Subject Guide
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Contact:
University of Central Florida, John C. Hitt Library, Research Engagement Department
Work: 407-823-5048
Fax: 407-823-5865
Work: 407-823-5048
Fax: 407-823-5865
Subjects: Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering, ENGINEERING, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Modeling, Simulation, and Training, Optics & Photonics, Structures & Foundations, Transportation Systems Engineering, Water Resources Engineering
Best Bets
General Engineering
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Engineering Collection (ProQuest) (1966+) This link opens in a new window"The collection contains engineering related full-text articles, granular access to millions of figures and tables within articles, and the entire range of bibliographic records from the Engineering Research Database."
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AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window"AccessEngineering is an award-winning engineering reference and teaching platform that delivers world-renowned, interdisciplinary engineering content integrated with analytical teaching and learning tools.
- Search the latest editions of renowned engineering handbooks as well as hundreds of other expert references
- Access leading upper-level engineering textbooks
- Better understand material properties with DataVis, the interactive data visualization tool
- Accurately solve complex engineering equations with downloadable Excel spreadsheets
- Watch engineering solutions in action with hundreds of faculty-created videos
- Analyze key data with thousands of interactive graphs and downloadable tables
- Review comprehensive step-by-step explanations—not just answers— of engineering problems using solutions walkthroughs"
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Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate provides STEM students and researchers with the resources they need to succeed. Providing coverage of a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, plastics, hydroponics, computer science, chemical engineering, energy resources and robotics, as well as the business and social implications of new technologies, this comprehensive database is essential for STEM programs.
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Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) This link opens in a new window
Provides citation indexing of top high-impact journals with powerful tools such as cited reference searching and Author Finder, 254 categories thoroughly cover the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
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SciFinder Scholar (CAS) (1907+) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic, compound and reaction information. First-time users must register.
Materials Science
Specialized Databases
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Materials Science & Engineering (SAGE Journals) This link opens in a new windowBrowse journals by discipline: Biomedical Engineering; Engineering & Computing; Materials Science
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American Chemical Society (ACS) This link opens in a new windowAccess to over 130 years of original research in chemistry, including more than 750,000 articles contained in 3 million plus pages of chemistry findings, dating back to the introduction of the Journal of the ACS in 1879, as well as the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication and the ACS In Focus eBooks.
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Ceramic Abstracts (ProQuest) (1975+) This link opens in a new windowThis is a comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing international coverage on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics.
print index (1939+) General Collection TP 785 .A64 -
Engineered Materials Abstracts (ProQuest) (1986+) This link opens in a new windowThe growing importance of polymers, ceramics, and composites in a variety of structural and other advanced applications requires the in-depth coverage provided by Engineered Materials Abstracts.
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Materials Business File (ProQuest) (1985+) This link opens in a new windowIndustry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries.
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METADEX (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowthe only comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development.
indexing 1966+; abstracts 1979+ -
Solid State & Superconductivity Abstracts (ProQuest) (1981+) This link opens in a new window"provides global coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices - as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology, now highlighted in every issue."
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SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering) This link opens in a new windowthe most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing unprecedented access to more than 200,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings.
- MRS Bulletin. The Bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of a specific materials theme, along with industry and policy developments, and MRS and materials-community news and events.
- ChemSpider. ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 67 million structures, properties, and associated information. By integrating and linking compounds from hundreds of high-quality data sources, ChemSpider enables researchers to discover the most comprehensive view of freely available chemical data from a single online search. It is owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry.