Research Guide to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)

This guide will help you to getting started with discovering reference and other resources in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Use it to find out about printed and online titles, including ebooks, ejournals, databases, and special collections.


Finding books on STEM

In this section you will find help on how to search for and access print and eBooks, with some tips about classification.

Most books held by Luiss, in both physical and electronic formats, can be searched via Luiss Library Discovery. For eBooks you can browse and search also across several collections directly on the provider's website and reach other titles of interest. 

If you are in the Library and looking for physical materials, remember to check the related sections in the Monographs Room and in Economics Room. Books are on open shelves and located by topic according with the Dewey Decimal Classification. Below the main classes for reaching physical and electronic titles on STEM.

Browse book shelves (physical and electronic titles)

500 Science

500 Natural sciences and mathematics
510 Mathematics
       512 Algebra and number theory
       519 Probabilities & applied mathematics
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Earth sciences & geology
560 Fossils & prehistoric life
570 Biology
580 Plants
590 Zoology

600 Technology and Application of Knowledge

600 General technology
610 Medicine and health
620 Engineering and allied operations
       621 Applied physics
       622 Mining engineering and mines and mineral resources
       623 Military engineering and marine engineering
       624 Civil engineering
       625 Road and railroad
630 Agriculture & related technologies
640 Home and family management
650 Management and auxiliary services
660 Chemical technology
670 Manufactoring
680 Manufacture of products for specific uses
690 Building

Search journals

The platforms that host eJournal collections allow you to browse and search across all ejournals on the publisher's site. Unlike search engines, such as Google, these platforms help to refine searches and explore more references, citations, and related topics. 

Below are a few newspapers and ejournals that Luiss Library subscribes to related to Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math:


Find journals by Decimal Dewey Classification (main classes)

500 Science

500 Natural sciences and mathematics
510 Mathematics
       512 Algebra and number theory
       519 Probabilities & applied mathematics
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
550 Earth sciences & geology
560 Fossils & prehistoric life
570 Biology
580 Plants
590 Zoology

600 Technology and Application of Knowledge

600 General technology
610 Medicine and health
620 Engineering and allied operations
       621 Applied physics
       622 Mining engineering and mines and mineral resources
       623 Military engineering and marine engineering
       624 Civil engineering
       625 Road and railroad
630 Agriculture & related technologies
640 Home and family management
650 Management and auxiliary services
660 Chemical technology
670 Manufactoring
680 Manufacture of products for specific uses
690 Building

Subscribed resources

The query below list subscribed resources related to Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math which provide structured and organized data, that can be searched, queried, and accessed electronically. 

Open sources

Find documents and data that are freely available on the Internet.

Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Citation databases

Citation databases are a useful tool for finding scholarly literature in your subject area. This includes journal articles, conference proceedings and books. They are very easy to use and helpful to build a list of references with integrated citation tools.

Use bibliographic fields and/or browse by subject to set your query. 

The main sources also accessible off-campus through proxy configuration are:

Technical tips

Access the guide for practical tips on how to start with the Library discovery system.

See the instructions to access our materials when you are not in-campus.

Consult our guidelines on how to format bibliographic citations and discover the features provided by the Reference Management Systems.

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