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Engineering Databases
| Database Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Engineering POWERSEARCH | Searches the following databases simultaneously: Academic Search Complete, Computer Source, General Science Abstracts, Inspec, Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts, Science and Technology Collection. How to Search This Database |
| INSPEC (engineering and physics) | Inspec, created by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world's scientific and technical literature. Containing over 11 million records, Inspec provides coverage from over 5,000 journals, 3,000 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations, patents and reports. Inspec allows searching by keyword, author, author's affiliation, Inspec headings, Inspec classification codes and titles, and more. Coverage spans from 1898 to present. How to Search This Database |
| IEEE Xplore | IEEE Xplore, produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is ideal for conducting research in the field of electronics, electrical engineering, telecommunications, wireless communications, and computer engineering. It provides access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, as well as current IEEE standards. Complete full text is provided back to 1988, with select content reaching back to 1952. How to Search This Database |
| ASME Digital Library | ASME Digital Library is the official online portal for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' publications. Researchers can access the full text of all ASME transactions journals (24 titles) from 1990 to present along with the full text of conference proceedings (100 volumes annually) back to 2002 and selected e-books back to 1998. Ideal for research in mechanical engineering, biomechanical engineering, robotics, medical devices, vibration and acoustics, and related engineering fields. For older ASME journals and conference proceedings, check the catalog for availability. |
| SCOPUS | Multidisciplinary database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science literature - over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from 4,000 publishers. Abstracts to over 33 million records reach from present back to 1966 with selective linking to full text. Specifically, SCOPUS covers topics in health, life sciences, agricultural and biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, earth and environmental sciences, social science, psychology, and economics, business, and management. How to Search This Database |
| Optics InfoBase [1917-present] provides indexing and abstracts to access over one dozen journals and 70 conference proceedings in the field of optics. Full text is provided for the journals Applied Optics, Journal of the Optical Society of America Part A (JOSA A), Journal of the Optical Society of America Part B (JOSA B), Optics & Photonics News, and Optics Letters. How to Search This Database | |
| ACM Digital Library | ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) contains the full text of all articles from ACM as far back as 1954. These include journals, magazines, transactions, proceedings, newsletters, publications by affiliated organizations and special interest groups (SIGs). Efficient and convenient searching for computer science material. How to Search This Database |
| Contains over 800 leading full-text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, marine sciences and materials science. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,700 publication. How to Search This Database | |
| Science Citation Index Expanded (1899-present) | ISIs Science Citation Index Expanded provides access to approximately 8,300 journals in the natural, life, physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences going back as far as 1899. Each article contains full indexing with abstracts as well as complete bibliographies, allowing for cited reference searching. Full-Text links are provided for articles which are part of the librarys collection. |
| SYNTHESIS is an innovative information service for the research, development and educational communities in engineering and computer science. The basic component of the library is a 50- to 100-page electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by a prominent contributor to the field. We call these Lectures and believe that they offer unique value to the reader by providing more synthesis, analysis, and depth than typical research journal articles. | |
| AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online | Full access over, 8,500 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology updated daily. Also includes over 2000 biographies of leading scientists, weekly updates of breakthroughs and discoveries in science and technology, a science dictionary, and links to related websites. How to Search This Database |
| USPTO Web Patent Database | Includes information about all US patents (including utility, design, reissue, plant patents and SIR documents) from the first patent issued in 1790 to the most recent issue week. Full-text information, including the inventor's name, patent title and description, is provided for patents from 1976 to the present. Pre-1976 information is searchable only by patent number and classification. More extensive information on patents from 1967 - 1975 is available in the print title Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents (located in U.S. Government Documents - 2nd Floor, Call No. C 21.5:). How to Search This Database |
| ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library | ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library grants access to over 12,000 standards in more than 130 industry areas, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering. The library has a Basic subscription, which includes access only to Active ASTM standards and does not include Redline, Historical and Withdrawn standards. For more information, users may refer to an introductory instructional video or online user's guide |
Proceedings | |
| IEEE Xplore | IEEE Xplore, produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is ideal for conducting research in the field of electronics, electrical engineering, telecommunications, wireless communications, and computer engineering. It provides access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, as well as current IEEE standards. Complete full text is provided back to 1988, with select content reaching back to 1952. How to Search This Database |
| INSPEC (engineering and physics) | Inspec, created by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world's scientific and technical literature. Containing over 11 million records, Inspec provides coverage from over 5,000 journals, 3,000 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations, patents and reports. Inspec allows searching by keyword, author, author's affiliation, Inspec headings, Inspec classification codes and titles, and more. Coverage spans from 1898 to present. How to Search This Database |
| ACM Digital Library | ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) contains the full text of all articles from ACM as far back as 1954. These include journals, magazines, transactions, proceedings, newsletters, publications by affiliated organizations and special interest groups (SIGs). Efficient and convenient searching for computer science material. How to Search This Database |
| SCOPUS | Multidisciplinary database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science literature - over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from 4,000 publishers. Abstracts to over 33 million records reach from present back to 1966 with selective linking to full text. Specifically, SCOPUS covers topics in health, life sciences, agricultural and biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, earth and environmental sciences, social science, psychology, and economics, business, and management. How to Search This Database |
| ProceedingsFirst | Indexes citations of every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library. Covers 1993 to the present. |
| ASME Digital Library | ASME Digital Library is the official online portal for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' publications. Researchers can access the full text of all ASME transactions journals (24 titles) from 1990 to present along with the full text of conference proceedings (100 volumes annually) back to 2002 and selected e-books back to 1998. Ideal for research in mechanical engineering, biomechanical engineering, robotics, medical devices, vibration and acoustics, and related engineering fields. For older ASME journals and conference proceedings, check the catalog for availability. |
| This citation index covers conference literature in all scientific and technical fields, including agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, medicine, and physics. Thousands of proceedings are covered, with links to full text when available. Coverage is from 1990 to the present. | |
E-Books | |
| Collection of 5,000 new electronic books in computer science, engineering, and related subjects including management and economics. Safari Tech Books provides timely access to materials published by Java, Addison-Wesley, O'Reilly, Que, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, Sams, Macromedia, Microsoft, CISCO, and Adobe and others. How to Search This Database | |
| Ebrary | Collection of over 20,000 electronic books which includes all areas of computer science. Titles are searchable from the online catalog. How to Search This Database |
| NetLibrary - eBooks on EBSCOhost | A collection of over 300,000 eBook and audiobook titles (formerly from NetLibrary) |
| IEEE - Wiley eBooks Library | IEEE - Wiley eBooks Library provides access to over 400 up-to-date titles, covering emerging technologies, such as bioengineering, photonics & electro-optics and robotics & control systems. Access is provided to individual chapters in PDF format. Sign up for email and RSS alerts at http://www.ieee.org/go/emailalerts to keep you informed of the 40+ titles added annually. How to Search This Database |
| IET Digital Library | IET Digital Library The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Digital Library contains a collection of 300 professional and academic books on the history of technology, control engineering, electrical technology, management of technology, power and energy, telecommunications, computing, and related fields. Coverage spans 1979 to present. For journals, magazines and proceedings by the IET, go to IEEE Xplore or the library catalog to check for coverage and formats available. |
| SYNTHESIS is an innovative information service for the research, development and educational communities in engineering and computer science. The basic component of the library is a 50- to 100-page electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by a prominent contributor to the field. We call these Lectures and believe that they offer unique value to the reader by providing more synthesis, analysis, and depth than typical research journal articles. | |
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