Physics and Astronomy Research Guide: Databases & Indexes
A guide to physics and astronomy resources at Columbia University Libraries.
Databases
- AstroToolsColumbia University Astronomy and Astrophysics Tools Page
- arXiv.orgFrom Cornell University/Open access archive
- SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data SystemDigital library for physics and astronomy research
- PHYSICSnetBASE . This link opens in a new windowOnline, full-text handbooks covering topics such as: applied and industrial physics, applied mechanics and fluid dynamics, astronomy & astrophysics, atomic and molecular physics, biophysics, chemical physics, condensed matter and material science, geophysics, lasers, optics and optoelectronics, mathematical and computational physics, medical physics, mesoscale physics, nonlinear physics, nuclear and high energy physics, plasma physics, quantum physics and statistical physics and thermodynamics.
- Web of science core collection. This link opens in a new window"Web of Science consists of seven databases containing information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals, books, book series, reports, conferences, and more."Provides access to records from the top journals, conference proceedings, and books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities to find the high quality research most relevant to the area of interest. Using linked cited references, subject connections between articles that are established by the expert researchers can be explored.
- Scopus . This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking to journals in biology ,physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, business, social work, and the social sciences.
- Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science CollectionThe Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database includes the renowned Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Oceanic Abstracts, and Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA). It provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
- ScienceDirectDatabase for scientific research that contains abstracts, tables of contents, and full text of articles in the sciences, technology, medicine and social sciences.
- SpringerLinkOnline, full-text access to Springer's journal titles as well as journals from other publishers. Subjects include: life sciences, chemical sciences, environmental sciences, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, medicine, physics & astronomy, engineering and economics.