Physics and Astronomy
Institute of Physics Journals
Full text of 30+ physics journals, including the New Journal of Physics.
Science Citation Index
Comprehensive search tool that lets you do a cited reference search.
Coverage in many science areas. Polk subscribes to approx. 1700 full text journals from 2006 - present.
- Physic and Astronomy Journals owned by Polk Library
Science Reference Center
Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.
Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos.
Science Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans & Other Science Resources
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
"The books that appear in these lists were selected as outstanding children's science trade books. They were selected by a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC). NSTA and CBC have cooperated on this bibliographic project since 1973."
Energy Citations Database
This is a searchable database of over 2.3 million citations for scientific and technical research and/or development papers provided by the United States Department of Energy and the Atomic Energy Commission.
Astronomical Atlas Online
This site maintained as a collaboration between the United States Navy and the Royal Navy provides a annual schedule of predicted astronomical events.
This is a database of science information and research & development that has been done by the Office of Scientific and Technical information and the Department of Energy.
New Books: Astronomy
- Cosmos: a spacetime odyssey
- Beyond the solar system : exploring galaxies, black holes, alien ...
- Poetic astronomy in the ancient near East : the reflexes of cele...
(2001 - Present)