If the Queen's Library does not own a book that interests you, you can request it through RACER, our interlibrary loan system, or recommend it for purchase. Queen's students and faculty may borrow books from other Ontario libraries. See our "Reciprocal Borrowing" guide for details.
Finding Books and E-books in QCAT
Use Omni, the library catalogue and search engine, to find books, e-books, proceedings and other materials:
Browsing the Stacks
Books about physics are located in the QC section. Oversized books are shelved in the Folio section. Major QC subclasses include:
QC1-75
General physics
QC81-114
Weights and measures
QC120-168
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
QC170-197
Atomic physics
QC221-246
Acoustics. Sound
QC251-338
Heat
- QC310-319
- Thermodynamics
QC350-457
Optics. Light
QC474-496
Radiation physics (General)
QC501-776
Electricity and magnetism
QC770-798
Nuclear and particle physics
QC801-908
Geophysics. Cosmic physics.
811-849
Geomagnetism
851-999
Meteorology. Climatology
Conference Proceedings
AIP Conference Proceedings
The Library owns various volumes in the AIP Conference Proceedings series. check Omni for holdings.
