Research Experience for Undergraduates

Summer 2007

Selected Library Resources in Materials Science

Getting Started

Library Web Sites

Library Web Guide to Research in Chemistry
Library Web Guide to Research in Physics
Guide to Browsing the Science Collections (Subject Index to Science LC Classification Numbers)

Finding Facts

Handbooks, Tables, Encyclopedias, etc.

Composite index for CRC handbooks, 3rd ed	SCI REF QD65 .C74 1991
Tables come and go with each edition of the CRC Handbook. This index will point you to the edition that has the table you need, and to specialized CRC handbooks you didn't even know existed.
Dictionary of pure and applied physics	SCI REF QC5 .D485 2001
More applied than pure.
Encyclopedia of materials: science and technology	SCI REF TA402 .E53 2001
11 volumes of information, from quantum dots to sporting materials.
Encyclopedia of physical science and technology, 3rd ed.	SCI REF Q123 .E497 2002
This 18-volume work covers physics, chemistry, engineering and materials science.
Encyclopedia of polymer science and technology, 3rd ed. (8 vols.)	SCI REF TP1110 .E53 2003
Fundamental Physical Constants	Web site
CODATA Internationally recommended values of the Fundamental Physical Constants
Handbook of conducting polymers, 2nd ed.	SCI REF QD382 .C66 H36 1998
Handbook of nanophase and nanostructured materials	TA418.9.N35 H358 2003
Handbook of nanostructured materials and nanotechnology	TA418.9.N35 H36 2000
Handbook of optical materials	SCI REF QC374 .W43 2003
Compilation of physical properties.
Handbook of organic conductive molecules and polymers (4 vols.)	SCI REF QD382 .C66 H38
Handbook of vibrational spectroscopy	SCI REF QD96.V53 H36 2002
5 vols; includes applications to materials science.
Index to Physical, Chemical and Other Property Data	Web site
From Arizona State-some of the online resources are for ASU only, but many of the books can also be found in the UO Science Library.
[Kirk-Othmer] Encyclopedia of chemical technology, 4th ed	SCI REF TP9 .E685 1991
The "classic" reference work on applied chemistry (27 vols.)
Materials handbook : a concise desktop reference	Materials handbook : a concise desktop reference
Physical and chemical properties of "all classes of materials."
NIST Chemistry WebBook	Web site
National Institute of Standards and Technology thermochemical, thermophysical and spectral data for thousands of compounds and reactions.
NMRShiftDB	Web site
An open access NMR database for compound identification and support for computer-assisted structure elucidation. Contains about 10,000 structures and assigned spectra, with new datasets constantly added.
Optics encyclopedia: basic foundations and practical applications	SCI REF QC351.2 .O62 2004
Want an explanation of interferometry and all the different types of interferometers? This is the place.
Photonics rules of thumb: Optics, electro-optics, fiber optics, and lasers, 2nd ed.	SCI REF TA1520 .M55 2004
Polymer handbook	SCI REF QD388 .P65 1999
Tables of properties, etc
Properties of optical and laser-related materials : a handbook	SCI REF QC374 .N55 1997
Springer Handbook of atomic, molecular, and optical physics	SCI REF QC173 .S5985 2006
Springer handbook of condensed matter and materials data	SCI REF QC173.454 .S67 2005
Properties and other information on many classes of materials.

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Finding Journal Articles

Except for SciFinder Scholar, all of the following can be accessed from the UO Libraries home page, on the left, under articles, where you may specify a database. Or, you can use the OneSearch option under the "articles" tab in the header of any page.

Most of these databases offer the FindText service. Look for the button: Click on the FindText button to see if UO has the article in electronic full-text. If not, you can check if the UO Libraries own a print copy of the journal containing an article you want, or request it from another library.

ArticleFirst

An interdisciplinary article citation database, heavy on science and technology, covering over 13,000 journals, 1990 to present. It is most useful for citation verification and making interlibrary loan requests directly from the database.

ArXiv

The physics and math e-print archive. See particularly Condensed Matter and Quantum Physics.

Google Scholar

A mixed bag, but can be helpful as it searches the full text of pdfs. A good source for "grey" literature such as government reports, etc. Be sure to connect from the library's web site so as to get the FindText connection and access to our online journals.

INSPEC

The most comprehensive index available for the physics literature, covering from 1969 to the present.

SciFinder Scholar

SciFinder Scholar is a desktop research tool for information on chemical and chemistry-related topics. Available in the Science ITC, or you may download the program to your own computer from http://libweb.uoregon.edu/dc/indexes/index.php?go=1&db=196 . Access is limited to UO faculty, students and staff, and to two users at a time.

Web of Science

Web version of the Science Citation Index from 1975 to the present. This interdisciplinary database allows you to find out who has cited a known reference, as well as search for current research articles by author, topic, etc.

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Maintained by: Victoria Mitchell, vmitch@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 09/20/2007