LibGuides: Physics: Databases to find & access articles

Start: To find articles

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OneSearch BasicSearch This link opens in a new window

Institute of Physics (IOP) This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to all IOP journals, including archives and interdisciplinary titles.
American Physical Society Publications Online This link opens in a new window
Includes PROLA archival contents.
Applied Science & Technology Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Covers applications of physical sciences and "... all engineering disciplines. It includes millions of bibliographic citations and abstracts from thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings."

Elsevier requires that you have an account in order to export from this database. If you do not have an account, you can create a free Elsevier account by going to https://www.mendeley.com and clicking on “Create Account.” Once you have created this account, it will work for other Elsevier products as well.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window

Specialized resources

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Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) This link opens in a new window
MathSciNet (AMS) This link opens in a new window

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ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
We now have the ASME Conference Papers PLUS articles from over 30 ASME journals addressing energy, nanotechnology, biomechanics, dynamic systems, mechanics, and more.
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Annually highlights breakthroughs by discipline. Provides current access to many life science titles as well as Biophsics, Fluid Mechanics, and Materials Research. Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics can be searched using Academic Search Complete.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
Switch to Articles search to search and access full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals or browse by subject for applied and theoretical topics.

Registry of Open Access Repositories This link opens in a new window
This is a "meta" search site, searching scholarly repositories including IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks.

eJournals Lookup

Look up option to browse or search articles from a particular journal or magazine, or browse ejournal options by subject. The “browse journals by subject" pull-down menu provides e-journal subject sub-collections such as "Physical Sciences & Mathematics" and "Engineering & Applied Sciences".

FindIt Graphic; easily obtain article Full-Text

Step 1

From a library database (https://iu.libguides.com/az.php), search for your topic.
Click the access options, or PDF, or HTML.
If there is no full-text option (PDF or HTML), click "Find It" or "Find it @ IU Indianapolis."

screenshot of library database with PDF/HTML and "Find It" highlighted

Step 2

"Find it" will open a new page. If we have the full-text in another database, you should see a link to either the article itself or the journal under "Links to Content."
If there is no link to the article or the journal, click on the IU Indianapolis University Library InterLibrary Services link (or the link to your home library, IU School of Dentistry Library, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Ruth Lilly Law Library) and submit a request.
In about 24 hours to 3 days, you'll receive an email with a link to the full-text of the article.