Earth and Space Sciences
Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
Provides topographic maps from the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Career Services | American Astronomical Society
Career resources from the American Astronomical Society
ESA - Observing the Earth
Envisat, the world's largest and most advanced satellite, has provided scientists with invaluable information for global surveillance and forecasting since it was launched by European Space Agency in 2002.
Geoscientists and Hydrologists career info from Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Handbook gives career information for Geoscientists and Hydrologists.
History of Science Society-Publications
"World’s largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in historical context." 1. Isis features topical articles and book reviews. 2. Osiris is an annual publication which focuses on a single theme, bringing together original articles by noted and emerging scholars. 3. Quarterly Newsletter provides insights on the profession and news on jobs, conferences, and other professional activities.
Illinois Clearinghouse: Illinois Historical Aerial Photography 1
Provides aerial photography for counties in Illinois.
Illinois GIS data
Illinois GIS data sets
Jobs in Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
Physics, Astronomy, Engineering
MESSENGER Web Site
The MESSENGER Web Site (MESSENGER stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) offers a window into NASA's "mission to conduct the first orbital study of the innermost planet" with amazing illustrations and clear descriptions of the program and associated science.
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
This system comprises many physical, chemical and biological processes that need to be dynamically integrated to better predict their behavior over scales from local to global and periods of minutes to millennia.
PA Geology Online
Pennsylvania Geology is a free online magazine published by the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey. It includes articles on the geology of Pennsylvania, earth science education, and topographic mapping, and announcements of new publications, conferences, and other geologic and topographic items of interest. --Description taken from Publisher
Physicists and Astronomers
(Occupational Handbook, U.S. Dept. of Labor)
Science.gov
"Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results."
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Database of multi-color images that cover more than a quarter of the sky that are used to create 3D maps containing more than 930,000 galaxies and more than 120,000 quasars.
SpaceRef
News content on space and related industry activities
Stargazing Illinois
Illinois stargazing
USGS NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP DATABASE - HOMEPAGE
Database of standardized geoscience information for the nation.
United Nations Publications
Allows you to search their catalogs of over 4,800 titles by subject, keyword, title, ISBN, Publisher, Series, Department, Language, and Date. Once you find the a title of interest, use I-Share or WorldCat to look up and request specific items.
