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ArXiv.org ePrint Archive This link opens in a new window
Preprint archive for scholarly research in physics and related disciplines.
Web of Science
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Find multidisciplinary scholarly articles (sciences, social sciences, and humanities). Citation searching also allows search for highly cited articles and books.

High Energy Physics (HEP) database
From the official description of the site: "Search more than 500,000 high-energy physics related articles, including journal papers, preprints, e-prints, technical reports, conference papers and theses, comprehensively indexed by the SLAC and DESY libraries since 1974." "The SPIRES-HEP database has been run by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center(SLAC) since the late 1960's as a database of particle physics literature."
ADS - Astrophysics Data System
A digital library of journal articles, e-prints, conference proceedings, research data, and books for astronomy and astrophysics operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant.

Scitation (SPIN Web)
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Scitation is the online home of leading journals and conference proceedings from AIP Publishing and AIP Member Societies. Scitation offers online access to a robust collection of close to 1 million articles from leading physical sciences publications including journals, conference proceedings, and magazines published by AIP Publishing and its publishing partners.
Google Scholar
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Search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports in all disciplines. Linked to Tripod.

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

If your research intersects with math or the life sciences, these databases may be helpful.

MathSciNet
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Provides citations to the world's mathematical literature including journal articles, conference proceedings, and books. Topics covered include all aspects of mathematics, statistics, and related areas. Cover 1940-present.
PubMed
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Free database of biomedical and related life and behavioral sciences journal articles. Includes MEDLINE index and links to PubMed Central open access articles when available.

Handbooks, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Sometimes you will need to look up words or get some basic information before you are able to fully understand the articles you are reading in scientific journals. Using encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks can help to get your research started.

The Penguin Dictionary of Physics by John Cullerne (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780141036830
Publication Date: 2010-08-12
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
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ISBN: 0849304865
Encyclopedia of Physics by Rita G. Lerner; George L. Trigg (Editor)
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ISBN: 3527405542
Publication Date: 2005-10-28

AccessScience @ McGraw-Hill
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Provides full-text access to articles, dictionary terms, biographies, research updates and links to related websites in all areas of science and technology. Covers 2000-present.

Find Books

Explore these options to find books on your topic.

Books not in the Trico (i.e. those found using WorldCat) can be requested via EZBorrow or interlibrary loan.

Tripod Library Catalog
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- Use Tripod to find resources available from the TriCo Libraries.
- Search for books, e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more
WorldCat
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A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries. Includes manuscripts, maps, films and sound recordings. Covers works published before 1,000 BC-present.

News Sources for Physics

Nature News & Comment
Daily updates of news and features from Nature, the international scientific journal.
Physics Today Daily Edition
From the American Institute of Physics
Physics World News
From the Institute of Physics
Science Magazine News
Web magazine from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Science News (Magazine of the Society for Science & the Public)
Science News online features daily news, blogs, feature stories, reviews and more in all disciplines of science.
Science Daily
Features breaking news and videos about the latest discoveries in health, technology, the environment, and more -- from major news services and leading universities, scientific journals, and research organizations.

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