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How to find books | conferences
| journal articles |
reports | standards
| How to Find Books |
| Library Catalog |
• search by author, title, subject, ISBN, etc.
• limit to only certain types of material, e.g. print or electronic books, in Advanced Search with
the "Format" pulldown
• 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 Journal
Articles |
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For a specific journal article for which you have
a reference |
Journals
page
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• journal-title level
• covers e-journals only
• lists by subject categories |
Library Catalog
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• journal-title level; richer indexing than the Journals web page
• includes print journal holdings
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| Databases page.
Choose a database covering your subject and search. |
•article-level indexing |
| For journal articles on a topic |
OPPIE• searches
7 databases |
• search results can be narrowed by year, format, and database
• cited
reference searching
• alerts |
FlashPoint• searches
6 databases.
1) enter important words in the Title/Subject/Abstract index
2) select broad subject(s) or specific database(s)
3) click Search |
• covers multiple databases |
| 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
• 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 |
| Los Alamos Authors |
• covers LA-URs; data comes from SAFE-1 |
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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| How to Find Standards |
| For most commercial, industrial and DOD-adopted standards |
IHS Standards Expert •
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• full-text pdf
• search document number, title, abstract or full text |
| For IEEE standards |
E-Science
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• full-text pdf
• search std. number, title or abstract
• browse by std. number
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For more resources, see the Standards, Codes & Specs page.
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Questions or comments: Email the Library Service Desk
or call 667-5809.
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