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- Compendex
Interdisciplinary engineering database, with over 6 million summaries of journal articles, technical reports, and conference papers and proceedings.
1970 to present.
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Abstracts from over 5,000 international journals, conferences papers and technical reports are included. Over 220,000 abstracts added annually.
Features:
- Over 6,000,000 records from 1970 to the present
- An update every seven days
- References and abstracts from over 5,000 journals, conferences and reports
- Ei Thesaurus, containing over 9,000 terms and synonyms
Instant in-depth coverage on:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agriculture Engineering & Food Technology
- Automotive Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer and Data Processing
- Control Engineering
- Control Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Engineering Geology
- Engineering Management
- Engineering Mathematics
- Engineering Physics
- Environmental Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Industrial Engineering
- Instruments and Measurement
- Light and Optical Technology
- Material Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Nuclear Technology
- Ocean and Underwater Technology
- Petroleum Engineering
- Sound and Acoustical Technology
- Transportation
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- Compendex and INSPEC
Search Inspec & Compendex together. Indexes scholarly articles in physics, electronics and electrical engineering, computers and control, and information technology.
1969-current.
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- GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Articles on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling. Draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
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Covers all aspects of human impact on the environment. Scholarly, government and general-interest titles, including content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact. Multidisciplinary.
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- INSPEC
Indexes scholarly articles in physics, electronics and electrical engineering, computers and control, and information technology. From the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE).
1969-current.
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Citations with abstracts of the worldwide literature in physics, electronics and electrical engineering, and computer fields. Primary coverage is of journal articles and papers presented at conferences, although significant books, technical reports, and dissertations are also included in the database's 6.2 million records.
Sources include more than 4,200 journals and more than 2,000 conference proceedings, books, and reports corresponding to the following publications:
- Physics Abstracts
- Electrical & Electronics Abstracts
- Computer & Control Abstracts
- The online INSPEC database
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- Knovel Library
Over 800 full-text engineering and scientific reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias, reference books, and standards in engineering and chemistry.
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- Physical Chemical Properties for Biologists, Chemists and Engineers
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Subject areas include chemistry and plastics, materials science, environmental science, microelectronics materials, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, chemical engineering, systems engineering, food sciences, and mechanical engineering.
Knovel has embedded data with a set of innovative analytical tools to make the data found more productive. The software allows for graph plotters, equation plotters, digitized graphs and other tools to customize data from the available tables.
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- NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
Current U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information.
1964-present.
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Central source for the sale of unclassified and publicly available information from research reports, journal articles, data files, computer programs and audiovisual products from Federal sources. Additionally, information is available from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, Western and Eastern European countries.
Subject Coverage:
- Administration & Management
- Aeronautics & Aerodynamics
- Agriculture
- Behavior & Society
- Business
- Chemistry
- Communications
- Computer Sciences
- Education
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Health Care
- International Trade
- Library & Information Sciences
- Materials Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Medicine
- Military Sciences
- Natural Resources & Earth Sciences
- Nuclear Science
- Physics
- Regulations
- Research Administration
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
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- PsycINFO
Scholarly articles in psychology. Includes medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior. From the American Psychological Association.
1872-present.
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Covers the academic, research and practice literature from over 45 countries in more than 30 languages. PsycINFO includes relevant materials from related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior.
Indexes journals, dissertations, book chapters, books, technical reports, and other documents.
Subjects:
- Business (advertising & marketing)
- Communication Sciences
- Education
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Sociology
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- Safari Tech Books
Full text of 250 electronic books in technology and business fields, from publishers such as O'Reilly & Associates, Que, New Riders, Sams, Prentice-Hall, and Addison-Wesley.
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- Scopus
Scholarly journal articles with a heavy emphasis on science topics. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. International scope. Excellent for citation searching.
1966-present.
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Because UConn holds a license to
Beilstein CrossFire, users can see summaries of compounds and reaction information in Scopus for any article that is also indexed in Beilstein Crossfire.
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- TRIS Online
Index to transporatation research. Subjects include highways; transit; railroads; maritime; and aviation.
Varies; some back to mid-1980s..
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Disciplines include planning; finance; design and construction; materials; environmental issues; safety and human factors; and operations.
Search the
TRB Research in Progress (RIP) Database for current research projects.
Indexes journal articles, books, technical reports, conference proceedings, and other ongoing research in all fields of transportation. Produced and maintained by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and made available through the National Transportation Library (NTL).
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TRIS does not contain information on vehicle standards and specifications, patent information, market research, military transport or news articles.
- Web of Science
Scholarly journal articles in the sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. Excellent for citation searching.
1994- present.
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Science Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Agriculture
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Oncology
- Patents, when a patent is part of the record
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Plant Sciences
- Psychiatry
- Veterinary Science & Zoology
Social Sciences Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Anthropology
- History
- Information Science & Library Science
- Law
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political Science & Industrial Relations
- Psychiatry & Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work & Sociology
- Substance Abuse
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Art & Architecture
- Archaeology
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- Dance
- Folklore
- History
- Language & Linguistics
- Literature & Literary Reviews
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Radio, Television, & Film
- Religion
- Theater
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