Engineering: Start Here!
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Welcome to the Engineering page covering library resources that help you find information in the engineering literature.
- Besides the content on this page, notice the tabs at the top of this page will take you to additional content.
- The box to the right lists specific article databases that cover all areas of engineering.
- Links to subject guides for selected engineering areas are below this text--these guides list specialized article databases.
- Links to key Library resources are listed in the box below this.
Accessible for the Spring 2020 semester
During the COVID-19 event, many publishers have increased the content available to educational institutions for the duration of the Spring 2020 semester. Those listed here may be of interest to students in engineering and related fields.
Navigation
Library Quick Links:
- Article DatabasesClick this link, then click the Articles & Databases tab.
Top Recommended Databases
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:
- Compendex, GEOBASE, and INSPECEach database is a good source for current and past research.
Compendex covers periodical articles and conference papers for all engineering disciplines, from 1969-current. Over 5000 serials are included.
INSPEC primarily covers periodical articles and conference papers (1898-current) but also includes some books, dissertations and reports. Over 4000 serials covering topics in electrical engineering, physics, computers and control are included.
GEOBASE (1980-current) covers journal articles, conference papers, reports and books in geography, geology and ecology. Over 2000 journals are covered. - 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.
Freely Available Article Databases
This database is provided free of charge to all (it is not limited to Boise State University students, staff & faculty), though the full-text content may depend on your institutional access, and your location.
- 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.
Remote Access
Remote access (off-campus) is available to most of these article databases. Be sure to go through a Library page to the resource, and then use your BroncoWeb username and password to access the resource.
Additional Article Databases
To access additional article databases, or to access these through the Library's main article databases page:
- Go to the Library's home page, http://library.boisestate.edu,
- Click the Databases tab,
- Click on the first letter of the article database name (B for BIOSIS) in the grouping under "Databases by Name",
- Click on the article database name.
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What about Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier does contain engineering content, so it's a great place to start searching for technical information.
- Academic Search Premier (selectively from 1975-current) *Indexes a variety of subjects from over 8,200 magazines and journals, with full text available for over 4,500 journals. Academic topics in all disciplines are covered, as are popular topics.
Comparing with some of the indexes in the box to the left, Compendex has greater depth in engineering topics (many more journals, plus conference proceedings); Web of Science has more breadth in journals (covers all disciplines-- science, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities, with no magazine or newspaper content); Applied Science and Technology includes fewer magazines and journals, but the focus is on applied science, engineering, and technology sources.