Energy Resources

Databases:  find journal articles, technical reports, standards, etc.

• Academic Search Premier. Provides full text for over 3,200 scholarly publications including Chemical Week, Industry Week, Advanced Materials & Processes.
• Business Source Premier. Provides full text for over 2500 business journals.
• ChemFinder. Allows for searching by chemical structure and retrieval of physical property data and relevant web sites.
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Provides access to the full text of over 1100 free scholarly journals. Some journals are searchable at the article level. Also provides access by broad subject areas.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Scientific and Technical Information Network.    Access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to documents added from late December 1974 to present, many from 1998 to present in full text.
• DOE Information Bridge. FULL TEXT DATABASE. Full-text reports for 1995 to present contracted by the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
• Energy Citations Database. Coverage is 1948 - Present. Contains bibliographic records for scientific and technical reports and papers sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies. It provides coverage of traditional and alternative forms of energy production and conservation. 
• Energy Portal Search. Provides access to government and research society databases and evaluated web sites.
• Entrez Search and Retrieval System. National Library of Medicine sponsored databases including protein and nucleotide databases and PubMed.
• Fossil Energy R & D Project Database. U.S. Dept. of Energy.
• Ingenta (Formerly UnCover). Coverage is 1988 - Present. Good source for purchasing articles.
• Maine Office of Energy Independence and Security. Provides information and links to web sites about energy resources for Maine.
• MasterFILE Premier. Provides full text for over 1,830 general reference, business, consumer health, general science. Full text extends back to January, 1990. Indexing and abstracts is available for an additional 1,000 journals.
• MInd: The Meetings Index. Provides a free databases of future national and international conferences, regional meetings, and short courses.  
• MSDS Search - National Repository. FULL TEXT DATABASE.  This site pulls together in one place a great many sites containing material safety data sheets. Large list of manufacturers is included.
• MSDS Solutions. FULL TEXT DATABASE.  Database providing access to over 1 million Material Safety Data Sheets. See also this listing of MSDS compilations.
• National Standards Systems Network (NSSN).
• Science Accelerator, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Search collections of DOE research results, project descriptions, and accomplishments. These collections enable you to find out about ongoing research projects, explore significant DOE discoveries, learn about DOE Nobel Prize Winners, access and search scientific e-prints, locate science conference papers and proceedings, patents, and more.
• Science.gov 5.0. A free, integrated single-search gateway to reliable science and technology information from 17 organizations within 13 federal science agencies - access to over 200 million pages of scientific information.
• Scirus. produced by Elsevier. Use their advanced search which provides many options for full text searching across a variety of databases.  
• Scitopia. Search over 3.5 million science and technology documents, technical reports, and patents from Esp@cent, Japan Patent Office, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Searchable Physics Information Notices (SPIN). A bibliographic database published by the American Institute of Physics. It is updated every 2 weeks with coverage of all AIP journals and proceedings. Coverage also includes journals from other societies including the Electrochemical Society, Russian Academy of Sciences, etc.
• TechStreet: Technical Information Superstore. Most comprehensive index for engineering standards. Also indexes books, materials physical property data, software and free professional trade magazines.
• U.S. Patent database. See also the Patent and Trademark Depository Library web site.

Library Catalogs

• URSUS. University of Maine System catalog.  
• MaineCat. College, university, and major public libraries in Maine.  
• Library of Congress. Online catalog.
• British Library. Catalogue.
• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) Catalog.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• Access Science. Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.
• Bartleby.com. Dictionaries, thesaurus, quotations, etc.
• Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living.
• Infoplease.com. Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary and thesaurus in one resource with good science and technology coverage. Nobel and science awards page. 

Patents

• Patent and Trademark Depository Library at Fogler Library. Reviews information about searching the U.S. patent database and obtaining copies of patents. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site and databases are at: www.uspto.gov.
• European Patent Office. esp@cenet. Search EP, PCT, Japanese, and other worldwide patents.
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). PatentScope Full Text Database. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) full-text, bibliographic data and image coverage from 1978 to present, over 1.4 million international patent applications indexed. International Patent Classification system. List of Patent Databases in Different Countries.

Educational Resources

• Alliance to Save Energy.
• Discover engineering.
• Discovery Channel. Discovery School.  Try the brain boosters.
• Energy Tutorial. Created by the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), University of California, Irvine. Provides over 25 tutorials for learning about energy production technologies.
• Engineer Girl. For everyone with lots of links and information.
• Engineering your Future.
• Frank Potter's Science Gems. Great links to great resources for students, parents, teachers, etc. Sorted by categories and grade levels.
• Future Scientists & Engineers of America (FSEA).
• How Stuff Works.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Math/Science Network. Expanding Your Horizons.          
• National Engineers Week.
• Nobel Prize in Physics - Educational sites.
• Try Science. Sponsored by the New York Hall of Science.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. For Students and Kids.

Maine Resources

• IEEE. Maine State Section.
• Maine. Agriculture and Industry.
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
• Maine Economic Growth Council.
• Maine Economic Research Institute.
• Maine Energy Resources Council.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
• Maine Office of Energy Independence and Security. Provides information and links to web sites about energy resources for Maine.
• Maine Solar Energy Association.
• Maine State Energy Program.
• Maine Technology Institute.  
• Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research. Online publications include their Digest Series.
• University of Maine. Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
• University of Maine. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• University of Maine. Dept of Mechanical Engineering.
• University of Maine. Office of the Vice President for Research.

Federal Resources

• U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). EERE works to strengthen the United States' energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships. EERE manages ten programs, including: Biomass, Building Technologies, Federal Energy Management, Geothermal Technologies, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies, Industrial Technologies, Solar Energy Technologies, Vehicle Technologies, Weatherization and Intergovernmental, and Wind & Hydropower Technologies.

Professional Societies and Government Agencies

• American Chemical Society (ACS).
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers .
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc (ASHRAE).
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
• California Energy Commission.
• Center for Energy and Climate Solutions (CECS).
• Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST). Renewable Energy Policy Project
• Heat Exchange Institute (HEI).
• International Fluid Power Society (FPS).
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Institution of Chemical Engineers. (Great Britain).
• Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). British society.
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers. (Great Britain).
• National Biodiesel Board (NBB). The national trade association representing the biodiesel industry in the United States.
• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). The nation's leading regional membership organization promoting sustainable energy solutions; committed to advancing three core elements: sustainable solutions, proven results and cutting-edge development in the field. NESEA's largest programs focus on: Buildings & Renewable Energy and K-12 Education.
• Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain).
• Sandia National Laboratories.
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE). A not-for-profit educational and service organization that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women.
• Union of Concerned Scientists.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL). Renewable Resource Data Center.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. Office of Fossil Energy.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy.  Industrial Technologies Program.
• U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Technical Data

• Advanced Fuels Properties Database. From the Dept. of Energy and includes data on various physical, chemical, operational, and environmental, safety, and health properties.
• ChemAlliance. Regulatory information for the chemical industries.
• Chemfinder. Searchable database that contains 2D structures and 3D models, physical property information and appropriate Internet links. 
• ChemIndustry.com.
• Energy Information Administration. Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
• Fedstats.gov. Provides access to statistical information from over 100 U.S. government agencies.
• Fueleconomy.gov. Helps consumers make informed fuel economy choices when purchasing a vehicle and helps them achieve the best fuel economy possible from the cars they own. Maintained jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• Greencar. Provides news and technical information on green vehicles, green energy and technologies.
• Home Energy Saver. Do-it-yourself energy audit. From the U.S. DOE.
• NIST Chemistry WebBook. Contains spectral, thermochemical, thermophysical and energetics data.
• NIST Data Gateway. Covers a broad range of substances and properties from many different scientific disciplines. U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Scientific Product Buyers Guides

• ChemExpo.com. OPD Chemical Buyers Directory.
• ChemIndustry.com.
• Fisher Scientific. Laboratory products.
• SciQuest.com.
• ThomasNet Register. Lists over 173,000 U.S. and Canadian manufacturers.
• Thomas Global Register Europe. European industrial buying guide. 

Internet Directories

• INFOMINE. Scholarly internet resources. University of California, Riverside.
• Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing (EEVL).
• PSIgate: Physical Sciences Information Gateway.
• WWW Virtual Library. Chemical Engineering.
• WWW Virtual Library: Engineering.

Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661

Updated: 11/16/2009
by Martin Wallace