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Research Tools for Energy and Resources

Use these research tools to find information related to Energy from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.

Article Databases and Indexes
Book and Film Review Sources
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Government Information Sources
Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks
Laws and Regulations Sources
Library and Book Catalogs
News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites
Statistics and Numeric Data


Article Databases for Energy and Resources

Listings of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. Many include abstracts (article summaries). Some include or link to the full text of articles.

Book and Film Review Sources

Listings of book [and film] reviews in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. included in article databases and indexes, book review indexes, or review journals.

Dissertation and Thesis Sources

Sources for locating masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

General or subject-specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and other collections of factual information.

  • Electronic Resources
  • Encyclopaedia of Ecological Economics (OEEE)
    Eric Neumayer, editor, London School of Economics (LSE). The International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE). Barcelona, Spain: ISEE, n.d. [2003-]
  • Print Resources
  • Encyclopedia of world environmental history. Shepard Krech III, J.R. McNeill, Carolyn Merchant, editors. New York : Routledge, 2004.
    Doe Reference GF 10 .E63 2004; Library has: v.1-3, 2004
  • Encyclopedia of global change : environmental change and human society. Andrew S. Goudie, editor in chief; David J. Cuff, Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
    Doe Reference GE 149 .E47 2002; Library has: v.1-2, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of environmental issues. Editor, Craig W. Allin; project editor, Robert McClenaghan. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2000.
    Doe Reference GE 10 .E52 2000; Library has: v.1-3, 2000

Government Information Sources

Listings of publications and other information published by authority of a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or foreign, and of intergovernmental organizations, such as UNESCO, etc. Many of these sources include the full text of the items.

Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks

Collections of information designed to help practitioners in a specific field or profession, or in the case of yearbooks, to provide annually cumulated information in brief descriptive and statistic form.

  • Print Resources
  • Europa World Yearbook. London, England : Europa Publications Limited, c1989
    Doe Reference AY 754 .E783 Govt/Stat
    Online: http://www.europaworld.com/
  • World factbook. Washington: Central Intelligence Agency : Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. distributor, 1981 –
    Doe Reference G 122 .U56a Govt/Stat
    Online: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Laws and Regulations Sources

Listings of full text laws, ordinances, regulations, rulings, by regulatory agencies, and decisions by appellate courts.

Library and Book Catalogs

Listings of books and other items belonging to a particular library or, as with union catalogs, a group of libraries, and usually containing information on the location and subject classification of each item. This category also includes national bibliographies, or lists of all books published in a particular country.

News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites

Listings (may include abstracts or full text) of articles in newspapers, newsmagazines, broadcast news transcripts or wire services. Also includes web sites of these media, or directories of such sites.

Statistics and Numeric Data

Resources that provide tables of numerical information, or listings indicating where such information can be found.

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