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ETDEWEB introduction

ETDEWEBETDEWEB World Energy Base database is the largest collection of energy research and technology literature in the world. With a growing total of over 4 million abstracted and indexed records in the full collection, users have access to a wealth of information contributed by ETDE's member countries and international partners. ETDE is an information exchange agreement of IEA (International Energy Agency)

The database is updated with new information regularly. Information comes in from various sources, including directly from members and from various international partners.

In Finland the Aalto University Library, Otaniemi is responsible for updating results from Finnish energy research. The library acts also as a national help-desk.

The database contains bibliographic references to and abstracts of journal articles, reports, conference papers, books, websites, and other miscellaneous document types. Many documents will be found in the database in fulltext form or as link to the orginal document.

The subject areas covered in the database are quite extensive. Some of the main areas include information on energy R&D; energy policy and planning; basic sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry and biomedical) and materials research; the environmental impact of energy production and use, including climate change; energy conservation; nuclear (e.g., reactors, isotopes, waste management); coal and fossil fuels; renewable energy technologies (e.g., solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydro) and much, much more.

In addition to the energy research and technology information from member countries, the database contains citations published worldwide regarding nuclear, coal, and global climate change information. This broader coverage comes through cooperation with other international organizations. Users of ETDE's Energy Database are as diverse as the topics covered: scientists/researchers, engineers, policymakers, information specialists, librarians, industry leaders and university faculty/students.