Best Bets
- Scitation (American Institute of Physics) (1893+) This link opens in a new window Journals, conference proceedings and eBooks from AIP Publishing and AIP Member Societies such as American Association of Physics Teachers.
- SCOAP3 Repository (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics) This link opens in a new window "SCOAP3 is a one-of-its-kind partnership of thousands of libraries, funding agencies and research centers in more than 40 countries. Working with leading publishers, SCOAP3 has converted key journals in the field of High-Energy Physics to Open Access at no cost for authors. All articles funded by SCOAP3 appear in the SCOAP3 repository upon publication. Several formats are available, including PDF, PDF/A and XML."
- SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering) This link opens in a new window the most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing unprecedented access to more than 200,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings.
- Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) This link opens in a new window Provides citation indexing of top high-impact journals with powerful tools such as cited reference searching and Author Finder, 256 categories thoroughly cover the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Other Physics Resources
- Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection (ProQuest) (1962+) This link opens in a new window Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection is a full text and A&I database covering the latest developments in high technology with a focus on computer science, aerospace, energy science, information science, and many others. The Computer Science Database is also included with this collection, adding full-text coverage across many areas and applications including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software engineering, and related disciplines.
- Aerospace Database (1962+) This link opens in a new window The Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Index is the most comprehensive bibliographic coverage of research, emerging technologies, applications and companies in the areas of aeronautics, astronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, communications, solid state devices, and space sciences. From theoretical research through to practical applications.
- Astrophysics Data System (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory & NASA) This link opens in a new window "maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 10.9 million records covering publications in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and the arXiv e-prints"
- CRC handbook of chemistry and physics This link opens in a new window- "provide(s) property data on chemical compounds (now over 20,000) and all physical particles that have been reported in the literature, carefully reviewed by subject experts."
- As of of 2025, the 105th edition is the most current. Older editions are available in the online archives section of the site.
- Other CRC Press netBASE eBooks can be found on the Taylor & Francis platform, including collections such as CHEMISTRYnetBASE, CHEMLIBnetBASE, CHEMICALENGINEERINGnetBASE, PHYSICSnetBASE, etc. - Institute of Physics Journals (IoP) This link opens in a new window Full text of IOP electronic journals, providing publications through which leading-edge scientific research is distributed worldwide.
- JoVE Unlimited This link opens in a new windowCenter for Distributed Learning is providing access to *all* JoVE video content. "10,000+ videos of laboratory methods and science concepts"
- Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (1974+) This link opens in a new window "This database includes records drawn from the world's literature on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography and environmental sciences."
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) This link opens in a new window "NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) provides access to aerospace-related citations, full-text online documents, and images and videos. The types of information include: conference papers, journal articles, meeting papers, patents, research reports, images, movies, and technical videos – scientific and technical information (STI) created or funded by NASA." - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) (1915-1958) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (1958 to present) - NASA Image eXchange (NIX) (1900 to present)
- Science Direct (1997+) This link opens in a new window Full text scientific, technical and medical research journals, eBooks, Reference works, handbooks and book series published by Elsevier.
- Solid State & Superconductivity Abstracts (ProQuest) (1981+) This link opens in a new window "provides global coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices - as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology, now highlighted in every issue."
- Springer Book Series (1997+) This link opens in a new window Full text of Springer Book Series, including Lecture Notes.
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