Astronomy Resources  Tags: physics science technology astronomy space_sciences  

The following are information resources on the World Wide Web that are available to astronomers and students of astronomy. Some of the following may only be immediately available to the students and faculty of Iowa State University. The web addresses have been included so that non-ISU researchers can get in touch with the publishers of the material.

Other online bibliographies of interest to astronomers:

• Physics Resources on the Web
  http://www.lib.iastate.edu/collections/eresourc/physics.html

• Science Resources (General)
  
  
• Engineering Resources (General)
  
  
• Chemistry on the Web
  www.lib.iastate.edu/collections/eresourc/chemistry.html

Primary Astronomy Databases

• ARIBIB (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Bibliographical Database for Astronomical References)
  Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
  www.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/aribib/
  This database indexed the astronomy literature before 2001. It has two sources of information, Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts (1977-2000) and Astronomischer Jahresbericht (1898-1968).
  
  
• The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  adswww.harvard.edu/
  The ADS indexes the journal and conference literature for astrophysics and astronomy, physics and geophysics, and instrumentation. It also indexes astronomy preprint literature. Coverage for many of its publications goes back to 1975 but can go back much earlier. In addition to its indexes there is also an extensive set of fulltext journals that are available as part of its collection of materials.
  
  
• NTRS: NASA Technical Report Server
  Scientific and Technical Information Program Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  ntrs.nasa.gov/
  This database indexes technical reports issued by NASA and other agencies that have technical reports, preprints, and other materials in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, space exploration, and related topics. Some recent reports and other materials have links to the fulltext of the document.
  
  
• Aerospace & High Technology Database
  Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  www.csa2.com/
  Aerospace & High Technology Database indexes the literature of aeronautics, astronautics, and space science and high technology in related areas of chemistry, physics, and other sciences. Journal articles (1962 to present) and technical reports (1986 to present) are covered. It is the electronic version of International Aerospace Abstracts and Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports.