Reference & Research Tools

Databases and Indexes

A page listing direct links to journal databases, such as  (but not limited to) Zentralblatt Math Database, MathSciNet, MathnetBase, Current Index to Statistics, and JSTOR.

Proceedings and Other Full-Text Items

A page listing direct links to sources of proceedings in electronic format, such as Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity, Electronic Library of Mathematics, and Topology Atlas.

Eprints & Preprints

Direct links to repositories offering access to pre-published versions of research papers.

Digital Dissertations & Theses

Direct link to ProQuest database offering access to digital dissertations and theses. Direct link to IDEALS, a digital collection of dissertations and theses produced at UIUC.

Reference Books

A searchable database of Math Reference Books kept in the mathematics reference collection, which is located at the right end of the circulation desk.

Uncataloged Books

A searchable database of uncatalogued books owned by the Mathematics Library but not included in the UIUC Online Catalog. These titles are shelved in a special location, so please ask at the circulation desk for any you wish to see.

Websites of Interest

• Directories
• Reference Sites 
• Math Associations & Societies 
• Biographies 
• Special Interest 
• Dealers of Math Books and Journals 
• Mathematician of the Day

Blogs, Websites & Associations

• n-Category Cafe by John Baez 
• What's New by Terrence Tao 
• Not Even Wrong by Peter Woit

Research and Assistantship Assistance

American Mathematical Association's directory of Assistantships and Graduate Fellowships in the Mathematical Sciences