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Physics: Journals & Databases

Databases and journal collections

Otago University subscribes to hundreds of databases, but the ones to the right are a good start for physics students and researchers. Thousands of journals are indexed on these databases, and they contain millions of indexed articles.

Databases often give access to full text content, but the amount of full text content available can vary. Other databases just have 'bibliographic' information like the title, author(s), journal name (with the volume, issue and page numbers), and year of publication.

You can search for the full text of an article, even if it is not available on the database you are searching, by using the 'Article Link' tool. If 'Article Link' does not find a full text version of the article you are after you can still get it through the library's interloans service.

Article databases index and classify articles from scholarly publications, primarily peer-reviewed journals. Different databases cover different ranges of publications, depending on their subject matter and the scope of the database. Databases link through to the Library's e-journals collections for full article access wherever possible.

Journal collections index and classify articles from scholarly publications, primarily peer-reviewed journals. The collection can have a subject specialisation, of just come from the same publisher. They usually have a significant amount of full text content. 

Read the latest articles from Science magazine online

This is the Table of Contents from Science Magazine. To access the articles click on the article link below

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Quickly find a specific article using Google Scholar

You can use Google Scholar to find an article from a citation:
  • Try searching Google Scholar for the "Title of the Article" (usually within quotation marks)
  • Look for Otago Article Link in your results list to access the article through our library databases
  • NOTE: You may need to adjust your Google Scholar settings to display these links under Library Links find and then select University of Otago - Otago Article Link.

Off-Campus? Access Google Scholar via this link:

Google Scholar Search