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Physics Subject Guide
Maintained by Kristen Shuyler, Reference & Instructional Services Librarian
This is a guide to finding physics resources in Lemieux Library and on the internet.
For more in-depth assistance, contact Kristen via:
- email: shuylerk at seattleu.edu
- phone: 206-296-6225
- or the chat box on this page
You may also get immediate assistance from our Chat with a Librarian 24/7 service.
Physics Databases
- APS (American Physical Society) Journals
- ASTA (Applied Science & Technology Abstracts)
- General Science Abstracts
- IOP (Institute of Physics) Journals
- PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive) from APS
- SciFinder Scholar (covers many fields, including optics & photonics)
- Scitation/SPIN Web (includes AIP, ASCE & ASME journals)
- Academic Search Complete
- ArticleFirst
- Geobase
- IEEE Xplore
- MathSciNet
- PapersFirst (citations to papers presented at conferences)
- Research Library Complete
Core databases:
Other useful databases:
Selected Physics E-Books
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (2007-08)
- A Dictionary of Astronomy (Oxford, 2007)
- A Dictionary of Physics (Oxford, 2003)
- Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics (CRC, 2001)
- Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (Sage, 2008)
- Handbook of Physics (Springer, 2002)
- Oxford Companion to the Earth (Oxford, 2003)
- Treatise on Geophysics (Elsevier, 2007)
- Twentieth Century Physics (IOP, 1995)
- Other useful e-books:
- Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics (Gale, 2005)
- Essential Communication Strategies for Scientists, Engineers, and Technology Professionals (Wiley, 2003)
- Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Nat'l Academies Press, 2003)
- On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research (Nat'l Academies Press, 1995)
Physics E-Journals
Below are some of the library's e-journals related to physics. You have access to many more e-journals and print journals, which you can find by using the library's journal and periodical search tool.
- American Journal of Physics - link coming soon
- APS News Online - link coming soon
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society - link coming soon
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Physical Review Focus - link coming soon
- Transactions of the Optical Society - link coming soon
Physics Websites
Search for free physics articles, journals & citations online:
- Directory of Open Access Journals - over 60 full-text journals in the "Physics and Astronomy" category
- E-Print Network - preprints, scholarly papers, etc. in physics and more
- Google Scholar
- HighWire Press - peer-reviewed articles provided by Stanford University
- lanl.arXiv.org e-print archive
- National Academies Press - thousands of excellent books free online
Keep up with science news:
- National Science Foundation News
- NewScientist.com Breaking News - summaries of latest news stories from New Scientist
- ScienceDaily - science news & press releases from around the world
Learn about scientific information and ethics:
- Identifying Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
- On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research (1995 e-book from the Nat'l Academies Press)
- Science and Technology Sources on the Internet
- Sorting Out Sources: Guidelines for Evaluating Scientific Information
General physics websites:
- Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
- Einstein: Image and Impact - from AIP
- Google Directory: Physics
- How Things Work
- Intute Physics Gateway
- Physics Central - from APS
- Physics World - from IOP
- Visual Quantum Mechanics - simulations from Kansas State U
General astronomy and geophysics websites:
- Astronomy Resources - from Space Telescope Science Institute
- Earth Fact Sheet - from NASA
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network - hosted by UW
- SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
Physics-related organizations and associations:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- The National Academies - Advisers to the nation on science & engineering
Other online tools:
- Connotea - free online reference management for scientists (from Nature Pub. Group)
- RefWorks - online reference management (subscription provided by Lemieux Library
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