Top Databases
- Scopus
Scopus provides multidisciplinary indexing of research literature in the sciences, engineering, and social sciences. It is Elsevier's counterpart to Clarivate's Web of Science, providing the same core functionality but indexing a larger number of journals and proceedings.
- Compendex BackfileCitations with abstracts for engineering and technical literature worldwide.
- TRIDCombined records from TRB and the OECD's databases, providing access to over 940,000 records of transportation research worldwide.
- ASTM Compass
ASTM Compass provides full text access to all 12,000+ ASTM standards. The Digital Library covers a broad range of engineering disciplines and includes everything that ASTM has published -- manuals, monographs, STPs, and journal articles. Note: ASTM may not open correctly in the Firefox browser.
Other Useful Databases
- AIAA Meeting Papers
The AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Meeting Papers database provides full-text access to papers from AIAA conferences from 1996-present. Please note that some smaller conferences co-hosted by the AIAA may not be available. Also included are some papers from non-AIAA conferences, which are also not available in full text.
- ASME Digital Collection
Contains content from subscribed Transactions journals, as well as the ASME journals archive (1960-1999) and conference proceedings archive (1956-2007)
- Knovel Digital Library
Knovel is a science, engineering, and technology database comprised of ebooks and other types of technical information. It has interactive tables, graphs, and charts to assist users with analysis of materials and properties.
- SAE MOBILUS
Includes the full text of all technical papers published by SAE from 1998 to present
- Transportation Research Record
Full text of the Transportation Research Record, the journal of the Transportation Research Board
Books, Articles, and More
Search many sources (online journals, databases, and the library collection) to discover articles, books, and more. Because it does not cover all of the library's resources, searching individual databases may be necessary for a more complete search.
Video Resources
- JoVE Journal--Engineering
JoVE Engineering is a peer-reviewed video methods journal that includes research methods and protocols for mechanical, electrical, materials, and chemical engineering applications.
