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The core databases for this discipline are Institute of Physics and Web of Knowledge.
For assistance, contact research specialist Cathy Christensen, cchristensen@drew.edu, x3483.
| Name | Description | Guide |
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| ArXiv.org E-print Archive | Searchable collection of over half a million open access e-prints in math & computer science, statistics, physics, and quantitative biology. |
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| Dissertations and Theses | Indexes dissertations from 1861 forward; provides citations and abstracts for master’s theses from 1988 on. Full text of recent dissertations in social sciences and humanities. |
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| Google Scholar | This free, interdisciplinary resource indexes the available text of scholarly journal sites and scholarly website collections on the Internet, and allows citation searching. |
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| Institute of Physics (IOP) | Selected full text access to recently published articles; full text access to articles back to 1996 for limited number of journals; full text access to selected open access journals. |
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| Proquest Science Journals | 1,145+ journals in science — 965+ full text. 1986-. |
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| Science Online | Science Magazine, online, 1997-present. |
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| ScienceDirect | The Elsevier Science journal collection covers disciplines besides the sciences; indexes over 2,800 journals; full text available for over 1,000 journals. |
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| SciFinder | SciFinder offers access to all of Chemical Abstracts (from 1907), including patents and CAS Registry numbers, as well as information on reactions and properties. ( Drew users only. Must register for SciFinder Account: https://uknow.drew.edu/confluence/display/Library/SciFinder+%28Chemical+Abstracts%29+Web+Registration ) |
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| SCIRUS | Science web search engine provided by Elsevier. ( Go into Preferences and Enable the Library Connection links for Drew University Library ) |
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| Web of Knowledge (ISI Citation Indexes) | 3 major citation indexes covering the Sciences, the Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities. Start with a known article and find other articles that have cited it. |
Web Sites
The core databases for this discipline are Institute of Physics and Web of Knowledge.
For assistance, contact research specialist Cathy Christensen, cchristensen@drew.edu, x3483.
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American Institute of Physics — Physics Publications and Resources
The American Institute of Physics website links to news, publications, and history sites.
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American Physical Society (APS) Physics
American Physical Society lists valuable links to web resources concerning Physics, such as Journals, Education, Forums, Career Development and a great deal more.
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AstroWeb: Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet
a collection of pointers to astronomy-related information available on the Internet. The database is maintained by the AstroWeb Consortium, a collaboration involving 9 individuals at 7 institutions.
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Data.gov
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E-print Network: Research Communications for Scientists and Engineers
Full text of articles in science (especially physics) and technology.
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Google Sky
Locate positions of constellations and planets, view universe at different wavelengths, see historical drawings of constellations using this website that is the result of a collaboration among Google, NASA, and several other organizations.
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Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information
Includes “documents and citations in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics of interest related to DOE’s mission.”
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Khan Academy
Short video tutorials of math (including algebra and calculus), biology, chemistry, physics.
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lanl.arXiv.org e-Print archive mirror
Open access to 400,000+ e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology and Statistics, owned and funded by Cornell University with partial funding from NSF.
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Martindale’s The Reference Desk
Links to online resources on a wide variety of topics
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NIST Handbook of Basic Atomic Spectroscopic Data
From the introduction: “a selection of the most important and frequently used atomic spectroscopic data in an easily accessible format.”
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PhysicsWorld.Com
Offers News, a calendar, jobs and many “Web Links” including the areas of education, companies, reference, institutions and humor. From the Institute of Physics.
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PhysLink.com
Provides exhaustive Physics web resources in an organized, easy to use format.
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Science.gov : USA.gov for Science – Government Science Portal
A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.
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Trailblazing: Three and a half centuries of Royal Society Publishing
A selection of historically significant papers by (mostly) famous scientists. Use the “find” function to search by scientist or keyword. (PDF)
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Writing in College – A Short Guide to College Writing
From the University of Chicago
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Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Learn to design posters and power point presentations as well as how to write proposals, lab reports, dissertations, journal articles.