Physics and Astronomy
Contact: Susan Koskinen
Scope of Collection
The Physics-Astronomy Library collects at the research level in its primary subject areas as well as adjunct disciplines.
Strengths
Collection strengths are in the areas of: astrophysics, quantum, atomic, molecular, nuclear, optical and particle physics, condensed matter, plasmas, nanotechnology, astronomy, black holes, planetary systems, star formation, and optics. The physics and astronomy journals collection is a particular strength.
Special Collections
Special collections include: videos, CDs and DVDs of the Physics Department colloquium series and a small rare book collection.
Primary Languages and Formats
Emphasis is on English, some Russian, Chinese, Japanese and western European languages. Collection formats are predominately print and electronic monographs, journals, ejournals, electronic resources, such as databases and reference tools, and some CDs, DVDs, videos, and microfiche.
Related Collections
The Physics-Astronomy Library has subject affinities and occasional overlap with Bioscience (biophysics); Chemistry; Doe (history of physics and astronomy, biographies); Earth Sciences & Maps (climatic data, solar, space science); Engineering (materials, nanotechnology); Mathematics and Statistics (mathematical physics, statistical physics); Optometry (optics). Complimentary libraries in the Bay Area include the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Stanford Physics Library and Linear Accelerator Center.
More
For information about research tools, library guides and related pages, see Physics-Astronomy Library.
