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Reference Sources (Background)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Chemical data, current edition online
Oxford Reference Online - Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Search physical science-related dictionaries and reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes Dictionary of Astronomy, Dictionary of Physics ,Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics, Dictionary of Statistics, and Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units.
Astronomical Almanac
Ref QB 8 U6 A77 2006
Current, ephemeral data from Washington DC and London
Cambridge Atlas of Astronomy
Atlas Stand QB65 G6813 1994
Maps, charts and photos of the universe, 3rd edition
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Ref QB 14 E54 2001, v. 1-4
History of Astronomy: An Encyclopedia
Ref QB 15 .H624 1997
Entries on archaeoastronomical topics with bibliographies
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe
Ref QB 14 .I588 2001
Good use of color photographs and diagrams
History of astronomy section on Ancient, Greek, Arabic and Medieval topics
Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook
Ref QB 64 .R43 2004
Guide to recognizing those bright things in the sky
Dictionary of Material Science and High Energy Physics
Ref QC 772 .D57 2001
Definitions include formulae and diagrams
Guide to Information Sources in the Physical Sciences
Ref QC 5.35 .S74 2000
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
Ref QC 5 .M15 1996 v.1-4
Covers basic concepts, prominent physicist's biographies, theories within the field, and an assortment of phenomena, with bibliographies.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics
Ref QC 5 .M425 1993
Contains 760 articles, each followed with a short bibliography, and over 1000 drawings and graphs.
The Physics Quick Reference Guide
Ref QC 61 .C65 1996
A guide for formulae, graphs, and conversion tables.
The Weather Almanac
Guide to climate in the United States, 10th edition.
Ref QC 983 W38 2001
Finding Books
The call number area for Physics is QC. Astronomy materials are in QB.
MaconCat
The library's online catalog, providing access to books, journals, music, and movies in the library.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Books and articles not owned by our library can be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Allow sufficient time for processing. Average turnaround time is 3-5 days for articles and 3-14 days for books, excluding holidays and weekends. Submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
Locating Articles (Databases & Indexes)
Institute of Physics Electronic Journals (full text; 1874 to present)
Articles covering physics and related fields.
Academic Search Complete
OmniFile Full Text Mega (some full text; 1994 to present)
Articles from scholarly and popular sources in all disciplines. Select a subject area at the bottom of the search screen to get the most relevant results.
Websites
Astrophysics Data System (NASA)
Four bibliographic databases with access to full-text articles
ISAAC ( International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture)
Explores interdisciplinary proejcts in cultural astronomy
Planetary Data System (NASA)
Data from space missions, lab measurements, and observations
Global Climate Change (Exploratorium)
Explores climate change on the earth
NIST Physical Reference Data (National Institue of Standards and Technology)
Numeric and bibliographic data
Physics Central (American Physical Society)
Public forum for contemporary physics
http://www.physicscentral.com/
Physics Internet Resources (American Physical Society)
Clearinghouse of websites
http://www.aps.org/resources/
Physics Web (Institute of Physics)
Physics news, jobs, and resources.
Resources in Physics (PAM Division of Special Libraries Assoc.)
Librarians' site to find people, professional societies, pathfinders for physics
Yahoo! Science: Physics
Metasite for Internet resources on physics
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating Sources (R-MC)
Is it POPULAR or is it SCHOLARLY? (R-MC)
Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet (University of Alberta Libraries)
Citing Sources