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Science Research Guides
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Research GuideAfrican American Women in the Military and at War The Library of Congress has a rich collection of materials related to the history of African American women and the military. This research guide lists resources such as books, digital collections, and primary sources to learn more about their history- Date: 2019-10-11
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Research GuideAmerican Mixology: Recipe Books from the Pre-Prohibition Era This resource guide provides online access to a series of historic printed cocktail and beverage books for bartenders and mixologists, published between 1869 and 1911, from the Library of Congress collections.- Date: 2020-01-24
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Research GuideAnnus Mirabilis of Albert Einstein In 1905 Albert Einstein published four groundbreaking papers that revolutionized scientific understanding of the universe. This is a guide to resources on the Annus Mirabilis of Albert Einstein.- Date: 2019-08-21
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Research GuideBenjamin Franklin: Man of Business and Science This guide gathers books and other resources to aid researchers specifically interested in Franklin's business and science achievements. Also included are general works, such as biographies, some written by Franklin himself- Date: 2021-02-11
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Research GuideCats as Pets: Historical Literature This guide highlights books, periodicals, and other resources from the 19th and early 20th centuries on the subject of cats as pets. Recommendations for contemporary resources on the history of cats as household companion animals are also included.- Date: 2020-03-19
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Research GuideChemistry and Physics Experiments: A Resource Guide Humans have been experimenting with the world around them throughout history. This guide highlights books and web resources useful to students and teachers for experiments in the fields of chemistry, physics, and in the creation of science fair projects.- Date: 2019-10-21
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Research GuideChemistry: A Reference Guide to Selected Resources The study of chemistry can be broken down into five main disciplines: physical, organic, inorganic, analytical, and biochemistry. This guide provides lists of print resources, external websites, and databases for further research.- Date: 2019-05-29
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Research GuideCommunity Cookbooks: An Online Collection This research guide highlights to early charity and community cookbooks from across the United States and digitized from the Library of Congress collections.- Date: 2019-08-06
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Research GuideDinosaurs and Paleontology: A Resource Guide After ruling the planet for about 175 million years, dinosaurs became extinct about 65.5 million years ago. This guide provides selected resources to get you started in your research.- Date: 2019-05-06
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Research GuideEndangered and Threatened Species This guide offers a systematic approach to a wide variety of published material in the Library of Congress on endangered and/or threatened species of animals and plants as well as related conservation efforts.- Date: 2019-05-17
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Research GuideEngineering in History This guide provides an assortment of print and electronic materials to get you started in your research of the histories of various engineering disciplines.- Date: 2024-01-26
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Research GuideEngineering Resources for Students and Educators This guide provides selected resources to get you started in learning about engineering.- Date: 2023-05-08
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Research GuideEntomophagy: A Resource Guide Insects have been eaten by humans for tens of thousands of years, and they still retain an important place as a traditional food in many parts of the world. This guides provides access to resources for research on human consumption of insects as food.- Date: 2019-06-24
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Research GuideThe Flat Earth and its Advocates: A List of References For thousands of years people have known the earth is a sphere, yet, periodically, doubters come forward to challenge the fact. This guide provides links to books and journal articles on the pseudoscientific theory that the earth is a flat disc.- Date: 2018-07-24
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Research GuideGreen Roofs and Living Walls Increasingly accepted as a tool for contributing to the sustainability of cities throughout the world, living walls and green roofs also contribute to public green spaces. This guide provides links to materials for researching the topic.- Date: 2019-06-24
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Research GuideHealth of United States Presidents This guide provides references to books, articles, and online resources relating to the health of U.S. Presidents and their wives. It also includes some accounts written by White House physicians.- Date: 2018-08-15
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Research GuideLatinx and Chicanx in STEM This guide provides links to resources for children, young adults, teachers and the general public on Latinx/Chicanx in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and related fields.- Date: 2019-05-10
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Research GuideLewis and Clark: Natural History Discoveries In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began their historic 8,000-mile exploration of the lands comprising the Louisiana Purchase. This guide lists books, articles and online resources useful for researching their many natural history discoveries.- Date: 2020-03-20
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Research GuideLibrary of Congress Science Tracer Bullet Inventory (1972-2013) Compiled by science reference specialists, Library of Congress Tracer Bullets were bibliographic guides published between 1972 and 2013. This guide provides an index to all Tracer Bullets and provides links to digital copies when available.- Date: 2020-02-28
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Research GuideMedieval Islamic Science: A Resource Guide A guide to selected resources on the history of science in Islamic tradition.- Date: 2020-05-13
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Research GuideNatural Disasters: A Resource Guide Since the beginning of time, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, tsunamis, wildfires, and other natural disasters have affected our entire planet. This guide provides a wide variety of online and print resources for researching all types of natural disasters.- Date: 2020-03-24
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Research GuideOpera and Media Technology: A Resource Guide This guide provides suggested resources for researching the history of the evolving relationship between media technology and opera. Resources included range from print materials to online content.- Date: 2020-04-13
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Research GuidePeriodical Cicadas: A Resource Guide This guide presents researchers with resources on the life cycle of the 13 and 17 year periodical cicada.- Date: 2024-01-26
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Research GuidePresidential Food: A Resource Guide From culinary diplomacy to favorite foods of U.S. presidents, cuisine has played a significant role in every administration. This guides provides suggestions for researching presidential food history and culture at the White House and beyond.- Date: 2019-05-30
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Research GuideRachel Carson: A Resource Guide American marine biologist, author, and conservationist, Rachel Carson (1907-1964), advanced the modern environmental movement through her work and writings. This guide lists suggested resources for researching Rachel Carson and her influence.- Date: 2020-01-18