• The scientific papers of James Prescott Joule (1884) - annotated by Joule
• The joint scientific papers of James Prescott Joule (1887) - annotated by Joule
• Classic papers of 1845 and 1847 at ChemTeam website On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat and On the Existence of an Equivalent Relation between Heat and the ordinary Forms of Mechanical Power
• Joule's water friction apparatus at London Science Museum
• Some Remarks on Heat and the Constitution of Elastic Fluids, Joule's 1851 estimate of the speed of a gas molecule.
• University of Manchester material on Joule – includes photographs of Joule's house and gravesite

“Joule, James Prescott”. Dictionary of National Biography. Luân Đôn: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

• “Dr. Joule”. Electrical Engineer (London: Biggs & Co) (18 October): 311–312. 1889. Truy cập ngày 16 tháng 5 năm 2008. - obituary with brief comment on Joule's family
• Joule Physics Laboratory at the University of Salford
• - contains further information on the origins of the Joules brewery and the link with James Prescott Joule