Environmental Engineering
Research Resources
- Using Library for CEE 8094
Lisha Li
Georgia Tech Library
September 2009
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Objectives of the Session:
Get to know the valuable resources
inside/outside Georgia Tech Library
 Effectively access the resources and
search for relevant literature
 Get exposure to useful internet
resources and related search engines
 Be familiar with tools and services that
are useful for your research
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Environment Engineering Definition
Sections: Air-quality control; Water supply; Wastewater disposal; Stormwater management;
Solid-waste management; Hazardous-waste management.
The division of engineering concerned with the environment
and management of natural resources. The environmental
engineer places special attention on the biological, chemical,
and physical reactions in the air, land, and water
environments and on improved technology for integrated
management systems, including reuse, recycling, and recovery
measures. (McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology )
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Environmental Engineering
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Broad scope and multidisciplinary:
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Civil engineering
Mechanical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Biology
Ecology
Geology
Hydraulics
Hydrology
Economics
Mathematics
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Types of Resources
- What to look for?
Books (print/electronic)
 Journals/articles
 Conference proceedings/papers
 Government documents
 Technical reports
 Theses/dissertations
 Standards and codes
 Internet resources
 Data sets (statistical, geospatial…)
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Resources at Georgia Tech Library
- Where to start?
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GIL Catalog
◦ Books (print/electronic)
◦ Journals (NOT articles)
◦ Government documents
◦ Technical reports (some)
◦ Theses/Dissertations (GT)
◦ Maps/Multimedia materials
Library Web Site:
http://www.library.gatech.edu
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Reference Items
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Browse LC Subject Heading
Library 5 Ease
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Browse LC Subject Heading (2)
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Resources Outside GT
(Examples: Environmental Engineering - LC Subject Heading)
GIL: 1,267
GIL Universal: 1,775
WorldCat: 14,061
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Electronic Books
Knovel
 ENGnetBASE
 NetLibrary
 SpringerLink
 Referex Engineering
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eBooks: ENGnetBASE
Title browse
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eBooks: Knovel Library
Graphs, Equations,
Tables Search Interface
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eBooks: Knovel Library
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Referex Engineering
Expert
Search
Interface
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eBooks: NetLibrary
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Over 27,000 reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many
University Presses, and consumer books.
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Compendex
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The most comprehensive bibliographic
engineering database, covering 190 engineering
& applied science disciplines
References & abstracts to 5,000+ international
journals, trade magazines, conference
proceedings & technical reports
9 million records – 1969 to present
500,000 records added annually
Weekly updates
Engineering Index Backfile: 1884-1968 (+ 1.7
million records)
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Compendex (2)
Refine results
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Compendex (3)
Using Compendex
Thesaurus
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Compendex (4)
((451) WN CL) > 58,395 records (1884-2009)
Classification search
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Compendex (5)
Compendex record display
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Web of Science
Indexes over 10,000 journals including
open access journals across 200
disciplines
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◦ Science Citation Index Expanded (1900 -)
◦ Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-)
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Web of Science (2)
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Web of Science (3)
Analyze by author’s institution
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Web of Science (4)
Create citation report
Article impact
The h-index is based on a list of
publications ranked in descending
order by the Times Cited. The
value of h = the number of papers
(N) in the list that have N or more
citations.
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Journal Citation Reports
Journal impact
Environmental engineering journals
ranked by impact factor
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BIOSIS Previews
Covers life sciences and biomedical
research literature.
 Indexes over 5,000 journals, conference
papers, and books.
 About 500,000 records added annually
 Coverage from 1969 on.
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BIOSIS Previews (2)
Use Advanced Search
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BIOSIS Previews (3)
BIOSIS record display
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MEDLINE via WOK
The most comprehensive source of life
sciences and biomedical bibliographic
information
 Includes about 11 million records.
 Covers literature from 1950.
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MEDLINE
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SciFinder Scholar
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Includes:
◦ CAPlus/CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS ( 1907-)
◦ CAS REGISTRY (chemical names and
structures, 1957- )
◦ CHEMLIST (regulatory information, 1979-)
◦ MEDLINE (1951- ).
Register to create your own account
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LexisNexis
Current info.
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LexisNexis (2)
Federal and
State codes
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Copyright and Fair Use
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Open Access Journals
Currently 78 international journals in
the subject area: Environmental
Sciences
Open Access
Journals: model
that does not
charge readers or
their institutions
access.
Users
Openfor
Access
Journals:
model
that does
charge
have
the not
rights
to
readers or their institutions
"read, download,
There are now 4349
for access. Users have the
journals in the directory.
distribute,
rightscopy,
to "read,
download,
Currently 1649 journals are
copy,print,
distribute,
print, or
search,
searchable at article level. As
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are included in the DOAJ
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service. (09/09/09)
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Government Documents
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Georgia Tech Library has been
a federal depository for United
States federal publications and
maps since 1964
Currently selects approximately
82% of publications distributed
by the Government Printing
Office (GPO)
Uses the Superintendent of
Documents (SuDocs)
classification system which is
based on the organization of
the federal government
Holds over 900,000 items.
Government Information
Subject Guide:
http://www.library.gatech.edu
/search/govinfo/
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Government Documents in GT: Examples
GT: 82% of Gov. Doc. Depository
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Use GPO Catalog
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GPO Monthly Catalog: Directory of
current and past publications from the
U.S. Government Printing Office (1976 - )
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Use GPO Catalog (U.S.
Government Publications)
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Technical Reports
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Technical report - a document written by a researcher detailing
the results of a project and submitted to the sponsor of that project.
Many of Georgia Tech's reports are government sponsored and are
on microfiche. DOE, EPA, NASA and DoD are top sponsors.
A number of U.S. Government sponsors now make technical reports
full text available on the internet, e.g. DOE, NASA, EPA.
Technical reports may be published before the corresponding journal
literature
Content may be more detailed than the corresponding journal
literature, although there may be less background information since
the sponsor already knows it
Technical reports are usually not peer reviewed unless the report is
separately published as journal literature
Classified and export controlled reports have restricted access.
Obscure acronyms and codes are frequently used.
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Technical Reports Index: NTIS (National
Technical Information Service)
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Citations and abstracts from unclassified governmentsponsored research reports from the DoD, DOE,
NASA, EPA and other federal agencies, and international
government departments and other international
organizations including those from Canada, Japan, the
former Soviet Union, Western and Eastern European
countries.
Some additional older research reports may be indexed
in the STAR index, available at call number TL 500 .S35
on the 2nd floor of the East building of the library.
1964 -
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Search technical reports:
Using NTIS database
Look for MF using Report
Number
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Technical Reports:
Full Text: Microfiche on Library 2 East
Selected electronic and print technical reports are listed
in the GT Catalog (GIL)
 GT Library holds over 2.7 million microfiche technical
reports, mostly 1960 to 2007 and some older ones from
1900 available (not in GIL). Use NTIS database to search
for technical reports.
 Most unclassified technical reports with accession/order
numbers beginning with the designations given below:
◦ PB (NTIS); AD (DOD); DE (DOE); N (NASA)
 We order technical report title by title after
2007. Use ILLiad to request it.
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Technical Reports:
Full Text at Georgia Tech Library’s Repository
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Technical Reports:
Other Full Text Online Resources
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DOE Information Bridge (1994- ) Provides results of DOE R&D in
energy technologies, physics, chemistry, materials, biology,
environmental cleanup, and more.
National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) (1997- )
Over 31,000 archival and current documents, including:
◦ 400 Series (Air and Radiation, OAR)
◦ 500 Series (Solid Waste and Emergency Response, OSWER)
◦ 600 Series (Research and Development, ORB)
◦ 700 Series (Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, OPPTS)
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◦ 800 Series (Water, OW) and more.
NTRS NACA and NASA Technical Reports Server (1915- ) 90,000
full text reports.
DTIC: STINET (Scientific and Technical Information Network):
Provides access to citations of unclassified, unlimited documents, as
well as the electronic full-text of selected documents. Covers over
2 million public release records.
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Technical Reports Access: NSCEP/NEPIS - EPA's
Gateway to Free Digital & Paper Publications
National Environmental Publications Internet Site
(NEPIS)
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Technical Reports Access: DOE
Information Bridge
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Technical Reports Access: NASA Technical Reports
Server (NTRS)
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Theses/Dissertations
by GT Authors
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Theses/Dissertations
by Other Authors
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Dissertation Abstracts (1861 to
present):
◦ Contains abstracts of doctoral dissertations
and some masters theses from all accredited
U.S. Colleges and Universities.
◦ Some dissertations and theses offer a preview
option of the first 24 pages.
◦ Order full text using ILLiad
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Search ProQuest Dissertations &
Theses
Use ILLiad
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Industry Standards (ASTM)
1 Seat available
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Industry Standards (2)
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Use ILLiad for Interlibrary Loan
For articles, papers, book chapters
For books, proceedings, dissertations
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Internet Resources & Search Engines
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Government web sites:
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EPA
DOE
USGS
NOAA
USDA
DOT
CDC
ATSDAR
NIEHS
GaEPD…
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Search Engines:
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Science.gov
Intute
Scirus.com
Scitopia.org
Society Web Sites:
◦ A&WMA;
◦ ASM;
◦ EEGS;
◦ SETAC;
◦ WEF;
◦ WQA…
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Science.gov
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Science.gov (2)
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EPA
The Clean Air Status and Trends
Network (CASTNET)
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EPA (2)
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EPA (3)
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AIRNOW
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AIRNOW (2)
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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USGS Water Data
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USGS: Real-Time Data: Water
Quality
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TranStats: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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TranStats: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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GPO Access
Search for Federal codes
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GPO Access (2)
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Geodata.gov
Search for spatial data
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ECOTOX
(Single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and
wildlife.)
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Web Soil Survey
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Water Data from The World’s Water
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SCIRUS
(350 million scientific items indexed)
Search engine for scientific info. on the web
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SCITOPIA
(over over 3.5 million documents)
Search engine for sci-tech info.
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Intute
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Intute is a free web service for the discovery of
academic Internet based information.
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The European Pollutant Emission Register
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EndNote – Citation Manager
EndNote is a bibliographic management
tool (available for download from the OIT
Software Distribution list, paid for by the
Georgia Tech Technology Fee)
 Allows you to organize your references
and automatically create bibliographies.
 Other similar products free online:
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◦ Zotero
◦ Citation Machine
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GT Web Localizer
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Library Resources & Tools
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The library resources page for CEE 8094:
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~ll117/8094e.htm
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Citation styles guide:
http://www.library.gatech.edu/search/citation_guide.php
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Down load EndNote:
http://www.library.gatech.edu/search/endnote.php
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GT Web Localizer:
http://www.library.gatech.edu/search/web_localizer.php
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QUESTIONS?
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THANK YOU!
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