ProQuest database providing the electronic equivalent of Dissertation Abstracts International. Beginning with the first U.S. dissertation in 1861, represents the work of authors from North American and European universities on a full range of academic subjects. Indexes and provides access to Georgetown-authored theses and dissertations.
Includes abstracts for doctoral dissertations beginning July 1980 and for Master's theses beginning Spring 1988. Citations for dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts. Citations for Master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Most dissertations published since 1997, and some from prior years, are available for free download; others may be requested via Interlibrary Loan.
An archive for electronic preprints of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance.
Provides access to records of interest to people working in particle physics and related areas. It includes preprints, as well as articles, books, proceedings, lectures, photographs, and more - including the full text of many items.
Provides access to documents and media that are produced at ICTP, including preprints, lecture notes, annual reports, photos, and more.
Literature Reviews
Review articles are a great way to get an overview of a topic. They generally provide a summary of the state of the science in a research area, and their references provide excellent lists of relevant articles.
Consists of lengthy review articles with extensive reference lists. Covers all areas of physics. Published by the Institute of Physics in association with the American Institute of Physics.
Note: Georgetown only subscribes to certain titles in this collection.
Comprehensive and timely critical reviews of the most significant primary research literature. Written by leading scientists, Annual Reviews publications are among the most highly cited publications in the scientific literature.
Search for open access articles sponsored by the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3). To learn more about this organization, follow this link.
SciFinder is useful for Chemical Physics Topics
NOTE: SciFinderⁿ requires that users have an individual, free account on the site. To register, please visit the SciFinder registration page.
MathSciNet is useful for Mathematical Topics
It is a Searchable database of reviews, abstracts, and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature.