Engineering & Computer ScienceSelected Electronic Resources(The Databases
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General Engineering
Databases - general
- Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
- Indexes more than 700 international, English-language periodicals, covering engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology from 1983 to the present, with abstracts beginning 1994.
- Engineering Village 2
- Engineering Village 2 is a search environment from Engineering Information, Inc. that combines an easy to use, integrated interface for finding the information you need. Engineering Village 2 includes 3 independently searchable databases: Compendex, INSPEC and NTIS. Search on the broadest possible range of topics within the scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines.
- Compendex, the database version of Engineering Index, the world's premier source of engineering references and abstracts to over 5000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports. Coverage from 1884. Updated weekly.
- INSPEC, scientific and technical journals and conference proceedings in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology. Coverage from 1898. Updated weekly.
- NTIS, source for accessing unclassified reports from influential U.S. and international government agencies. Coverage from 1899. Updated weekly.
- MathSciNet
- Mathematical Reviews on the web. Access to over 55 years of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications from 1940 to the present. Both bibliographic data and review texts are available from 1980-present. Bibliographic data is available from 1940-1979.
- National Institute of Standards & Technology
- Extensive number of links to scientific and technical databases, standard reference materials, NIST Laboratory publications (many full text), quality guidelines, funding information, and much more.
Dictionaries - general
- Knovel answers for science and engineering™
- This online collection includes over 500 full text science and engineering reference books from major publishers. 15 to 20 titles are added monthly. More information and partial list of subscribed titles.
- How Many?
- A dictionary of units of measurement.
- OneLook Dictionaries
- "A search engine for words," OneLook Dictionaries contains over 4 million words indexed in more than 700 online dictionaries.
Research - general
- Research Centers Directory
- Look up addresses, contact information, budget, number of members, list of publications and conferences.
- Science.gov
- Each agency selects its best science information for science.gov. Two major types of information are included; selected authoritative science Web sites and often hard-to-access scientific databases (specific content varies by database). This gateway to government science information allows searches across 30 databases and more than 1,700 science Web sites. Science.gov currently accesses over 47 million pages of government science information. Science.gov allows users to search the surface Web as well as the deep Web, where traditional search engines cannot go. Companion site to SciTechResources.gov
- SciTechResources.gov
- A catalog of U.S. government science and technology web sites. Editors carefully review and select government web sites that offer scientific, engineering, or technology-related expertise, information, resources, or services. Companion site to Science.gov
Biomedical & Chemical
Databases - biomedical & chemical
- Compendex
- The database version of Engineering Index, the world's premier source of engineering references and abstracts to over 5000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports dating from 1884.
- NLM Gateway
- A Web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
- SciFinder Scholar
- Provides access to CAplus, a database of chemical literature and U.S. and foreign chemical-related patents, CASREACT, and the Registry database from Chemical Abstracts Service. It includes journal articles, book chapters, patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, substance database and dissertations covered in Chemical Abstracts as well as articles currently being indexed, book reviews and biographical information.
Dictionaries - biomedical & chemical
- Medical Encyclopedia
- The adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. A service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
- Medline Plus - Medical Dictionary
- A service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
- Medical Dictionary
- Published at the Dept. of Medical Oncology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Research - biomedical & chemical
- Biology Online
- A collection of sites, links, and stand-alone resources including a dictionary and tutorials, link to neurology specific resources.
- MatWeb - The Online Materials Information Source
- MatWeb's database of material properties includes thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, and polyolefins; metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus a growing list of semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials. Advanced features only available to registered and premium users.
- Neurosciences on the Internet
- A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet: Neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information on human neurological diseases.
Civil & Environmental
Databases - civil & environmental
- Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports
- The Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory was founded in the 1960s, and began publishing results of its research in a technical report series in 1970. Included in this series is some of the earliest published work on strong-motion earthquake accelerograms, and considerable research springing from the San Fernando, Whittier Narrows, Landers and Northridge earthquakes. Publication continues to the present.
- California PATH Database
- California PATH Database provides access to the largest and most comprehensive collection of bibliographic information on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
- CEDB Civil Engineering Database
- Covers American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) documents published since 1970.
- Compendex
- The database version of Engineering Index, the world's premier source of engineering references and abstracts to over 5000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports dating from 1884.
- EPA Publications
- Search Environmental Protection Agency publications across all of their web sites.
- SciFinder Scholar
- The SciFinder Scholar provides access to CAplus, a database of chemical literature and U.S. and foreign chemical-related patents, CASREACT, and the Registry database from Chemical Abstracts Service. It includes journal articles, book chapters, patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, substance database and dissertations covered in Chemical Abstracts as well as articles currently being indexed, book reviews and biographical information.
- Selected Water Resources Abstracts
- Maintained by the USGS Water Web Server Team, the Selected Water-Resources Abstracts Web site was compiled from several sources on the subject of water resources since 1977. Users can search by report number, keyword, author, hydrologic unit, state, and year. The database gives researchers easy access to specific information among the vast array of publications distributed by the agency.
Dictionaries - civil and environmental
- Water Words Dictionary
- A Compilation of Technical Water, Water Quality, Environmental, and Water-Related Terms.
Research - civil & environmental
- Digital Bridges
- The Digital Bridges Web site consists of a collection of thirty representative 19th century American bridge engineering monographs, manuals, and documents from the Lehigh University Libraries' Special Collections.
- Structurae
- An international database and gallery of structures including bridges, skyscrapers, towers, dams and off-shore structures. All periods of history are covered ranging from the pyramids of ancient Egypt and Gothic cathedrals to the most daring bridges of today.
- World Trade Center - Some Engineering Aspects
- General and structural information, suggestion of the possible reason for collapse, links to articles and the official FEMA report. Developed by the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney.
- Why the towers fell
- Companion website to the PBS special "Why the towers fell" follows a team of forensic engineers during their in-depth investigation of precise causes of the Twin Towers' collapse. Also includes a survivor's first hand account of his ordeal, resources, and a transcript of the program.
Electrical & Computer Science
Databases - electrical & computer science
- ACM Digital Library
- Search the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) journals, newsletters, and conference proceedings since 1985 and full-text of articles since 1991.
- arXiv.org e-Print archive
- Automated e-print archives. This archive is based upon activities supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Agreement No. 9413208 (1 Mar 1995 thru 30 Sep 2000) with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and by the U.S. Department of Energy. Includes computer science as well as physics, nonlinear sciences, and mathematics.
- Compendex
- The database version of Engineering Index, the world's premier source of engineering references and abstracts to over 5000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports dating fromn 1884.
- INSPEC
- Scientific and technical journals and conference proceedings in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology. Covers 1898 - present; updated weekly.
- SPIE's InCite Database
- Search SPIE papers from 1974.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias - electrical & computer science
- Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
- A dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypical problems, and related definitions. From the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- NetLingo
- An online dictionary about the Internet.
- TechEncyclopedia
- More than 20,000 IT terms defined.
- Webopedia
- Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.
Research - electrical and computer science
- Communications Engineering and Design: The Premiere Magazine of Broadband Technology
- Offers free access to many resources including articles on broadband business, cable telephony, fiber optics, HFC architecture, In-Stat MDR research highlights, buyer's guide, and an email alerting service.
- Java Programming Tutorials
- An extensive reference on the Java programming language as well as tutorials on C#, XML, Python, and Javascript. Free to view online; fee required to download.
- MATLAB Help Desk
- Extensive documentation and guides developed by the University of California at San Diego Center for Coastal Studies. Several online manuals can be downloaded as well as documentation for writing programs in C and Fortran to interact with MATLAB. Full-text search of the Help Desk is available.
- Twisted Pair
- Tools to help you work with resistors, capacitors, inductors, FETs, transformers, diodes, transistors, digital logic, TTL, and CMOS devices. Fundamental electronics concepts.
- WebEE
- Electrical engineering schematics, tutorials, components, online calculators, newsgroups, newsfeeds, and magazines. Designed by EEs for EEs.
Mechanical & Aerospace
Databases - mechanical & aerospace
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Meetings Papers
- The AIAA Citations Meetings Papers Searchable Database is updated quarterly and contains author, title, paper number, and conference date and location information for papers presented at AIAA meetings from 1998 onward.
- Compendex
- The database version of Engineering Index, the world's premier source of engineering references and abstracts to over 5000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports dating fromn 1884.
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
- The NTRS collects scientific and technical information from NASA's technical report servers as well as some non-NASA sites. In some cases links are provided to the original archive. A complete list and detailed content information is available at NASA STI Program and NTRS.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Covers subjects related to sustainable energy technologies from 1977 to the present.
- SAE Technical Papers
- Fully-searchable database containing citations and concise document summaries for all SAE technical papers, including papers contained in SAE proceedings (P), special publications (SP), and transactions. SAE (The Society of Automotive Engineers)is dedicated to advancing mobility engineering - building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space. The SAE Technical Papers database is updated yearly.
Full text of the technical papers from 2003 - 2006 are available in PDF format on a Computer Workstation, Room 103 Science & Technology Library. Previous papers back to 1994 are available on microfiche, Sci Tech Library Room 115, with call number TL1 .S65. You may search for technical papers on the SAE web site, but will not be able to access the full text.
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers Technical Papers
- Search an abstracts database of technical papers, books, articles, and videos covering the past 50 years.
Research - mechanical & aerospace
- Aerodynamics for Students
- Includes sections on the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, introduction to the theory of flight aerodynamics, gas dynamics, aircraft performance, propulsion, and various data sheets. Links to other Aerodynamics / Fluid Mechanics / Flight Theory web pages. Developed by D.J. Auld with contributions from Dr K. Srinivas and the undergraduate students of AMME Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney.
- Colorado State University Engine Web Pages
- Engine thermodynamics, heat transfer in engines, and fluid mechanics of engines are covered in this web resource developed by a CSU mechanical engineering professor.
- Fluids
- Fluids - Topic in depth from the NSDL Scout Report for Physical Sciences. A set of 8 links to reviewed Internet sites pertaining to the physics of fluids - chemistry, dynamics, mechanics, and properties.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by the California Institute of Technology, is NASA's lead center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Extensive site with links to images, multimedia, news, missions, events, education, and specialized resources for engineers and scientists.
