LibGuides: Engineering: Engineering Databases

Engineering Databases

Use these databases to find articles and other information.

IEEE Xplore
Journals, conference proceedings, technical standards, and ebooks in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. Coverage dates: 1998 - present.
ACM Digital Library
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) journals, magazines, and other publications. Coverage dates: 1952 - present
OnePetro
Journal articles and conference proceedings related to the oil and gas industry. Coverage dates: 1933 - present.
Web of Science
Journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, and more in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. A feature of Web of Science is the ability to see which articles have cited a given article. Coverage dates: 1864 - present
Shock & Vibration Digest
A database that finds journals and other publications related to shock and vibration, including noise, vibration technologies, and other areas. Coverage dates: 1955 - present.
IOPscience Extra
Physics and astronomy journals from the Institute of Physics, the American Astronomical Society, and other scientific societies. Coverage dates: 1874 - present.
OSA Publishing
Journals and conference proceedings published by Optica, formerly known as the Optical Society of America (OSA).
SPIE Digital Library
Journal, conference proceedings, and ebooks from SPIE-- the international society for optics and photonics. Coverage dates: 1962 - present.
O'Reilly Online Learning
Ebooks, videos, tutorials, and case studies on technology and business topics. Coverage dates: 1972 - present.
Derwent Innovations Index
Derwent Innovations Index facilitates rapid, precise patent searching. This databases focuses on chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. Researchers can quickly grasp a patent's significance and its relationship to other patents.

Good general databases

These databases are very general in nature.

Academic Search Ultimate
Scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, videos, and trade publications covering multiple subjects. Coverage dates: 1887 – present
Gale Science in Context
Encyclopedia-like database that covers a wide variety of science topics. Includes journal articles, images, video, reference works, and other materials. Coverage dates: Current.

Dissertations and Theses at TCU
Contains full text of dissertations and theses produced by TCU students. The Current Research@ Gateway link on the main page will also let you view 24 page previews of dissertations and theses submitted at other participating institutions from 1999-present.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains online encyclopedias and other other reference sources on a wide variety of topics.