CSU Library Physical Sciences Subject Guide

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Physical Sciences Subject Guide

Databases and Journal Indexes
Print Sources
Internet Resources
Online Journals
Journals and Magazines

Databases and Journal Indexes

The following databases are only available to faculty, staff, and students of Charleston Southern University:

Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) DISCUS icon

A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost) PASCAL icon

A general, multi-disciplinary database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals

ACS Web Editions (American Chemical Society)
Published by the American Chemical Society, ACS Web Editions contains nearly 50 full-text journals and magazines in chemistry

EBSCO eBook Collection
A collection of over 21,000 electronic books available in full text online. These titles may be searched in the library's catalog or directly in the EBSCO database. Formerly known as NetLibrary, titles in this collection cover all subject areas.

Expanded Academic (InfoTrac) DISCUS icon

A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals.

General OneFile (InfoTrac) DISCUS icon

A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines ranging from architecture to biology and history to mathematics.

IoP Electronic Journals (Institute of Physics) (1874-1993) PASCAL icon

Contains over 50 searchable full text physics electronic journals.

JSTOR
An archive of scholarly journals that offers high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.

Liebert Online PASCAL icon

An authoritative database continaing peer-reviewed journals in the most promising areas of biotechnology, biomedical research/life sciences, clinical medicine and surgery, and law.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context DISCUS icon

Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, it features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Oxford Journals Online
Provides abstract and full text access to journals published by Oxford University Press. Disciplines covered in Oxford Journals are the humanities, law, life sciences, mathematics & physical sciences, medicine, and social sciences.

Oxford Reference Online Premium
Combines language and subject reference works together to form a large reference library. It contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works.

Science in Context (Gale) DISCUS icon

Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

SpringerLink
An online collection of science, technology, and mathematics (STM) books, journals, and reference works from Springer-Verlag. Subject areas covered include Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Professional and Applied Computing.

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Print Sources

Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology (REF. Q123 .C482 1999)

The Chemistry Problem Solver : A Complete Solution Guide to Any Textbook (REF. QD 42 .C498 2001)

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (REF. QB14 .E534 2001 V. 1-4)

Glossary of Geology (REF. QE5 .B38 1997)

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (REF. Q121 .M29 1998)

The Organic Chemistry Problem Solver : A Complete Solution Guide to Any Textbook (REF. QD257 .O727 2001)

The Physics Problem Solver : A Complete Solution Guide to Any Textbook (REF. QC32 .P48 2000)

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Internet Resources

ATHENA: Mineralogy