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ASTRONOMY This is a selected guide to resources held in the University Libraries to support astronomy. To locate any of the listed materials, consult the online catalog or ask the librarian. CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIAL: The Library of Congress classification for Astronomy is QB. QB1-991 QB1-139 QB140-237 QB275-343 QB349-421 QB455-456 QB460-466 QB468-480 QB495-903 QB500.5-785 QB799-903 QB980-991

Astronomy General Practical and spherical astronomy Geodesy Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics Astrogeology Astrophysics Non-optical methods of astronomy Descriptive astronomy Solar system Stars Cosmology

SELECTED RESOURCES

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES Freitag, Ruth S. Astronomy and Astrophysics. [Federal Documents LC33.10:90-8] Jameson, Lawrence A., ed. Black Holes: A Bibliography with Indexes. [Coleman QB55 2002] Lusis, Andy. Astronomy and Astronautics: An Enthusiast’s Guide to Books and Periodicals. [Coleman – Z5151.L87 1986] Seal, Robert A. A Guide to the Literature of Astronomy. [Coleman Reference Z5151.S4]

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS The Editorial Staff of the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy. [SRC QB14.M36 2003] Moore, Patrick. Astronomy Encyclopedia. [SRC Reference QB14.A875 2002] Williamson, Mark, ed. The Cambridge Dictionary of Space Technology. [Coleman – Reference TL788.W54 2001]

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS Freitag, Ruth S. Astronomy and Astrophysics. [Federal Documents LC33.10:90-8] National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Union of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Aerospace. [Federal Documents GP3.22/2:222] National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA Educational Publications. [Federal Documents GP3.22/2:222] United States. Superintendent of Documents. NASA Educational Publications. [Federal Documents GP 2.22/2:115/992]

HANDBOOKS Angelo, Joseph. The Facts on File Space and Astronomy Handbook. [Coleman Reference QB43.3.A44 2002] Lorimer, Duncan Ross. Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy. [Coleman QB843.P8 L7 2005] Price, Fred William. The Planet Observer’s Handbook. [Coleman QB601.P87 2000]

DATABASES Gale The Gale Power search feature in this database allows the user to search more than one database at a time, for peer reviewed, full text journal articles in geology. The databases searched are: Academic ASAP, Academic OneFile, Computer Database

Science Complete The database covers over 360 journals in science. The journals are in full text, abstract or index form. The journal directory has a searchable list of the journals, and many of them are peer-reviewed. Science Direct Has reference books, handbooks, over 2,000 journals, and books. It covers science, technology, and medicine full text and bibliographic information. It has a back files program (historical archive) of over 6.75 million searchable articles prior to 1995. ProQuestScience Journals The database covers journals dating back to 1986 and features more than 490 titles, with over 380 in full text, including astronomy. The full text titles appear just as they are published in the magazine in full text format. The user can access charts, diagrams, tables, photos and other graphical items in full text format. ProQuestResearch Library The database covers academic topics, including astronomy. It includes scholarly journals, magazines, trade journals, and newspapers, from 1971 to current issues. It has more than 3,820 titles, and over 2,550 in full text.

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts. [Coleman Reference Z5153.A862]

PRINT AND ELECTRONIC BOOKS Aharonian, Felix A. Very High Energy Cosmic Gamma Radiation: A Crucial Window on the Extreme Universe. [NetLibrary] Clemedes. Clemedes’ Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of the Heavens. [NetLibrary] Gibilisco, Stan. Astronomy Demystified. [NetLibrary] Gingerich, Owen. The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus. [Coleman QB41.G38 2004] Johnson, George. Miss Leavitt’s Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe. [Coleman QB807.J64 2005] Kutner, Marc Leslie. Astronomy: A Physical Perspective. [NetLibrary]

Schulz, Norbert S. From Dust to Stars: Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars. [Coleman QB806.S3 2005] Stanev, Taylor. High Energy Cosmic Rays. [Coleman QC485.S69 2005] Susskind, Leonard. An Introduction to Black Holes, Information, and the String Theory Revolution: The Holographic Universe. [NetLibrary] Ulivi, Paolo. Lunar Exploration: Human Pioneers and Robotic Explorers. [Coleman QB582.5.U44 2004]

PRINT AND ELECTRONIC JOURNALS Annual Review ff Astronomy and Astrophysics from 09/01/1963 to 09/30/2001 in Annual Reviews Back Volumes from 01/01/1998 to 09/01/2005 in ProQuestScience Journals Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics [Coleman QB81.A2884] Astronomy from 01/01/1988 to present in ProQuest Research Library and ProQuest Science Journals Astronomy and Astrophysics Review from 01/01/1997 to 03/23/2007 in SpringerLink Contemporary Astronomy Education Review from 2001 to present in Directory of Open Access Journals Astronomy Letters from 01/25/2000 to present in SpringerLink Contemporary Astronomy Reports from 01/23/2000 to present in SpingerLink Contemporary and Earth and Planetary Science Letters New Astronomy Reviews Science Direct Visions in Astronomy Science Direct Yearbook of Astronomy [Coleman Reference QB1.Y4]

ONLINE RESOURCES Austrian Space Agency http://www.ffg.at/content.php Canadian Space Agency http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/index.html Carnegie Institution of Washington http://www.carnegieinstitution.org/ National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov Space and Warfare Systems Command http://www.smdc.army.mil/ United States Strategic Command http://www.stratcom.mil/

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