Energy is critical in our everyday lives. From batteries for our devices to power grids to run AI technology, energy needs for technology seem to be increasing. We also need more power to cool our homes and businesses as the world’s temperatures increase. Infrastructure surrounding energy transfer is also being challenged as we try to deal with moving electricity from renewable sources. Consider a problem related to energy storage, use, transfer, or distribution whether that is on a small or large scale. Consider innovative solutions to solve those energy challenges.
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Reference resources provide a starting point for your research projects.
Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and more in one place. Below is a sample of keyword searches in Credo Reference related to this topic.
Call Numbers and Subject Headings
You can use the list of call numbers and subject headings below as keyword searches in our catalog and databases, or you can go to these sections of the library to find books on these topics.
TJ 163.26–TJ163.5 Energy conservation
TK1001–TK1841 Production of electric energy or power
TK2896–TK2985 Production of electricity by direct energy conversion
TK3001–TK3521 Distribution or transmission of electric power
TK4001–TK4102 Applications of electric power
Books
Books from Lane Library
All books in this list are located either in the Franzen Center on Floor 3A or are e-books.
Wind power : renewable energy for home, farm, and business | Franzen Center south wall
Renewable energy | Franzen center south wall
Renewable energy: the facts | Franzen center south wall
100% Renewable: energy autonomy in action | Franzen center south wall
Green energy economies: the search for clean and renewable energy | Franzen center south wall
Apollo’s fire: igniting America’s clean-energy economy | Franzen center south wall
The very hungry city: urban energy efficiency and the economic fate of cities | Franzen center south wall
Short circuiting policy : interest groups and the battle over clean energy and climate policy in the American states | Franzen center south wall
Integrated assessment of climate, land, energy and water | e-book
Energy in the 21st century | e-book
Geothermal energy : an alternative resource for the 21st century | e-book
Renewable energy in Europe : markets, trends, and technologies | e-book
Books from other libraries
WorldCat: Search for books not available at Lane Library and borrow from other libraries for free through interlibrary loan.
Articles
Databases
The following databases are useful places to search for animal related articles. Contact a librarian if you would like more information on how to search for articles on your specific topic.
- Academic Search Complete: Wide range of academic disciplines, including for scholarly and popular journals.
- New York Times: Access to news and archival content from NY Times. If you run into a paywall, here is more information on how to sign up.
- ProQuest Research Library: Includes both popular and scholarly periodicals covering a variety of subjects, with over 3300 titles available in full text.
- ProQuest Social Science Journals: Social science topics.
Get articles from other libraries
If you cannot find a full-text version of the article you need, request it through interlibrary loan. Interlibrary loan is a free service that allows you to borrow books and articles from other libraries. Find answers to frequently asked questions about ILL here.
Government sources, Statistics, Websites
Government sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration : The principal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating energy information
- U.S. Department of Energy : Information on federal initiatives around energy
- Environmental Protection Agency : energy and the enevironment
Statistics
- usa.gov : Portal to the websites of the united states government
- CIA World Factbook : Background information on each country in the world
- Gallup polls : Polls on a variety of topics by a trusted organization
- Proquest Statistical Abstract : Statistics from federal agencies
- World Almanac : Collection of statistics and rankings
