Most Frequently Used Databases for Physics & Astronomy
- Web of Science (1900 - ) This link opens in a new window
- Scopus This link opens in a new window
- SciFinder-n (1907 - ) This link opens in a new window
ePrint Databases
Many articles are available as preprints or eprints before actual publication. Use one of these databases to find the "gray literature."
- arXiv This link opens in a new windowarXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology.
- Astrophysics Data System (ADS)The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a digital library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant.
- iNSPIREINSPIRE is a trusted community hub that helps researchers to share and find accurate scholarly information in high energy physics.
Citation Linker
When you have a citation (or a partial citation) to a journal article, try this tool. If the Libraries subscribe to the full text of that article online, you'll be linked to it. If we don't, you'll be given other options for acquiring it.
- Citation Linker
Be sure to include as much information as possible to get to the link, although the author and title don't seem as important as the rest of the citation.
Introduction to Journals
All journals can now be found through a search of the catalog. For best results in finding electronic resources, add the word "online" to the end of your query, e.g. "Physical Review Letters online" or click the EJOURNALS & EBOOKS tab in the Search Box to search for electronic journals.