Physics

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Physics databases

• Inspec
• arXiv.org
  
  e-Print archive
• SPIRES-HEP
  
  High energy physics
• SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System

Multidisciplinary databases

• Web of Science
• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Science & Technology

• Compendex
  
  Engineering
• General Science Full Text
  
  Recommended for beginning undergraduate students
• SciFinder
  
  Chemistry
• MathSciNet
• Aerospace Database

Books

→ Search the Classic catalogue or the eBooks sub-catalogue.

• SpringerLink
  
  Lecture Notes in Physics, and hundreds of titles online in physics and astronomy.

You can also browse the catalogue, or the shelves at the following call numbers:

Background information

• Dictionary of Physics (Oxford Reference Online)
• Encyclopedia of applied physics
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
• Encyclopedia of chemical physics and physical chemistry
• NIST Physical Reference Data
  National Institute of Standards and Technology

→ For biographical information on physicists, browse these selections in the catalogue.

Physics societies

• American Institute of Physics
  AIP publishes the popular Physics Today magazine. Download AIP's iResearch app from iTunes.
• American Physical Society
  Search their Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA). APS also hosts the PhysicsCentral website for physics enthusiasts.
• Institute of Physics
  IOP also hosts physics.org and physicsworld.com. Download IOPscience express app from iTunes.
• SPIE
  International society for optics and photonics

Other resources

Related subject guides

• Astronomy and astrophysics subject guide
• Nanoscience and nanotechnology subject guide