Article Databases

ADS NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service includes abstracts from articles and monographs in astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation, physics, and geophysics as well as conference proceedings, observatory reports and newsletters, NASA reports, and dissertations.

arXiv.org Preprints server for works in physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology.

Beilstein via Crossfire Electronic collection of organic substances, reactions, and chemical facts. Requires initial download of client software to your computer.

Chemical Abstracts via SciFinder Scholar Provides easy access to chemical literature, including inorganic and organometallic materials. Requires initial download of client software to your computer.

Gmelin via Crossfire Provides access to property data of inorganic and organometallic elements and compounds. Requires initial download of client software to your computer.

INSPEC Indexes the literature of physics, electronics, and computer, including journals, conferences, books, technical reports, and dissertations.

ISI Web of Knowledge Combines INSPEC, SciSearch, BIOSIS, and other databases into a single search result.

OPPIE Combines literature indexed in INSPEC and SciSearch into a single search result. (Access ended Aug. 31, 2009.) Try ISI Web of Knowledge as an alternative.

Science Citation Index Expanded Science Citation Index online, covering core journals from across the sciences and including cited reference searching.

SciSearch Science Citation Index online, covering core journals from across the sciences and including cited reference searching. (Replaced by Science Citation Index Expanded.)

Science & Engineering Databases

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