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Bibliographical Databases

Database Publisher Time Coverage Information given Subjects covered
Mathscinet American Mathematical Society 1940- Bibliographical details, abstract, Author locations,journal details,links to electronic copies, AMS subject classifications Mathematics, Statistics and applications
Web of Science Institute for Scientific Information 1990- Bibliographical  details, abstract, Author locations,  bibliography of paper, no of times cited. Multi-disciplinary
Current contents Institute for Scientific Information 1993- Bibliographical  details, abstract, Author locations, keywords Multi-disciplinary (Current awareness)
Inspec INSPEC / Ovid 1969- Bibliographical details, abstract, Author locations, subject descriptors Physics, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics
Biological abstracts BIOSIS/ Ovid 1980- Bibliographical details, abstract, Author locations, subject descriptors Biology and medicine 
FirstSearch (Collection of Databases) OCLC Various Varies with database, but usually includes: - Bibliographical details, abstract, subject descriptors Multi-disciplinary

There are numerous other, more specialized databases on Buddy.The above table lists those of primary interest.

Preprint and Archive Servers

Directory of Preprint and e-Print Servers (hosted by the American Mathematical Society) and the Preprint network (Mathematics) (hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy) are directories to preprint sites, both institutional and personal. The preprints are generally freely downloadable, but the format varies from site to site.
Front for Math ArXiv is the mathematics preprint site hosted by the Los Alamos Laboratory. There is an Australian Mirror site for this.
There are other preprint sites on Buddy. These are probably the most important.

Subject Specific Websites

Name Host/Publisher Content
Mactutor History of Mathematics Archive St Andrew's University, Scotland Biographies of mathematicians, information on various historical topics, particularly mathematics of various cultures and development of various fields
 Topology Atlas York University, Canada Preprints, survey articles, abstracts of relevant publications, research announcements, Conference announcements, links to other websites, educational resources, people, and employment in topology and related areas
 AustStats Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS electronic publications
Web Pages that perform Statistical Calculations! John C. Pezzullo, Georgetown University , USA Links to various sites that function as statistical or general mathematical software. Also links to downloadable software, online statistics books and tutorials
Electronic Statistics Textbook  Statsoft R&D Encyclopaedic textbook of Statistics

 

There are other similar sites on Buddy. These are probably the most important.

Mathematical Sciences Gateways

The following sites link to other pages of interest to mathematicians and statisticians. There is considerable overlap in the coverage.

There are other similar sites on Buddy. These are probably the most important.

Electronic Journals

Subject Index to Buddy e-journals of interest to Mathematicians and Statisticians

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