WNC Library: Astronomy

Shelf Location (Library of Congress Classification)

All universities and community college libraries in Nevada use the Library of Congress Classification System to organize their books. Books are arranged A-Z, with each letter corresponding to a subject. To find books on this topic, go to the following areas:

Classification	Topic
QB	Astronomy
TL789 - TL 873	Space Exploration

Encyclopedias & Reference Books

These titles are located at the Carson City Campus library unless otherwise indicated. The term “Ready Ref” indicates the item is shelved directly behind the Reference Desk.

* Asterisked titles are also available at the WNC Fallon campus library.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Astronomical Almanac	REF QB8 .U6 A77
Atlas of the Universe	REF QB44.2 .M66
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites	REF QB775 .N65
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (4 vols.)	REF QB14 .E534
Encyclopedia of Space Exploration	Ref QB500.262 .A54
Encyclopedia of the Solar System	Ref QB501 .E53 2007
Millennium Star Atlas. 3 volumes.	Ref QB65 .S62
Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook	Ref QB64 .R43 2004
The Solar System. 3 volumes.	Ref QB501 .S625
Theoretical Astrophysics. 3 volumes.	Ref QB461 .P33
Uranometria 2000.0 : deep sky atlas	Ref QB65 .U78

Searching for Books Using the Library Catalog

WNC library books are listed in an online catalog shared by most northern Nevada academic libraries. To find in-depth materials, search the library catalog by typing in the topic you are researching. Be sure to use keywords or subjects rather than sentences. Clicking on the links below will perform a search for WNC books about these topics in the library catalog. Please be patient; sometimes these searches can take a few minutes to finish.

Astronomy	Solar System	Space Flight

Current Research: Finding Articles & Journals Using Databases

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Access Science is the online equivalent of the most current edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, which also includes biographies of scientists, recent science-related news articles, study guides, and web site links.

Scientific American provices all the articles with images of the Scientific American magazine and its special editions.

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Need help?

Ask a Librarian
Carson Campus 445-3227
Fallon Campus 423-5330
By email: refdesk@wnc.edu

Finding a Specific Journal

Electronic journals can be searched by selecting " Find Magazines or Newspapers by Title" from the library home page. Researchers may also get a list of e-journals available on a given topic by selecting a subject category using the same link. The following journals are available electronically on astronomy.

Print journal subscriptions include:

Astrobiology
Astronomy
Sky and telescope