Biofuels and Bioenergy Resources

MSU's online catalog  can be used to locate materials on biofuels and bioenergy. Most books about biofuels, bioenergy, renewable energy, and biomass for the production of energy are located in the Main Library. The online catalog can be searched in a number of ways including by author, title, subject, or keyword. If you are searching for a particular item you can do an author or title search.  You can also search for a particular item by searching its author and title at one time or by searching for it by using its ISBN number. Use the keyword or subject search to locate items relating to a your topic. Because libraries assign subject headings to books that may not match the terms you are familiar with, it is often useful to do a keyword search using the words you are familiar with and then see what subject heading(s) are assigned to the items that seem to be the most useful to you and then doing another search using those subject headings. A subject search can give you the most precise results, but if you are not familiar with the subject area, you may not know what subject headings will give you the best results. One strategy is to do a keyword search using the words you are familiar with and then note the subject heading(s) used for the items that seem to be the most useful and then do a subject search using those subject headings.  Some useful subject headings for information about biofuels and bioenergy are Agriculture and energy,  Biomass energy, Biomass energy industries, Biomass chemicals,  Biomass conversion, Energy crops, Energy crops industry, Renewable energy sources,  Biodiesel fuels, Alcohol as fuel, Waste products as fuel, and Refuse as fuel.