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Star Best Bet Databases in Engineering

Engineering Village Star

Comprehensive access to engineering journal articles, conference papers, and web sites, 1884-present.

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Compendex

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Scitation Star

The journals of six key physics and engineering societies, 1893-present.
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Web of Science Star

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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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Science.gov Star

A site that organizes access to agriculture, computer, health, energy and other scientific information from U.S. government agencies. Current.
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DOE Information Bridge Star

Open access reports and documents from US Dept. of Energy research and development in science, energy and technology, 1995-present.
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Additional Databases in Engineering

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Academic Search Premier
A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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Analytical WebBase
The online version of the Royal Society of Chemists (UK)’s Analytical Abstracts. Indexes scholarly journals in the field of analytical chemistry, 1978-present.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Online version of the 88th edition of this indispensable reference for chemical and physical data. Current.
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Energy Citations Database
Indexed, searchable digitized reports from US Department of Energy and other bodies, from 1943 to present. Request DOE reports from library's microfiche collection here.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
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General Engineering & Engineering Management E-Book Collection
Reference sources for engineering, manufacture & processing, materials and energy efficiency.
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ICE (Institute of Civil Engineering) Journals

Database trial ends 12/31/12. Please send comments to Paulina Borrego, 413-545-7891 or Linda Matson, 413-545-6738. Registration is required.

This collection aims to deliver a truly holistic overview in the areas of materials science, biomaterials, nanotechnology, energy and green chemistry, bringing together communities that traditionally work in silos to inspire fresh thinking in how breakthrough research can be practically applied.
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ISI Proceedings
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Indexes published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, and conventions in the sciences and social sciences, 2001-present.
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Journal Citation Reports
A tool that measures the comparative impact of scholarly journals, 2003-present.
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LexisNexis Academic
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Massive database of US and international newspapers; case and statutory law and law reviews; business periodicals, 1980-present.
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National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs
Brief biographies of American scientists written by their peers, since 1877.
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National Technical Information Service: NTIS
Citations to government-sponsored technical research from agencies, academia, and industry. For access to full text, ask Gov Docs staff (545-6895) to check Library’s large uncataloged collection of NTIS reports on microfiche.
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NIST/TRC Web Thermo Tables Professional
Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds from National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Safari Books Online

Database trial ends 06/15/12. Please send comments to Paulina Borrego, 413-545-7891.

Safari Books Online's on-demand digital library provides potential access to over 17262 technology, creative, and business books from leading publishers.
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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Springer Extra Materials
Video and data files and other material supplementing some books published by Springer. Search by ISBN.
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SpringerLink
Full text books, 2005-2010, and current journals from science publisher Springer, mainly in English.
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Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
Peer-reviewed, expert reports on R&D topics in engineering and comp. sci. Includes Coll. 1-3 and CIS part of Coll. 4.
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TRAIL
U.S. government technical reports issued primarily prior to 1975.

Also known as:

Technical Report Archive & Image Library

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Virtual Technical Reports Center
Selected technical reports, preprints, reprints, and research reports listed by issuing institution. Sponsored by University of Maryland Libraries.
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