Subject Resources

Good Starting Points

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for many topics. Great place to start research.  more info

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Provides information in the scientific and technological fields.  more info

General Science Abstracts
General science literature from the U.S. and Europe.  more info

More Databases

ArticleFIRST
Index of articles from the contents pages of journals.  more info

Blackwell Science Synergy
Electronic journals primarily in the sciences from Blackwell Publishing.  more info

NTIS
The DARTS System is a product of the collaborative efforts of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and the Government Printing Office.  more info

Oxford Reference Collection -Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Search reference books by subject area.  more info

Science Citation Index Expanded
Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences.  more info

Wilson Select Plus
Provides full text for many topics. Great place to start research.  more info

Recommended Web Sites

American Institute of Physics
Website of the American Institute of Physics.  more info

American Physical Society
Official website of the American Physical Society  more info

Astrobiology Magazine
Excellent source of information on life on other planets.  more info

NIST Virtual Library - Physics
Areas of physics research include: electron and optical physics, atomic physics, optical technology, ionizing radiation, time and frequency, and quantum physics.  more info

Physical Sciences Resource Center
Information and resources for physical sciences educators.  more info

Physics information from Science.gov
Links to quality physics websites from U.S. government agencies  more info

Physics Web
News, jobs, events, and resources for all areas of physics.  more info

PROLA
Free index to the online archive of Physical Review, a publication of the American Physical Society.  more info

Selected Papers of Great American Physicists
The Bicentennial Commemorative Volume of The American Physical Society 1976.  more info

The Virtual Library: Physics
Excellent compilation of physics-related links.  more info

Selected Print and CD-ROM

CRC handbook of chemistry and physics
Most recent edition  more info

Encyclopedia of physical science and technology
By Robert A. Meyers.  more info

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology.
Comprehensive 20 volume set with information on every field of modern science and technology.  more info