Library Guides: Engineering Grand Challenges: Home

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This guide can help you find and evaluate information from the library and beyond for your research projects on the Grand Challenges

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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
Presentations - Find tips for technical writing and presenting
Citing Sources - Information on citation formats, citation tools and more.

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Core Electronic Resources

These sources can help you get started on your research:

Library Catalog - Colorado School of Mines
Find books, articles, maps, and more.
Academic Search Premier
This scholarly resource contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over 100 journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

Coverage: 1975-current
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.
Advanced Technologies and Aerospace Database
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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.

Coverage: 1962-current
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
SciTech Premium Collection
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The SciTech Premium Collection provides full-text coverage for all the sciences, engineering, forestry, geography, homeland security and terrorism, International relations, mathematics, military and defense, public health and safety, and sustainability.

Coverage: 1946-current

Contains: Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database; Agricultural & Environmental Science Database; Biological Science Database; Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database; Materials Science & Engineering Database; Military Database

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