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The University Libraries Web is the gateway to the wide range of resources that are available to the Penn State community. These include The CAT, the catalog of the materials accessed through the University Libraries, databases in a number of subjects, full text journal collections, and some full text reference materials. The CAT and the databases that are most useful in engineering science will be reviewed. After the summary of the database, there is a link to a web page with more detailed information and examples. The list of databases available is called the Databases by Title (A-Z). All the described databases and their descriptions are on the List. Click on the 
icon for information about the database.
If you are having trouble locating a database for your subject, check out the Research Guides by Subject option on the Libraries' Home Page. These guides provide information on databases, web sites, books, and other sources by specific subject.
The CAT
The CAT provides author, title, and subject access to 'whole items.' Whole items means that the entire resource is indexed without information to the parts of the work. For example, a conference will be listed by the title of the conference, the editor, the sponsoring agency, and subject headings. The individual papers presented at the conference will not be indexed in the CAT. Journal titles will be listed, but not individual papers published in the journal. For access to individual articles or conference papers a subject database is used.
Materials that are indexed in the CAT include books, journal titles, computer files, CD ROMs, conferences, videos, maps, etc.
Quick Guide to Searching the CAT (HTML version) or Quick Guide to Searching in the CAT(easy-print PDF version).
To find nuclear journals in the CAT:
Use advanced search
Many of the journals will be online. Click on the Get it button to get full text. If no full text, then take the call number to the appropriate library for the print journal.
To browse online journals, check Browsing Online Journals Tutorial
To search for journal articles, use the databases (especially Compendex and Inspec)
To find books in the CAT
Until you know the correct subject terms for your topic, it is recommended you use a keyword search. Combine terms as seems appropriate – ex. Control rod$ and nuclear reactor$
To find technical reports in the CAT – most technical reports should be found through the databases, especially INIS, NTIS, Energy Citations, etc. However, some reports are in the CAT and can be searched similarly to books.
Interlibrary Loan link from the Libraries Home Page gives you options to materials that the University Library does not own.
My Library Record allows you to renew your books without bringing them back to the library (2 times, anyway) and lets you check what books you have out, when they are due, what is on hold, fines, etc. Look for the link on the Libraries' homepage.
EnergyFiles
List of acronyms from OECD
Nuclear Energy Agency of OECD
Nuclear data
Map of the Nuclides
National Nuclear Data Center
Nuclear Data Services from the IAEA
Power Reactor Information System from IAEA
Research Reactors Information from IAEA
EIA (Energy Information Administration) Nuclear
US Nuclear Data Program
Nuclear Data from OECD
