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Astro Library Home Web Searching- General Searching the Astro Literature Electronic Journals at UofT |
Selected Key Astronomy Sites Encyclopedia,
Professional Associations, Directories of Astronomers, Observatories,
Schools, News Releases, Meetings, Data, Jobs
Selected Key Astronomy SitesEncyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics Access available to UofT authorized users only. AAO image collection NCSA Astronomy Digital Image Library Comprehensive Web directories Astronomy Links The mission of the Astronomy Links Web site is to provide an index of the best astronomy and space related Web sites found around the world on the Internet. As a service of the AstroPages.com and run by Roger Herzler, the page gives those interested a wealth of resources related to astronomy including a site search engine as well as organized and informative browsing features... links that contain a description, the date it was added, the number of times the site has been clicked, and even a rating. (From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/) Academic Info- Astronomy Academic Info is "Your Gateway to Quality Educational Resources" Professional Associations: Directories of Astronomers Observatories More... Schools in the Canada and the US offering astronomy programmes: Graduate, Undergraduate. News Releases Meetings Data For observatories that are making strides toward preserving their photographic plates and making the data available via the web, see [IAU] International Astronomical Union. Commission 5 task force for the preservation and digitization of photographic plates. PDPP newsletter (The library has a printout of this newsletter.) NASA: Note:Some NASA pages have been taken down pending review of potential usefulness to terrorists. Home... Great Images in NASA(GRIN)... Astrobrowse (The HEASARC Astrobrowse service allows users to query hundreds of different catalogs and services around the world using a single form.)... Astronomical Data Center (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ADC: Astronomical Catalogs & Data Tables)... NASA Technical Reports Server ((journal articles conferences, and more). Jobs
Note that this is a list, NOT of all Canadian astronomical institutions, but of national organizations. To find other Canadian institutions, search AstroWeb by domain (be patient while it downloads and then scroll down to Canada; includes some individuals).
Some Other Science Sites
The Scout Report A collection of selected, properly reviewed, sites in the sciences. AccessScience The online equivalent of McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (licensed by UTL) Earth's Largest Free Full-Text Science Archives (provided by HighWire, a journal distributor).
Canadian news at CBC News Online and The Globe and Mail. Another news site... ... BBC TIME from Canada'
National Research Council. Current conditions and five day forecast: Toronto, Ontario and options for other regions and cities. World Weather Information Service (includes general cloud description). The Weather Network or Uranus and other planets Meteorological Service of Canada- more weather info Canadian radar images; radar composite of USA The GOES8 satellite always has a gap from about 22:30 to 2:30 EST. Then one can use the "ramdis" GOES10 and get a distorted but useful view of southern Ontario during goes8 gap time.
General Interest and Reference
(Even if you don't need to be directed to a search engine, you might find it useful to look at my introduction to search engines which describes the various types etc.) xrefer- part search engine; part reference collection Reliable health information at Canadian Health Network or the Mayo Clinic Encyclopedia Britannica As of Sept. 30 2001 EB is no longer offering a free, public site. UTL does not subscribe to the licensed version. You can try the 1911 version!CIA World Factbook U of T Robarts Reference Department Virtual Ready Reference Desk Martindale's "The reference desk" (A lot of useful reference tools sorted by subject, including Astronomy) Cyberstacks [virtual reference library] sorted by subject, including astronomy iTools A collection of reference tools. Canada Post including postal codes People Finders Canada 411 Other countries Travel: Travelocity (Book flights as well as many other services and links. The Globe and Mail says that, except for the name, this might be the best travel site!). Canadian ...The Virtual Tourist ... Rec. Travel Library... Journey Woman Canadian Governments at all levels are pushing to put a tremendous
amount of material on the web, from esoteric full text legislation to
consumer level advice to travellers and the familiar Canada Food Guide. The Web
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