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ARLIS provides electronic access to targeted databases and full-text online documents, including 50,000+ e-journals and 50+ topical online databases, as well as physical resources and collections, from raw data and conference proceedings to contractors reports, photographs, and PDFs. ARLIS is committed to digitizing important documents and literature of limited availability and providing permanent access for the broader community via its web-based document server, which now hosts more than 40,000 digital documents.
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Databases
Enhance research using nearly 50 topical databases on a wide variety of scientific and cultural topics.
Browse DatabasesJournals
Access academic articles and papers from over 50,000 publications and serials across disciplines.
Browse JournalsDocument Server
Search thousands of digitized reports, maps, pamphlets, and datasets on the ARLIS document Server.
Document ServerElectronic Resources
The Pipe Files
Alaska Gas Line: The Pipe Files provides full-text access to reports, maps, legal materials, and analysis regarding all prior Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline and LNG projects.
Search FilesSusitna Doc Finder
This collection is maintained by ARLIS to provide information about all phases of the Susitna Hydroelectric Project. Provides full-text access to reports. Learn more about Susitna Doc Finder.
Search FilesThe Scree
The Scree has been a monthly publication of the Mountaineering Club of Alaska since 1958. Available only to Founders.
Online AccessThe Water Report
The Water Report is a monthly news digest covering water law, policy, regulation, and management in the American West. Available only to Founders.
Online AccessE-Book Reference Shelf
Animal & Plant Anatomy
Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007.
Provides anatomical illustrations of the external and internal anatomy of organisms ranging from amoebas, dolphins, and ferns to giraffes, lobsters, and humans. Includes articles on particular organisms, major organ systems and other broad topics.
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
Walton Beacham, Frank V. Castronova, and Suzanne Sessine, eds. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2001.
This guide presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Entries include introductory information with an image of the species.
Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change
Ted Munn, Ian Douglas, Michael C. MacCracken, Harold A. Mooney, Peter Timmerman, Mostafa K. Tolba, et al, eds. Chichester, UK: Wiley, 2002.
Each article is prefaced by a few paragraphs aimed at the non-specialist level followed by a more rigorous academic review.
Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences
Malcolm G. Anderson and Jeffrey J. McDonnell, eds. West Sussex, UK: Wiley, 2005.
Provides up-to-date, detailed, scientifically rigorous information on all key aspects of the subject, from sub-catchment to the global scale.
Encyclopedia of Toxicology
Philip Wexler, Bruce D. Anderson, Ann De Peyster, Shayne C. Gad, Pertti J. Hakkinen, Michael A. Kamrin, et al, eds. 2nded. Oxford, UK: Elsevier, 2005.
Provides a comprehensive survey of toxicology. Presents entries devoted to key concepts and specific chemicals. Also includes articles that focus on the societal implications of toxicological knowledge.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Michael Hutchins, Arthur V. Evans, Jerome A. Jackson, Devra G. Kleiman, James B. Murphy, Dennis A. Thoney, et al, eds. 2nded. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2003.
A completely revised and updated version of the original work published in Germany in 1960, this edition incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community.
Water Encyclopedia
Jay H. Lehr and Jack Keeley, eds. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005.
Comprehensive resource of information relating to the scientific and technological aspects of water. Covers the role of water in science, engineering and society.