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Finding Articles
Find magazine and journal articles, via on-line databasesFind scholarly articles, via journals and journal collections- Institute of Physics IoPScience electronic journals
Full-text access to all IOP content including archives. - American Institute of Physics Journals
American Institute of Physics Physical Review journals, including PROLA archive. - EI Compendix
- "...provides abstracted information from the world's significant engineering and technological literature, some 2,600 international journals, conference papers and technical reports."
- Annual Reviews
Authoritative resource annually "...synthesizing... primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in your field". Provides current access for select topics including Condensed Matter Physics, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Research, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Genomics and Human Genetics. To customize your search, from the Search interface, choose Publications pull-down menu: Return reviews published in. - IEEE Resources
- IEEE Xplore Portal Search or browse the complete IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) of IEEE and IET journals, transactions, society publications, magazines, and conference papers. Includes content for interdisciplinary topics such as molecular biology and optics. For example, see new journal: IEEE Journal of Photonics.
- IET Journals page Describes the Institution of Engineering & Technology research journals. Access content via IEEE Xplore. Journals include Optoelectronics; Radar, Sonar & Navigation; Science, Measurement, & Technology; Systems Biology; and more.
- Applied Science & Technology Full Text
Provides contents including "...leading trade and industrial publications, professional and technical society journals... and conference proceedings." - SPIE Digital Library
Provides "...access to more than 300,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new technical papers are added annually." Note: IUPUI subscription does NOT include SPIE eBooks. MetaSearch Cross-platform resource article search; select and simultaniously search multiple library resources. Choose the "Search by Subject" tab to specify a disciplinary subject search. Or select the "Search by Database" tab to create a customized search; select resources from nearly 100 compatible library databases. Once the search is done, you can access citations by source or topic using the hot-links on the left of the screen. Now includes IOPScience and MathSciNet - Find e-Journal
Cross-platform interface to access IUPUI's online full-text journal resources for specific magazine and journals, whether from online subscriptions or library databases. "Browse e-journals by subject" pull-down menu provides e-journal subject collections and sub-collections.
MathSciNet "... a comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature since 1940."SIAM Applied Mathematics Journal Collection
Access SIAM's collection of 15 peer-reviewed research journals covering areas of computing and applied mathematics. Includes LOCUS, SIAM's journal archive (1952 to 1996). Web of Knowledge
Extensive index of scholarly articles, including "cited reference" searching. Wiley Publications Browse (see the physics research guide journals list for subscriptions) Digital Dissertations
Search for dissertations and theses, including abstracts and full-text content in many cases. Open Access Resources: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Physics Peer-reviewed titles address applied and theoretical topics, including biotechnology, condensed matter physics, optics, materials research, and mathematical physics. An article search across DOAJ content is available via the left tab: Find Articles.
Finding Books & Media
Books, eBooks, and Videos (Please also see the "Reference Materials" tab for research tools, including mathematics handbooks, and dictionaries and encyclopedias.) Hints for searching for books: enter IUCAT. Start with simple keyword concepts connected with AND (e.g. physics AND energy). If you have logged in to IUCAT, you can use the Request Delivery system to request that a book available at another IU library, but not available here, be sent here for you to pick up. Hints for searching for videos: enter IUCAT. under More IUCAT Searches, select "Advanced Keyword Search". Enter a simple keyword search targeting general concepts (e.g. optics). Then, scroll down to the "format:" pull-down menu and select option "Video/Slides, Etc." ebook Search Simultaneously search University Library ebook collections, including physics-related and information-technology ebooks. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)" Springer ebook collection - Site providing access to Springer ebooks from 2005 through 2007, including some from 2008 and 2009. Includes numerous books and articles on topics such as spectroscopy, optics, and condensed matter. Items can also be identified and accessed via IUCAT. CRCnetBase Engineering - Electrical-Circuits & Devices (85); Communications (260); Electromagnetics, RF & Microwaves (40); Electronics (174); General (38); Image Processing (48); Power Engineering (75); Sensors, Instrumentation & Measurement (28); Signal Processing (74). New Sample Resources - Advanced Batteries: Materials Science Aspects; by Huggins (Springer 2009) New
- Advanced Quantum Mechanics, 4th. ed.; by Schwabl (2008; access via Springer ebook collection) New
- Advanced Visual Quantum Mechanics: Quantum Information, Atomic Physics, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics; by Thaller (2005; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Chemical Biophysics: Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Systems; by Beard and Qian (Cambridge U. Press 2008)
- Engineering Optics; by Iizuka (2008; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics; by Le Bellac, et al. (Cambridge U. Press 2004)
- Fuel cell Engines; by Mench (Wiley 2008)
- Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics: For Solid State Electronics and Optics; by Tang (Cambridge U. Press, 2005)
- Handbook of Advanced Magnetic Materials: Nanostructural Effects; ed. by Liu, et al. (2006; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Handbook of Applied Solid State Spectroscopy; ed. by Vij (2006; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Handbook of Molecular Force Spectroscopy; ed. by Noy (2008; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Light Scattering Reviews (Annual volumes 2006 - 2009) New
- Molecular Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena: Complexities of Scales in Time and Space; by Peters (McGraw Hill 2005)
- NMR Spectroscopy Explained: Simplified Theory, Applications and Examples for Organic Chemistry and Structural Biology; Jacobson (Wiley 2007)
- Optics: Learning by Computing, with Examples Using Maple, MathCad, Mathematica, and MATLAB; by Moller (2007; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light; 2nd ed. ed. by Björn (2008; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces; Ibach (2006; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Principles of Nanotechnology: Molecular-based Study of Condensed Matter in Small Systems; by Mansoori (World Scientific 2005)
- Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics; ed. by Drake (2006; Stacks; also access via Springer ebook collection)
- Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data; ed. by Martienssen and Warlimont (2006; Stacks; also access via Springer ebook collection)
- Springer Handbook of Experimental Fluid Mechanics; ed. by Trope, et al. (2007; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Springer Handbook of Experimental Solid Mechanics; ed. by Sharpe (2008; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics; ed. by Träger (2007; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Springer Handbook of Materials Measurement Methods; ed. by Czichos (2007; access via Springer ebook collection)
- Symmetry and Condensed Matter Physics: A Computational Approach; by El-Batanouny (Cambridge U. Press 2008; Stacks) New
- Vibrational Spectroscopy in Life Science; by Siebert and Hildebrandt (Wiley 2008) New
Reference Materials
Major (online) Resources: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias(Please also see the "Finding Books & Media" tab for sample guides and specialized handbooks, many available online.) Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Combines scholarly content with video clips, images, and animations. McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (2007). McGraw Hill's "flagship" science and technology reference title. The Encyclopedia "covers the latest developments" for topics in theoretical and applied science and technology. Article contributors include 36 Nobel Prize winners addressing topics in physics, chemistry, and applications of physics to medicine. Oxford Reference Online. Large collection of high quality, up-to-date dictionaries; search by individual title, subject collection or comprehensively for entries cross-referenced by discipline. Includes terms, symbols, and processes for subjects such as Biological Sciences, incl. biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics; Physical Sciences & Mathematics, incl. terms related to applied physics, biophysics, imaging, and materials science, plus new in-depth content on magnetic resonance imaging, low-temperature physics, nanophysics, and quantum entanglement. Sample Highlights: Mathematics and Research Tools* - Computational Physics, 2nd ed.; by Thijssen (Cambridge U. Press 2007; Stacks)
- Dictionary of Nanotechnology, Colloid and Interface Science; by Schramm (Wiley 2008 REF)
- Dictionary of Physics (An updated translation of Lexicon der Physik; 4 vols.: REF QC5 .D538 2004)
- Encyclopedia of Applied Physics; ed. by Trigg (Wiley; 12 vols.: REF QC5 .E543 2004)
- Handbook of Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials; ed. by Wang, et al (Kluwer; 4 vols: TA418.9.N35 H358 2003)
- Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science; ed. by Scott (Routledge REF QA427 .E53 2005)
- Handbook of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (CRC 2004; REF)
- How to Write and Illustrate Scientific Papers (Cambridge University Press 2008; REF)
- Observer's Handbook (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Current and previous years REF)
- Mathematical Methods for Physicists: a Concise Introduction; by Chow (Cambridge U. 2000)
- Methods for Solving Mathematical Physics Problems; by Agoshkov (Cambridge International Science Publishing 2006)
- Problems and Solutions in Group Theory for Physicists; by Ma (World Scientific Pub. 2004)
- Reporting Results: A Practical Guide for Engineers and Scientists (Cambridge U. Press 2008; Stacks)
- Yearbook of Science and Technology (McGraw Hill: REF Q121 .M31 2004 up to current year (New)
* REF denotes the library's "reference" collection on the 2nd level. Volumes can be checked out on a short-term basis by faculty. Other items are located in the 4th level (stacks) and typically can be checked out.
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