David G. Clark Memorial Physics Library
114 DeMeritt Hall
University of New Hampshire
9 Library Way
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-2348
Where's the Library?
The Physics Library is in newly-rebuilt DeMeritt Hall.
New space close to completion, in July: (First three photos courtesy of Francis Hallahan)
And in August:
Newsletter articles:
New library space: Physics Library Moves Back into DeMeritt Hall by Heather Gagnon
Notes on the new building:
Touring the New Physics ... by Francis Hallahan
NEWS:
June 2009: BLC Virtual Catalog unavailable until July 15.
The Boston Library Consortium Virtual Catalog (VCat) provides a single, searchable catalog of books owned by participating libraries of the Boston Library Consortium. VCat is being taken down for upgrades and will be unavailable until it returns on July 15. This upgrade should provide a much improved search interface and requesting system.
February 2009: IEEE journals, conference proceedings, and standards plus IET journals are now available on the IEEE Xplore platform online. This now includes access to abstracts and full text published since 1988, plus select content published since 1913. You may access these materials through the Library Catalog, Fulltext Journal List, Database list, and the online resource guides (below).
September 2008: LHC goes live!
Linear Hadron Collider at CERN
General Information
Hours
Finding Materials
Borrowing and Course Reserves
New Book List
Online Resources
Other Library Services
General Information
The David G. Clark Memorial Physics Library provides reference service and materials on physics and astronomy, from introductory to research level. The library includes over 25,000 volumes. Major indexes and most journals are available online. Related science materials may be found at the Chemistry Library, the
Engineering/Math/Computer Science Library, or the Biological Sciences Library. Some popular and historical physics and astronomy literature is held at the Dimond Library.
Physics Library Hours
End-of-Semester Hours:
Thursday-Friday, May 21-22: 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday-Sunday, May 23-24: Closed
Monday,May 25 (Memorial Day): Closed
Summer Session Schedule, May 26-August 7
Monday-Thursday: 8 am - 5 pm
Wednesday evening: 6 pm - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Exception: Closed Friday, July 3rd for Independence Day
Summer Interim: August 8 - August 31 (and start-of-semester)
Monday-Thursday: 8 am - 5 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Exceptions to this schedule will be posted before holidays. At the start of each semester,
between semesters, around holidays, and during bad weather events, please call (603) 862-2348
to confirm Physics Library hours. Weather Note: This branch library will normally follow posted University hours when operations are curtailed due to weather. To check on the University's status,
please call 862-0000, the University's Storm Information Line. You may also call the
Physics Library directly. On the Web, the Library hours page displays exceptions when you click on the name of the branch or department.
You can check library holdings in the online catalog by author, title, subject, and more. The online catalog lists almost all of the materials in the UNH libraries. The Physics Library card catalog is useful for certain items, including theses and dissertations added to the collection before 1990. Please see list, below, of major online reference materials for the UNH Physics community. The UNH Library's web page and database page provide a full list of links. All Library databases are also listed in the catalog.
If you have any questions about library resources or services, please contact:
- Heather Gagnon,
Physics Library Associate, at heather.gagnon @ unh.edu (862-2348) or
- Emily Poworoznek, Engineering and Physical Sciences Librarian, at el @ unh.edu (862-4168)
- Books may be borrowed for four weeks (subject to recall after two weeks)
- Books on reserve may be requested at the desk and borrowed for limited time periods.
- Periodicals may be borrowed for one day if current; 3 days if already bound.
- Please return materials directly to the Physics Library or the Physics Library book drop outside Nesmith Hall.
- Borrowing privileges are available to UNH faculty, staff, and students; alumni; Durham residents; and certain others,
following University policy.
- To inquire about obtaining a card as a non-University borrower, please call the UNH Library Loan Department
at 862-1535.
- Faculty and graduate students may borrow books for an extended time.
- Instructors may place material on reserve for classes. For reserves at the Physics Library, contact Heather Gagnon at 862-2348.
Printable reserve forms: PDF version | Microsoft Word version |
For electronic reserves, please contact the Dimond Library Reserve Desk, 862-2748.
Click here for a monthly listing of new Physics Library books. New books can be checked out for two weeks. Most new books are displayed on the New Materials Shelves near the front of the Library.
Click here for a handy list of online resources for physics and astronomy.
Recalls and holds: ask at the desk or use the "Request" button in the online catalog if a book you need is out. Non-reserve library books can be recalled and held for you.
To get material from Storage, please use the light blue "Request" button in the online catalog; check with staff for more information.
Copying and printing: The Physics Library's copier and printer accept University ID's or guest cards with Cat's Cache accounts. Copies are 10 cents per page. Cat's Cache guest cards may be purchased during weekday hours at this branch. Guest cards have a value of 50 cents (5 copies); you may add more to the account online with a credit card or at assigned campus locations. To add value to a guest card online, use the number on the face of the card as your account number. UNH students' ID cards are automatically set up with Cat's Cache accounts, to which funds can be added online or at Cat's Cache machines. Faculty and staff who wish to use their University ID's may set up an account at the ID Office at Holloway Commons. For more information, please see the Cat's Cache web site or ask Library staff.
Scanning: Branch library copiers provide scanning at no charge. A Cat's Cache card is used to activate the scanner service, but no funds are deducted. If you do not have a card, please ask staff to swipe one for you. Scanned pages are sent to the email address that you input. If you require a dedicated scanner for larger projects, print and microform scanning is available at no charge at Dimond Library.
InterLibrary Loans or document delivery of materials not owned by the library can usually be arranged; ask at desk or use the ILL web site. ILL is available to UNH faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduates.
Boston Library Consortium Virtual Catalog and borrowers' cards: The BLC Virtual Catalog allows you to search and borrow books from most other BLC libraries, even if UNH owns the book (useful if book has been recently checked out to another person). V-Cat and BLC cards are available to UNH faculty, staff, and students. For more information about the BLC, click here.
Infotrieve (tables-of-contents for journals and document delivery for articles) is a service available to UNH faculty and graduate students. Please ask staff or see FAQ for more information.
UNH Library UNH Library Catalog
Other Branch Libraries:
Biological Sciences Chemistry
Engineering,
Math & Computer Science
Other Library Links:
Collection Development Government Documents Loan Dept.
Reserves (Dimond) Reference (Dimond)
Special Collections University Archives
Telephone Directory
Please send comments, questions, or suggestions via email to
Emily Poworoznek at el @ unh. edu
(spaces added to email address to reduce spam; remove spaces before sending).
This page last updated on May 21, 2009.