Astronomy: Indexes & Databases

A highly-automated electronic archive and distribution server for research articles. Covered areas include physics, mathematics, computer science, nonlinear sciences, quantitative biology and statistics. arXiv is maintained and operated by the Cornell University Library with guidance from the arXiv Scientific Advisory Board and the arXiv Sustainability Advisory Group, and with the help of numerous subject moderators. Users can also register to automatically receive a listing of newly submitted papers in areas of interest to them. Dates of Coverage: 1991-Present.

Bibliographic records and abstracts for more than 2.35 million articles from major physical science journals, magazines, and conference proceedings published by the American Institute of Physics, its member societies, and other affiliated organizations.

American Physical Society's online archive for Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics, and Physical Review A-E. It contains all APS journal articles published from 1893-2008. Dates of Coverage: 1893-2008.

An abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, features tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus delivers a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities. Dates of Coverage: NA.

Scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from peer-reviewed journals and books.

Full-text database for peer-reviewed journals, books, protocols, and reference works published by Springer and its subsidiaries. While strongest in the sciences, SpringerLink also contains a wide range of interdisciplinary content in the social sciences and humanities. Dates of Coverage: NA.

Provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 300 periodicals dating as far back as 1984. Subject coverage includes astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, health & medicine, oceanography, physics, zoology and much more. Dates of Coverage: 1984-Present.

SciFinder-n is a research tool for students and faculty that provides access to the rich and diverse scientific information offered by the CAS databases. First time users must create a login. Please follow the instructions on the next page.