Physics

For most lower level, non-professional research, a general database will cover most of what you need, including the basics of a topic and the latest developments.

• Academic Search Complete
  • Includes major news carriers (ie: New York Times), popular science magazines (ie: Science, Nature, Discover, Scientific American, Popular Science), and more.

For more scholarly, upper level research, you will want to use our subject specific databases.  Try searching in a database that covers only the fields you're interested in.  Many physics-related databases can be found in the following section.

• Many of our physics journals are indexed by their publisher.  Begin with these databases for full text articles.

  • American Physical Society

  • Science and Technology Collection

  • Science Direct

  • Wiley Interscience

• Other related disciplines
  • Engineering and Material Sciences
  • Physical and Environmental Sciences

• STEM students may also want to use our Education databases, particularly the following:
  • ERIC at EBSCOhost
  • Proquest Education Journals
  • Professional Development Collection (education)
• Web of Science
  • A massive index covering science, social science, and arts and humanities.  Find articles on your topic, trace sources which that article cites, and sources that cite that article.  Discover funding agencies, institutional partners, significant authors and journals.

Many of our science journals are also available in print.  Please use the Journal Locator to see if your article is available.  Any article not immediately available can be requested via ILLIAD.

Our databases do not provide universal coverage of every journal.  Ingram Library also owns a number of print resources that can help you find relevant articles. If you're stuck, try the following indexes, located behind the reference desk on the main floor or contact the reference desk for help.

• Applied Science and Technology Index (Ref. Index Area: T1 .A6x)
• General Science Index (Ref. Index Area: Q1 .G46x)