Research by Subject: Physics
Books: Use the Library Catalog
Academic Search Premier 
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
American Chemical Society Journal Archive
Full text of the most cited chemistry research in all titles published by ACS. 1879 - our current ACS Web Editions subscription.
American Chemical Society Journals
American Chemical Society journals and magazines. Full-text of titles to which Ithaca College subscribes, and to all other titles 5 years old and older.
Note: aka ACS Web Editions
arXiv 
An e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology. Many of the papers are scheduled to be published in professional journals. Because papers are submitted and posted without peer review, the Archive represents extremely up-to-date research. Materials are added on a daily basis.
Columbia Earthscape
Comprehensive aggregation of resources in the Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ
Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals on all subjects in many languages.
General Science Collection
All aspects of the scientific world; full-text incl. Archaeology, Astronomy, International Wildlife, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, etc.
GEOBASE
Worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology and related disciplines in books and journals. 1980-present
Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't been indexed in other databases.
HighWire press
Free access to full-text science, technology and medicine journals, except for the most recent issues (usually six months or a year).
MathSciNet
World's mathematical literature: Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, index/abstracts of journals, books and proceedings. 1940-present.rn
Nature
Access to the weekly journal Nature from 1869 to the present. Nature contains original research, science news, review articles, job postings, and book reviews. Links to several other journals from Nature Publishing Group.
PROLA
Physical Research Online Archive: Citations only, no full text.
Note: Articles may be purchased for a fee; IC has no id/password access
SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
Digital library portal for astronomy and physics from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Science
Science Magazine Online, aka Science Online, the official journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Access back to 1997 is available through this site; see JSTOR for older issues.
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
Scientific American Archive Online
Scientific American Magazine (entire editorial contents) Jan 1993 - present. The newly introduced Scientific American Mind monthly title also included.
Scitation (American Institute of Physics)
Indexes documents from scholarly journals, magazines, conference proceedings, and other special publications from prestigious scientific societies and technical publishers.
Scitopia.org
Scitopia.org searches more than three million documents, including peer-reviewed journal content and technical conference papers, spanning 150 years of science and technology. RSS feeds that provide table-of-contents info for the various publications/organizations involved with the project.
SPIRES High-Energy Physics Literature Database
Bibliographic database on high-energy physics from the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC).
WorldWideScience.org
An online global gateway to science information from 28 national databases.
Molecular Workbench Museum of Models 
Animated, interactive models demonstrating principles of physics, chemistry, and biology.
National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, and mathematics education at all levels.
Scirus
A comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Links to scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web, including reports, peer-reviewed articles, and journals.
Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
Call Number: REF Q 141 .B5285 2000
Two-volume biographical dictionary. Articles are brief, but often include lists of sources.
Biography and genealogy master index
Index of biographical and geneological information on contemporary and historical individuals throughout the world.
Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Call Number: REF Q 141 .D5
Eighteen-volume encyclopedia containing detailed biographical essays on scientists and mathematicians. Articles are signed and generally include extensive bibliographies.
Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists
Call Number: REF Q 141 .N73 1995
Four volume biographical encyclopedia of 20th century scientists. Articles include lists of works by and about the subjects.
Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology.
Call Number: REF QA76.15 D5258
Computer Science terminology
A Dictionary of Physics
"This dictionary contains over 3,700 clear and concise entries, covering all commonly encountered physics terms and concepts, including terms relating to astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry. The fifth edition has been fully updated and includes entries on topics such as dark energy, decoherence, and quantum computing. The dictionary also features in-depth analyses of key topics, biographies of important scientists, and chronologies of major discoveries."
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Call Number: REF QB 14 .E525 2001
Four volume encyclopedia of space sciences. Articles are signed and many include bibliographies.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
Call Number: REF QC 5 .M15 1996
Four volume encyclopedia of physics. Signed entries include bibliographies.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Call Number: REF Q 121 .M3 1997
Illustrated encyclopedia of all the sciences.
World of Science (Wolfram Research)
Encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics.
Information Bridge
Full text repository of technical documents from the Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE-OSTI).
U.S. Geological Survey
An unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, natural resources, and natural hazards.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Includes a search function for US patents.
World Intellectual Property Organization
A good site for searching non-US patents.
Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid
Community of Science (COS)
COS includes a Funding Opportunities database, lists of research funding and R&D procurement opportunities from the Commerce Business Daily and The Federal Register, an Expertise Database, Federally Funded Research opportunites,U.S. Patent Citation Database (1975 - present), FedBizOpps (formerly Commerce Business Daily) (1995 - present), and the Federal Register (1994 - present). Requires free registration.
GrantsNet
Find funds for training in the sciences and undergraduate science education. Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Annual reviews
Reviews of biomedical, physical and social science topics published as annual journals.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Call Number: REF QD 65 .H3 Ed. 88
Immense compendium of chemical and physical data
Global Change Master Directory
The GCMD offers descriptions of Earth science data sets using a specified set of information.
Physical Reference Data
Physical data sources from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
World Sunlight Map
Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this real-time, computer-generated illustration of the earth's patterns of sunlight and darkness. The clouds are updated every 3 hours with current weather satellite imagery.
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