In This Guide
You will complete a variety of assignments while taking the IDEAS course, including research papers. 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.
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- Engineering Grand Challenges
- Green & Sustainable Engineering
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Hydrology and Water Resources
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Core Electronic Resources
These sources can help you get started on your research:
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SciTech Premium Collection
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 -
Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center contains more than 380 core topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). -
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 -
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 -
Applied Science and Technology Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Applied Science & Technology Full Text contains indexing and abstracts for nearly 800 core English-language, scientific and technical publications back to 1983. Full text of articles is available from more than 220 periodicals dating back to 1997. Content includes coverage of a wide variety of applied science specialties—acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear and civil engineering, computers and informatics and much more.
Coverage: 1983-current
