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How? Reference Management Software (EndNote) can help...
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Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS): Suggested Reading for Specific Topics
A selection of some books relevant to EGIS to help get you started.
Getting started with journals
EGIS journals
A selection of some magazine and journal titles relevant to EGIS to help get you started.
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