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Physics and Astronomy   Tags: astronomy, astrophysics, atomic, engineering, physics, plasma  

Information resources for Physics and Astronomy research and study
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Start Here \ Best Databases

  • Web of Science - Multidisciplinary index.
  • Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
  • Astrophysics Data System - Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
  • WorldCat - Catalog of materials in libraries worldwide.
  • Google Book Search - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.

Note: The above databases will also be duplicated in the sections on databases and books.

 

All Relevant Databases

For an overview of the Cycle of Scientific Communication click here: Scientific Communication.

For an outline of a Comprehensive Science Literature Review click here: Science Literature Review.

For tips on improving database search results click here: Improving Database Search Results.

 

Suggested databases:

  • Academic Search Complete - Multidisciplinary, full-text database.
  • arXiv E-Print Service - Open e-print archive with over 100000 articles in physics, 10000 in mathematics, and 1000 in computer science.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, 1969-2000 (520 X A859)
  • Astrophysics Data System - ADS Digital Library portal is comprised of three bibliographic databases containing more than 6.8 bibliographic records and full-text scans of much of the astronomical and physics literature. Included are access and pointers to external resources, electronic articles, data catalogs and archives.
  • Dissertations, Proquest Digital - Indexes doctoral dissertations.
  • Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
  • MathSciNet - Mathematics and statistics literature produced by the American Mathematical Society.
  • Physics Abstracts, 1941-2000 (530 X S416)
  • Science.gov - Comprehensive access to United States government science information and research results. Federated search results including fulltext research and technical reports from 14 U.S. federal agencies including over 40 databases, almost 2,000 web sites, and 200 millions pages of information. NOTE: WorldWideScience.org provides similar access to foreign agencies.
  • Scirus - Science-specific Web search engine.
  • Scitation & Spin Databases - Find physics, engineering, and general science journal articles, conference proceedings, and other special publications from the American Institute of Physics and other scientific societies and technical publishers. Search both Scitation and SPIN databases simultaneously for over 12 milliion articles.
  • SPIRES: High Energy Physics Literature - A comprehensive database of particle physics literature.
  • Web of Knowledge / Web of Science - Multidisciplinary index.
      
     

    Journals

    Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some of the browsing examples to look at are: Advances in Physics; Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science; Applied Physics Letters; Astronomy and Astrophysics Review; Journal of Chemical Physics; Physical Review; Reviews of Modern Physics.

     

    To Browse Titles or Journals by Subject, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.

     

    Browse or Search Ejournal Packages (NOTE: Some allow keyword searching of article fulltext):

    For an explanation of Popular vs. Scholarly (magazines versus research journals) click here: Popular vs. Scholarly.

    For an explanation of Peer Review click here: Peer Review in 5 Minutes.

    For an overview of placing article alerts click here: Article Alerts.

    To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data click on: Journal Citation Reports or Eigenfactor.

        
       

      Book Catalogs

      Book catalog resources:
      • The University of Montana Catalog - All time periods: Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.
      • Springer Ebooks - Academic ebooks, Fulltext (with pdf), from 2005 - present, in Behavioral Science; Biomedical & Life Sciences; Business & Economics; Earth & Environmental Science; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law; Mathematics and Statistics; and Physics & Astronomy.
      • WorldCat - All time periods; Library Union Catalog; Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.
      • Google Book Search - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.

      For search hints, take a look at: UM Catalog Help.

      Main Dewey Decimal call numbers for browsing Physics materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks in the stacks or library catalog: 530-539.

      Main Dewey Decimal call numbers for browsing Astronomy materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks or library catalog: 520-529.

      For a detailed view of Dewey Decimal call numbers click on: Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries.

          
         

        Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks

         

        Web Sites - Search Engines

        For hints on how to use search engines effectively, take a look at the following: Finding and Evaluating Web Sites.

         

        Some suggested search engines are:
         

        Citation Guides

        Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:

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