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Howdy, I am the Nuclear Engineering librarian at Evans Library. Use this guide to identify & access library resources & material (books, articles, data, technical reports, conference papers, etc.) relevant to Nuclear Engineering & related subjects. Feedback is welcome.

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Browse/Search LibCat:

LibCat is the libraries' online catalog. Search it to find material (books, textbooks, journals, magazines, maps, videos, etc.) owned by TAMU Libraries (Annex, Cushing, Evans, PSEL, WCL. For material at the Medical Sciences Library, search the MSL Catalog.
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Sample LibCat Searches:
TIP: the ? is a wildcard, react? matches: react, reacting, reactions, reactors and so on...
Nuclear Engineering
nuclear reactor? handbook?
More LibCat book searches
Nuclear Engineering Periodicals
Nuclear Reactors Periodicals
Nuclear Physics Periodicals
More journal searches

Relevant Links:

• Nuclear Engineering Dept.
• TAMU Libraries Homepage
  
• TAMU Libraries' request forms
• TAMU Libraries Get it for me
  
• Texas A&M University Home
  

Know how to...

• Evaluate Web Resources
• Critically analyze info sources
  
• Differentiate between a scholarly (academic) journal & popular magazine

Quick Links to Books:

• CRC EngNetBase
• Knovel
• Safari Tech Books (computer manuals & tech books)
• Search LibCat, the libraries' online catalog
  
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Quick Links to Journals

• American Nuclear Society Journals
  
• Journals of the American Physical Society
  
• Institute of Physics Journals
  
• Science Direct
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Quick Links to Indexing Databases:

TIP: Use to find articles, conference papers, etc.
TIP: When full text is not present, click "Find text @ TAMU" (or SFX) for document retrieval options. If full text is still not present, click Get it for me to make an article or paper request.

• Compendex -- engineering
• Inspec -- engineering, physics
• Web of Science
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Quick Links to Data:

• Atomic Data & Nuclear Data Tables
• Nuclear Data Sheets
• Nuclear Energy Data
• Nuclear regulatory commission
• Table of Nuclides -- mass, half life, decay scheme, cross sections
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Quick Links to Dissertations & Theses:

• Proquest Dissertations & Theses -- PDFs of A&M dissertations, some non-A&M.
• TxSpace  A&M theses & dissertations ~2000 to present
• A&M Dissertations
  
• A&M Theses
• Search LibCat
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Google Scholar (GS) -- important to know:

• When off campus, access GS from library website -- to have access to subscription based resources
• When in GS, click on "Scholar Preferences" link.
  >> Use the "Find Library" search box to find TAMU, College Station.
  >> Under "Show library access links", check the box for TAMU College Station.
  >> Click save preferences
  Now, when you are looking at GS results, some entries will have a "Full text @ TAMU" link. This link provides document (article, paper) retrieval options, but does not always result in online access.