If you're in research, then you pretty much need NASA's ADS. It's tried, true, and people go crazy on the rare occasions when it goes down.

Getting Started

1. You'll need an API key from NASA ADS labs. Create a login for the newest version of ADS search here, then you can apply for API access by filling out this form.

2. When you get your API key, save it to a file called ~/.ads/dev_key or save it as an environment variable named ADS_DEV_KEY

3. From a terminal type pip install ads (or if you must, use easy_install ads)

Happy Hacking!

Examples