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Multidisciplinary Databases

EnergyFiles Web Sites
This search option provides the capability of searching across the HTML and PDF collections and sites linked to EnergyFiles. Functionality includes a full Web page search which drills several levels down within each EnergyFiles link.

DOE Information Bridge
Searchable and downloadable bibliographic records and full text of DOE research report literature from 1995 forward

DOE R&D Accomplishments Database
Searchable and downloadable bibliographic records and full text reports of past DOE R&D accomplishments

DOE R&D Project Summaries
Searchable database containing over 20,000 ongoing R&D projects within the Department of Energy, in energy research, fossil energy, environmental management, energy efficiency, renewable energy and more

DTIC Technical Reports Database
Searchable citations to Department of Defense full text reports from 1985 to the present

Energy Citations Database
Bibliographic records for energy and energy-related STI from the DOE and its predecessor agencies, ERDA and AEC, from 1948 to the present

NSF Awards Database
Information, including abstracts, for National Science Foundation awards made since 1989. For awards made prior to 1989, information is available if the award has been amended since 1989

NTIS
Searchable catalog of over 450,000 titles of government publications and other products issued by NTIS since 1990

Physical Sciences Information Gateway - History and Policy
Access science history and policy citations and abstracts from the past two years, including over 250,000 dissertation abstracts, many with detailed previews

UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations
Access the most current two years of citations and abstracts, over 250,000 in the Dissertations Abstracts, many with twenty-four page previews

U.S. Patent Server
A text-searchable patent database beginning with patents granted since 1976

Subject Specific Databases

Biology and Medicine (Top of Page)

AGRICOLA
A bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators

CANCERLIT Bibliographic Database
Produced by the National Cancer Institute's International Cancer Information Center, this bibliographic database contains over 1.4 million citations on cancer-related topics

Centers for Disease Control, CDC
Search 50,000+ web pages of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site

ClinicalTrials.gov
Searchable records in a National Library of Medicine database providing information on ongoing and completed clinical trials and research studies

Combined Health Information Database
Health information database provided jointly by the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control

FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Vaccines, blood, therapeutics, cellular and gene therapy, allergenics, and other biological product regulations and information

FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Search the Food and Drug Administration's CFSAN web site for food and product safety information

Human Nutrition Research and Information Management (HNRIM)
The Human Nutrition Research and Information Management (HNRIM) system database provides information on human nutrition research and research training activities supported in whole or in part by the Federal Government. Each participating agency assembles and submits its own data, which are then combined into the main HNRIM system database

MEDLINEplus Health Information
Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions as well as health reference material

NIH CRISP Awards Database
Searchable Database of the National Institutes of Health funded biomedical research projects and awards known as Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP)

Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) Abstracts Database
Abstracts and other information on OBER funded R&D including abstracts for Environmental Sciences from FY 94-96

PubMed
National Library of Medicine's public access to MEDLINE database.  MEDLINE is a bibliographic database including bibliographic citations and author abstracts covering various medical disciplines.

Chemistry (Top of Page)

ACS Publications
Searchable access to journals from the American Chemical Society. Viewing of abstract and/or full-text of article requires subscription

Material Safety Data Sheets, MSDS
The 250,000 MSDS files contained in this database are derived from the U.S. Government Department of Defense MSDS database, a mirror of data from siri.uvm.edu, and MSDS sheets maintained by Cornell University Environmental Health and Safety and other Cornell departments

NIST Chemistry Web Book
Provides data compiled through the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Standard Reference Data Program, searchable by chemical name

Physical Sciences Information Gateway (PSIgate) - Chemistry Gateway
Provides access to Internet resources for students, researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of chemistry

Energy Storage, Conversion and Utilization (Top of Page)

Alternative Fuels Data Center
Information on alternative fuels provided by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

American Petroleum Institute Issues and Research Papers
Allows for the searching of titles, summaries or full text of API Issues and Research Papers
Note: Very broad searches will return no results for this database

Bioenergy Information Network
DOE-funded projects focused on production, recovery and conversion of energy crops to fuels and power generation

Energy Information Administration
Search the EIA website, the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy

EPRI EnergySearch
Search information from the Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI, a non-profit energy research consortium

International Energy Agency (IEA)
The information center of the IEA, an intergovernmental body committed to advancing security of energy supply, economic growth, and environmental sustainability through energy policy co-operation

Photographic Information Exchange (PIX)
Provided by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the PIX collection consists of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology photographs

TRIS Online
TRIS contains more than half a million records of published and ongoing research on all models and disciplines in the field of transportation

U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Database
Bibliographic database containing publications of the USGS Energy Resources Program from 1994 through 1997 on coal, oil, and natural gas resources

Engineering (Top of Page)

ASCE' s Civil Engineering Database
Provides bibliographic access to ASCE publications including journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletters published since 1973

Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (EEVL) - Engineering
Provides access to quality networked engineering resources, based at the Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, UK

Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Search TMS Online, the web site of this professional group, with information covering a full range of materials and engineering

U.S. Patent Server
A text-searchable patent database beginning with patents granted since 1976

Environmental Sciences, Safety, and Health (Top of Page)

AGRICOLA
A bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM)
Global change research supported by the Department of Energy

EPA Full-Text Reports - NEPIS
National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) EPA full-text documents online, archival and current

EPA Technical Reports
Searchable access to the Environmental Protection Agency web site which includes technical reports, publications and other information

Environmental Management Science Grants
Information on research projects funded by the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Photo Collection
More than 1000 images, some dating back to the 1800's, are available in the areas of severe storms, undersea research, historical aspects, and oceanic and marine life

Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) Abstracts Database
Abstracts and other information on OBER funded R&D including abstracts for Environmental Sciences from FY 94-96

USGS Publications Warehouse
The publications center of the U.S. Geological Survey, a federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, contains more than 66,000 bibliographic citations

World Environment Library
New Zealand Digital Library Project provides full text access to 400 publications (45,000 pages) in the fields of agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, environmental impact assessment, energy, health, natural resources, policy, sustainable development, waste management, and water

Fission and Nuclear Technologies (Top of Page)

Nuclear Science References
An indexed bibliography of nuclear physics research, with approximately 4500 entries added annually from 75 journals

Fossil Fuels (Top of Page)

American Petroleum Institute Issues and Research Papers
Allows for the searching of titles, summaries or full text of API Issues and Research Papers
Note: Very broad searches will return no results for this database

DOE Fossil Energy Information
Searchable web site of the Office of Fossil Energy, providing information on future fuels and new technologies in fossil energy

EPRI EnergySearch
Search information from the Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI, a non-profit energy research consortium

U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Database (Site is unavailable)
Bibliographic database containing publications of the USGS Energy Resources Program from 1994 through 1997 on coal, oil, and natural gas resources

Geosciences (Top of Page)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Photo Collection
More than 1000 images, some dating back to the 1800's, are available in the areas of severe storms, undersea research, historical aspects, and oceanic and marine life

Physical Sciences Information Gateway (PSIgate) - Earth Science Gateway
Provides access to Internet resources for students, researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of earth sciences

Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
A bibliographic database of USGS publications including references to reports and maps, provided through a Community of Science licensing agreement

USGS Publications Warehouse
The publications center of the U.S. Geological Survey, a federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, contains more than 66,000 bibliographic citations.

Materials Science (Top of Page)

ASM International
Search the society for materials engineers and scientists' network for metals, composites, ceramics, polymers and electronic materials

Material Safety Data Sheets, MSDS
The 250,000 MSDS files contained in this database are derived from the U.S. Government Department of Defense MSDS database, a mirror of data from siri.uvm.edu, and MSDS sheets maintained by Cornell University Environmental Health and Safety and other Cornell departments

Materials Research Society
Searchable gateway to interdisciplinary materials information from academia, industry and government

Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Search TMS Online, the web site of this professional group, with information covering a full range of materials and engineering

NIST Laboratory Webservers
Search the National Institute of Standards and Technology Laboratories which conduct research in a wide variety of physical and engineering sciences

Physical Sciences Information Gateway - Material Sciences
Provides access to Internet resources for students, researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of materials science

Mathematics, Computing, and Information Science (Top of Page)

Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (EEVL) - Computing
Provides access to quality networked computing resources, based at the Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, UK

Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (EEVL) - Mathematics
Provides access to quality networked computing resources, based at the Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, UK

E-print Network - Computer Science

E-print Network - Mathematics

ResearchIndex, CiteSeer
ResearchIndex, a service of NEC Research Institute, provides a full-text index of computer and information science documents, including extensive citation analysis capabilities

Physics (Top of Page)

CERN Document Server (CDS)
Over 650,000 bibliographic records, including 320,000 fulltext documents, of interest to people working in particle physics and related areas.

NASA Astrophysics Data System
A NASA-funded project whose main resource is an Abstract Service containing four sets of abstracts: astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, physics and geophysics, and the Los Alamos Preprint Server

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Reports
Database of searchable citations and abstracts with downloadable full-text technical reports covering propulsion, deep space developments, and robotic missions

NASA Langley Technical Reports
Database provides access to publicly available online NASA documents covering aeronautical and space science

NASA Technical Reports Server - Citations to aerospace documents, articles and conferences

NIX: NASA Image Exchange
This database contains over 300,000 images from eight National Aeronautics and Space Administration research centers

E-Print Network - Physics

Physics Preprints

Nuclear Physics Preprints

Astrophysics Preprints

Quantum Physics Preprints

High Energy Physics Preprints

Nonlinear Sciences Preprints

Physical Sciences Information Gateway - Astronomy Gateway
Provides access to Internet resources for students, researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of astronomy

Physical Sciences Information Gateway - Physics Gateway
Provides access to Internet resources for students, researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of physics

SPIRES HEP Literature Database, SLAC
Search more than 450,000 high-energy physics related articles through this service of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Superconductivity Papers Database
A database of over 40,000 articles on superconductivity and superconductors

Plasma Physics and Fusion (Top of Page)

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Catalog, PPLCAT
PPLCAT, the online catalog of the Harold P. Furth Library at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory , containing 42,000+ bibliographic records with full-text available for PPPL reports since 1995

EFDA/JET (European Fusion Development Agreement/Joint European Turos)
Preprints, reports and conference papers dating from 1993 to present, published by JET Joint Undertaking, a European fusion research project in Oxfordshire, England. This database searches only one field at a time; priority order is author, title, and full record. The number of records to retrieve cannot be specified

Power Transmission, Distribution, and Plants (Top of Page)

Energy Information Administration
Search the EIA website, the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy

EPRI EnergySearch
Search information from the Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI, a non-profit energy research consortium

International Energy Agency (IEA)
The information center of the IEA, an intergovernmental body committed to advancing security of energy supply, enconomic growth, and enviornmental sustainability through energy policy co-operation

Renewable Energy (Top of Page)

Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)
Full-text searchable information on alternative fuels provided by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Bioenergy Information Network
A bibliographic database of DOE-funded projects focusing on production, recovery, and conversion of energy crops (fast growing trees and grasses) to fuels and power generation

Energy Information Administration
Search the EIA website, the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy

NREL Information Clearinghouse (NICH) Publications Database
Searchable publications database by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory covering sustainable energy technologies from 1977 to the present

NREL Photographic Information Exchange (Images)
This collection consists of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology photographs




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