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Journals/Magazines

Academic Search Premier Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.

arXiv Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
An e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology. Many of the papers are scheduled to be published in professional journals. Because papers are submitted and posted without peer review, the Archive represents extremely up-to-date research. Materials are added on a daily basis.

Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals on all subjects in many languages.

General OneFile Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile

Google Scholar Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't been indexed in other databases.

JSTOR Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.

MathSciNet Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
World's mathematical literature: Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, index/abstracts of journals, books and proceedings. 1940-present.rn

ScienceDirect Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.

Web Sites

Ithaca College Department of Mathematics Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Link to departmental website

The Math Forum @ Drexel Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
The Math Forum is a leading center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet. The Math Forum's mission is to provide resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services that enrich and support teaching and learning in an increasingly technological world.rnrn rn

Mega - Mathematics Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
The MegaMath project brings unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together.It is the work of many classroom teachers, mathematicians, students in education and computer science, elementary school and high school students, school administrators and computer scientists.

National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, and mathematics education at all levels.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville's math archives Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
This site provides access to a wide variety of mathematical resources such as, electronic journals, preprint services, grant information, and publishers of mathematical software, texts, and journals. The primary emphasis is on materials which are used in the teaching of mathematics.

Biographical Information

Biographical Dictionary of Mathematicians
Call Number: REF QA28 .B534 1991
Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Provides information on mathematician that were originally published in the fourteen volume Dictionary of Scientific Biography and supplement 1 and 2.

Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
Call Number: REF Q 141 .B5285 2000
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Two-volume biographical dictionary. Articles are brief, but often include lists of sources.

Biographies of Women Mathematicians Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
There are biographical essays or comments on most of the women mathematicians and some photos.

Biography and genealogy master index Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled
Index of biographical and geneological information on contemporary and historical individuals throughout the world.

Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.

Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Call Number: REF Q 141 .D5
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Eighteen-volume encyclopedia containing detailed biographical essays on scientists and mathematicians. Articles are signed and generally include extensive bibliographies.

MacTutor History of Mathematics archive Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
This site provides access to a wide range of mathematical materials. Also includes 1300 mathematicians with biographies, 30 articles on the history of various topics in mathematics and a list of more than 60 curves with their history and properties.

Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists
Call Number: REF Q 141 .N73 1995
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Four volume biographical encyclopedia of 20th century scientists. Articles include lists of works by and about the subjects.

Past Notable Women of Computing & Mathematics Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
This site provides information on women pioneers in Mathematics and Computer Science.

Dictionaries

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
good basic online dictionary of mathematical terms

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics
Call Number: REF QA5 .I8313 1987
Unrestricted Resource
The text of this encyclopedic dictionary consists of 450 articles arranged alphabetically, beginning with Abel and ending with zeta functions.

The International Dictionary of Applied Mathematics
Call Number: REF QA5 .I5
Unrestricted Resource
The International Dictionary of Applied Mathematics defines the terms and describes the methods in the applications of mathematics to thirty one fields of physical science and engineering.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Mathematics
Call Number: REF QA5 .M425 1997
Unrestricted Resource
Provides information on the vocabulary of mathematics and related fields

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education
Call Number: REF QA 11 .E665 2001
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Over 400 signed articles with references on all aspects of mathematics education

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences
Call Number: REF QA276.14 .E5 1982
Unrestricted Resource
Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences provides information about an extensive selection of topics concerned with statistical theory and the applications of statistical methods in various more or less scientific fields of activity.

A Gateway to Modern Mathematics Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Guide to math subject areas designed to provide an introduction to the areas of modern mathematics and pointers to further information, as well as answers to some common (or not!) questions.

World of Science (Wolfram Research) Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics.

Organizations

American Mathematical Society Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
American Mathematical Society provides information about their membership,publications, meetings and conferences.

European Mathematical Society Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
European Mathematical Society provides information on all aspects of mathematics.

Mathematical Association of America Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Mathematical Association of America provides information about their membership, publications, meetings and conferences.

NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
NCTM supports the professional development of mathematics educators through publications and research, such as the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

SIAM Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Society for industrial and applied mathematics.