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Resource
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Online |
Print |
Comments |
| Books |
Few
available, so far. |
Main
source - go the the library! |
See
list of core textbooks under fundamentals |
| Conference
Proceedings |
Usually
not published electronically. Try INSPEC,
ADS. |
Use
UW Libraries catalog
and search for by keyword. Get through inter-library loan |
Can
be difficult to locate. Check: International
Astronomy Meetings List. |
| Dissertations |
Use:
UMI,
ADS |
|
See:
Finding
Theses and Dissertations |
| E-prints/pre-prints |
arXiv.org,
ADS |
Print
versions rare |
Not
refereed, evaluate carefully. See this. |
| Journal
articles |
Ejournal
list. ADS,
INSPEC
|
May
be only source for older (pre-1970) materials |
Web
of Science "cited reference" search may yield older material
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| Journals |
E-version
not always same as print version |
Popular/general
interest not full-text online. |
Trend
is toward online only and full text access - but only if you can afford
it. See this. |
| News
& alerts |
More
timely |
IAU
Circulars |
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| Reference
materials |
Updated
more often; good glossaries, acronyms, people, organizations, observatories,
etc. See www
resources. |
Paper
resources still best for some things: mathematical functions & tables,
ephemeredes, etc. |
Paper
reference materials are generally easier to access and browse. Visit
P-A
library reference section. |
| Sky
surveys |
Lots!
Data, data, data. May need appropriate software. |
Atlases,
charts, star/galaxy/object catalogs – paper often easier to use, browse.
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