Government Reference Sources: Minerals and Energy

Search for Reports and Online Publications

Science Accelerator

Federated searching of Department of Energy resources, some of which are separately listed below.

Information Bridge.

Full-text Department of Energy research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.

Energy Citations Database

Citations, with full text links to some recent titles, for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from 1948 through the present from the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration and the Atomic Energy Commission. (Tip: California State University, Northridge students and faculty should use the Library Catalog and List of Electronic Periodicals to determine whether the Oviatt Library has needed books and periodicals from this database which are not available free online).

DOE Data Explorer

Use the DOE Data Explorer to find scientific research data collections- such as computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific images - generated in the course of DOE-sponsored research in various science disciplines. Database includes biblographic citations/descriptions of the data collections and links to the data itself.

United States Geological Survey website search

Reports and information published by the Geological Survey. California State University, Northridge students and faculty should use the Library Catalog (searching by journal title, book title and/or series) plus the List of Electronic Periodicals to determine whether the Oviatt Library has needed books and periodicals which are not available free online.

Science.gov

Gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by United States government agencies, including research and development results.

Statistics and Facts about Minerals and Energy

• Energy Information Administration includes specific fuel groups (including petroleum, renewables and altermative fuels), forecasts, consumption, prices, international data, and more.
• International Energy Data includes country specific information as well as overviews.
• Minerals Information including:
  • Mineral Commodity Summaries
  • Minerals Yearbook
  • Statistical Compendium. Compilation of data on mining and minerals in the United States. Combines data, formerly published in the Minerals Yearbook series, into a longitudinal record (usually 20 years) for 34 minerals.
• Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data includes maps and data relevant to minerals, geology, geochemistry and geophysics.
• Economic Census
• Mining Statistics
• Forest Service's Minerals Management site
• Search the internet site of an agency that collects statistics or funds research and publications of interest to you such as the National Energy Technology Laboratory (a laboratory in the Department of Energy which is devoted to fossil energy research). Example of a state site of interest: California Department of Conservation.

Created and maintained by Mary M. Finley
Questions or comments: mary.finley@csun.edu
Links checked: 2 July 2008