Guest Databases for Physical Sciences
Alphabetical list of databases:
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I-J-K
L
M
N
O-P
Q
R-S
T
U-V
W-X-Y-Z
Databases by subject
Specific database services
Databases marked "IN LIBRARY USE ONLY"
can be searched
exclusively from the Public Access/Gov Docs computers in the Library.
indicates a TexShare database
| Database | Description | Full Text | Service |
| Academic Search Complete
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 9,810 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers unmatched full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. |  |
EBSCOhost |
| AGU Digital Library
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
The AGU Digital Library is a comprehensive collection of more than 100 years of Earth and space science research. It contains full text archives of AGU journals, books, and weekly newspaper, with linked reference lists. Coverage begins with volume 1 for each journal and extends to 5 years prior to the current year. Every year, the AGU Digital Library will expand to include another full year. | |
American Geophysical Union |
| American Chemical Society Web Editions + Archives
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Search and access the full text of all titles published by ACS from 1879 to 1998, and the full text of 27 journals for the current year (2003) plus the last four years (1999-2002) | |
TexShare |
| Astrophysics Data System (NASA) | A NASA-funded project which includes abstracts and some full-text articles on astronomy and astrophysics/planetary sciences/solar physics; instrumentation; physics and geophysics; and Los Alamos preprints. [Mirror sites] | |
Free/Gov |
| DOE Information Bridge | Provides free, convenient, and quick access to Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics | |
Gov |
| Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics | Click on Search or perform inquiry from Quick Search at the top of the first Web Page | |
Nature Publishing Group |
| EnergyFiles | Information and resources pertaining to energy science and technology | |
Gov |
| E-PRINT Network | A vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields, intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and students at advanced levels. Also a gateway to over 12,000 Web sites and databases worldwide, containing e-prints in basic and applied sciences, primarily in physics but also including subject areas such as chemistry, biology and life sciences, materials science, nuclear sciences and engineering, energy research, computer and information technologies, and other disciplines of interest to DOE. | |
Gov |
| Federal R&D Project Summaries | Consortium of federal agencies providing R&D summaries: Dept. of Energy, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation | Gov | |
| GeoRef
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Established by the American Geological Institute (AGI) in 1966, this database contains over 2.2 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. The GeoRef database covers the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. Masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from US and Canadian universities are also covered. | Cambridge Scientific Abstracts | |
| GrayLIT | Science portal of technical reports | |
Gov |
| JSTOR
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Online archive of non-current issues of scholarly journals. For the most part, the time interval between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of these journals varies between 3 and 5 years. | |
JSTOR |
| KnowItAll® Anyware
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
KnowItAll Anyware is a spectroscopy database and software resource providing access to over 1.3 million spectral records. The KnowItAll U collection contains NMR, IR, MS, Raman, UV-Vis, and Near IR data covering pure compounds and a broad range of commercial products used in pharmaceutical, forensic, polymer, and environmental chemistry. Database records are searchable by full spectrum, peak, structure, substructure, property (name, molecular weight, CAS Registry Number, boiling point, etc.) or any combination of the above. | |
Bio Rad Laboratories |
| MathSciNet: American Mathematical Society
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Index of publications in mathematics and the sciences | MathSciNet | |
| OSTI (Office of Scientific and Technical Information) | Discover and use the scientific and technical information resources of the Department of Energy in broad disciplines such as physics, chemistry, materials, biology, engineering, energy efficiency, and other related subject areas. | |
Gov |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
PNAS publishes research reports (describing the results of original research of exceptional importance), commentaries (which call attention to papers of particular note and are written at the invitation of the Editorial Board), perspectives (presenting a viewpoint on an important area of research and are written at the invitation of the Editorial Board), and colloquium papers (reports of scientific colloquia held under Academy auspices) on a broad array of scientific topics. | |
National Academy Of Sciences |
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Physical Review Online Archive
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) | |
American Physical Society |
| Science and Technology Collection
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
The Science & Technology Collection contains over 800 leading full text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,700 publications. |  |
 EBSCOhost |
| ScienceDirect®
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Provides access to more than 1000 scientific, medical and technical journals published by the world's leading scientific publishers, many in full text. | |
Science Direct® |
| STINET (Scientific and Technical Information Network) | "Public STINET" gives access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to documents added to the Defense Technical & Information Center from late December 1974 to present. The link is to "Quick Search". For more information see the home page | |
Gov |
| WebElements Periodic Table | The periodic table on the WWW | Free | |
| Wiley InterScience®
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Provide full-text access to journal articles in the fields of business; chemistry; computer science; earth and environmental science; education; engineering; law; life sciences; mathematics and statistics; medicine and healthcare; physics and astronomy; polymers and materials science; psychology; and social sciences. | |
Wiley |
