In a column last year, I wrote about "Science and Engineering Indicators", a publication of the National Science Board at the NSF Web site. That remains a very effective tool for getting primary and secondary data, including access to spreadsheet files of the Indicators' many tables. The Indicators, however, are in a document with fixed categories. Certain data, though probably "out there somewhere", are not presented in the print or online version. Well, "out there somewhere" is much easier to find through WebCASPAR, the NSF's Web-accessed search engine for a huge array of primary databases. The NSF Web site hosts the WebCASPAR database that allows users to post their queries of the basic data collected on science and engineering in the United States. This includes data about higher education in science, math, engineering, and technology.
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An example of how to search the database is given by the author.
The "Chemistry Teacher Connection" (CTC) is especially for high school chemistry teachers. For only $40/year, it offers an online-only subscription to CLIC along with membership in the Division of Chemical Education, normally $65/year. CTC subscribers receive access to all articles and supplements from 1996 through the current issue.
Through special arrangement with the ACS, JCE High School CLIC is now able to provide subscribers with online access to Chemical & Engineering News articles that have been selected specifically for secondary science instructors and their students.
Occasionally, collections of JCE back issues become available for donation to individual teachers, schools, or libraries. JCE matches collections with interested recipients. Recipients pay shipping costs or pick up the collection.
For journals in other fields of chemistry visit ACS Publications.
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