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APS Journal Search Requires Library ID when used off-campus Includes some full-text articles
Search American Physical Society journals. (Generally 1893 - present).

Scitation Requires Library ID when used off-campus Includes some full-text articles
Includes AIP's SPIN (Searchable Physics Information Notices) database, which contains bibliographic records and abstracts for more than 1.5 million articles from major physical science journals, magazines, and conference proceedings published by the American Institute of Physics. (1894-Present)

Related and Interdisciplinary Databases

ADS Abstract Service
The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 4 million records. Covers Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Geophysics, and ArXiv preprints. (Generally 1975 to present)

Applied Science and Technology Requires Library ID when used off-campus
Citations and abstracts of journal articles in applied science and technology. (1983 to present)

Article1st Requires Library ID when used off-campus Includes some full-text articles
Citations and many complete articles from 12,000 journals in all subjects. (Generally, 1990 to present)

arXiv.org
ArXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology. (Generally 1991-present)

Biosis Previews Requires Library ID when used off-campus Multidata Search  <Repeat Search
Citations to worldwide literature in biology, life sciences, environmental and biomedical research. (1969 to present)

Dissertation Abstracts Requires Library ID when used off-campus
Citations and abstracts for dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe. (1861 to present)

EBSCO Academic Search Premier Requires Library ID when used off-campus Includes some full-text articles
Indexes over 8,000 periodicals, providing full text for over 4,500 titles covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more.

GeoBase Requires Library ID when used off-campus
Citations and abstracts of worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology. (1980 to present)

GeoRef Requires Library ID when used off-campus
Produced by the American Geological Institute, this database is a comprehensive geoscience database containing over 2.6 million bibliographic records from more than 3,000 journals and other sources.

InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index ASAP Requires Library ID when used off-campus Includes some full-text articles
Abstracts and many complete articles from scholarly and general-interest journals in the social sciences, humanities and nontechnical sciences. (1980 to present)

IngentaConnect Requires Library ID when used off-campus
Most current source of article citations in all subject areas from 25,000 publications (1988 to present). Previously known as CARL Uncover.

JSTOR Requires Library ID when used off-campus Includes some full-text articles
Digital archive of over 1,000 core academic journals. A complete archive of titles digitized starting with the very first issue of the journal. Browse Titles

MathSciNet Requires Library ID when used off-campus
A comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature since 1940. Provides access to the bibliographic data and reviews of mathematical research literature contained in the Mathematical Reviews Database.

PubMed with EIU Electronic Journals Requires Library ID when used off-campus
Search MEDLINE though PubMed with access to full-text articles from over 1000 electronic journals provided by Booth Library. Also provides call numbers for print journals at Booth Library. (1950 to present)