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Subject Resources -- Physics

The librarian for this subject is Ann Bolek.
Email: bolek@uakron.edu
See the Collection Development Policy for Physics.

Abstracts and Indexes

• Academic Search Complete (Good database to search on any topic, with full-text, but not comprehensive, OhioLINK only)
• Chemical Abstracts Options in the Science-Technology Library, including SciFinder Scholar and the Core Journals covered (University of Akron only)
• Dissertation Abstracts, 1861 to the present (OhioLINK only, includes the PDF files of University of Akron dissertations from 1997 to the present)
• INSPEC, 1969 to the present and INSPEC Archive, 1898 to 1968 (Web version of Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts, and Computer & Control Abstracts) (OhioLINK only)
• Science and Technology Databases (University of Akron / OhioLINK)
• Science Citation Index (Web of Science), 1980 to the present and the list of journals indexed; earlier years in print (OhioLINK only)
• Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts, 1981 to the present (University of Akron only)

Citations

• The AIP Style Manual (Science Reference QC5.45 .A45 1990, also online with updates)
• Information for // Journals of the American Physical Society
• Physical Review Style and Notation Guide
• Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS) (American Physical Society)
• Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS) (American Institute of Physics)
• Consult the Instructions for Authors for each journal, usually published in the first issue of each year or on the Web

Electronic Journals

• Advanced Materials, 1989-1997 and 1998-
• AIP Conference Proceedings, 2000 to twelve months before current
• American Journal of Physics, 1933-
• Annalen der Physik, 1998-
• Applications of Surface Science, 1977-1985
• Applied Optics, 1962-
• Applied Physics, 1973-
• Applied Physics Letters, 1962-
• Applied Spectroscopy, 1946-
• Applied Surface Science, 1985-
• Applied Physics Letters, 1962-
• Chemical Physics, October 1994-
• Chemical Physics Letters, October 1994-
• European Journal of Physics, 1980-
• Europhysics Letters, 1986-
• Fluid Phase Equilibria, November 1994-
• International Journal of Thermophysics, 1980-
• Journal of Applied Physics, 1931-
• Journal of Chemical Physics, 1933-
• Journal of Crystal Growth, 1967-
• Journal of Materials Science, 1966-
• Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 1968-
• Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1896-1996
• Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1997-
• Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1997-
• Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007-
• Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 1989-
• Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 1956-
• Journal of Rheology, 1929-
• Journal of the Optical Society of America, 1917-
• Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology, 1964-
• Langmuir, 1985-
• Macromolecules, 1968-
• Materials Science and Engineering, 1966-
• Nanotechnology, 1990-
• Nature, 1869-
• Nature Materials September 2004 to twelve months before current; paper version in Science Library, 2005-
• Optics Letters, 1977-
• Physica Scripta, 1970-
• Physical Review, 1893- and Physical Review Letters, 1958-
• Physics of Fluids, 1958-
• Physics Today, 1975 to twelve months before current
• Review of Scientific Instruments, 1930-
• Reviews of Modern Physics, 1929-
• Rheologica Acta, 1958-
• Science, 1880-2001, 1997-
• Surface Science, November 1994-
• Thin Solid Films, 1967-
• Wear, 1957-

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals (including the Archives)
• American Institute of Physics (AIP) (including the Archives)
• American Physical Society (APS) (including the Archives)
• arXiv.org e-Print archive (Cornell University Library)
• Elsevier Journals (including the Materials Science Backfile)
• Highly Requested Chemistry Journals
• Highly Requested Polymer Journals
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1998- (journals, transactions, magazines, and some conference proceedings)
• Institute of Physics (IOP) (including the Archives)
• OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center and the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder
• Optical Society of America Journals (including the Archives)
• Springer Chemistry and Materials Science Journals and Book Series
• Selected Electronic Scientific Journals and Databases (Alphabetical):
  A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
• University Libraries' E-Journal Portal

Electronic Reference Sources

• Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations (OhioLINK)
• Knovel (electronic reference books)
• NIST Physical Reference Data
• OhioLINK Reference Sources
• Oxford Reference, Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Impact Factors and Journal Rankings

• Journal Citation Reports
• Eigenfactor.org
• SCImago Journal and Country Rank Database

Library Links

• Connecting to Online Library Resources from Off-Campus
• Electronic Reserves
• Interlibrary Loan via Illiad for items not available from The University of Akron or OhioLINK (University of Akron only)
• Science-Technology Library
• Submit a Request
• UA Libraries Catalog
• Author and Title searches
• Subject and Word searches
• Library of Congress Call Number and ISBN/ISSN searches
• View Your Patron Record and Renew Library Materials
• OhioLINK (Colleges / Universities in Ohio)
• Online Catalogs
• Electronic Book Center
• Electronic Journal Center
• Electronic Theses and Dissertations
• Research Databases
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access library resources with a non-University of Akron Internet provider
• WorldCat (Catalog of libraries worldwide, although most are in the United States)

Selected Links to Other Web Sites

• American Institute of Physics and its Member Societies
• American Physical Society and the Ohio Section
• Institute of Physics
• Japan Society of Applied Physics
• Optical Society of America
• Physical Society of Japan
• SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering

• Albert Einstein Online
• PhysLINK
• PhysNet
• Yahoo Physics Links

University Links

• Department of Physics at The University of Akron
• The University of Akron Home Page