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Key Subject Resources

These are the key databases we recommend that you use, a more complete list is available from our Geography and Environment Database page. All electronic resources can be accessed off-campus through the Southampton Virtual Environment (SVE).

ADS (Astrophysics Data System)
The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics. It contains searchable bibliographic records across the disciplines, and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature. Further information.
Compendex
Compendex is the broadest and most complete engineering literature database available in the world. It provides a truly holistic and global view of peer reviewed and indexed publications with over 20 million records from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. Further information.
HEP-INSPIRE
A high energy physics information system combining SPIRES database content, curated at DESY, Fermilab and SLAC, with digital library technology developed at CERN.
SPIE Digital Library
This resource gives access to all the publications of the SPIE including: Spie Proceedings - original research papers presented at SPIE conferences (available two to four weeks after each event); SPIE Journals - peer-reviewed articles on applied research in optics and photonics; Spie eBooks - a collection of more than 160 optics and photonics titles incorporating monographs, tutorial texts and field guides.

To see more databases go to the Databases and Tutorials tab

Your Academic Engagement Librarian for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate students*

Name: Marcia Ostrowski
Email: libenqs@soton.ac.uk
Tel: 023 8059 4247 or Internal 24247

If you are a Research Postgraduate student, please contact the Research Engagement Librarian

New Resources:

Library Services now offers all our users access to Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) and Henry Stewart Talks (https://hstalks.com/ ) Here is a short clip from one of the videos on nanomedicines Check out the Institute of Physics which works to advance physics education, research and application.