research
- RCS ShareFile for Research Data - Locally hosted (at Carleton) file sharing platform for ongoing research
- Research Professional - Seek out funding opportunities
- Retraction Watch Database - Determine whether an article has been retracted and the reason(s) why. See here for more details
- Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) - Find journal profiles and citation metrics, as well as explore subject area publication metrics by country
- SciVal - Evaluate the research performance of institutions from around the world including by subject area, topic, and international collaborations, as well as performance metrics of individual researchers using data from Scopus and ScienceDirect
- Ulrichsweb - Find bibliographic information from a variety of serial publications including publisher and indexing details. Also includes the publishing history of a given title as well as reviews written by librarians
Library Guides for Advanced Researchers
- Conducting a Literature Review
- Covidence - For the production of knowledge syntheses
- Publisher Discount Agreements for Open Access Publishing
- Scholarly Communications - Including more resources for authors and researchers - especially Measuring your Research Impact
- Systematic Reviews and other Knowledge Syntheses
Online Mathematics Reference
- The concise Oxford dictionary of mathematics
- CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics
- CRC standard mathematical tables and formulas
- Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics (ScienceDirect)
- Handbook of mathematical formulas and integrals
- Handbook of mathematical functions with formulas, graphs, and mathematical tables
- Math2.org -Searchable reference tables, covering general and advanced topics
- Wolfram MathWorld - Encyclopedia of equations, terms, and derivations
Online Statistics Reference
- A dictionary of statistics
- The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics
- Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences
Print Reference
- CRC handbook of mathematical curves and surfaces - QA643.V66
- CRC standard probability and statistics tables and formulae - QA273.3.Z95
- Mathematical handbook of formulas and tables - QA41 .S73 2009
Streaming Videos
- BIRS Workshop Lecture Videos - A collection of recorded lectures on mathematics, statistics, and theoretical computer science from the Banff International Research Station
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare - MIT course content
- SAGE Research Methods
- School of Mathematics Videos - A collection from the Institute for Advanced Study
YouTube
- American Mathematical Society
- Institute for Advanced Study
- Numberphile
- Royal Statistical Society
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Statistics Canada
Videos
- Films on Demand - Click the three bars at the top left to 'View All' Subjects, including Mathematics
Tutorials/Q&A
- Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus Resource Page - Tutorials based on the texts "Finite Mathematics Applied to the Real World", "Calculus Applied to the Real World", and "Finite Mathematics and Calculus Applied to the Real World"
- GeoGebra - Mathematics software for all levels of education including college level books and activities
- MathOverflow - Question and answer website for professional mathematicians
- Probability Tutorials - Online course on measure theory, lebesgue integration and probability. Exercises are designed to give students the necessary tools to prove problems themselves
- Project Euler - A series of mathematical/computer programming problems - more of a challenge than a tutorial
- WolframAlpha - Search engine for factual and objective data
Associations and Organizations
- American Mathematical Society
- Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society
- Canadian Mathematical Society
- European Mathematical Society
- Mathematical Association of America
- Quantum Industry Canada
- Royal Statistical Society
- Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Statistical Society of Canada