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This research guide relays
some basic information on library and information resources pertaining
to the concerns of this department, as provided by University Libraries
and/or sites on the World Wide Web.
1.
LC Call Nos. - - 2. Finding
Articles - - 3. Reference
Collection - - 4. P &
A Faculty - - 5. Professional
Societies - - 6. Web Sites
1. To
Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library
of Congress Subject Divisions)
Books on subjects
associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed
below. Use TOPCAT
to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined
subjects.
Astronomy (all main
subjects): QB ------- Physics (all main classical subjects):
QC1-QC798 ------- Geophysics: QE801-QE809 ------- Geomagnetism:
QC811-QC849 ------- Radioactive Dating/Earth's Interior: QE500-QE511.7
------- Biomagnetism & Biophysics: QH504-QH505 ------- Applied
Mechanics: TA349-TA359 ------- Electric Circuits & Networks:
TK452-TK454.4 ------- Electronic Circuits: TK7867-TK7882
------- various bibliographic subjects (Z)
2.
To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text
services)
The following
services are recommended for courses for first-year students and nonmajors:
- Academic
Search Premier
and MasterFILE Premier: These two all-subject WWW-based services
(they are part of the EBSCOhost system) feature indexing and
abstracting of many journals and magazines WKU Libraries receives in
hardcopy, plus a large selection of articles in full-text.
- Science
(Magazine) Online (AAAS).
- Google
Scholar: A free Web-based Google service that restricts searches
to the scholarly literature. Now features linking to full-text of articles
held by WKU.
- Applied
Science and Technology Index: A Web-based database that indexes
a fair number of physics-related titles. A paper version running through
1997 is located in Reference at TA1 .A66 (ref.per.ind.).
The following
services are recommended for use by advanced students and researchers:
- The
Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Astrophysics literature,
including much full-text of professional articles.
- Science
(Magazine) Online (AAAS).
- Nature
(Magazine) Online.
- SpringerLink:
Access to about 1000 Springer journals with full content back to about
1997.
- IOPScience
(Institute of Physics): 250,000 articles in full-text from the serial
publications of the IOP.
- ejournal
collections by individual publisher: Cambridge Journals Online,
ScienceDirect (Elsevier), and Wiley Interscience. Abstracting
of the nearly 2000 science journals published by these companies, with
some full-text available at each site (individually).
- DOAJ
(Directory of Open Access Journals): "This service covers
free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals"
(across all subject areas, and in multiple languages).
- Electronic
Journal Service: EJS (Ebsco): Full-text articles, tables
of content, and abstracts from journals across all subject areas.
- Google
Scholar: As described above.
- ArticleFirst:
FirstSearch database available to faculty and graduate students
(and to undergraduate students by special permission). Indexes almost
13,000 journals and magazines from 1990 onward, including some ninety
percent of the ones University Libraries carries in hardcopy.
- Ingenta:
A free online database indexing some 28000 journals and magazines from
the 1980s onward. Offers for-pay text delivery.
- Applied
Science and Technology Index: As described above.
- Astronomy
and Astrophysics Abstracts: A paper abstracting service for the
fields of astronomy and astrophysics. Located in Reference at QB1
.A8x (ref.per.ind.).
- Physics Abstracts:
A state-of-the-art paper abstracting service for the literature of physics-related
titles (we own the 1932-1994 volumes only). Located in Reference, in
Room 109.
Special
resource: Comprehensive
List of Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text Services Related to the Natural
& Applied Sciences Held by University Libraries
Special resource:
TDNet Electronic
Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals,
magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing
full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]
Special
resource: Knovel
Online Library: A set of technical reference books and tables
of particular interest to engineering, mathematics, physics, astronomy,
and chemistry.
3.
Monographic Reference Works in Helm Library
The following
are recommended for use:
- handbooks, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, directories, etc.: available in Reference, mainly in
the QB, QC, and TK parts of the collection.
Note especially the following: History of Astronomy: An Encyclopedia
QB15.H624 ------- Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences QB600.2
.E53 ------- Twentieth Century Physics QC7.T84 ------- Instrumentation
Reference Book QC53.I574 ------- Handbook of Physical Quantities
QC61.H36 ------- Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics Handbook
QC173.A827 ------- Encyclopedia of Acoustics QC221.5 .E53 -------
Handbook of Optics QC369.H35 ------- Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy
QC450.3 .P47 ------- Handbook of Chemistry and Physics QD65.H3.
See the Shelf
List of Science & Technology-Related Reference Works in the Reference
Department, Helm Library.
4.
Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy Faculty http://physics.wku.edu/
- Bell
Observatory, Western Kentucky University http://astro.wku.edu/observatory/
5.
Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs,
memberships, etc.)
Astronomy
Physics
6. Web Sites Recommended by Dept. of Physics
and Astronomy Faculty
A
& P: General/Gateways A
& P: History/Biography A
& P: Advanced Research
Astronomy: Solar System
Astronomy:
Misc. Resources Physics:
Teaching/Education/Tutorials Physics:
Subfields, Misc.
Astronomy
& Physics: General Portals & Gateways
Astronomy
& Physics: History / Biography
Astronomy
& Physics: Advanced Research: Physical Data, Programs, Technical Literature,
Preprints, etc.
Astronomy:
Planets & Solar System
Astronomy:
Miscellaneous Sites & Resources
Physics:
Teaching / Education / Student Tutorials
Physics:
Subfields, Miscellaneous Subjects, News, etc.
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