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Also known as "Scholarly Articles," "Peer-Reviewed Articles," or "Academic Articles," these are:
Know your types of articles:
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Books written by experts are a good source of information for many topics. Books in the sciences and engineering often contain:
Use these tools to help learn as you read.
Remember: you may only need to read one chapter of a scholarly book!
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Search Belk Library's online system to find both library materials and articles in our databases. Use the search box below to do a basic search on library materials and databases.
You may find that a number of related physics books are located in:
Datasets are collections of data, numeric or textual, arranged in tables. Data and datasets are often used in physics/astronomy work, whether you need:
Handbooks, like the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, often contain large amounts of data, as well as definitions, techniques, references, and much more.
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Technical Reports are detailed explanations of the results of a project. They are usually prepared by government agencies (NASA, DOE, etc) or companies with an interest in the topic. Technical Reports:
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