The Owen library contains many resources for students and faculty interested in Astronomy. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website or would like to request a book or journal on any subject related to Astronomy, please contact Eileen Brady. For questions about the Astronomy program, please see the Program in Astronomy. In addition to this web page, the library has created a subject guide to Astronomy.

Reference Books

• The Astronomical Almanac for the Year... Ref QB U7
• The Astronomy Encyclopedia Ref QB 14.A875
• Astrophysical Formulae Ref QB 461.L36
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names Ref QB 651.S35 1992
• Dictionary of Astronomy Available online through the WSU Libraries
• Encyclopedia of the Solar System Ref QB 501 E53 1999
• The Planetary Scientist's Companion Ref QB 601.L84 1998

Indexes, Abstracts and other databases.

• ARIBIB (1899-present): Index to the astronomical literature corresponding to the print bibliographies Astronomy & Astrophysics Abstracts and Astronomischer Jahresbericht.
• SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System: Tbe ADS maintains three databases of scholarly literature in the fields of physics and astronomy. Many of the articles are full text and users can access the abstract, citations, references, and similar articles.

Some major sources of electronic journals for Astronomy are:
Astronomical Societies

• American Astronomical Society
• SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System

Internet Links

• Astronomy Thesaurus
• AstroWeb
• Book Reviews in Astronomy
• Centre de Données Astronomique de Strasbourg
• Skyview Virtual Observatory:
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Planetary Science Research Discoveries