Research Guides: Astronomy: Recommended

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Knovel Library
Knovel provides a large collection of ebooks on engineering and related subjects. Each chapter is presented as a separate PDF. The entire collection is full-text searchable, and many results include interactive tables. Includes tables of properties for over 13,000 chemical compounds. Knovel is also searchable through the Engineering Village interface.

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Recommended online resources

INSPEC from Engineering Village
Inspec indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and dissertations in engineering and physical sciences. 1898-present.
Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection from ProQuest
Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection indexes citations, abstracts, and full text of journal articles, books, conference papers, technical reports, and patents on all aspects of aeronautics, technology, computing, meteorology, and telecommunications. Full text journal articles and books provided as HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1962-present.
arXiv.org from Cornell University
ArXiv is a highly-automated electronic, open archive and distribution server for research articles in engineering and the physical sciences. Full text available in a variety of formats, including PDF, HTML, and PS.
SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
NASA Astrophysics Data System provides full-tesxt conference papers in PDF, PostScript, and scanned image formats.
Scopus
Scopus indexes citations of journal articles, conference papers, and books in the sciences, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities. You can perform cited reference searches. You can compare authors, institutions, and journals using various metrics. 1800s-present
Web of Science from Clarivate Analytics
The three Web of Science databases index citations from journal articles and conference proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. You can perform cited reference searches, analyze trends and patterns, and create visual representations of citation relationships. 1900-present

National Space Science Data Center
NSSDC provides an archive for space science mission data including astrophysics, solar and planetary science data, and NASA images.
Night Sky Network
Night Sky Network, sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, provides information on astronomy clubs and events along with a daily night sky planner to aid in viewing.