Astronomy & Astrophysics

Liaison librarians have created research guides on many topics that highlight specific databases, journals, reference materials, and other resources.

The Library has hundreds of books and style guides on writing, editing, and scientific communication.

Visit the Library website to learn more about our services, spaces, and collections.

The Library's Copyright Advisory Office can advise you about copyright questions including how to reuse images and other content in your thesis.

Many funding agencies in Canada, the U.S., and worldwide now require authors to make publications arising from supported research freely available online.

Literature reviews are part of graduate level work, but what about systematic reviews? Read the Library's guide to learn more.

Deceptive publishers (also commonly referred to as “predatory journals”) are for-profit entities that purport to publish high quality academic research, but who do not follow accepted scholarly publishing best practices.

Graduate theses are submitted to Queen’s online repository, Qspace, on completion.

The Web Proxy (aka “Off-Campus Access”) allows you to access the Library’s electronic databases, books, and journals when you’re off campus.

Book an appointment with Michael White, the librarian for Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, to discuss your research interests and information needs.

Contact Michael White, the librarian for Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, to recommend a new book or journal.

Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor and collaboration tool licensed by Queen's IT Services and available to all students, faculty, and staff.

Use ILL to request books, book chapters, journal articles, and other resources that the library doesn't own. The service is free and fast.

Queen's Virtual Private Network (VPN) is software that allows students, faculty, and staff to access restricted resources over the internet in a secure manner.

The Library offers accessibility services, technology, and spaces to students and staff registered with Queen's Student Accessibility Services (QSAS).. To learn more, visit the Adaptive Technology Centre (ATC) in room 120, Stauffer Library.

Read the Library's guide to citation management to learn more about Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, and other software.

Use Omni to find books, journal articles, and other materials in the Library's collection and at other Ontario university libraries.

Need a break from your research? Enjoy listening to music from one of the Library's streaming services.

The Library's collection includes many classic and contemporary works of fiction. For example, the Science Fiction collection in Douglas Library.

The Library also subscribes to streaming video services such as Films on Demand, Criterion on Demand, and the National Film Board. These include thousands of classic and popular films, documentaries, animated films, and international films.