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Physics Reference Resources

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Locating Physics Journals
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Indexes/Databases
 
Look Here First
Institute of Physics journals
SPIN? (Searchable Physics Information Notices) covers all major areas of physics research. Journal articles cited are from the original and translation publications of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) as well as from other select American journals. Contact Qinghua Xu for mediated online searches.

Also Try
Academic Search Complete
American Chemical Society Journals
Applied Science and Technology Full Text
Chemical Abstracts
General Science Full Text (Wilson)
Science Citation Index
Additional Indexes/Databases

Physics Web Resources
Physics Web Resources in Delicious

Writing and Style Guides 

AIP Style Manual may be downloaded here from the American Institute of Physics web site.
Citing and Referencing - Physics contains examples of how to give a complete reference using the American Institute of Physics referencing style.

Guides and Tutorials

The Internet Physicist - a "teach yourself" tutorial to practice Internet information skills.
Institute of Physics (IOP) Tutorial - provides a concise overview of creating, refining searches and analyzing search results.
Information Retrieval Skills for Physics & Astronomy - a tutorial on the nature of scientific literature and the skills required to retrieve information