CMU LibGuides: Engineering and Public Policy:19-425 Sustainable Energy for the Developing World: Finding Literature using Databases

Finding Journal Articles

The CMU Libraries have lots of databases that may be useful for your research. Which ones you'll want to use all depends exactly on what your topic is and/or which aspect of it you are researching. Librarians can help you determine which is best for your research and help you use them most effectively.

Databases A-Z
Use the "Subjects" filter to see the databases we have in broad subject areas.
PAIS
Covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more. PAIS International is the current file covering 1972 to present, and PAIS Archive includes the content from printed volumes published 1915-1976
Web of Science
1900-present. Search for research in all subjects. You can also see who is cited in an article, how many times an article is cited, and if someone's work is cited by anyone.

Finding Literature to Review-Books

WorldCat
Contains over 48 million records, covering all materials cataloged by OCLC member libraries around the world.

CMU's Library Catalog
Catalog of the materials in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries-books, journal titles, musical scores, etc.
Pittcat-University of Pittsburgh library catalog
Catalog of the materials in the University fo Pittsburgh Libraries-books, journal titles, musical scores, etc.