EC.711: D-Lab: Energy  

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Energy guide

Environment guide

Technical Reports

Patents

Standards

Manage your references:

• Overview of Citation Software
• EndNote
• RefWorks
• Zotero
• Mendeley

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Journal articles

• Compendex: covers all fields of engineering.
  
  • include Inspec: covers physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology
  • View the video tutorial on using Compendex/Inspec
• Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Collection (ESPM): covers articles on environmental & pollution issues
• Building Green Suite: information on green design, including information on a wide range of topics related to sustainable building
• Scopus: covers journals and conference proceedings across many disciplines, including engineering. Also see who has cited a paper.
• Web of Science: covers journals and conference proceedings across many disciplines, including engineering.  Also see who has cited a paper.
• Watch these videos to learn more:
• Web of Science (3:10)
• Tracking a citation using Web of Science (3:47)

Technical Reports

Use these to find report numbers, then Ask Us! if we have them.

• Energy Citations Database - info
• ETDEWEB : Energy Technology Data Exchange World Energy Base - info
• NTIS

Patents

Books

Search the MIT Libraries catalog: Barton

Search library catalogs from around the world: MIT's WorldCat

Tip: Finding a proper subject heading can be a useful way to find information. Try a subject search to find books on a topic. The following list offers several examples of subjects used in our catalog.

• Appropriate technology - Developing Countries
• Energy Development
• Renewable Energy Sources
• Solar Energy - Developing Countries
• Photovoltaic Power Generation

Electronic books, handbooks

Selected resources that you may find useful. This is NOT a comprehensive list.

• Appropriate Technology Library: A full-text collection of over one thousand publications covering projects and technical information
  • AT Sourcebook: index to publications
  • Publications are on CD-ROMS in the Barker Library stacks, 6th Floor: T49.5.A86 2002
• Books 24x7: Full-text e-books in engineering, including topics like Sustainable Energy & Development
• World Bank e-Library
• Knovel: Engineering and Scientific Handbooks
  • A full text collection of hundreds of handbooks and reference sources

Dissertations and theses

Regional Data & Statistics

• CIA World Factbook

Socio-Cultural Data & Statistics

• Global Market Information Database - info
• OECD iLibrary - info
• UNdata - info
• World Development Indicators - info