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How to find books | conferences
| journal articles |
reports | standards
| How to Find Books |
| Library Catalog |
• can search by author, title, subject, ISBN, etc.
• can limit to just print or electronic books by using
the "Limits for word searches" Format pulldown in Advanced Search
• can request to borrow the
book with the "Request Item" link |
The Library Catalog will tell you the location, call number,
and whether the book is in the library or checked out. If
a book is available online, it will give you the URL.
If you don't find a specific book in the Library, you can
- make a suggestion for
the Library to purchase it
- request it through InterLibrary
Loan
- purchase your own copy - see suggested external
sources.
For more information, see the Books
page.
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| How to Find Conferences |
| FlashPoint•
searches the catalog and 13 other databases. |
• covers conference proceedings and individual conference
papers |
| SearchPlus• searches
6 databases |
• covers individual conference papers
• offers alerts |
| Library Catalog |
• covers conference proceedings, both print and electronic,
but not individual papers
• can search by conference
title, sponsor (use author index), subject, ISBN, etc.
• can request to borrow a printed proceedings |
| E-Science
Server - Conferences• |
• covers IEEE and IE Conferences |
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For more information, see
• conference
searching tips
• a table of conference
papers in databases
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| How to Find Journal
Articles |
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For a specific journal article for which you have
a reference |
Journals
page
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•concise
•covers e-journals only
•lists by subject categories |
Library Catalog
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• richer indexing than the Journals web page, so works
better if you don't know the complete current title of the journal
• includes print journal holdings
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| Databases page.
Choose a database covering your subject. Search within a database
by journal/source, ISSN, etc. |
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| For journal articles on a topic |
FlashPoint• searches
14 top databases.
1) enter important words in the Title/Subject/Abstract index
2) select broad subject(s) or specific database(s)
3) click Search |
• good starting
place when you don't know which database to use |
| SearchPlus• searches
6 databases |
• offers alerts
and personal preferences
• offers cited
reference searching
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| Databases page.
Most of these databases index journal literature. To find an
appropriate database, search database descriptions or browse
by subject categories. |
• points to
more databases than FlashPoint covers |
Find journals on the topic through the Journals page subject categories, or through the Library
Catalog (in Advanced Search you can Limit Format to Journal) |
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For more information, see the Journals
page.
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| How to Find Reports |
Library Catalog
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• indicates if the Research Library has a copy, or
provides a URL to electronic full-text
• can search report numbers with a Browse search
• covers all LA, many LAUR reports
• many records have only brief information, such as
report number, title and date
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DOE Energy
at LANL• (1969-2001) or
Nuclear
Science Abstracts at LANL• (1943-1969)
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• covers energy-related research, DOE-funded and other
• has full citations with abstracts
• has links
to library holdings |
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Science Research Connection (1948- )
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• covers energy-related research
• does not have links to library holdings
• contains some full text, mostly 1995 forward |
To obtain a copy of a technical report you find through any
of these databases, if there is not a link to an electronic
version, email the Report
Library
or call 667-4448. Their extensive 1.5 million report collection
is not entirely indexed online but they can find a report
for you.
For more information see:
Instructions on accessing
electronic reports using the Library Catalog.
Report
resources
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Questions or comments: Email the Library Service Desk
or call 667-5809.
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