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Top Recommended Databases, Technology
Periodical Articles and Conference Papers
New developments and current research are often first presented as conference papers and/or periodical articles. The following are indexes, abstracts or full-text repositories which access this literature:
For technology topics, try:
- ASCE Research Library (1983-current)A repository of materials published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, including the full-text articles of journal, magazine, and conference proceedings titles.
- Compendex (1969-current)Compendex covers periodical articles and conference papers for all engineering disciplines. This is a good source for current and past research, with over 5000 serials included.
- Google ScholarGoogle Scholar helps researchers find scholarly information on the Internet. Google is working with several publishers to access their databases of publications, plus searching sites known to include scholarly literature. Results include journal articles, theses, books, preprints, technical reports, and other publications.
- ScienceDirect (1997-current)Contains full-text articles from over 1700 journals published by Elsevier. Although the content is multi-disciplinary, the primary focus is science, engineering and medicine. Table of contents information is available for publication years before 1997.
- Web of Science (1900-current)This multi-disciplinary index includes article information from approximately 8,500 journals in sciences, engineering, social sciences, arts and humanities. A key feature of this index is the cited reference search, which searches for the articles that have cited a particular author’s work, or a specific article.
For product and industry news, try:
- Applied Science and Technology Source (1983-current w/abstracts since 1994)Best source for finding product reviews and news related (engineering) information. Indexes articles in 800 English-language periodicals.
For project management, business practices related to construction management, or product and industry news, try:
- Business Source PremierBusiness and industry topics are covered in this extensive database covering business periodical articles, including full-text from over 2,300 titles.
- ABI/INFORM CollectionThis international business database covers periodical articles and other materials, including full-text from over 2,000 titles.
For legal issues including court cases try:
- LexisNexis Academic, date variesFor court cases, click on the box titled "Look up a Legal Case" (below the hot topics). For articles from selected law review journals, in the "Look up a Legal Case" box, click on the "Law Reviews" link, then enter your search terms.
- WestLawNext Campus Research, date variesBesides court cases, this database also includes articles from selected law review journals. On the main screen, first click the tab labeled "Law", then click the box in front of “Journals and Law Reviews” under the category “Encyclopedias and Journals”. Then, from the drop down menu, select either all journals or a specific state.
For transportation topics, try:
- TRIS OnlineProduced collaboratively by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Research Board and the National Transportation Library, this resource identifies published research on transportation topics. Material covered includes magazine and journal articles, conference papers, technical reports and books.
For articles covering events in the news, try:
- LexisNexis AcademicThis full-text database covers news from magazines and newspapers from 1980 to present. This is a very good source of regional news--for example the Northwest or a specific state. Look here for articles in New Scientist and Popular Mechanics.
- MasterFILE Premier1984 (selectively)-current.
Articles in magazines, journals and newspapers; also includes reference books, primary source materials & images. - Newspaper Source PlusDates of coverage vary.
Use this index for articles in newspapers like the New York Times and the Washington Post. Articles from a variety of regional newspapers are also included. - ProQuest Central1990s-current for most content but selected titles go back several decades.
Articles in magazines, journals, and MANY newspapers, especailly regional newspapers.
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If you have an article citation already, and want to see if the Library has the journal or magazine, go to the Journal Titles list and type in the name of the journal in the search box. Some conference proceedings are included here, but also check the Library Catalog.
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Notes about Engineering Village
Compendex, Inspec and GEOBASE are searched jointly on the Engineering Village platform.
In the search results from these article databases, you may see an icon like this: 
This indicates the publisher is a member of a publisher and vendor group that cooperates in linking from references to full-text. IF the Library has access to the journal through the publisher, then you can access the article by clicking on the full-text icon. If it is not available through the full-text icon, then use the Find It button or the Journal Titles database to find out if it is available in another way.