Guide to Resources in Physics and Astronomy

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	Guide to Resources in Physics and Astronomy
This guide is intended primarily for undergraduates and graduate students. It gives an overview of tools and strategies for conducting library research in physics, astronomy, and related fields.

How to find:	Books and more in the library catalog Journal articles, conference papers, preprints/e-prints Tips for finding conference papers and proceedings Spectra Technical reports Videos and DVDs Web sites Physical, chemical, and material properties and data

Bloomberg Reading Room	The Bloomberg Reading Room is on the 4th floor of the Bloomberg Physics and Astronomy Building. It contains some books and print journals in the areas of physics and astrophysics. How to get volumes from the Bloomberg Reading Room

Other guides and tools:	Homework helpers (PDF) -- A list of our "Problem Solver" books and "Schaum's Outlines" books, which include problems and solutions in areas of math, mechanics, and many other topics Johns Hopkins Workshop on Current Problems in Particle Theory -- List of all conferences in this series with number, year, publication year, title, call number, and other information (PDF) LaTex -- A guide for how to use LaTeX, with sample files and more RefWorks -- A tool for organizing your citations and putting them in the proper style Research guides for finding library resources in other subject areas RSS feed information and who provides them: What Is RSS? UC Santa Cruz's page about RSS feeds and a list of science journals and organizations that provide them The SLA Physics/Astro/Math list of RSS news feeds, including Physics Today This ADS (NASA Astrophysics Data System) page explains how they arrange their RSS feeds, when it is best to use them, and other sources of RSS information

Department:	Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy Librarian: Sue Vazakas, 410-516-4153, svazakas@jhu.edu
Last revised: July 17, 2006