Physics Subject Guide

This subject guide covers physics resources available at the Johnston Memorial Library, including full-text journals, magazine, and newspaper articles,  physics websites, and printed materials in the Reference Collection. This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of materials that are most useful for locating information in this field. Library location and call  number are provided for print publications. 

Full-Text Databases
  • ACM Digital Library
    Bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in Association for Computing Machinery periodicals and proceedings since 1985.
     
  • Cambridge University Press Journals Online
    Provides full text for over one hundred journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
  • High Wire Press
    Archives of free full-text online science publication articles.

  • Infotrac
    A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.

  • Institute of Physics Journal Archive
    Consists of searchable full-text Institute of Physics journals from 1874-1972.

  • MathSciNet
    Access to over 59 years of Mathematical Reviews and current mathematical publications (from 1940 to the present).


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Journal Indexes and Abstracts 

  • Dissertation Abstracts
    Index to dissertations on all subject fields.
     
  • Engineering Village 2
    Provides access to bibliographic citations covering literature in engineering and technology. Includes EiCompendex, U.S. patents, and industry specifications and standards.
  • INSPEC
    Leading scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology.
     
  • NTIS
    The major resource for locating U.S. Government sponsored research reports and studies in the physical sciences, technology, engineering, biological sciences, medicine and health sciences, agriculture and social sciences.

  • WorldCat FirstSearch 
    Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. 
     
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Reference Sources 

  • Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
    REF Q123.A33 1992
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
    REF QD65.H3 2000-2001
  • Encyclopedia of Physics
    REF QC5.E545 1991
  • Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy
    REF QC450.3.P47 1995
  • Facts on File Dictionary of Physics
    REF QC5.F34 1999
  • McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Physics
    REF QC5.M424 1997
  • McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
    REF Q123.M34 1994
  • McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics
    REF QC5.M425 1993
  • McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
    REF Q121.M3 1997 (20 vols.)
  • Oxford Dictionary of Physics
    REF QC5.C56 2000

  • Physics Abstracts
    REF QC1.P46


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Additional Internet Websites 
  • Atomic Spectra Database (ASD)
    provides access and search capability for NIST critically evaluated data on atomic energy levels, wavelengths, and transition probabilities.

  • CODATA Fundamental Physical Constants
    This site, developed in the Physics Laboratory at NIST, addresses three topics: fundamental physical constants, the International System of Units (SI), which is the modern metric system, and expressing the uncertainty of measurement results.

  • Elemental Data Index: NIST
    Provides access to a periodic table portal for searching of particular elements.

  • MetaPhys: The Physics Document Meta Search Engine
    Meta Search Engine which serves as an interface to the databases of a various publishers in the area of physics.

  • NASA Astrophysics Data System
    This is a NASA-funded project which maintains bibliographic databases in the areas of astronomy, astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics, Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy.

  • Physics Central
    An educational websites that includes daily news updates and descriptions of the latest research developments in physics.

  • PhysLinks
    Offers comprehensive research and education tools to physicists, engineers, educators, students and others.
  • Physical Reference Data
    Includes data on physical constants for chemical compounds and on ion-energetics data for chemical compounds.

  • PhysicsWeb
    Offers current physics news, commentary, patent information, book reviews, and selected articles from Physics World.

  • UMIST Physics Pre-prints
    A searchable collection of pre-prints, available free online, from different research groups.

  • Uncover/Ingenta - Physics
    Includes article summaries from scholarly publications in all subject disciplines, including physics. Access to full-text articles requires individual or institution subscription.

  • United States Patent Database
    Free searchable United States patents databases including full-text images and a bibliographic database covering the period from January, 1976 to the present. 

ŠVSU  Library and Media Services, 9-Feb-04 
Created by Louveller Luster