Research Guides: Physics: Databases (Find Articles)

List of Databases

Use online databases or periodical indexes to select journal articles you want to read. You can find bibliographic citations to books and journal articles, as well as full text of some documents.The databases listed below are available for Queens College faculty, staff and students through the library subscriptions and could be found on the QC Libraries Home page: https://library.qc.cuny.edu/.

A journal article is written by a scholar or an expert, and provides a detailed analysis of a topic. Sometimes, searching one database is not enough. Search multiple databases to obtain the most comprehensive information.

AIP Publishing This link opens in a new window
Collection of more than 100 journals from the American Institute of Physics and a host of other prestigious science and engineering societies; also includes citations from over 450 journals, books, conferences, and patents.
Dates: 1990 - present
Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Annual Reviews is a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the progress of science. This collection of critical reviews of primary research literature is written by leading scientists.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Access encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform.
General Science Full Text (H.W.Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Provides full text from more than 100 periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 300 periodicals in such fields as astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, and health & medicine, oceanography, physics, and zoology.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch
Nature Journals This link opens in a new window
Access to multidisciplinary Nature journals which cover topics including genetics, evolution, biotechnology, and clinical practice & research.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
PLOS | Public Library of Science This link opens in a new window
Collection of Peer-Reviewed, open-access scientific and medical journals; includes original research as well as timely feature articles.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Collection of scholarly journals with strong coverage for the life and physical sciences, medicine, and technical fields, with additional content in the social sciences and humanities.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
SciFinder-n is the most comprehensive database for the chemical literature, searchable by topic, author, substances by name or CAS Registry Number, OR use the editor to draw chemical structures, substructures, or reactions.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
- First-time users must create a SciFinder username. Users who are not on campus should create an account via this Off-Campus Registration link. Users who are on campus may use the On-Campus Registration link.
- CAS has a new platform and includes access to SciFinder-n, CAS Analytical Methods and CAS Formulus
Springer Link This link opens in a new window
Collection of journals and e-books, with a strong emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, medicine) content.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Wiley Online Library is a collection of scholarly journals and e-books published by Wiley-Blackwell in science, medicine, social sciences, and humanities.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch

Accessing the Databases Off Campus

All QC students, staff, and faculty can access to the libraries' electronic resources off-campus. To use databases and electronic resources while off-campus you must verify affiliation with Queens College by entering an active QCard library barcode number when prompted.

To activate your Library barcode you must visit the Borrowing Desk in person at the Rosenthal Library (level 3).If you have ever checked out a book you have already completed this step.

If you are "off campus", log-in via the "Connect from Home" link listed under Research >Connect from Home on QC Libraries Home Page: http://library.qc.cuny.edu/services/offcampus.php.