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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ASTRONOMY [LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION]

DATABASES AND INDEXES FOR LOCATING JOURNAL ARTICLES, 
  TECHNICAL REPORTS, AND CONFERENCE PAPERS

Need journal articles, technical reports or conference papers? Search these databases and print indexes for citations and/or full text.

Some of the databases will contain full text articles and reports. Some will have links to full text articles and reports. For many databases, the Libraries have configured a button labeled Article Linker to help you determine if the Libraries has access to a given article or journal title. You may also search the online catalog by journal title to determine whether the Libraries have the journal volume in which a needed article is located.

TOP CHOICE DATABASES

 

Database: Inspec in Engineering Village 2 
The leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world's scientific and technical papers in astronomy and physics 1896-current. Access: UA, Remote 
Print: Physics Abstracts  SEL REF Q1.S3 ser.A, 1961-1996.

Database: ARIBIB ARI Bibliographical Database for Astronomical References
Coverage, 1880-
Print: Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts  SEL REF Z5153.A862, v. 1, 1969 - v. 73, 2000.

 

MORE DATABASES

Database: General Science Index 
Indexes selection of English language journals in astronomy, physics and other sciences. 1983-current. Access: UA, Remote
Print: General Science Index   REF Z7401 .G3x, 1978-1995

Database: Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded)
Interdisciplinary database covers major journals in all areas of science and engineering. This database may be searched by subject, author, or cited author. Abstracts are available for most indexed journal articles. 1985-current. Access:UA, Remote
Print: Science Citation Index   SEL REF Z 7401 .S365, 1961, 1965-2001

ScienceDirect (Elsevier) 
Full text of most journals from 1995-present, from Elsevier and related publishers. UA's subscription includes full text of selected journals for older years. Database includes abstracts only for most additional years of journals. Some titles and abstracts are available as far back as 1822. Access: UA, Remote

Database: SciFinder Scholar 
Comprehensive index, with abstracts, to chemical and related literature, including research on properties, treatments, and preparations of compounds for electrical components. Includes citations to articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, patents, and more; as well as a chemical substance database and a chemical reaction database. Click for more information. 1907-current. 

Access: You can use SciFinder Scholar from most campus locations, but the SciFinder Scholar client (a special piece of software) must be installed on your computer. The SciFinder Scholar Agreement Page has a link to the software for SciFinder Scholar. Note, SciFinder Scholar is already loaded on computer workstations in Rodgers Library, and is available only for on-campus users.

SciFinder is also available on the Web. To access the web version, you must create an account HERE. Instructions are HERE. If you are already a registered user of SciFinder Web, click here to login.
Print: Chemical Abstracts  SEL REF QD1 .A51, 1907-2001

Database: NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
Abstracts of U.S. government-sponsored research reports. 1964-current. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Government Reports Announcements & Index  
SEL REF Call number varies with years, 1971-1996.

Database: Dissertations & Theses 
Includes citations (and some abstracts) for dissertations from the first U.S. dissertation in 1861 to the present. A preview of the first 24 pages is provided for titles published since 1997 in PDF digital format. The full text of many University of Alabama dissertations and theses published after 1996 is provided. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Dissertation Abstracts International. B. Sciences and Engineering. SEL REF Z5053 .D57 ser. B, 1966-1997

 

STILL MORE DATABASES

 

Additional relevant databases may also be found through the UA Libraries database menus for

* Scitation & SPIN

* NASA Astrophysics Data System

* NASA Technical Reports Server

 
    • All Databases

REFERENCE WORKS

SEL.....Science and Engineering Library (Rodgers Library)
REF.....Reference Section, on the First floor
red......Link to electronic book

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

HANDBOOKS AND ELECTRONIC BOOKS

 

More Star Atlases and Catalogs

The Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies
REF QB 857 .S256 1996

Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook
REF QB 65 .N7 1998

Millennium Star Atlas
QB 65 .S62 1997

A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets
REF QB 64 .P37 1992

 

LITERATURE GUIDES

 

STYLE MANUALS, PUBLISHING, MEETINGS

STANDARDS

 

ILI Standards Infobase
Covers 250 Standards issuing authorities, including ASTM, NFPA, API, IEC, ASME, DIN, ISO, BSI, etc . Full text standards, not already available in the Science and Engineering Library or its electronic databases, can be ordered for UA Science, Engineering, and Nursing faculty, staff, and students. Access:  UA, REmote.

 

INTERNET RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS

GATEWAYS

ALERT SERVICES AND CURRENT AWARENESS

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES, REPORTS, AND PREPRINTS

FUNDING SOURCES FOR RESEARCH

REFERENCE

DATA

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

GENERAL

COURSES AND TUTORIALS

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Updated July 2009