Can I Get Library Materials Electronically?
Maybe. It depends if we have subscription access to it, if someone is legally offering it for free, or if you are willing to pay.
Journals
Find e-Journals -- Search for the journal title, subject category or by an article citation. Remember to check coverage dates. Electronic access to journal articles is restricted to the Mines Computing Network/VPN only.
ScienceDirect -- Our largest supplier of electronic journals in applied science and engineering.
Directory of Open Access Journals -- List of freely, accessible journals published under the open access model.
Google Scholar -- Set "Scholar Preferences" to show links to full text journals that the Library pays for; otherwise, the provider will most likely ask you to pay.
Interlibrary Loan
Many electronic journal articles can be delivered to your desktop in 24 hours or less. See our Interlibrary Loan page for more information or to make a request.
Fee-based Document Delivery Services
- Linda Hall Library
- Infotrieve
- Ingenta
- British Library Document Supply Services
Books
Knovel -- Chemistry, material science, petroleum, and engineering texts.
Books 24 X 7 -- Business, technology, and computer science texts.
Google Books -- Full text of out of copyright works. Snippets for copyrighted works. Great for older texts in mining, geology, and metallurgy.
SpringerLink E-Books -- Search our Library Catalog for the titles we own.
Project Gutenberg -- Source for some free classics such as Pride and Prejudice and A Tale of Two Cities and more.
Images, Theses, etc.
Directory of Open Access Repositories -- List of international and national repositories which include nearly everything from images to dissertations.
Mines Digital Theses & Dissertations -- Includes theses and dissertations completed at Mines since September 2012
Image Database -- Collection of images on mining, ropeways, and more.
iTunes U -- Collection of lectures from MIT, Yale, Harvard, and more. Requires iTunes to access.
