Popular Searches

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

Renewable energy sources

Climate change mitigation

Solar energy

Wind power

Water-power

Energy policy

Energy policy—United States

Cities and towns—Energy consumption

Energy policy

Urban economics

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

Planning Enhanced Nuclear Energy Sustainability : An INPRO Service to Member States : Analysis Support for Enhanced Nuclear Energy Sustainability (ASENES) | 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.

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

Statistics

Andrew Prellwitz

Prellwitz, Andrew

Librarian-User Services and Director of Lane Library

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