LibGuides: Physics and Astrophysics: Websites

Web sites

arXiv.org e-Print archive
Open access to 601,910 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics.
INSPIRE HEP: High-Energy Physics Literature Database
CERN, DESY, Fermilab and SLAC have built the next-generation High Energy Physics (HEP) information system, INSPIRE. It combines the successful SPIRES database content, curated at DESY, Fermilab and SLAC, with the Invenio digital library technology developed at CERN. INSPIRE is run by a collaboration of CERN, DESY, Fermilab, IHEP, IN2P3, and SLAC, and interacts closely with HEP publishers, arXiv.org, NASA-ADS, PDG, HEPDATA and other information resources.
E-Print Network
E-Print Network a gateway to over 35,300 websites and databases worldwide, containing over 5.5 million e-prints in basic and applied sciences, primarily in physics but also including subject areas such as chemistry, biology and life sciences, materials science, nuclear sciences and engineering, energy research, computer and information technologies, and other disciplines of interest to DOE.
Global Science Gateway
This website is a single launch point for searching multiple national and international sites in a variety of languages.
Physics World
News, views and information for the global physics community from IOP Publishing.
Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Intelligence
Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone.
Our mission is to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything. Our work builds on the achievements of science and other systematizations of knowledge to provide a single source that can be relied on by everyone for definitive answers to factual queries.
Mathematica at WSU
Mathematica is a mathematical computation program used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical, and computing fields. Unlike other systems, Mathematica applies intelligent automation in every part of the system, from algorithm selection to plot layout and user interface design. You get reliable, high-quality results without needing algorithm expertise— even if as an expert, results are faster.
Runaway Universe (NOVA)
Companion website to Nova program Runaway Universe. Includes interactive timelines, interactive video demonstrations, news clips and more.
Physics.org
Guide to physics news and websites by the Institute of Physics.
Scirus
Science specific search engine--beyond journals, Scirus also searches science webpages, scientists' homepages, patents, institutional repositories, and more.

Evaluating Sources Critically Tutorial

Welcome!

Whatever resources you use in your academic work, it is essential that you are able to evaluate its quality. In this tutorial, you will learn about key evaluation criteria that will help you quickly and accurately evaluate information.

After completing this guide, you will have practiced using core evaluative criteria commonly employed by academic researchers.

What you will learn

After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:

quickly analyze and critically evaluate information
identify specific areas to pay close attention to when analyzing a resource
build confidence in your ability to successfully evaluate your own research results

(simply click on the image below to begin!)