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Internet Resources by Subject

Physics

Where to Start

American Physical Society

Physics - from Internet Public Library

Physics - from Academic Info

PhysicsWeb Resources

 
Periodical Indexes/Abstracts/Articles

Academic Search Premier
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides indexing to over 8,000 periodicals and includes the full text of nearly 4,700 of these titles (approximately 3,600 are peer-reviewed journals). Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating back as far as 1975. Available to the Converse community both on the campus network and off campus. Contact a reference librarian for information on off-campus access.

GreenFILE
This free database provides indexing to 600+ scholarly and general interest periodicals as well as government documents and reports dealing with environmental issues. Comprises approximately 295,000 records, but the vast majority of these include only citations and abstracts, not complete documents.

InfoTrac
Covers academic journals, magazines, newspapers. Includes citations, some abstracts, some complete articles. Available to the Converse community both on the campus network and off campus. Contact a reference librarian for information on off-campus access. For journal titles included in the InfoTrac databases, click here.
Provided by DISCUS--South Carolina's Virtual Library

Liebert Online
provides articles (in PDF) from 50+ peer-reviewed journals published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; focuses on the life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, and public health. Available only on campus.

ProQuest Science Journals
Indexes about 400 journals in science, technology, and math; includes the full-text of most of the articles it indexes.

Science Resource Center DISCUS Logo - 30+ specialized encyclopedias and other reference works dealing with the sciences and math. Full-text articles from 300+ periodicals, both general and scholarly. Links to high-quality Web sites and a selection of newspaper science sections. For off-campus access, contact a librarian.

 
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
General

AccessScience Encyclopedia of Science and Technology – made up of several McGraw-Hill science publications, including the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (10th ed.), the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, and the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science and Technology.  Articles often include illustrations, graphics, and bibliographies. Available to the Converse community both on and off campus. Contact a librarian for more information.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (Available only on Converse campus.)

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight

Grolier Online Encyclopedia
Available to the Converse community both on and off campus. Please contact a librarian for off-campus access.)
Provided by DISCUS--South Carolina's Virtual Library

InfoPlease.com - Information Please Almanac

Oxford Reference Online Premium
Over 100 subject-specific encyclopedias from Oxford University Press

Science Resource Center DISCUS Logo - 30+ specialized encyclopedias and other reference works dealing with the sciences and math. Full-text articles from 300+ periodicals, both general and scholarly. Links to high-quality Web sites and a selection of newspaper science sections. For off-campus access, contact a librarian.

 
Subject-Specific

Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

The Laws List (Physics)

 
Government Publications

Science.gov - A gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information
provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results.

 

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