Physics Resources

This guide includes current print and electronic physics resources for general research. Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific physics topics. Guides for other sciences and selected courses are available from the Subject & Course Guides page.

Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citations
Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Keyword Subject Author Title
    Limit to: Print Books  E-books  Audio/Visual 

Print Reference Books

• Encyclopedia of Physics
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref QC5 .E545 1991
  
  
• Q is for Quantum: An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref QC793.2 .G747 1998

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

• The following titles and many more are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
  • Eureka! Physics of Particles, Matter, and the Universe
  • Mad About Modern Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
  • Physics Demystified
  • The Physics of Superheroes
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the physics titles include:
  • Nuclear Technology
  • Stephen Hawking
  
  
• The following titles are available from the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
  • A Dictionary of Physics
  • A Dictionary of Scientists
  • The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
  
  

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide indexes for articles on a large variety of topics. LSCC has access to more than 70 databases on a range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
  
  
• Science, Computing, and Technology Databases will provide articles about specific science topics and will help you with more in-depth research.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Institute of Physics
• American Physical Society
• U.K. Independent Science Academy

Government Sites

• Science.gov
• National Science Foundation

Resources

• College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
• The Official String Theory Website
• Virtual Physics Laboratory

Web Directories

• Exploratorium Ten Cool Sites: Physics
• Science.gov: Math, Physics, Chemistry Links

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.