Suggested Resources for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
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Good places to start your research ...
| Info | Database Name | Access | Database Description |
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| Academic OneFile | Interdisciplinary index of major academic periodicals | ||
| Academic Search Premier | Interdisciplinary index to academic journals; provides full-content for over 3400 titles | ||
| Compendex | Covers worldwide engineering and technical literature, encompassing all engineering disciplines, as well as science and management | ||
| ENGnetBASE | Over 300 engineering handbooks | ||
| Knovel Interactive Library | Electronic access to over 500 engineering and science books - some that include databases | ||
| Scitopia.org | A gateway to the research most cited in scholarly work and patents. Scitopia.org searches the entire electronic libraries of the leading voices in major science and technology disciplines. |
Indexes & Databases to Articles
For further research ...
| Info | Database Name | Access | Database Description |
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| Business Source Premier | Provides full text for scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more | ||
| Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) | Codified version of United States regulatory laws, executive orders and proclamations, and selected presidential documents | ||
| Dissertations & Theses | Doctoral dissertations, including limited full-text of University of Minnesota dissertations from 1997 to present | ||
| Elsevier Science Direct | Elsevier Science journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences | ||
| EngineeringPro (Books 24X7) | EngineeringPro delivers the full contents of hundreds of the best and latest engineering books in a fully searchable, web-based environment. This professional information tool is packed with reference material covering a wide range of engineering disciplines, plus general reference topics important to all engineering professionals. | ||
| Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management | All areas of terrestrial study, including pollution and ecosystems. It also includes a strong component on industrial hygiene and safety. | ||
| GPO Access | Several databases providing access to major publications of the U.S. government | ||
| GreenFILE | GreenFILE covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments. ![]() | ||
| IEEE Xplore | Electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics | ||
| ITPro (Books24x7) | Over 5000 full text books about computers and computer related topics in a variety of settings: hardware, databases, software engineering, networks & protocols, certification & compliance, desktop and office applications, graphic design & multimedia, business and far more. | ||
| LexisNexis Academic | Business, law, medical, news | ||
| netLibrary | The full-text of electronic books in many subject areas. You can search the text for key terms or browse the table of contents and read the book online. | ||
| Safari Tech Books Online | Safari provides desktop access to approximately 50 computer (software and programming) books. | ||
| Science.gov | Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results. | ||
| SpringerLink | Interdisciplinary, full-text database of Springer and Kluwer journals. | ||
| TRAN | Contains bibliographic and location information for magazine articles, conference papers, and other material on transportation and law enforcement topics | ||
| TRIS | Contains bibliographic and location information for magazine articles, conference papers, and other material on transportation and law enforcement topics. Coverage in the online file generally extends back through 1979 and for scholarly journals generally back through 1976. | ||
| Web of Science | Online versions of ISI's citation indexes--Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. ![]() |
Web Sites
For searching assistance or help using any of the above databases, contact:
Pam Enrici, Email:penrici@d.umn.edu Phone:218-726-8586 L278 University of Minnesota Duluth Library 416 Library Drive Duluth MN 55812-2495
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