The subject heading Physics
is broken down into 129 subtopics. In addition there are 48 related subject headings. If you do not wish to browse the subject terms, do a word search on your topic and follow the subject heading links at the bottom of relevant records to find additional, useful resources.
It is possible to browse the collection electronically by clicking on the call number link of an item. Materials having similar call numbers, shelved anywhere in the library, will appear in call number order.
To generate a partial list of physics periodicals the library subscribes to, do a subject search on Physics and click Limit/Sort. Choose Science Periodical in the WHERE Item is located field.
Library Catalogs
Bowdoin College Library Catalog
Books, videos, government documents, etc. in Bowdoin's library.
NExpress
A combined catalog containing the library holdings of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, Wellesley,
Williams, Middlebury, and Northeastern. Requests take 2-3 days.
MaineCat
Includes the holdings of most Maine libraries. Requests take 2-5 days
WorldCat
A combined database of many library catalogs worldwide. Request items found in WorldCat through our Interlibrary Loan service.
Core Databases
- General Science Index (1984- ) [about]
General Science Index (1984- )
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Present
Format: Online
Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain. Includes articles, reviews, biographical sketches, and letters to the editor.
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- Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA... [about]
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA)
Coverage Dates: 1893 - Current Minus 4 Years
Format: Online
The American Physical Society�s Physical Review Online Archive. It includes all APS journal content back to 1893. It provides full image of the complete content of each issue of each journal covered. There is a rolling 4 year embargo (e.g., content from 2002 will be included during 2006)
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- Physics and Math e-Print Archive [about]
Physics and Math e-Print Archive
Coverage Dates: 1991 - Present
Format: Online
Users can also register to automatically receive a listing of newly submitted papers in areas of interest to them
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- SPIN [about]
SPIN
Coverage Dates: 1975 - Present
Format: Online
Contains abstracts of over 80 scientific journals published by the American Institute of Physics and its Member Societies, plus selected articles from other scientific journals.
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- ScienceDirect [about]
ScienceDirect
Coverage Dates: 1995 - Present
Format: Online
Full text access to scholarly journals in the sciences, technical, and medical fields.
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- Web of Science [about]
Web of Science
Coverage Dates: 1990 - Present
Format: Online
Scholarly articles in the social sciences and sciences. Also used to do cited reference searching.
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In addition to the databases on the left, consider a search in INSPEC (through DIALOG) by appointment with Science Librarian
INSPEC (The Database for Physics, Electronics and Computing) corresponds to the three Science Abstracts print publications: Physics Abstracts, Electrical and Electronics Abstracts, and Computer and Control Abstracts. The Science Abstracts family of abstract journals began publication in 1898. Over 4,100 journals and serials are scanned, of which 750 are abstracted cover-to-cover. Abstracts articles, conference papers and proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations.
Reference Sources
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Science Ref QD65 .C18
The handbook contains various tables on certain chemical properties of different substances including over 11,000 organic compounds and 2000 inorganic compounds. There are sections on almost every unit of measure and a definition section. The appendices in the back include derivatives and integrals.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
Science Ref QC5 .M15 1996 v.1-4
Written for the layperson, the topics covered include theories, phenomena and scientists.
Biographical Dictionary of Scientists
Science Ref QC15 .B56 1984
Brief sketches of physicists going back to ancient times with primary theories explained.
Web Sites
Each of these websites contains hundreds of links to journals, associations, educational institutions, encyclopedias, conference proceedings and reports.
Open Directory Project - Physics
http://dmoz.org/Science/Physics/
Information is divided by subtopic and type of resource.
Physlink
http://www.physlink.com/
Current physics news, a reference book section and email reference.
Physics Web
http://physicsweb.org/resources/
For resources by topic, look under Educational.
