Engineering, Mechanical and Aeronautical Subject Guide
Article Databases
14 resources available
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- Open Access
ABI/INFORM Global
An index of over 1,800 publications with abstracts, and full text from over 700 of these titles, selected from newspapers, trade publications, and journals on business including, for example, administration, economics, computers, finance, human resources, management, and marketing. Full-text of Wall Street Journal articles available from 1984. Otherwise coverage is from 1971 to the present with some older material available. Updated daily.
AIAA Electronic Library
This searchable database provides access to AIAA Meeting Papers from 1963 to present and nine AIAA Journals.
- AIAA Journal
- Journal of Aerospace Computing Information, and Communication
- Journal of Aircraft
- Journal of Energy
- Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
- Journal of Hydronautics
- Journal of Propulsion and Power
- Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, and
- Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer.
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
Basic undergraduate engineering database. It covers only English-language journals, no conferences. WMU libraries own about 60% of the titles indexed. Good first choice for engineering/technology. Coverage: 1983-present. Tutorial
Article @ INISTArticles, books, conferences, and dissertations in the catalog at the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique. Most seem to be in English, but includes material from around the world.
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Digital Library
Ei Compendex
The most comprehensive index for scholarly research in engineering and applied science. Includes conference papers and foreign language material. Coverage 1969-present, updated weekly.
Available through Engineering Village 2.
Energy Citations DatabaseCreated by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information in the U.S. Government, this database provides searchable access to more than two million citations to articles, technical reports and conference papers from 1948 to the present. Many documents from 1994 onward are available in electronic format (HTML or PDF).
The advanced search page can be accessed here.
INSPEC
Indexes scientific and technical journals in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology. Coverage: 1969-present. Updated weekly.
Materials Science Journal Collection - Sage Journals Online
The Sage Full Text Materials Science Journals collection online provides you with full text access to the following list of journals.
- High Performance Polymers (1991-current)
- International Journal of Damage Mechanics (1992-current)
- Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers (1986-current)
- Journal of Biomaterials Applications (1989-current)
- Journal of Cellular Plastics (1965-current)
- Journal of Composite Materials (1967-current)
- Journal of Elastomers and Plastics (1969-current)
- Journal of Industrial Textiles (1971-current)
- Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (1990-current)
- Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting (1985-current)
- Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (1982-current)
- Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials (1999-current)
- Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials (1988-current)
- Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (1996-current)
- Structural Health Monitoring (2002-current)
Metadex
A comprehensive index to information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development. Includes over 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, books and web sites. This database contains over 1 million records and is the online equivalent of Metals Abstracts, Metals Abstracts Index, and Alloys Index. Coverage from 1966 to present. Updated monthly.
SAE Digital Library
Search this online database for detailed summaries and citations to more than 85,000 documents, including Technical Papers and Standards, published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) since 1906. Covers research in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. Includes SAE Ground Vehicle Standards (J-Reports); Aerospace Standards; and Aerospace Material Specifications (AMS). Also includes full text of thousands of technical reports from 1998 to present.
Librarian's Comment: Technical papers from 1965-2004 are available in microfiche at Science Reference, Waldo Library. SAE standards are available in the SAE Handbook, Science Reference, TL151 .S62. You can request copies of SAE papers prior to 1998 from ILL.
Scopus
Scopus is a very large abstract and indexing database primarily covering scholarly literature in science and social science. Use this to get extensive inter-disciplinary access to journal articles and also to find out which articles are being cited by other scholars. Scopus includes 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 international publishers. Coverage from 1995. Tutorial
- RefWorks Info: Scopus will export marked citations directly into your RefWorks account. (You will be prompted to login.)
SPIN"...SPIN contains the abstracts of over 80 scientific journals published by the American Institute of Physics and its member societies since 1975, as well as selected articles from other scientific journals, totalling approximately 800,000 articles.... SPIN is updated daily. Approximately 45,000 new records are added annually. SPIN searches can be performed for a single journal or year, or across multiple journals or years."
Web of Science
Contains three major databases: (1) Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), (2) Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present), and (3) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present). Cited Ref. Search allows users to search for articles that cite a particular author or work. Tutorial
Please LOGOFF when finished, so others may use the database.
RefWorks Info: For Import Filter, choose "ISI (Institute for Scientific Information)". For Database, choose "Web of Science".

Librarian's Comment: Many of the articles you will find in this business database cover key industry companies and products.