University of Connecticut | Resources in Engineering
Engineering Databases by Topic
General Engineering Databases:
(NOTE: Except where otherwise indicated, databases are available only from within the University of Connecticut)
- Compendex Covers all engineering disciplines. Abstracts available. 1980- current.
- NTIS (National Technical Information Service) Provides access to U.S. government-Sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. NTIS includes research reports, journal articles, data files, computer programs, masters and Ph.D. theses, patents, and audio visual products from Federal sources. NTIS also includes a wide variety of material from international governments. 1964-present.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
(NOTE: Except where otherwise indicated, databases are available only from within the University of Connecticut)
- INSPEC Comprehensive coverage in electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and electrical properties of materials. 1969-current.
Materials Science and Engineering
(NOTE: Except where otherwise indicated, databases are available only from within the University of Connecticut)
- INSPEC Coverage of the physics and properties of materials.
- SciFinder Chemical Abstracts online.
- NIST WebCSD Properties of various ceramics.
Transportation Engineering
(NOTE: Except where otherwise indicated, databases are available only from within the University of Connecticut)
- TRIS Online Index to transporatation research (Available to the world).
- Transportation Research in Progress See what research and grants are ongoing (Available to the world).
Chemical Engineering
(NOTE: Except where otherwise indicated, databases are available only from within the University of Connecticut)
- SciFinder Chemical Abstracts online.
- Chemfinder (Available to the world.) - enter a chemical and find specific gravity, vapor density, water solubility, and many other chemical and physical properties, as well as links to spectra information.
- Beilstein Abstracts (Available to the world.) Search a subset of the journals in Chemical Abstracts on the Web. Requires free membership registration.
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