The Maria Mercer Library holds the main collection for Physics. In addition to physical book collections, the Library also provides access to a large and growing number of ebooks which can be accessed both on or off campus.
When working on assignments, it is likely you will need to look beyond your course reading lists for information.
Library Search is the tool used at Bristol to enable you to search across all our Library resources:
The physical books held in our libraries
Our Library eBooks and eJournals
The articles within the eJournals we subscribe to
Open access publications and academic resources
Check out our tutorial on using Library Search effectively to find books, articles and other resources.
Highlight ebook series and collections include:
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Full text to most volumes in this prestigious book series
Full text of most volumes in this prestigious book series
Access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols and reference works published by Springer
If you have a reference to a publication you can use Library Search to find out if the Library gives you access to it.
A good way to widen your research is to follow up the references listed at the end of relevant books or journal articles.
Library search enables you to search for Library resources by topic:
To find eBooks on your topic: run the search then in the left margin Refine the Search by Format: eBooks.
To find find journal articles by topic: note that while Library Search offers a quick way to find some articles, if you want to be more systematic and go beyond Library collections you should use Library databases.
If there is a book you would like us to buy, please fill in the form here.
If your course has an online Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit.
QA805 - Mechanics
QB460 - Astrophysics
QC1-75 - General physics
QC170 - Quantum
QC176 - Solid state
QC310 - Thermodynamics
QC770 - Nuclear and particle