Physics

Hello and welcome to the Physics Research Guide! You will find information on how to get started with your research along with available resources at the University of Miami Libraries and beyond. Click on the different tabs at the top of the guide to learn more on each topic. Throughout this guide there are sections labelled, "Diverse Voices." There is a lack of diversity in STEM and the "Diverse Voices" sections highlight resources/contributions from underrepresented groups as well as information regarding the lack of representation in STEM. This guide is not exhaustive and if you find resources you think would be a great addition or if you have questions please email me.

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There are different article types found in the below databases and eJournal collections.
 

• Peer-reviewed: Procedure where scholarly work is evaluated by experts of the same discipline against a set of criteria to ensure that it meets certain standards necessary for publication.
• Preprint: A version of a scientific manuscript posted on a public server prior to peer review. 
• Scholarly: Written by academics and other experts and contributes to knowledge in a particular subject by sharing new research findings, theories, analyses, insights, news, or summaries of current knowledge.

• arXiv
  E-print depository that covers a broader range of physics publications as well as math and computer science.
• Web of Science Citation Indexes
  Multi-disciplinary database that provides integrated access to over 8,000 key research journals indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
• INSPIRE
  Combines database content and e-prints curated at DESY, Fermilab, and SLAC with the Invenio digital library technology developed at CERN.
• SCOPUS
  Covering the life, physical, health, and social sciences, Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources.
• Astrophysics Data Center (ADS)
  SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a digital library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), that maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 13 million records covering publications in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and the arXiv e-prints.
• Google Scholar
  Indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature from many subjects.
• Full List of Physics Databases
  

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Libraries, U. of T. (2015, November 5). What counts as a scholarly source? https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/what-counts-scholarly-source

Preprints. (n.d.). PLOS. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from https://plos.org/open-science/preprints/

• Ebook Central (ProQuest)
  Provides access to a growing collection of academic titles across many disciplines.
• Ebook Collection (EBSCOHost)
  Provides access to over 20,000 academic titles across many disciplines.
• SAGE Research Methods
  SAGE Research Methods is an online tool for research designed to guide users through every step of the research process. It includes more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, while the Methods Map is meant to help find the best research technique, with answers that range from a quick answer found in a dictionary to case studies, teaching datasets, and full-text titles.
• Wiley Online Library
  A multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. It delivers seamless integrated access to Wiley journals, books, and reference works.

• Access Science
  The McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science and technology on the web. Encyclopedia entries are supported by updates and news on the topic. Also includes biographies, study guides and suggested essay topics.
• Dover
  Popular publisher covering a broad range of subjects.
• Knovel
  Online reference shelf including handbooks, dictionaries, and datasets covering the full range of engineering and science discipline
• Oxford Reference Online
  100 general and subject dictionaries, and language reference works published by Oxford University Press.
• ProQuest Ebook Central
  Provides access to over 100,000 academic titles across many disciplines.
• Wiley Online Library
  A multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. It delivers seamless integrated access to Wiley journals, books, and reference works.

• Diversifying STEM : Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Race and Gender
• Diversity and Equity in Science Education : Research, Policy, and Practice
• A Success Strategies from Women in STEM: A Portable Mentor
• the Women of Color in STEM: Navigating the Workforce

Dissertation: A lengthy, formal written treatise or thesis, especially an account of scholarly investigation or original research on a specialized topic, submitted to a university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Ph.D. degree (for most United States universities).​

Thesis: A proposition advanced and defended in a formal disputation, especially by a candidate in partial fulfillment of university requirements for a master's degree (for most United States universities).

• Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
  The world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. Includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.
• Dissertations & Theses @ University of Miami
  This database gives access to the dissertations and theses produced by students at the University of Miami.
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
  Contains full-text theses and dissertations from colleges and universities around the world. The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.
• Center for Research Libraries: Foreign Doctoral Dissertations
  An international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries that supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences by preserving and making available primary source materials from all world regions.
• PhdData
  Holds a database of doctoral dissertations in progress around the world.

Reitz, J. (2013, January 10). About ODLIS. In ODLIS About. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about

• the Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
  A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe.
• Math & Physics Podcast
  Two University of Toronto students in the math and physics program discuss interesting topics in the field.
• Physics World Weekly Podcast
  Unique insight into the latest news, breakthroughs and innovations from the global scientific community.

• JoVE
  Free access until June 15, JoVE is a peer-reviewed, PuMed indexed video methods journal covering STEM subjects - advanced biology, biochemistry, genetics,neuroscience, corona & virus protocols to name a few.
• Brown University Department of Physics
  Official channel of the Department of Physics at Brown University.
• Academic Video Online
  AVON is a streaming video platform providing more than 79,000 titles spanning a wide range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, history, music, and more. The platform allows users to to organize and bookmark clips, create and share playlists, personalize folders, and manage their entire collection. 

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@AIP_HQ
Advancing the physical sciences with a unifying voice of strength from diversity.

@NASA
There's space for everybody.

@PhysicsToday
Physics Today is the world's most popular physics magazine.

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@BlackWomenSTEM
An online community for self-identified Black women in STEM.

@LGBTSTEM
Improving LGBTQ+ visibility in STEM.

@VanguardSTEM
Encouraging conversations between emerging & established women of color in STEM.

• Astronomy Image Explorer
  Convenient and efficient tool for researchers working in the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics to gain access to images published in peer-reviewed journals.
• Dataverse Project: Physics
  An open source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data.
• Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR)
  Quality-assured global directory of academic open access repositories.
• Figshare: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Science
  
• Figshare: Physics
  
• National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC)
  Collects, evaluates, and disseminates nuclear physics data for basic nuclear research and for applied nuclear technologies.
• Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3Data.org): Physics
  An international registry of research data repositories.
• Zendo
  Part of the OpenAIRE project, Zendo is a CERN-hosted repository for  researchers, scientists, EU projects and institutions to share, preserve and showcase multidisciplinary research results (data and publications) that are not part of the existing institutional or subject-based repositories of the research communities.

• Learn more about data management and DMPs.
  Learn more about what data management and DMPs are and their importance.

Technical Report: A scientific paper or article describing research or other significant developments in a field of the applied sciences.​

• National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
  Mission: "Provide innovative data services to federal agencies, through joint venture partnerships with the private sector, to advance federal data priorities, promote economic growth, and enable operational excellence."
• Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL)
  Identifies, acquires, catalogs, digitizes and provides unrestricted access to U.S. government agency technical reports.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
  Mission: "To aggregate and fuse science and technology data to rapidly, accurately and reliably deliver the knowledge needed to develop the next generation of technologies to support our Warfighters and help assure national security."
• National Technical Reports Library
  Mission: "Provide innovative data services to federal agencies, through joint venture partnerships with the private sector, to advance federal data priorities, promote economic growth, and enable operational excellence."
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Techincal Report Server
  Provides access to aerospace-related scientific and technical information (STI) created or funded by NASA.
• Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
  Collects, preserves, and disseminates both unclassified and classified scientific and technical information emanating from government-funded research and development activities at the Department of Energy's national laboratories, scientific facilities, universities, and other institutions nationwide. 

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Reitz, J. (2013, January 10). About ODLIS. In ODLIS About. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about

The below conference databases contain conference papers, proceedings, and gray/grey literature.

• Conference Paper: An original paper at a formal gathering of peers which may be subsequently published in its proceedings.
• Conference Proceeding: The published record of a conference, congress, symposium, or other meeting sponsored by a society or association.
• Gray/Grey Literature: Documentary material in print and electronic formats, such as reports, preprints, internal documents, memoranda, newsletters, market surveys, theses, dissertations, conference proceedings, technical specifications, standards, or trade literature.

• SPIE Digital Library
  SPIE Digital Library includes resource on optics and photonics, providing access to more than 260,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new research papers are added annually.
• AIP conference proceedings
  We've recently switched to all-electronic for AIP's conference proceedings so look here for the latest information.
• INSPIRE
  Combines database content and e-prints curated at DESY, Fermilab, and SLAC with the Invenio digital library technology developed at CERN.
• Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) - U.S. Department of Energy
  Collects, preserves, and disseminates both unclassified and classified scientific and technical information emanating from government-funded research and development activities at the Department of Energy's national laboratories, scientific facilities, universities, and other institutions nationwide.

American Institue of Physics (AIP)
American Physical Society (APS)
Center for Astrophysics (CfA)
Institute of Physics (IOP)

African American Women in Physics
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
National Society of Black Physicists
National Society of Hispanic Physicists
Out in STEM
Women in Physics (American Physical Society)

Reitz, J. (2013, January 10). About ODLIS. In ODLIS About. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about