Reference Works
The reference section is located on the 1st floor of the library.
Books are shelved using the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Reference Books
Title/Description |
Call # |
AIP Physics Desk Reference |
Ref QC61.P49 2003 |
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics |
Ref QD65.H3 |
Physics Handbook: Fundamentals & Key Equations |
Ref QC61.P65 2007 |
Tables of Physical & Chemical Constants (Kaye & Laby) |
Ref QC61.K3 1995 |
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics |
Ref QC5.M4245 2005 |
Encyclopedia of the Solar System |
Ref QB501.E53 2007 |
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Ref QB14.E534 2001 |
Oxford Reference Online: Physical Sciences |
ebook |
Smithsonian Physical Tables |
ebook |
Physical Reference Data (NIST) |
ebook |
Books
Books are located on the 3rd (H-Z) and 4th (A-G) floors organized by the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Search for books (including the e-book collection)
using the library catalog.
Call Number Areas to Browse
Description |
Call # Areas |
General Physics |
QC 1-19 |
Mathematical Physics |
QC 19-75 |
Weights & Measures |
QC 81-114 |
Descriptive & Experimental Mechanics |
QC 120-169 |
Atomic Physics |
QC 170-220 |
Acoustics & Sound |
QC 221-246 |
Heat |
QC 251-338 |
Optics & Light |
QC 350-467 |
Radiation Physics |
QC 474-496 |
Electricity & Magnetism |
QC 501-766 |
Nuclear & Particle Physics |
QC 770-798 |
Geophysics & Cosmic Physics |
QC 801-809 |
Geomagnetism |
QC 811-849 |
Meteorology & Climatology |
QC 851-999 |
Astronomy |
QB 1-999 |
Articles
Articles are generally more specific; use more specific keywords to create a narrower search.
Journals may contain both popular and scholarly sources (magazine, journal, and newspaper articles)
Search Article Databases
- Inspec
Provides the most comprehensive coverage of the world’s research literature in physics and astronomy. Indexes over 4,000 journals and 1,000 conferences, plus reports, dissertations, and books.
- Web of Science
A good starting point for finding scientific articles in major journals from a wide range of scientific disciplines, including physics, astronomy, and astrophysics. This database can also be used to identify articles that cite a particular author or article.
- arXiv.org/
Provides open access to more than 600,000 e-prints in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, and statistics.
- IOP Science
Offers full text access to journals published by the Institute of Physics and their partners, including a historic archive from 1874-present.
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Provides access to the full-text of articles in journals published by Elsevier Science. UI journal subscriptions are indicated by a green icon in the journal listing.
- SciFinder Scholar
Covers all aspects of chemistry.
- Dissertations and Theses
The most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. Access the citations and abstracts of University of Idaho dissertations and theses, as well as the full text in PDF format, when available.
Additional Resources
- American Institute of Physics Style Manual
- DOE Information Bridge - Offers access to full-text DOE research and development reports in physics, energy technologies, and other topics.
- Energy Citations Database - Free access to over 2.6 million science research citations from the US Department of Energy
- High-Energy Physics Literature Database (SPIRES) - Citations and some full-text of high-energy physics related articles, including journal papers, preprints, e-prints, technical reports, conference papers and theses.
- NASA Astrophysics Data System - Contains abstracts and citations for materials in astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, physics, and geophysics.
