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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.
• limit to just print or electronic books by using
the "Limits for word searches" Format pulldown in Advanced Search
• request to borrow the
book with the "Request Item" link (when logged in with a LANL cryptocard) |
The Library Catalog will tell you where a book is located and if it's checked out, or provide the online URL.
If you don't find a specific book in the Library, you can
suggest the Library purchase it, request it through InterLibrary Loan, or purchase your own copy (suggested external
sources).
For more information, see the Books
page.
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| How to Find Conferences |
| FlashPoint•
searches the catalog and 11 other databases. |
• covers conference proceedings and individual conference
papers |
| SearchPlus• searches
6 databases |
•covers conference proceedings and individual conference
papers
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| Library Catalog |
• covers conference proceedings, both print and electronic,
but not individual papers
• can search by conference
title, city and year held; sponsor (use author index), subject, ISBN, etc. |
| 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 |
| Databases page.
Choose a database covering your subject and search. |
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| For journal articles on a topic |
FlashPoint• searches
12 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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| OPPIE• searches
7 databases |
• search results can be narrowed by year, format, and database
• cited
reference searching
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| Databases page.
Most of these databases index journal literature. Browse by subject categories to find an
appropriate database. |
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Find journals covering the topic through the Journals page subject categories, or through the Library
Catalog (use Advanced Search and Limit Format > 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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• find report numbers with a Report Number Browse search
(more search tips)
• covers all LA, many LA-UR reports
• records may have only brief information, such as
report number, title and date, and
• not all reports in the library are listed
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| OPPIE |
• includes Energy Citations Database, covering DOE-agency and other government reports (covers content formerly in DOE Energy and Nuclear Science Abstracts at LANL)
• has full citations with abstracts |
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Science Research Connection from DOE (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, if there is not a link to an electronic
version, email Report
library staff
or call 667-5809. The Library's collection 1.5 million reports is not all cataloged but staff can find a report
for you.
For more information see the
Reports page.
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Questions or comments: Email the Library Service Desk
or call 667-5809.
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