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Articles (from journals)
ArXiV
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Scopus (Elsevier)
Excellent source for citation searching or finding original articles in physics. Check out the list of journals they index here. [more info]
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Web of Science (ISI)
This resource will cease as of 1/1/2010. Please begin using other resources, such as Scopus.   [more info]
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Scitation plus SpinWeb
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Scitopia.org
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Articles (from magazines)
Scientific American
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
This is a general article database containing basic information on topics in physics. Remember that this searches popular, as well as scholarly, articles. [more info]
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WilsonWeb OmniFile (HW Wilson)
General article database containing information on some physics topics [more info]
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Government Information
Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information (U.S. Government)
Free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of Dept. of Energy research report literature.  Primarily 1994 forward. [more info]
Internet
NASA Homepage (NASA)
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Science Accelerator
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Internet
Science.gov (U.S. Government)
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Reference Information
AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill)
Background information: Encylopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources [more info]
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (Taylor and Francis)
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NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainties
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Internet
NASA Homepage (NASA)
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Books / Book Chapters
Annual Reviews (Annual Reviews, Inc)
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LEO Library Catalog (JMU)
Find Books at JMU using the online catalog [more info]
Internet
Safari Tech Books Online (ProQuest)
 New Interface 10.19.2009.  The new interface relies heavily on Flash, so if there are problems,
the first possible solution is to make sure you have the latest version of Flash installed: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html   [more info]
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WorldCat Home Page (OCLC)
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InterLibrary Loan (JMU)
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Current Events
Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services)
Contains full text of opposing viewpoints for conterversial topics [more info]
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale)
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CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press)
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Style Manuals & Citation Management Tools
AIP Style Manual
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RefWorks

Manage your references or work cited pages by creating your personal database of citations.  Need to export from databases into RefWorks? See the tutorials.

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Related Subjects
Applied Optics
Astronomy/Astrophysics
Atomic Physics
Background Information -- Physics
Electronics
Fluid/Plasma Physics
General Physics
Materials
Nuclear/Particle Physics
Related Links
Library Research Guide: Physics
Department of Physics Homepage
See more Physics & Astronomy Resources by type of information:
Articles (from journals)
Articles (from magazines)
Books / Book Chapters
Current Events
Government Information
Reference Information
Style Manuals & Citation Management Tools
Physics & Astronomy Librarian's Lists of Resources:
JournalArticles
PHYS105BasicArticle
Physics 105
Physics 215
Physics 392
Contact the Physics & Astronomy Librarian:
D. Yvonne Jones