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Locating Books or Journals in Quest

Searching by Subject:
On the Basic Search screen, choose "Subject heading beginning with ..." , then type in the Browse box: physics
(note, more specialized terms may be more useful, e.g. condensed matter; gravitation; materials science; nanotechnology).

Alternatively, if you are looking for materials on a more specific topic in physics, use the Keyword search box:
To find material on magnetism and superconductivity, type: magnet* and superconduct*
(The "*" is a truncation symbol that will retrieve various forms of each word: magnet; magnets; magnetic; magnetism; magnetotunneling; etc.)

Searching by Title or Author:
On the Basic Search screen, choose "Title beginning with ..." to locate a specific work or, choose "Author beginning with ..." to find books written by a particular physicist.

Electronic Journals
Electronic journals can also be found listed on the Electronic Journals page, by title and subject.

All printed books and journals are classified by Library of Congress call number (QC , primarily; also QB Astronomy, T Technology). Materials in Physics are located on the third floor of O'Neill Library. Journals in microform can be found on the first floor.