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| 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 |
| SCOPUS | SCOPUS is one of the largest article databases and covers the scientific, technical, medical, and social science literature - indexes over 19,500 peer-reviewed journal titles from over 5,000 publishers. Provides information to over 46 million articles and conference proceedings. The database covers the literature from 1966 to the present and is updated daily. Specifically, SCOPUS covers topics in biological and agricultural sciences, chemistry physics, mathematics, engineering, earth and environmental sciences, social science, psychology, economics, business/management, and history. SCOPUS covers 100% of the information indexed by the Medline database. How to Search This Database |
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Welcome to the NEW WEB VERSION of SciFinder, the world's premier database for chemical literature. SciFinder is the world’s premier database for chemical literature, containing over 40 million searchable records derived from 14,000 international journals published from 1907 to the present. In addition to journal articles, SciFinder also indexes chemical patents, dissertations, conference proceedings, and technical reports. Learn search techniques through SciFinder Tutorials and How To Guides. If you are using Opera as a web browser, please click ACCEPT on the pop-up to continue using the database. Registration Rules:
If you need assistance contact Ellen Safley, Kreg Walvoord, or Matt Makowka for more information, or call 972-883-2643. |
| 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 |
| Science Citation Index Expanded (1899-present) | ISI Web of Knowledge (formerly- ISI Web of Science) provides seamless access to three citation indexes: the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. These can be searched together or separately. Approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious research journals are indexed with abstracts within the Web of Science. Complete bibliographies are included for each citation allowing for cited reference searching. How to Search This Database |
| 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 |
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KnowItAll U is a database containing 1.4 million spectra (IR, NMR, Raman, and UV-Vis). Created by the Informatics Division of Bio-Rad Laboratories, it also provides the molecular structure and properties of each compound. The database can be searched by compound name, molecular formula, and CAS registry number. |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Indexes citations of every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library. Covers 1993 to the present. | |
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A collection of over 300,000 eBook and audiobook titles (formerly from NetLibrary) |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology | Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, this encyclopedia presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances — including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as scientific subjects related to the field. Environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed. The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia is updated monthly to reflect new changes in chemical technology, and each article contains an extensive list of references for further research. |
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The ACS Symposium Series contains over 900 high-quality, peer-reviewed books developed from the ACS technical divisions' symposia. Each chapter is carefully authored by an expert in the field (peer-reviewed). The series covers a broad range of topics including agricultural and food chemistry, cellulose and renewable materials, chemical education, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials, and many others. |
 | The ACS Symposium Series contains over 900 high-quality, peer-reviewed books developed from the ACS technical divisions' symposia. Each chapter is carefully authored by an expert in the field (peer-reviewed). The series covers a broad range of topics including agricultural and food chemistry, cellulose and renewable materials, chemical education, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials, and many others. |
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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. |
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