Resources in Physics

Acoustical Society of America
Provides "efficient dissemination of information regarding the Society and the field of acoustics to the news media, science writers, and other interested parties.

American Institute of Physics
Access to electronic journals, physics software, the database SPIN Abstracts, and much more.
 
American Physical Society
 
arXiv
The arXiv is a free archive of research articles, currently with 150,000 articles in physics and 15,000 in math.
 
The1986 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants
Gives the values of the basic constants & conversion factors of physics & chemistry resulting from the 1986 least-squares adjustment of the fundamental physical constants.
DOE Information Bridge
The DOE Information Bridge provides free and convenient access to full-text and bibliographic records of Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
 
Famous Physicists
 
Infomine: Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computer & Math
Produced by the University of California-Riverside, this comprehensive site offers access to subject guides, e-journals, databases and much more.
 
INSPEC
Now available as a SilverPlatter database. Coverage goes back to 1969. There is a brief guide available online.
 
Institute of Physics Publishing's Electronic Journals
Online versions of all of the journals published by the Institute of Physics. AVAILABLE TO THE SWARTHMORE COLLEGE COMMUNITY ONLY. Full text is available for those IOP journals to which Swarthmore subscribes. Table of Contents access is available to all other journals.
 
The Internet Pilot to Physics (TIPTOP)
Probably the most visited Physics site on the Web. Includes job ads, tutorials, online preprints, conference information, physics departments, etc.
 
Learn Physics Today
An online Physics tutorial.
 
Los Alamos Physics Archives
THE archive for scientific research communication and publication.
 
Nobel Prize in Physics Winners
Biographical and bibliographical information on Nobel prize winners, dating back to 1901.
 
Physics in the U.S.
A comprehensive list of Physics Departments in American colleges and universities. Provides information on faculty, research, facilities, and offers access to a wide range of physics sites. Also provides links to Physics Departments worldwide.
 
PhysicsWeb
Created by IOP, this site offers access to weekly Physics news, patent information, book reviews, job services, and much more.
 
PhysLINK: the Ultimate Physics Resource
This site provides links to lots of sources of information in the field of physical science. Check out employment opportunities, cartoons, history of physics sites, and much more.
 
PINET Plus Research Library
Produced by AIP. A good alternative to INSPEC. Access to SPIN Abstracts, going back to 1975, plus Advanced SPIN Abstracts, for articles not yet published. SPIN has bibliographic citations, abstracts, plus full-text links to AIP journals. SPIN journal coverage.
 
PubSCIENCE
Free database covering peer-reviewed journal literature with a focus on physical sciences and other disciplines of interest to the Department of Energy.

Resources of Scholarly Societies - Physics
Links to scholarly & professional Physics societies around the world.
 
SciCentral: Best Physical & Chemical Sciences Online Resources
A well-organized site offering access to all types of Physical Sciences resources, including Optics, Astrophysics, Fluid Dynamics, and much more. Also a search engine.
 
Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC)
Access to all newly published SLAC Pubs and Reports are made available on the Web.
 
TransTech Publications
Access to scientific.net publications in the area of Material Science & Engineering, including proceedings, research papers, letters and prepub notices. You must register at the site to have PDFs of proceedings & papers sent to your e-mail. (free for 2001)
 
U.S. Geological Survey Library
Offers lots of resources in the earth sciences.
 

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