Engineering & Technology Databases


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ACM Digital Library | Full Text
The ACM Digital Library is a vast collection of citations and full text from ACM journal, magazine and newsletter articles. In addition, this resource provides access to transactions, conference proceedings and the ACM Guide to Computing Literature.
ACS (American Chemical Society) Journals | 1879-present | Full Text
Articles relevant to chemistry and information in the life sciences.
Aluminium Industry Abstracts | 1972-present
Provides comprehensive coverage of the world's technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments.
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Journals | 1985-present | Full Text
Provides access to full text physics journal articles.
American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journals | 2000-present | Full Text
Provides access to mechanical engineering journals.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journals | 1983-present
[ See ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Library. ]
ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering | 1981-present
ANTE is an abstracting and indexing service monitoring publications from the U.K. and the U.S. Coverage includes new technologies such as information technology and computing, electronics, biotechnology, medical technology, as well as engineering (including construction, electrical and chemical engineering) and allied subject areas. Sources covered include periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective: 1913-1983
This resource contains citations to more than 4.5 million articles from nearly 1,700 periodicals. From the rise and fall of drugs to the business of oil to the emergence of the global economy, this resource offers a rich account of technological advances, business strategies, company profiles, iconic executives and scientists, and much more.
Applied Science & Technology Full Text | 1983-present | Some Full Text
This resource contains indexing and abstracts for nearly 800 core English-language, scientific and technical publications back to 1983. Full text of articles is available from more than 220 periodicals dating back to 1997. Content includes coverage of a wide variety of applied science specialties—acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear and civil engineering, computers and informatics and much more.
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Library | 1983-present | Full Text
Provides access to civil engineering journals.
ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts Database | 1966-present
[ See Civil Engineering Abstracts. ]
ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources | 1978-present
Citations cover all aspects of oceanography.
ASTM Standards | Full Text
[ IMPORTANT: First time users must login to MyFAU. Once you are logged in, click on the "Library" tab on the upper left side of the page. Once you are on the "Library" page, look for the "FAU Libraries Electronic Collection" heading. Scroll down until you see "ASTM STANDARDS" and enter your email address as directed. This step will initiate the activation of your account. ]
This resource provides access to the following ASTM standards: Soil and Rock (Volume 04.08 and 04.09), Concrete (Volume 04.02), Road and Paving Materials (Volume 04.03), Cement (Volume 04.01), Geosynthetics (Volume 04.13), and Building materials or Construction materials (Volumes 04.11 and 04.12).
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals | 1930s-present, select coverage from the 1860s
Covers the current literature of architecture and design, indexing more than 1000 US and foreign journals.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts | 1982-present
This database provides bibliographic coverage of ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering.
Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramic Abstracts | 1975-present
Comprehensive database for the ceramics industry. Source materials include over 3000 journals, proceedings, patents, standards and industry literature.
Civil Engineering Abstracts
[ Formerly ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts. ]
This database provides indexing and abstracts from more than 4,000 current serial and non-serial titles, including content from ASCE and ICE. It covers all civil aspects from architecture, structural design and construction engineering to environmental, seismic engineering and forensics.
Compendex (Engineering Village) | 1884-present
Compendex (FCLA) |1970-present |
Compendex is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database in the world. It contains over 8 million records and references over 5,000 international engineering sources including journal, conference, and trade publications.
Computer and Information Systems Abstracts | 1981-present
Comprehensive database of the research and applications in the field.
Computer Database | 1980-present | Some Full Text
This database provides access to computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
Copper Technical Reference Library | 1965-present
Provides an online bibliographic database of the world's literature on copper, copper alloys and copper technology.
Corrosion Abstracts | 1980-present
Corrosion Abstracts provides the world's most complete source of bibliographic information in the area of corrosion science and engineering.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics | Full Text
The most widely used source of data for chemists, physicists, and professionals in related fields of science. The Handbook provides broad coverage of all types of data commonly encountered by physical scientists and engineers.
CUMINCAD (Cumulative Index of Computer Aided Architectural Design) | Some Full Text
[ Due to state budget cuts, this resource is no longer available. ]
CumInCAD is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design. It includes bibliographic information from journals and conferences such as ACADIA , CAADRIA , eCAADe , SiGraDi , CAAD futures , DDSS and others. All papers include full abstracts. Full texts, in PDF, of some papers are also available. A separate index of a number of Spanish language papers are maintained.
Dissertation Abstracts | 1861-present
[ See ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. ]
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Search multiple databases covering earth and environmental sciences
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts | 1971-present
Provides comprehensive authoritative coverage of earthquake engineering and earthquake hazard mitigation, containing approximately 114,000 records (full citations and abstracts) from 1971 forward, plus several hundred earlier classic papers and reports.
Electronics and Communications Abstracts | 1981-present
Research in the field of electronics and communications from over 600 different sources.
Engineered Materials Abstracts | 1986-present
Begun in 1986, Engineered Materials Abstracts is an electronic database containing Ceramics, Composites and Polymers subfiles. Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
Engineering Research Database | 1966-present
This database covers the international serial and non-serial literature pertaining to civil, earthquake, environmental, mechanical, and transportation engineering including their complementary fields of forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics/computation. Content includes basic and applied research, design, construction, technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, energy production and developments in new technologies.
Engineering Specialties
Search multiple databases covering engineering specialties.
ENGnetBASE: Engineering Handbooks Online | Full Text
[ Due to state budget cuts, this resource is no longer available. ]
Environmental Engineering Abstracts | 1990-present
Covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management | 1981-present
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management provides abstracts from over 6000 scientific journals and thousands of other sources, including conference proceedings, reports, books, and government publications in the environmental sciences.
Everglades Online | Some Full Text
[ Open Access ]
A database which indexes resource material from articles, to books, to web sites of courses useful for studying the Everglades.
Health and Safety Sciences Abstracts | 1981-present
Provides a comprehensive survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | 1975-present
[ Access is limited to one (1) user. ]
Contains records describing journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, medicine and allied historical fields. Citations reflect the contents of more than 1,000 journals, and partial contents of several hundred more.
IEEE Xplore:IEEE/IEL Electronic Library | 1988-present with select content back to 1952 | Full Text
Includes access to the abstract records and full text articles published since 1988 with select content published since 1893 from: IEEE journals, transactions, and magazines, including early access documents; IEEE conference proceedings; IET journals; IET conference proceedings; IEEE published standards and redline versions; and IEEE Standards Dictionary Online.
INSPEC | 1970-present | Some Full Text
Includes Physics Abstracts, Computer and Control Abstracts, and Electrical and Electronics Abstracts. The largest English language file of bibliographic information and abstracts on the world's output of published works in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing, and information technology. Covers scientific and technical journals and conference proceedings. Includes some books, reports, and dissertations.
Inspec Archive | 1898-1968 | Some Full Text
The Inspec Archive provides access to historical scientific records in the fields of physics, electrical engineering, electronics computing and control engineering. With the digitizing of the entire collection of Science Abstracts Journals, which are the precursors to the Inspec database, librarians, academics and students are provided access to over 873,000 abstract records spanning the years 1898 through 1968.
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Proceedings | Full Text
[ This resource is no longer available. ]
IOPscience | Full Text
Provides access to scientific, medical and technical journals hosted by IOP (Institute of Physics)
Materials Business File | 1985-present
Materials Business File focuses on industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries.
Materials Research Database with METADEX | 1966-present
The Materials Research Database with METADEX brings together the majority of the leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. Everything from raw materials and refining through processing, welding and fabrication to end uses, corrosion, performance and recycling is covered in depth for all metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, and composites.
Materials Science
Search multiple databases covering materials sciences.
MathSciNet | 1940-present
American Mathematical Society's Mathematical Reviews on the web including Current Mathematical Publications. Provides timely reviews or summaries of articles and books that contain new contributions to mathematical research.
Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts | 1966-present
Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the serials literature in mechanical and transportation engineering and their complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation. This database provides in depth, comprehensive coverage of the international engineering literature with the monitoring of more than 3000 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications.
Mechanical Engineering Abstracts | 1981-present
Surveys and summarizes the worldwide literature in mechanical engineering, engineering management, and production engineering.
METADEX | 1966-present
A comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development.
Morgan & Claypool Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering & Computer Science | Full Text
SYNTHESIS is an information service for engineering and computer science. The basic component of the collection is the Lecture, an electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, and is authored by a prominent contributor to the field.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses | 1861-present
1861-present. Covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last 150 years. Includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations.
Risk Abstracts | 1990-present
Risk Abstracts encompasses risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk.
Safety Science and Risk Abstracts | 1981-present
Provides comprehensive, timely information across the fields of public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
SciFinder
[ Users must register for the web version. View the SciFinder Registration tutorial and then click here for FAU's registration page. ]
Provides comprehensive chemical and related scientific information including journal articles, patents, chemical reactions, and chemical regulatory data.
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts | 1981-present
Presents global coverage on all aspects of solid state and superconductivity technology.
Toxicology Abstracts | 1981-present
Toxicology Abstracts covers issues from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation and recommended standards to environmental issues.
TOXLINE | 1994-present | Some Full Text
Provides access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens.
Water Resources Abstracts | 1967 -present
Water Resources Abstracts provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
Web of Knowledge
Provides access to the Web of Science databases and MEDLINE.
Web of Science
Three unique citation databases which allow searching cited references as well as traditional searches independently or in combination: the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
Provides access to to over 8 million records of dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries catalogs in the WorldCat database. Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution.
 

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