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Library-supported Databases
- Academic Search Premier (1975 - )
- Provides full text for more than 3,600 academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. It offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 4,500 journals. Over 2,700 of the full text journals are peer reviewed. All articles are in English.
- AccessScience
- Electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Completely searchable.
- ACS Journals
- Searchable access to the full-text of ACS electronic subscriptions.
- Annual Reviews
- Searchable access to the full-text of AR in the physical and biomedical sciences.
- Institute of Physics Electronic Journals (1975- )
- Full-text access (1993- ) to all IOP journals. Also includes a search option.
- NASA Astrophysics DataSystem
- A NASA-funded project that provides access to abstracts in astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, and physics.
- SPIN (1975- )
- Searchable access to abstracts of articles published in AIP journals.
- Science Citation Index (1989- )
- As Web of Science, web-based access to the citation indexes. Includes citation and keyword searching of over 5000 science journals.
Subject Resources
Associations & Societies
Astronomy & Astronautics
- Astronomy Thesaurus
- Intended for use by astronomy librarians and scientists. Attempts a standard vocabulary for the discipline.
- Astrophysics Data System (NASA)
- Includes the ADS Abstract Service (approximately 220,000 abstracts in the areas of astronomy and astrophysics, space instrumentation, and physics and geophysics), the ADS Digital Library, data catalogs, and data archives.
- Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI) Technical Report Server (NASA)
- Contains over 2.2 million records (including abstracts) for publicly available aerospace documents, journal articles, and conference proceedings.
- Mars Global Surveyor (NASA)
- Provides information (and killer graphics) on the Mars Global Surveyor Project. Try also the Mars Pathfinder.
- NASA's Planetary Photojournal
- Includes images from solar system exploration programs.
- Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
- Information about the Hubble Telescope, including an archive of past observations, documentation, instructional information, software, and information about the institute.
Atomic Physics
- Atomic Spectroscopy: A Compendium of Basic Ideas, Notation, Data, and Formulas (NIST)
- Introduces atomic structure and spectra, and discusses wavelengths, spectral lines and LS coupling.
Biography
- Nobel Laureates in Physics
- "Contains a list in reverse chronological order of the award winners with brief biographical information and a description of the discovery."
Educational Resources
- Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)
- A "clearinghouse" of educational materials (charts, software, text, web resources) to aid in the understanding of the "fundamental nature of matter and energy."
- Internet Plasma Physics Education eXperience (IPPEX)
- An interactive educational site designed to teach about fusion. This site is targeted towards middle and high school students.
- SpaceLink (NASA)
- NASA's Public Electronic Library. Provides access to instructional materials and resources, including information about NASA, news, and current projects.
Electronic Journals
Fusion
- Fusion Power
- Contains information about Fusion Power from UKAEA Fusion at Culham, including an overview of fusion power, background information, information about research conducted at Culham and links to other fusion-related sites.
High-Energy Physics
- HEP Databases(Durham University)
- Provides access to the HEPDATA databases: reaction data, particle properties, HEP experiments, SLAC Preprints, and e-mail IDs of HEP physicists.
- HEPIC: High-Energy Physics Information Center
- Collection of resources for HEP. Includes experiments, conferences, newsletters, journals, software, employment opportunities and the HEP Virtual Phonebook.
- High-Energy Astrophysics Learning Center
- "This site is primarily dedicated to a discussion of the High-Energy region of the electromagnetic spectrum, i.e. X-rays and gamma-rays, and the science that can come from examining the universe in those regions." Includes StarChild, an educational resource for children ages 4-14.
National Laboratories
Optics
- Atomic Physics on the Internet
- A rather large collection on sites related to atomic physics (organized by country). Also includes conferences, databases, software, Who's Who in Atomic and Plasma Physics, and job postings.
Physical Constants
- Physical Reference Data (NIST)
Physics (General)
- Atomic Physics on the Internet
- A rather large collection on sites related to atomic physics (organized by country). Also includes conferences, databases, software, Who's Who in Atomic and Plasma Physics, and job postings.
- CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics
- Contains information on the laboratory and CERN, links to databases (including directories, CERNs library catalog, and the Preprint Server).
- CFD Online
- An online center for Computational Fluid Dynamics.
- Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF)
- Includes information about the division, as well as links to other programs and resources.
- Einstein Papers Project
- Describes the project to publish his works, along with ordering information, a summary of each volume and a sample page from each volume.
- Particle-Surface Resources on the Internet
- Good collection of resources and links. Includes some very useful annotation.
- Physics Internet Resource
- This site is LOADED with useful information that ranges from societies and professional conduct statements to original physics publications and useful web sites (sorted by field).
- Physics Student Resources
- A collection of links to find physics online hints and help from Carleton College.
- Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC)
- Includes information about the SLAC, its programs and facilities, and the Virtual Visitor Center.
- TIPTOP: The Internet Pilot to Physics
- Contains some really good links, including the Physics Calender, Physics News Flashes, Today in the History of Physics, and Physics Around the World. Also includes the Virtual Laboratory.
- University of California, Berkeley Physics Home Page
- One of the best websites I've seen! Contains research in many areas of physics, including biophysics, nuclear physics, and optics. Includes preprints and instructional resources. Take a look!
- Virtual Physics Center
- Through collection of links organized by topic and type. Also includes courses, electronic journals and an exhaustive collection of links to almost anything a physicist could want. Do you want to know what position the sun is in right now? Try this site.
Preprint Archives
Weather
- Comprehensive Glossary (National Weather Service Forecast Office & NOAA)
- This is a well-rounded glossary of weather terms, useful for definitions that are easy to understand. Additional terms are linked internally for quick access.
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