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Astronomy

Locate Books | Find Journal Articles| Digital Collections/Internet Resources | Writer's Guides

 

Locate Books

Targeted Search:
Locate Books on a specific subject by title, author, keyword, or subject heading: Library Catalog of the University of Wisconsin Colleges .

Browse Books:
The library uses the Library of Congress classification system for organizing and shelving books. Key areas for research in astronomy:

QB: Astronomy

QC: Physics

QA: Mathematics


Basic Reference Resources 
A Concise Encyclopedia of Astronomy Ref QB 14 W413 1968
Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy   Ref QB 44 R883 1967
The Chronological Encyclopedia of Discoveries in Space Ref UB 500.262.Z56 2000
A New Dictionary of Physics Ref Q C5.G7 1975
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology E-Resource 

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Journal Articles and Scholarly Works

Academic Search Elite A multidisciplinary database that contains full-text articles in astronomy.
Applied Science & Technology Full-Text A Wilson database that focuses on science. Journal articles are available in full-text in a wide range of scientific fields including astronomy.
Education Full-Text A Wilson database that focuses on journal articles in education. This database also contains full-text journal articles in astronomy.
Institute of Physics Publications (IOP) Provides indexing and abstracting for journal articles published by the Institute of Physics.
General Science Full-Text Contains popular and peer-reviewed journal articles in full-text. A wide variety of sciences are covered including astronomy.
Web of Science Contains full-text articles in the sciences including astronomy.

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Digital Collections and Internet Resources

Astronomy Picture of the Day
Science.gov
Ask a High-Energy Astronomer
Sky and Telescope
Space Telescope Science Institute
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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Writer's Guides

MLA Handbook

Ref LB 2369.G53 2003 (May be on reserve.)

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations LB 2369.T8 1973
Writing the Modern Research Paper LB 2369.D44 1993
Student's Guide for Writing College Papers LB 2369 T82 1969
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries- Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style
Internet Resource

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By Aaron F. Nichols - Public Services Librarian
Created:05/24/06

 

 

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