Physics Subject Guide
Overview
This document is intended as a beginning guide to web sites and selected WMU Library holdings in Physics and related fields.
Articles
To locate articles in Physics, the following indexes, electronic journals, full text resources and databases should prove helpful.Brown University Physics Preprint Gateway Another source for preprints of articles in astrophysics, high energy physics, and other relevant areas.
High Energy Physics Newsletters and Periodicals An extensive list of newsletters and periodicals from varied sources such as the Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven, CERN, the European Physical Society, and NASA.
Journal of Chemical Physics A journal from the American Institute of Physics, 1985 - present.
Journal of High Energy Physics A refereed, electronic journal.
Living Reviews in Relativity An electronic, refereed journal in all areas of relativity.
Los Alamos National Labs e-Print Archive arXiv.org is an automated electronic archive for research papers in physics and related disciplines.
Mathematical Physics Electronic Journal. Published by the University of Texas at Austin Papers in mathematical physics selected through a refereeing process, overseen by an editorial board.
New Journal of Physics A peer-reviewed, all-electronic journal publishing original research in all areas of physics. An Institute of Physics and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft journal.
New Scientist Online version of the weekly journal, with selected full text articles.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review ORNL Research and development magazine. 1992 - present.
Optics Express An electronic journal published by the Optical Society of America and the American Institute of Physics
Physics Journals A list of online physics journals available to the WMU community.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1990 - present.
Science and Technology Review Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory publication, 1995 - present.
Science Direct Database for scientific research that contains the citations and abstracts of more than 1,800 Elsevier journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences as well as selected full text articles. Science Direct can be searched as a database or browsed by individual title. Coverage varies.
Databases providing access to full-text resources
The following web sites provide access to information regarding selected subject areas in Physics.Astrophysics Data System Article service This service provides free and unrestricted access to scanned images of journals, conference proceedings and books in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The complete Astrophysical Journal, 1895-1999, as well as several other journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal astronomical Society are available in varying years.
Department of Energy(DOE) Information Bridge This database is a component of EnergyFiles, providing free access to full-text DOE research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
NASA Technical Report Server An online database to technical reports published by various NASA centers and programs. Full text PDFs of many NASA technical reports are available from 1958 onward. In addition, full text PDFs of reports from NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA are available from 1917-1958.
Indexes and Databases
ECO (Electronic Collections Online) Full-text journals in a variety of subjects presented predominantly in PDF format, including images. Searchable as a whole collection or just those titles owned by WMU Libraries. Coverage from 1995, updated daily.
Article Indexes
INSPEC Indexes scientific and technical journals in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology. Coverage: 1969-present. Updated weekly.
Institute of Phyics Provides access to full text articles from journals subscribed to by the WMU Libraries and free abstracts to all of their titles. You will get a Copyright Notice and be asked to "Accept Terms and Conditions" for subscribed journals. The Free Content section of the site includes free Featured Articles, Letters to the Editor, and two journals:
Mathematical Physics Electronic Journal. Published by the University of Texas at Austin Papers in mathematical physics selected through a refereeing process, overseen by an editorial board.
Science Citation Index
Covers major scholarly journals for science, medicine and engineering. Cited Ref. search feature finds articles that cited a specific author or publication. Coverage: 1900 - present. Details
Science Direct Database for scientific research that contains the citations and abstracts of more than 1,800 Elsevier journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences as well as selected full text articles. Science Direct can be searched as a database or browsed by individual title. Coverage varies.
SPIN "...SPIN contains the abstracts of over 80 scientific journals published by the American Institute of Physics and its member societies since 1975, as well as selected articles from other scientific journals, totalling approximately 800,000 articles.... SPIN is updated daily. Approximately 45,000 new records are added annually. SPIN searches can be performed for a single journal or year, or across multiple journals or years."
Article and Report Servers
Astrophysics Data System Article service This service provides free and unrestricted access to scanned images of journals, conference proceedings and books in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The complete Astrophysical Journal, 1895-1999, as well as several other journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal astronomical Society are available in varying years.
Department of Energy(DOE) Information Bridge This database is a component of EnergyFiles, providing free access to full-text DOE research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
NASA Technical Report Server An online database to technical reports published by various NASA centers and programs. Full text PDFs of many NASA technical reports are available from 1958 onward. In addition, full text PDFs of reports from NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA are available from 1917-1958.
Encyclopedias
AccessScience The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, online.
This subscription is limited to five simultaneous users. Please logout when finished.
Career Information
American Institute of Physics - Physics careers and Information archives An interesting site that provides a search engine to find listings of employers by state. Also provides profiles of physicists currently working in different fields.
Haverford College Physics/Astronomy Graduates: Job Titles Haverford College has a listing of all the current job titles (as of 2002) of their physics graduates from 1953-2001.
TIPTOP Jobs Online Dynamic job list for physicists.
Employment pages of major science laboratories:
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Occupational Outlook Handbook HF5381 .A1 U62x (Reference Desk Collection)
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. Annual.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Government Agencies
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Institutes of Health Includes links to major NIH sites and databases.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Other Useful Web sites in Physics
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics Biographic and bibliographic information on over 80 20th century women who have made original and important contributions to physics compiled at UCLA.
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Biographical profiles of African Americans in the sciences, math and engineering.
Fundamental Physical Constants from NIST
PhysicsWeb: Physics news, jobs, and resources Comprehensive site that lists journals, organizations, history and other physics resources.
Physics News
Physics news News and information related to Physics, as well as numerous links to sources with current news in different areas of physics.
Physics News Update AIP (American Institute of Physics) bulletin of physics news.
Physics Organizations
Institute of Phyics Provides access to full text articles from journals subscribed to by the WMU Libraries and free abstracts to all of their titles. You will get a Copyright Notice and be asked to "Accept Terms and Conditions" for subscribed journals. The Free Content section of the site includes free Featured Articles, Letters to the Editor, and two journals:
PhysicsWeb - Societies An extensive list of physics organizations compiled by country.
WestCat
Classic Library Catalog WMU's Classic online catalog (also known as WestCat), is used to identify books (including electronic books), government documents, journals, audio and video, slides, music scores, and other items in the University Libraries' collections. The catalog can be searched by title, author, subject heading, keyword, call number, and more.
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