In This Guide
Your team will need to use books, articles and other library resources as you work on your prototype. This guide can help you find and evaluate information from the library and beyond.
Use the tabs above to navigate through the following pages of the guide:
- Find Articles - Search for articles online and in print
- Find Books -Find print and eBooks
- Find Web Sites - Find professional organizations and other quality web resources
- Evaluating Sources - Learn how to evaluate books, articles and web sources
- Citing Sources - Information on citation formats, citation tools and more.
- IEEE Citation Examples- Examples for citing different types of materials in IEEE style
- Presentations- Find tips for technical writing and presenting
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Important Handouts:
Core Electronic Resources
These sources can help you get started on your research:
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Library Catalog - Colorado School of Mines
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Advanced Technologies and Aerospace Database
The Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database provides full-text coverage for aeronautics, astronautics, communications, computer and information technology, electronics, lasers, solid-state materials and devices, space sciences, and telecommunications.
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ASCE Civil Engineering Database
This database provides a simple search interface to all ASCE publications. The database covers ASCE documents published back to 1890. It provides bibliographic access to all of the ASCE journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletters. -
Kanopy
Kanopy is a streaming video resource with a broad collection of over 26,000 films on every subject imaginable and from leading producers such as: The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, New Day Films, HBO California Newsreel, and more. Their website makes it easy to watch, share and discuss films across campus. -
GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government, and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 980,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 13,000 records.
Coverage: 1913-current -
IEEE Xplore: IEL
The IEEE/IET Electronic Library is brought to you via the IEEE Xplore digital library. Featuring content from IEEE as well as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), IEL contains almost one-third of the world's current literature in electrical engineering, communications, and computer science. It provides access to over 4.5 million journal articles, conference papers, and technical standards.
Coverage: 1988-current (with selected content published back to 1872)
