Databases for articles and papers
- Astrophysics Data System (NASA/SAO) -- with UK-subscribed full-text This link opens in a new windowThe SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a digital library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant.
- Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science Core Collection indexes primary journals and article citations in several databases spanning a wide range of disciplines.
- GeoRef This link opens in a new windowGeoRef is the most comprehensive bibliographic database in the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 100,000 references a year.
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new windowThe IEEE Xplore digital library is a powerful resource for discovery of scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners.
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowAnnual Reviews is a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society.
Technical Reports
- govinfo: access to publications of the federal government This link opens in a new windowFree U.S. Government information for all. govinfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch. Provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
- OSTI (Office for Scientifc and Technical Information) This link opens in a new windowOSTI provides access to DOE STI (Scientific & Technical Information) both unclassified and classified, through a suite of web-based, searchable discovery tools and through other commonly used search engines, offering ever-expanding sources of R&D information to DOE, the research community, and the science-attentive public.
- Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program (NASA) This link opens in a new windowLists citations and abstracts of NASA and worldwide aerospace-related research, highlighting the most recent additions to the NASA scientific and technical information knowledge base.
Chemistry/Physics Librarian
Theses
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations, University of Kentucky (through UKnowledge) This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to electronically submitted theses and dissertations (ETDs) from the University of Kentucky. Note that this collection does not include access to all theses and dissertations from the University of Kentucky, but only those submitted electronically since June 2000. For electronic access to the full-text of selected dissertations completed at the University of Kentucky, use ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. Use InfoKat Discovery to find theses and dissertations in either paper or electronic format.