Research Guides: ENGR 471: Databases

Articles, Reports, and Dissertations

Compendex This link opens in a new window
Compendex is an engineering literature database providing indexes records from over 190 engineering disciplines. Includes journal articles, trade magazines, conference proceedings, book series, open access titles, and more.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Searches the following ProQuest databases: Health Research Premium Collection, ProQuest One Business, Literature Online, ProQuest Ebook Central, Periodicals Archive, Chicago Tribune Historical, New York Times Historical, Wall Street Journal (Recent)
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
ASC is a multi-disciplinary, full-text database designed specifically for academic institutions. This scholarly collection provides full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc. and nearly 4,000 full-text scholarly publications.

U.S. Dept of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
This OSTI site provides access to technical and scholarly publications, along with related news articles, data, and patent information.
This site is particularly relevant if your project falls into the category of energy efficiency or general environmental consciousness.

Wolfram Alpha: Wolfram Alpha is a site that solves computational issues and hosts factual information across several disciplines.

Use this site if you need basic information about useful scientific formulas or materials.