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The Main Library holds the majority of books for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies. The majority of books in the Main Library are either in the HUB Collection on ground floor or on the 2nd or 3rd floors, depending on the shelfmark.

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Key databases for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

ASSIA (Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts)
Indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. It contains records from over 500 journals published in 16 different countries, including the UK and US.

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Covers 1987 onwards.
Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) 1969 - present
From microbiology to psychology, packaging to processes, FSTA covers the science and technology related to food and health, enabling you to carry out in-depth and targeted interdisciplinary research. Records are deep-indexed using the most comprehensive food thesaurus in the world, so that you can find highly relevant information quickly and easily.

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Updated weekly, FSTA holds over 1.2 million high quality records from over 22,500 journals, books, trade publications, conference proceedings, patents and more, including 5,300 journals. For more information, visit https://foodinfo.ifis.org/fsta
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science and technology and allied historical fields. Comprises three bibliographies: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (Technology and Culture), and the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza. Updated annually.

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1975 to the present.
Scopus
Abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. Covers over 20,000 journals from health, life, physical and social sciences and the humanities. For some subject areas the coverage is from the 1820s onwards.

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If you would like to register to receive personalised searches, alerts etc then select "Other Institution login", then add "Edinburgh" to the search box to find the University of Edinburgh log in link, select the Shibboleth option if requested.
Web of Science Core Collection
Citations and abstracts to millions of journal articles and conference proceedings from all subjects. Impact factors, h-indexes and email alerts available.

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Citation Indexes: Science and Social Sciences (both 1900 onwards), Arts & Humanities (1975 onwards), Conference Proceedings in Science and Social Science & Humanities (both 1990 onwards), Books in Science and Social Sciences & Humanities (both 2005 onwards). KCI-Korean Journal Database (1980 onwards), SciELO Citation Index (1997 onwards).

Chemical Indexes: Current Chemical Reactions (1986 onwards), Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle structure data (1840 onwards), Index Chemicus (1993 onwards).

More databases for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Referencing

Cite them right online
Everything you need to know about referencing your resources. Particularly strong on Harvard style but also includes Chicago, APA, MLA, MHRA, OSCOLA and Vancouver.
Endnote Online
Find out about using Endnote Online to manage your references
Read. Write. Cite.
Some useful general guidance from the Student's Association (EUSA).
ZoteroBib
ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software.
Cite this for me
A free online tool that automates the building of a bibliography using the Harvard referencing format.

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