University of Texas Libraries

Books and Journals

Print Books

Library Catalog - Locate any of eight million items, including books, journals, and other materials in the University of Texas Libraries collections.

Example Subject Heading Terms:

• Renewable energy sources
• Energy policy
• Petroleum
• Petroleum engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Natural Gas

Journals

To see if we have a particular journal (i.e. Nature, Energy), either in print or electronic format, search the Catalog.

Examples include:

• Biomass & bioenergy
• Energy
• Energy & Fuels: an American Chemical Society Journal
• Energy policy
• International journal of energy research
• Journal of petroleum science & engineering
• Renewable and sustainable energy reviews
• Renewable Energy

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Databases

Interdisciplinary Databases

• Academic Search Complete - A good source for undergraduates; many full-text articles; interdisciplinary, with wide coverage of the applied sciences.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) - A database of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources.
• CQ Researcher - Each report is written by an experienced journalist and features comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue with numerous charts, graphs and sidebar articles.
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Topics include bioethics, cloning, genetic engineering, water pollution, stem cells, renewable energy and more.
• Web of Science - A subject/author index unique in its cited-reference search (which scientific works have been cited and by whom).

Engineering & Architecture

• OnePetro - A multi-society library that provides a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
• Compendex - Indexes scholarly journals and conferences in all areas of engineering.
• IEEE Xplore - Provides full-text access to IEEE and IEE journals, conference proceedings and current IEEE standards covering electrical and computer engineering, electronics, computer science and physics.
• Environment and Planning - Provides indexing to four journals devoted to urban planning, research and design.
• More Engineering databases

Geology

• GeoRef - Provides access to the geoscience literature of the world with more than 3,000,000 references. 
• More Geology databases

Company and Industry Information

• Business & Company Resource Center - Provides access to company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
• Business Source Complete - A scholarly business database providing a collection of bibliographic and full-text content in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
• Mergent Online - Provides immediate access to data on more than 10,000 NYSE, AMEX, Nasdaq and other select regional exchange companies.
• more Business databases

Energy Policy

• PAIS International - Bibliographic index with abstracts covering the full range of political, social and public policy issues.

Environmental

• Environmental Issues & Policy Index - Provides abstracting and indexing information for more than 1,000 titles in the area of environmental policy and studies.
• Annual Review of Environment and Resources
• AGRICOLA - Contains bibliographic citations with some abstracts covering agriculture, animal husbandry, animal and human nutrition, forestry, plant pathology, plant science, human ecology, agricultural economics and rural sociology.
• more Environmental Studies databases

News & News wires

• Lexis/Nexis - Provides both full text and abstracts for a wide range of general-interest wire services, newspapers and magazines from around the world, including full text of the New York Times. Also provides access to company profiles and financial reports, government transcripts, trade journals and academic and legal databases.
• Factiva - A global information resource, providing full-text access to top national and international newspapers (including full text of the Wall Street Journal), news wires, business journals, market research reports, analysts reports and web sites.
• Newspaper Source - Provides full text for 20 U.S. & international newspapers; also contains selected full text for more than 230 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, FOX News, NPR and others.
• InfoTrac Newspapers - Provides full-text access to more than 100 newspapers, including titles of local interest like the Austin-American Statesman and the Houston Chronicle.

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Internet Resources

Government Agencies and Labs

Federal

• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Energy Information Administration (EIA)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

State Agencies

• Public Utility Commission of Texas (TxPUC)
• Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
• Railroad Commission of Texas
• California Energy Commission

Search

• USA.gov - Official information and services from the U.S. government.
• Science Accelerator - Search science from key databases of the U.S. Department of Energy .
• Science.gov - Search science from 13 U.S. federal agencies.

Internet Search Engines

• WorldWideScience.org - Search science from worldwide databases.
• Google Scholar - Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
• INIS Database - International Nuclear Information System of the International Atomic Energy Agency. INIS represents the world's largest database of scientific and technical literature on a wide range of subjects from nuclear engineering, safeguards, and non-proliferation to applications in agriculture, health, and industry.
  

UT Sites

Interdisciplinary Research Centers

• Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy (CIEEP)
• The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
• Center for Energy and Environmental Resources (CEER)
• Center for Energy Economics
• The Energy Institute

Academic Departments and Schools

• Jackson School of Geosciences
• Bureau of Economic Geology
• Institute for Geophysics
• College of Engineering
• LBJ School of Public Affairs

Libraries

• Business Information Center
• Geology Library

University Research Centers

• The Baker Institute Energy Forum - Rice University
• The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) - Stanford University
• Energy Technology Innovation Policy at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - Harvard University
• Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory - Berkeley
• Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute - University of Michigan
• Energy Institute - University of Wisconsin
• The University of California Energy Institute (UCEI)
• Energy Institute - Penn State University
• Strategic Energy Institute - Georgia Tech

Advocacy and Grassroots Groups

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
• Sierra Club
• Environmental Defense Fund

Industry Associations

• Edison Electric Institute - Association of shareholder-owned electric companies. Provides information about EEI products, services, meetings, and electric utility industry restructuring.
• Electric Power Research Institute - Non-profit center for electricity and environmental research.

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