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ASTR 1010 Lomant Spring 2025: Library Databases

Library Astronomy Databases

ArXiv.org
A free distribution service and an open-access archive for 2,295,287 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
An index of publications in astronomy and astrophysics, physics, and general science. Also provides access and pointers to external resources.
Science Database
Subject coverage includes materials science, aerospace, engineering, computers, physics, telecommunications, transportation, military, physics, astronomy, biology, earth science, and chemistry, as well as full text for journals in applied and general sciences.
ScienceDirect

A full-text scientific databases offering journal articles and book chapters covering scientific, technical, and medical (STM) and social sciences research
Web of Science

Web of Science provides seamless access to the Science Citation Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index as well as Book Citation Index and Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

Database Tutorials

A more in-depth, longer version of the above video:

Research Databases at GSU Library - Full version (video 12:54)
Learn how to find information using Georgia State University Library's research databases. This full-length video includes lots of tips and strategies for getting the most of our databases.