Physics Library

The Physics Library, with holdings of more than 50,000 volumes and approximately 100 active serial subscriptions, is housed in the Physics Building. Periodical holdings prior to 1980 are generally located in publicly accessible storage on the fourth level of the Science and Technology Library in the Carnegie Building.

Location:

Room 208 Physics Building
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-1130

Phone:

315-443-2692 (voice)
315-443-5549 (fax)

Subject Areas:

Astronomy, elementary particle physics (experimental and theoretical), relativity and astrophysics, condensed matter physics (experimental and theoretical), computational physics, and biophysics are included in the physics library collection.

Physics Library Hours:

Spring 2008 (January 14 - May 11, 2008)

Services:

Circulation, reserves, self-service copying (vendacard only), online access to networked library products and services such as the catalog, databases, electronic journals, and ILLiad, our interlibrary loan/document delivery service. The Physics Library is now wireless to accommodate laptops.

Links to S.U. Electronic Resources:

• SUMMIT Library Catalog
  
• Subject and Title List of Databases
  
  Includes Engineering Information Village, SearchBank, Encyclopedia Britannica, and links to other libraries' online catalogs.
• Physics and Astronomy-Related Web Sites
• Links to Service Request Forms:
  Includes forms and/or instructions for the following: interlibrary loan/document delivery requests (using our online service called ILLiad), course reserves, online book renewal, recall/hold requests, collection development suggestions, and the online reference desk.

Librarians and Staff:

• Librarian
  Janet Pease (jlpease@syr.edu)
• Library Branch Assistant
  Laura Lesswing (llesswin@syr.edu)