Information Services

Books & Media
Search the Library Catalog to find books, video's, government publications and journal titles. The catalog can be searched by author, title, keyword or subject and contains the holdings of Connecticut College as well as Trinity College and Wesleyan University. To search for books and media outside of the local catalog, use WorldCat.

Physics & Astronomy resources available in Shain Library include:

CRC handbook of chemistry and physics
REF QD 65 H32

Other resources for locating information on books and media include:
Books in Print
Book Review Digest

Style Manuals
A collection of style manuals and writing guides are kept on the shelf behind the reference desk. Information is also available from the Citation Guides for Print and Electronic Resources page.

Databases & Indexes
A full listing of all scholarly databases is available grouped by subject or listed alphabetically.

Applied Science & Technology Index (via WilsonWeb) covers 411 English-language scientific and technical publications on such topics as engineering, acoustics, chemistry, computers, metallurgy, physics, plastics, telecommunications, transportation, and waste management.

INSPEC provides indexing and abstracts for scientific and technical journals and conference proceedings in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology.

ScienceDirect covers resources in chemistry, materials science, engineering and technology, environmental science, pharmacology and toxicology, physics, math and computer science, earth sciences, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology, biological sciences, and clinical medicine. Coverage for Elsevier titles runs from Jan. 1995 forward. Academic Press titles (formerly in the Academic Ideal database) run 1993 forward. Subscribed titles are available full-text.

Science Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, with all cited references captured. Topics covered include: Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience, Plant Sciences, and Zoology. Coverage is 1975 forward.

SciFinder Scholar is a client-server application providing access to the CAS databases, including more than 8,000 journals and patent references, and more than 26 million substance records and CAS registry numbers. Access to the substructure module is included.

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Internet Resources
Physics Resources
A listing of Physics resources on the web including professional associations and job information.

Physics and Astronomy Links
A lengthy listing of Physics and Astronomy web resources maintained by the Physics department at the University of Pennsylvania.

Space Telescope Science Institute
Includes an Astronomy resources section.

e-Journals
A complete listing of full text electronic journals is located on the Library homepage under the Journal Locator link.

Assistance
For assistance in locating or using these or other sources, please contact the Reference Desk or schedule an appointment for a Personalized Research Session.

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