The Penn Libraries have acquired the complete online backfiles of Optical Society of America journals, magazines, and conference proceedings, 1917-2005, with 108,000 articles, representing the most renowned research in optics and photonics.
The OSA Digital Archive brings new access to older runs of some OSA titles and meshes with the Penn Libraries' current OSA e-journal subscriptions, safeguarding perpetual access to earlier years of these publications. Content is provided through the OSA's Optics InfoBase.
OSA Digital Archive titles are accessible directly from Franklin and FindIt! Individual articles are linked through PennText. Titles included in the OSA Digital Archive include:
- Journal of the Optical Society of America (1917-1983)
- Applied Optics (1962-2005)
- Optics News (1975-2005)
- Optics Letters (1977-2005)
- OSA Conference Papers (1979-2005)
- Journal of the Optical Society of America A (1984-2005)
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B (1985-2005)
- Optics and Photonics News (1990-2005)
- Optics Express (1997-2005)
For more information:
Lauren Gala, Math/Physics/Astronomy Library Director
Judith Currano, Chemistry Library Director
Douglas McGee, Assistant Director, Science & Engineering Libraries
