Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals -- Citations (1990-present) of significant articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals

The Better World Project (Association of University Technology Managers) -- Database and pdf documents that highlight the role academic research and technology transfer play in making the world a better place to live.

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET) -- Bibliographic information for unclassified technical information. Provides access to the Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals, Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index, DoD Index to Specifications and Standards, and Research and Development Descriptive Summaries. Includes citations and many electronic full-text articles.

Engineering (GPO Pathway Services Browse Topic)

GenBank -- NIH genetic sequence database

Geologic Hazards -- U.S.G.S. site links to information about geologic hazards such as landslides and earthquakes.

INIS: International Nuclear Information System | includes Full Text
No account or password necessary. -- INIS is the leading information source for scientific and technical literature published worldwide on the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology. Currently contains over 2.8 million references with English abstracts from 1970 to the present.

ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System -- Online list of biological names (focusing on North America) being developed by U.S., Canadian, and Mexican agencies and other organizations.

NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program -- Access to current and historical information about aerospace, aeronautics and related topics.

National Center for Biotechnology Information -- Search databases including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, UniProt, and PubMed Central.  Includes single search access to multiple biotechnology databases.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) -- Provides invasive species information from local, state, national, and international sources.

National Science Foundation's Publications -- Database of NSF publications that can be browsed or searched by keyword or document number.

National Technical Information Service (NTIS) -- Coverage includes abstracts of U.S. Government Agencies' technical publications from 1964-present. Accessible to the Rice community or at the Library only.

PLANTS National Database -- Includes standardized plant names, symbols and other plant attribute information.

PrePRINT Network--Searchable gateway to preprint that deal with scientific and technical disciplines of concern to DOE including physics, materials, and chemistry, as well as portions of biology, environmental sciences and nuclear medicine.

PubSCIENCE -- Discontinued Nov. 4, 2002. Scientific and technical information is available at www.osti.gov. Specific links are available for journal literature at www.osti.gov/journal_sources.html.

Science and Engineering Indicators -- NSF report of of key trends in science and engineering research and education.

Science Tracer Bullets Online -- Library of Congress bibliographic guides to locating published materials on particular subject in the field of science and technology about which they have only a general knowledge. Fondren also has paper copies in the Government Publications stacks at LC 33.10.

Science.gov -- Authoritative science information from U.S. government agencies. Includes research and development results .

Scitopia.org -- Free federated search portal containing the electronic libraries of thirteen leading science and technology societies. Includes 150 years of peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings. Offers full-text articles searchable by article title or author name. Researchers at institutions with subscriptions to the content are automatically authenticated and can access the content directly. Also offers a pay-per-view option for researchers at institutions who do not subscribe to the content. Patent researchers can use a keyword search to locate patents on Esp@cenet, the Japan Patent Office, and the USPTO.

Shaping the Future, Volume II: Perspectives on Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology -- NSF document available in MSWord, text, and pdf formats.

State of the Land -- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service data on land use and change, soil erosion and soil quality, water quality, wetlands, and other issues regarding the conservation and use of natural resources on non-Federal land in the United States.

TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network -- Collection of Toxicology database from the National Library of Medicine.

USGS Open-File Reports -- Selected open-file reports from 1970 to present.

USGS Open-File Reports -- Selected open-file reports published by the USGS Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Team from 1991 to present.

USGS Open-File Reports -- Selected open-file reports from the Geologic Division - Central Region from 1982 to present.

USGS Open-File Reports -- Selected open-file reports from the General Earthquake Observation System (GEOS) project from 1982 to present.

U.S. National Information Infrastructure Virtual Library -- Includes the U.S. component of the Global Inventory Project (GIP) and the international registry for the G8 Global Marketplace SME Testbeds.

Wright Air Development Center Collection -- Resource includes scanned government technical reports created by WADC throughout the 1950's and 1960's as part of the space race.