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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- Access Science
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology on the Web
- American Institute of Physics
- American Physical Society
- Century of Physics Timeline and history of physics from the American Physical Society
- College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
- Data for Modern Physics From HyperPhysics
- Directory of Physics Departments at 2- and 4-Year Institutions
- Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology
- Eric Weissteins World of Physics Comprehensive site
- Fundamental Physical Constants From the Institute of Chemistry, Berlin , Germany
- Galaxy Physics Gateway to physics sites
- Help for Physics Students Provides links to numerous physics sites
- HyperPhysics Explanations, derivations, calculations from Dr. Rod Nave, Georgia State University
- Natures Physics Portal
- Net Advance of Physics From MIT: links, reviews, bibliography
- Particle Physics An information portal linking to electronic publishing and other resources in the fields of experimental and theoretical high energy particle physics
- Philosophy and Foundations of Physics Contains links to online papers and resources
- Physics Lecture notes from MIT OpenCourseWare
- Physics and Chemistry Glossary
- Physics Central From the American Physical Society
- Physics Encyclopedia Physics Internet resources
- Physics for Beginners Full text information on the mechanics of physics
- Physics Glossary From About.com
- Physics Hypertext Book From the Institute of Physics
- Physics.org
- Physics 2000 From the University of Colorado at Boulder; provides interactive modules for understanding various concepts in physics
- PhysicsWeb Global news and information service for physicists
- PhysLink.com Comprehensive physics and astronomy site
- PhysNet Physics Departments and Documents Network
- PSIgate Physical Sciences Information Gateway
- NIST Physics Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology site
- PhysLink: Physics & Astronomy Provides comprehensive research and education tools
- Plasma on the Internet Site on plasma physics
- Resources of Scholarly Societies: Physics Links to societies around the world
- Science.gov Gateway to government science and technology sites
- Several dictionaries and encyclopedias elated to Physics are available
on Credo Reference (formerly
XreferPlus) including:
- McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
- Penguin Dictionary of Physics
- Spectrum of Physics
- Spires High Energy Physics Literature Database
- Virtual Laboratory: University of Oregon Collection of JAVA applets for physics
- WWW Virtual Library: Physics
- Yahoo!: Physics
- Zona Land Classic physics with 3-D animations
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics REF QD65 .H3
- Dictionary of physics REF QC5 .C52x 1999
- Dictionary of pure and applied physics REF QC5 .D485 2001
- Encyclopedia of applied physics REF QC5 .E543
- Handbook of physics REF QC61 .H37 2002
- Physically Speaking : a dictionary of quotations on physics and astronomy REF QC5 .P47 1997
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile
- WilsonWeb
- Applied Science Full Text
- General Science Full Text
- OmniFile Mega
- ArXiv Free access to preprint papers in physics
- Bentham Open Access Free peer reviewed full text articles
- Directory of Open Access Journals Free database of full text academic journal articles
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications.
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- OAIster Free union catalog of digital resources and covers the humanities, social sciences and sciences
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available
- Scirus Search engine for scientific journal articles and web sites
PERIODICALS
- Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics
- Nature Physics Use the
Database Alphabetical List to access the full text Nature Journal; enter
keywords in the search box or select the archive and view the table of
contents
- New Journal of Physics
- Physics
Journals Includes full text journal access from the Institute of Physics
- Physics Today Monthly journal of the American Physics Society
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- American journal of physics
- Physics Teacher
- Physics Today
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to locate books and media in the University Library. Start by using a Keyword Guided search. When you have identified a useful item, click on "Long View". Note the subject headings. Click on any useful headings to identify additional materials on your topic.
See Also
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 07/31/2008 and Last Revised: 7/25/07
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