Library Guides: Energy Systems Engineering: Assistance, Best Bets & Services

Top Tips for Strong Research

Start organized: use a system to document your research. Use a citation manager, like Zotero.
Perform background research
Search through, read, and reference a variety of information source types (articles, books, standards, technical reports, etc.)
Ask for help: avoid costly time delays by asking for help early.

Engineering Librarian

Phillip Hewitt

he/him/his

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Contact:

E.W. Fairchild-Martindale Library
8A East Packer Ave

610-758-3068

Subjects: Bioengineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics

Best Bet Resources for Research in Energy Systems Engineering

Technical Reports

OSTI.gov This link opens in a new window
Replacing SciTech Connect, OSTI.gov is a search tool from the Dept. of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information. It includes citations and some full text of journal articles/accepted manuscripts and related metadata, technical reports, scientific research datasets and collections, scientific software, patents, conference and workshop papers, books and theses, and multimedia funded by DOE through a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or similar type of funding mechanism from the 1940s to today.
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) This link opens in a new window
Serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available

Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
Links to PDFs when available; excellent for finding specific articles or books.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Helps find current articles that cite earlier work. Covers STEM, social sciences, & arts and humanities. Has an emerging sources citation index. Useful for identifying review articles Note: Web of Science generally does not include conference proceedings in search results.
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Electrical, electronic, and computer engineering journals and conferences from the IEEE and IET; full text. Also includes IEEE standards.

Books and eBooks

ASA, Lehigh Libraries' Catalog
Search for books, ebooks, and more in the Lehigh Libraries' catalog, ASA. You can also access the catalog via lts.lehigh.edu

Theses and Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Millions of works from thousands of universities in North America and the UK. Includes abstracts for most documents and full-text for about half of the database, weighted toward more recent years. Global coverage note: also covers Europe less comprehensively, and many Chinese universities after 2017. Coverage of other countries and non-English language documents is limited.

News

Energy Central Professional This link opens in a new window
Access to curated newsfeeds and databases on the energy industry. Energy industry databases include: Investor Owned Utility, M&A, and Power Plant. Unlimited accounts - request from the Engineering Librarian or service@energycentral.com
New York Times and Games Add-on (Mobile Apps and Site Access) This link opens in a new window
Link to instructions for registering for access. Users can also register for both the New York Times and Games mobile apps, the latter of which includes the full NYT Crossword, Spelling Bee, and more. On campus or VPN-connected Lehigh users can access the website without registering.
Financial Times This link opens in a new window
UK and international business, finance, economic and political news, comment and analysis. Note: Users must register using their Lehigh University email address. You must sign into this resource by using the Subscribe option in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen while on campus or connected to the VPN from off-campus. Then click on the Join Now button to enter your information and preferences.
Economist (current) This link opens in a new window
Authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science, and technology. Get access to the current edition as well as previous editions dating back to July 1997.
Wall Street Journal (Mobile App and Site Access) This link opens in a new window
Instructions for registering for a Lehigh-sponsored Wall Street Journal account, which provides unlimited access to content via the website and mobile app. The pass must be renewed annually.
Washington Post (site access) This link opens in a new window
Unlimited digital access to the Washington Post, a leading daily U.S. newspaper based in Washington D.C.
To access off campus, use the above link (proxy access) or connect via VPN. Our access does not include the app or individual accounts.

Important Services!

Find more information about these important services on this page:

InterLibrary Loan (below)

LTS Help Desk (below)

Research Assistance (left-hand column)

Off-campus Access to Resources (below)

InterLibrary Loan: Articles, Books, etc.

InterLibrary Loan (ILL)
ILL allows Lehigh Library users to borrow books, articles, and more from other institutions. There are two options for InterLibrary Loan: PALCI, for requesting books, and ILLiad, for requesting articles and other materials.
ILLiad Registration Tutorial
This brief tutorial will guide you in registering for an Interlibrary Loan account through ILLiad.

LTS Help Desk

LTS Help Desk
General information about the Library & Technology Services (LTS) Help desk, including service hours, services provided, and contact information.

Off Campus Access To Library Resources

Use Lehigh's Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect to library resources from off campus. Make sure to choose Library/International from the Group drop-down menu when you sign into the VPN. Learn more about the VPN .

(updated 4/11/2024)

Energy Systems Engineering: Assistance, Best Bets & Services