INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO

Library

"Mario Alberto Castagnino" Astronomy and Space Physics Library

In November 1971, a few months after the Institute was established, its library began to be organized. A bibliographic collection was formed, made up of publications edited by observatories and institutes in Argentina and abroad (also with material donated by related libraries), which was gradually enriched by the acquisition of journals on Astrophysics, Astronomy and related disciplines. The Library also has several scientific publications. Currently, our catalogue contains about 2,500 books and around 80 journal titles.

In the framework of the 50th anniversary of the institute and based on a Resolution of the Internal Council of the IAFE, our library was renamed “Mario Alberto Castagnino Astronomy and Space Physics Library” in honor of one of our most outstanding researchers. Dr. Castagnino (1935-2018) had an extensive and productive scientific activity at the IAFE, which was also very prolific in training human resources. After a restoration of the library, the re-inauguration ceremony took place on November 22, 2019, attended by Dr. Castagnino’s family, many of his disciples and of course all the staff of the institute. On that occasion, a commemorative plaque was unveiled at the entrance of the library.

placa conmemorativa

List of journal titles from the library of the Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics

ACTA ASTRONOMICA

ADVANCES IN ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS

ADVANCES IN ATOMIC, MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS

ANNUAL REVIEW OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

ARKIV FÖR ASTRONOMI

ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL

L’ASTRONOMIE

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS ABSTRACTS

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS REVIEW

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, SUPPLEMENT SERIES

ASTRONOMY LETTERS (traducción de: PIS’MA v ASTRONOMICHESKIJ ZHURNAL)

ASTRONOMY REPORTS  (traducción de: ASTRONOMICHESKIJ ZHURNAL)

ASTRONOMY & GEOPHYSICS

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, LETTERS

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, SUPPLEMENT SERIES

ASTROPHYSICAL LETTERS

ASTROPHYSICS (traducción de: ASTROFIZIKA)

ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE

BOLETÍN DE LA ASOCIACIÓN ARGENTINA DE ASTRONOMÍA (BOLETÍN AAA)

BOLETÍN DE LA ASOCIACIÓN CHILENA DE ASTRONOMÍA (BOLETÍN ACHAYA)

BULLETIN OF THE ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTES OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA

BULLETIN OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA

CIENCIA HOY

COSMIC ELECTRODYNAMICS

COSPAR INFORMATION BULLETIN

FACILITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

HIGHLIGHTS OF ASTRONOMY

INFORMATION BULLETIN OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION (IAU INFORMATION BULLETIN)

INFRARED PHYSICS

INVESTIGACIÓN Y CIENCIA (versión española de: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN)

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH  A: Space Physics

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS  B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY AND RADIATIVE TRANSFER

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A: Optics,  Image Science and Vision

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA  B: Optical Physics

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA

MERCURY

THE MESSENGER – EL MENSAJERO (ESO MESSENGER)

MONTHLY NOTES OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH QUARTERLY (NCAR QUARTERLY)

NATURE

NEW ASTRONOMY REVIEWS

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS

the OBSERVATORY

PHOTONICS SPECTRA

PHYSICA SOLARIS TERRESTRIS

PHYSICAL REVIEW A: General Physics

PHYSICAL REVIEW A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

PHYSICAL REVIEW E:  Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

PHYSICAL REVIEW E:  Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics

PHYSICS TODAY

PHYSICS WORLD

PLANETARY SPACE SCIENCE

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC

QUARTERLY BULLETIN ON SOLAR ACTIVITY

QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

REPORT ON IONOSPHERIC AND SPACE RESEARCH IN JAPAN

REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

REVISTA ASTRONÓMICA

REVISTA MEXICANA DE ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA

SBARMO BULLETIN

SCAR BULLETIN

SCAR REPORT

SCIENCE

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

SKY AND TELESCOPE

SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL DATA. Part 1:Prompt Reports; Part 2:Comprehensive Reports

SOLAR PHYSICS

SOLAR TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN JAPAN

SOLARE BEOBACHTUNGSERGEBNISSE (SOLAR DATA)

SOVIET ASTRONOMY (traducción de: ASTRONOMICHESKIJ ZHURNAL)

SOVIET ASTRONOMY LETTERS (traducción de: PIS´MA v ASTRONOMICHESKIJ ZHURNAL)

SPACE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION

SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS

SPARMO BULLETIN

TRANSACTIONS  OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION (TRANSACTIONS-IAU)

VISTAS IN ASTRONOMY

The Library receives queries from researchers and the general public interested in bibliographic material related to IAFE’s lines of research. In 2008, automation of the book catalogue began, which was completed in 2009 and initially placed on the Institute’s intranet for researchers to consult, and was later made available on the web.

History of Argentine Astronomy