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Andri SpilkerSenior Academic Librarian, Physics
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Selected resources
Web of science (Thomson Reuters)
Multidisiplinary reference- and citation database. Large overlap with Scopus in both content and functionality, but Web of Science still has better coverage back in time.
IEEE Xplore
IEEE Explore contains fulltext articles, e-books and conference proceedings from IEEE, IET, IBM and VDE Verlag, in addition to IEEE Standards Dictionary. Covers applied physics and computing with a special focus on electrical engineering.
Scopus (Elsevier)
Multidisiplinary reference- and citation database started in 2004. Large overlap with Web of Science in both content and functionality, but Scopus contains a greater number of entries.
arXiv.org (1991-)
Arxiv is an open access electronic archive for articles and preprints within physics, mathematics, computer technology etc. Particularly strong in theoretical physics.
Google scholar
Search engine for scientific information. See Fulltext@UBO for accessing articles or to order a copy.
Books
New physics books
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The Beauty of heavy-quark hadronization : measurement of charged B meson production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13.6 TeV with the ALICE experimentStorehaug, Ida Torkjellsdatter (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences University of Oslo, 2026)Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo No. 2715Mottatt i biblioteket 2026-10-12.
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The effect : an introduction to research design and causalityHuntington-Klein, Nick (Second edition, CRC Press, 2025)Mottatt i biblioteket 2026-10-07.
Journals
The tablet app BrowZine is a virtual version of the journal shelf, where you can browse the newest journals the University Library subscribes to from a large number of publishers. It's available both for tablets (iPad, Android and Kindle Fire) and as a desktop version. Some journals also include preprints.
Recommended journals:
Check if a journal is trustworthy
Use Kanalregisteret, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
Handy information
Access from home
Access to journals and other restricted library resources from home or while travelling.
Ask the library
Need help with literature search, scientific writing, reference management, publishing, dissemination of your science etc? Ask the library!
LaTeX and bibliography management
- LaTeX and companions, a list of resources compiled by Dag Langmyhr (in Norwegian only)
- A local guide to LaTeX and BibLaTeX by Knut Hegna and Dag Langmyhr
Zotero courses
Endnote courses
Search & Write
Search & Write is designed for all students who want to improve their information literacy and academic writing.
Academic Writing Centre
Visit the centre and discuss your ideas, drafts and questions with one of our writing consultants.
PhD on Track
PhD on Track is for all beginning researchers, main topics are the research process, communicating results, and open science.