Databases by Subject

• Engineering POWERSEARCH
  • searches Computer Source; Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts; INSPEC (engineering, computer science, physics); Science and Technology Collection; Academic Search Complete; and General Science Abstracts
• Engineering Village (Compendex)
  Engineering Village (Compendex) is a comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research, containing over 9.7 million references and abstracts to over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences, and technical reports. Engineering of all types is fully represented: bioengineering, computer and technology, electrical, chemical, material and process, nuclear, optical, civil, agricultural, mechanical, petroleum, aerospace, automobile, and all sub-disciplines. Coverage spans publications dating from 1884-1968.
  
  
• INSPEC (engineering and physics)     
• IEEE Xplore  
• Scopus
  SCOPUS is a multidisciplinary database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science literature – over 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from 4,000 publishers. Abstracts to over 25 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.
  
  
• Optics InfoBase (optics)
  Optics InfoBase [1917-present] provides full-text access to over one dozen journals covering the field of optics. Some titles included are Journal of Optical Networking, Optics Letters, Journal of Optical Technology, and JOSA (Journal of the Optical Society of America). The Search Tips menu can aid in more effective searches.
  
  
• 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). Search tips are available for the Advanced Search, and there is a section for critical reviews of the computing literature. Efficient and convenient searching for computer science material.
  
  
• Science and Technology Collection
  Science & Technology Collection 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 publications.
  
  
• Science Citation Index
• 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:). Electronic database updated weekly. User’s Web browser must be able to display TIFF images (more about system requirements).
  
  

• IEEE Xplore  
  IEEE Xplore (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) [1950-present] 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 and current IEEE standards. Complete full-text is provided back to 1988, with select content reaching back to 1950. Tips for searching can be found on the Help Menu.
  
  
• Engineering Village (Compendex)
  Engineering Village (Compendex) is a comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research, containing over 9.7 million references and abstracts to over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences, and technical reports. Engineering of all types is fully represented: bioengineering, computer and technology, electrical, chemical, material and process, nuclear, optical, civil, agricultural, mechanical, petroleum, aerospace, automobile, and all sub-disciplines. Coverage spans publications dating from 1884 to present.
  
  
• INSPEC (engineering and physics)     
• 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). Search tips are available for the Advanced Search, and there is a section for critical reviews of the computing literature. Efficient and convenient searching for computer science material.
  
  
• Scopus
  SCOPUS is a multidisciplinary database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science literature – over 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from 4,000 publishers. Abstracts to over 25 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.
  
  
• ProceedingsFirst   
  
  Indexes citations of every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library. Covers 1993 to the present.
  
  

E-BOOKS

• Safari Tech Books Online
  Safari Tech Books Online is a collection of 4,000 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.
  
  
• NetLibrary
  Net Library is a collection of over 40,000 electronic books which includes all areas of computer science. Titles are searchable from the online catalog.
  
  
• ebrary  
  Ebrary is a collection of over 15,000 electronic books which includes all areas of computer science. Titles are searchable from the online catalog.
  
  
  

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