Atlanta University Center
Robert W. Woodruff Library
111 James P. Brawley Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
The physics collection at the Robert W. Woodruff Library supports the curricula of the degree programs in Pure and Applied Physics at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College. Course offerings focus on the basic principles and concepts of physics including general physics, modern physics, chemical physics, mathematical physics, atmospheric science, biophysics, health physics, astronomical physics, nuclear and particle physics, solid state physics, mechanics, classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, optics, thermodynamics, and for teaching in science and mathematics.
Degree(s) offered by Clark Atlanta University is/are:
Degree(s) offered by Morehouse College is/are:
Degree(s) offered by Spelman College
Languages
English, but may include translations of significant works. Foreign language materials may be obtained via the Woodruff Library Interlibrary Loan Service.
Chronological Coverage
No limits, emphasis on contemporary resources.
Geographical Coverage
The collection focuses primarily on information resources relevant to the study, teaching and research of pure and applied physics without regard to geographical origin.
Scope
The collection focuses primarily on the basic principles and concepts of pure and applied physics.
Scholarly journals, primary sources, scholarly secondary resources, and standard reference sources are collected. Electronic formats are preferred for all items added to the Library’s collection.
The collection provides strong coverage for basic principles and concepts of all sub-disciplines of physics. Special efforts are made to collect additional information resources to support undergraduate study and teaching in the areas of earth and atmospheric science. Proceedings and journal articles are available through online reference resources, as well as publisher online libraries and aggregator databases that the Library subscribes to. Faculty are given opportunity to request monograph works for purchase and addition to the collection.
Textbooks are not normally purchased due to their likelihood of being superseded. If however a textbook is requested by a faculty member, the ebook format will be purchased. If no ebook format is available, then the print version will be purchased and then placed permanently in course reserves upon request by the departmental faculty.
Subject Area Profile: Computer & Information Science