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Properties of alloys used in aerospace and other industries. It gives extensive information and properties with references. The Index is a good starting point for searching a specific alloy.

2000

Yes

AGRICOLA

Agriculture and allied disciplines, including veterinary medicine.

1970 - present

Partial

Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts

Biotechnology in the food industry, agriculture, and the environment.

1993 - present

Partial

AIAA Electronic Library

The AIAA Electronic Library contains more than four decades of technical information and documents, full-text.

1960-present

Yes

Aluminum Industry Abstracts

Aluminum -- production processes, products, applications, and business developments.

1972 - present

Partial

ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering

ANTE monitors approximately 350 academic and trade publications from the U.K. and the U.S. for information on new technologies.

1981 - present

Applied Science and Technology Abstracts / Full Text

Industrial and mechanical arts topics. *Partial full-text coverage available in OmniFile Full Text.

1983 - present

Partial

Art Bibliographies Modern

Art History, Industrial Design, Photography, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Aesthetics are covered.

1974 - present

Partial

Art Index / Full Text

Art, Archaeology, Architecture, Fashion Design, Graphic Arts, Landscape Architecture. *Partial full-text coverage available in OmniFile Full Text.

1984 - present

Partial

ASABE Online Technical Library (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Full text of publications from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

1998 - present

Yes

ASCE Research Library

This source is an online tool for locating articles and conference papers published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It covers full-text papers from Journals (1993 - present) and Proceedings (1996 - present)

1993 - present

Yes

ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality

Research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries.

1990 - present

ASM Alloy Phase Diagrams Center Online

The ASM Alloy Phase Diagrams Center allows users to explore, search and view more than 11,000 binary and ternary phase diagrams and associated phase data for more than 2400 systems from their Web browsers.

current editions

Yes

ASM Materials Information Online

ASM Materials Information enables you to search across all of ASM's authoritative online reference content in one easy step.

current editions

Yes

ASTM Digital Library

Contains the complete ASTM library of books and journal papers as well as papers from the special technical publications, manuals, and monographs. Individual books, papers, book chapters, and journal articles may be downloaded.

Late 1940s to present

Yes

Beilstein / Gmelin

Beilstein/Gmelin provides chemical, physical and reaction data on over 10 million organic, inorganic and organometallic substances.

1779 - present

Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams

Complete contents of the 2nd Ed. of the Binary Alloy Phase Diagram books plus updates.

Yes

Biological & Agricultural Index Plus

Biology, Agriculture, and related disciplines. *Partial full-text coverage available in OmniFile Full Text.

1983 - present

Partial

Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/RRM

Provides comprehensive coverage of research in the life sciences.

1969 - present

Bioscan

The most comprehensive directory of biotechnology companies available.

Yes

BIOSIS Previews

Life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.

1926 -

CAB Abstracts

Provides comprehensive coverage of research in agriculture, biology, veterinary medicine and related fields.

1910 - present

Partial

Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts

Emphasizing the central role that calcium plays in all aspects of biology and medicine, this database indexes pertinent journals drawn from a wide range of biomedical disciplines.

1982 - present

Partial

CareerSearch

CareerSearch provides access to a powerful networking database of over 4 million companies nationwide. Our database is compiled from the most respected, industry-specific sources.

Current

CatalogXpress

Access to catalogs or manufacturers for product and component information. Engineering and related disciplines.

Partial

Census of Agriculture

The Census of Agriculture is the source of consistent, comparable, and detailed agricultural data for every county in America.

1992 - 2002

Yes

Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts

Ceramics industry.

1978 - present

CES Edupack

CES/Edupack provides materials property data in a user-friendly browsing and searching environment

Yes

Chem Sources Online

Chemical products and compounds.

Partial

Chemical Abstracts (SciFinder Scholar)

Chemical and related scientific information.

1907 - present

Partial

ChemLibNetBase

This is a collection of over 280 chemistry and chemistry related e-books. You can search the full text and view complete e-books and chapters in PDF format. You can also browse e-books by category.

Yes

ChemNetBase

Includes access to the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics as well as a number of other resources with physical and chemical property data, including properties for natural products and drugs.

Yes

Civil Engineering Abstracts

Comprehensive bibliographic database for research on civil engineering. It indexes 3000 journals and includes 250,000 citations.

1966 - present

Partial

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is an interactive source of several hundred reliable, new and classic research techniques in molecular and cellular biology.

2006-

Yes

Compendex

Engineering and related disciplines.

1884-present

Partial

Computing Reviews Online

Reviews the "best of the best" across the literature of computer science.

Partial

Conference Papers Index

Subject emphasis since 1995 in the life sciences, environmental sciences, and aquatic sciences. Older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science.

1982 - present

Partial

Copper Data Center Database

The Copper Data Center Database (CDC) provides an online bibliographic database of the world's literature on copper, copper alloys and copper technology since 1965.

1965 - present

Corrosion Abstracts

Corrosion science and engineering.

1980 - present

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

This resource allows searching and browsing of the numerous tables and data found in the print CRC handbook. Includes interactive tables for data manipulation.

Yes

Crop Protection Compendium

Crop Protection Compendium is an interactive database containing scientific information on all aspects of crop protection.

2005 edition

Partial

Current Contents

Tables of contents and bibliographic data from current issues of the world's leading scholarly research journals and books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Most recent 1 - 1� years.

Earthquake Engineering Abstracts

EEA covers the world literature in earthquake engineering since 1971. Contents include selected technical reports, conference papers, monographs, and journal articles.

1971-present

Partial

Ecology Abstracts

Focuses on how organisms of all kinds (microbes, plants, and animals) interact with their environments and with other organisms.

1982 - present

Ed/ITLib

Ed/ITLib Digital Library contains full-text peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and conference papers on education technology and e-learning. It is sponsored by AACE.

2000-present (varies with title)

Yes

EI Engineering Village 2

Engineering and related disciplines.

1970-

Partial

EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements

Abstracts of government issued environmental statements.

1985 - present

Partial

Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

This encyclopedia examines the design, application, and utilization of devices, techniques, and technologies critical to research at atomic, molecular, and macromolecular levels ranging from 1100 nanometers.

Yes

Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology

"The Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology is a unique, comprehensive compilation that brings together knowledge from every specialty encompassed by pharmaceutical technology. It is the ideal place for initiation of research projects or for becoming acquainted with or updating oneself on a specific topic."

Yes

Engineered Materials Abstracts

Polymers, ceramics, and composites.

1986 - present

Engineering Research Database

A combined file that searches serveral databases for publications in civil, earthquake, environmental, mechanical, and transportation engineering .

1966 - present

ENGnetBase

CRC ENGnetBASE gives you online access to some of the world's leading engineering handbooks. Currently, more than 420 titles are available.

Yes

Environment Index

Covers environmental issues and policies.

1973 - present

Environmental Engineering Abstracts

Technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.

1990 - present

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management

Comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences.

1981 - present

Ergonomic Abstracts

Ergonomics Abstracts ia an international database of ergonomics and human factors information. The users that will benefit from Ergonomics Abstracts include ergonomists, health and safety specialists, human factors engineers, human computer interaction specialists, designers, systems analysts, industrial engineers, occupational psychologists and occupational and physical therapists.

1985 - present

ETDEWEB

ETDE World Energy Base (ETDEWEB) contains a growing collection of over 4,106,000 bibliographic records and more than 237,000 full text documents! Access to additional full text documents is provided by DOI links.

1946-present

Partial

FAOSTAT

Worldwide time-series statistics relating to agriculture. Multilingual. Primary Use: Searching and downloading time series data of international food and commodity information.

1961 - present

Partial

Federally-Funded Research in the U.S. & U.K.

Grants information.

Partial

Food Science and Technology Abstracts [FSTA]

Covers food science, food technology, food-related human nutrition for all commodities.

1969 - present

Free Trade Zone.com (formerly PALXpert)

Electronic Components (selection, location, negotiation, and acquisition).

Partial

Health and Safety Science Abstracts

Public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.

1981 - present

High Technology Research Database with Aerospace

This file includes bibliographic coverage in the areas of aeronautics, astronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, communications, solid state materials and devices, and space sciences.

1962-present

IBISWorld

Access to over 700 reports on United States industries. A small selection of global reports are available.

Current 2 yrs

Yes

IEEE Xplore

Full-text of IEEE journals, conferences and standards.

1988-present

Partial

ILI Materials Database

Worldwide non-metallic materials.

Partial

ILI Metals Database

Metals grades and properties, suppliers and metallurgical standards.

Partial

ILI Standards Databases

Worldwide standards.

Partial

INCE Digital Library

Is a full-text library of the two journals: Noise Control Engineering Journal and its earlier Noise Control Engineering and several conference proceedings published by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

Yes

Industrial and Applied Microbiology (Microbiology A)

Significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

1982 - present

Partial

INIS-International Nuclear Information System

INIS responds to the information needs of the international community and reflects the IAEA's interests and activities on peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology.

1970-

Inorganic Crystal Structure Database

The ICSD contains information on inorganic crystal structures including pure elements, minerals, metals, and intermetallic compounds, including their atomic coordinates, which have been published since 1913. It is updated twice a year, each time adding approximately 3000 new records. As of June 2006, the database contains 89,064 entries.

1913-

INSPEC

Communications, Computers & Computing, Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Technology, Physics.

1898 - present

Partial

International Tables for Crystallography

The series comprises of articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials. Emphasis is given to symmetry, diffraction methods and techniques of crystal structure determination, and the physical and chemical properties of crystals.

Yes

Jane's All The World's Aircraft

Exhaustive technical detail on over 950 civil and military aircraft that are currently being produced or under development. Key specifications for aircraft include dimensions, performance, structure, landing gear, power plants, and armaments. Photographs and line drawings. Tables may be copied and pasted into Excel spreadsheets.

Minimum last five years

Yes

Jane's World Airlines

Latest detailed description and analysis of over 500 world airlines. It looks at each airlines structure, fleet, financial performance, and company history, shows the latest traffic statistics for passenger and cargo airlines, and examines airline relationships, cargo services including overhaul and maintenance capabilities.

Minimum of last five years

Yes

Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition

Presents quantifiable statistical data that helps determine the relative importance of journals in the area of science.

1998 - present

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

Chemical technology and related disciplines.

Partial

Knovel (Sci-Tech handbooks and reference in full text)

Knovel provides numerical and tabular data from leading engineering and science resources.

Yes

LexisNexis Environmental (Universe)

Contains these major categories of environmental information: Environmental Abstracts (abstracts of thousands of journal articles and conference papers with links to selected full-text); full-text news, journals and commentary; full-text federal and state codes, regulations, case law, and agency actions, as well as waste site data and hazardous materials information.

Varies

Yes

Materials Business File

Metals and materials industries.

1985 - present

Partial

Materials Research Database with METADEX

A combined file which brings together the majority of the leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application.

1966-present

Partial

Mechanical and Transportation Abstracts

Comprehensive bibliographic database for research on mechanical and transportation engineering from many worldwide reference sources. It covers 3000 journals and includes 320,000 citations.

1966 - present

Medical Clinics of North America

Full-text access to medical review series covering clinical practice issues faced by physicians every day.

1996 to date

Yes

MEDLINE

Medicine, dentistry, nursing, and related disciplines.

1964 - present

METADEX

Metals and alloys -- their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development.

1966 - present

Partial

Microelectronics Packaging Materials Database (MPMD)

Contains data and information on the thermal, mechanical, electrical, and physical properties of materials used in the construction of electronic components and assemblies. The MPMD contains properties of over 825 materials with approximately 16,803 data curves. It uses pull-down menus to browse by material and property. To start searching, click on Login. Choose the application: MPMD.

current

Yes

NIST/TRC Web Thermo Tables

Provides online access to the"TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Hydrocarbons" and "TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Non-Hydrocarbons". Almost 900,000 data points for over 7,700 compounds are provided, including thermodynamic data such as critical properties, heat capacities, vapor pressures and more.

NTIS (National Technical Information Service)

U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information.

1964 - present

Partial

Nuclear Science Abstracts

Nuclear science and technology.

1948 - 1976

Partial

Nursing Clinics of North America

Full-text access to nursing review series providing latest diagnostic and therapeutic information in the field.

2002 to date

Yes

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Full-text access to orthopedics review series featuring latest trends in patient management and treatment options.

1997 to date

Yes

Pollution Abstracts

Pollution, Sewage & Wastewater Treatment, Waste Management, Toxicology & Health, Noise, Radiation, Environmental Action.

1981 - present

Partial

PubMed

PubMed provides access to citations from biomedical literature and also access and links to the other Entrez molecular biology resources.

1950 -

Partial

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Full-text access to radiology (radiography) review series providing clinical information with quality radiographs, MR images, CT scans and sonograms.

1998 to date

Yes

Risk Abstracts

Risk-related concerns ranging from public and environmental health to social issues and psychological aspects.

1990 - present

Partial

SAE Aerospace Material Specifications and SAE Aerospace Standards

Includes index and full-text PDFs for Aerospace Material Specifications (AMS) and Aerospace Standards (AS). It also contains PDFs for Aerospace Information Reports (AIR) and Aerospace Recommended Practices (ARP). Select Aerospace Material Standards and Aerospace Standards. Use Advanced Search (F2) and Field Searches. Note: Basic search results in inaccurate results.

Current

Yes

SAE Technical Papers

Is the full-text source and index for SAE technical papers from 1990 to the present. Earlier papers are also indexed. Standards are searchable but not viewable. Please see separate database, SAE Aerospace Materials Specifications (AMS) and Aerospace Standards (AS). Ground Vehicle Standards (J) are available in the 2008 SAE Handbook on CD that is housed in the Engineering Library.

1990-present

Partial

Safari Tech Books Online

Safari is an electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals.

Yes

Science Citation Index Expanded

Bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited and related references from science and technical journals.

1945 - present

Science Online

Full-text access to Science, ScienceExpress (the preprint version of Science), three virtual knowledge environments, Science Now, and other web sites.

Yes

SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)

Chemical and related scientific information.

1907 - present

Partial

Security & Management Practices

SMP contains critical IT, legal, financial, and physical security information.

2002 - current

Yes

Specifications and Standards

Engineering and Technology - military specs/standards, federal & industry standards.

Current

Partial

SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering)

SPIE Digital Library is an extensive resource on optics and photonics, providing more than 230,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals (dates vary) and Conference Proceedings (1990 - present).

1990 - present

Yes

Stat-USA

Economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Government.

Varies

Yes

Surgical Clinics of North America

Full-text access to surgery review series featuring latest techniques and case studies prepared by experts in the field.

1996 to date

Yes

Sweets Source

Allows user to find information on a specific construction product or manufacturer.

Current

Partial

Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science

Short review articles/tutorials synthesizing important research or development topics especially in electrical and computer engineering.

2005-

Yes

Technology Research Database

A comprehensive database which provides a single file for searching all fields of Engineering and Technology.

1962-present

Partial

Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database (TPMD)

The Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database (TPMD), contains thermophysical properties of over 5,000 materials with approximately 50,000 data curves.

Yes

Toxicology Abstracts

Toxic substances - industrial and agricultural chemicals, household products, pharmaceuticals. Substance abuse.

1981 - present

Partial

TOXLINE

Toxic substances - chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens.

1999 - present

Partial

Transport

Important bibliographic database of journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports for U.S. and international transportation research and economic information. It includes: Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS), International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD), and TRANSDOC.

1970 - present; some earlier references included.

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry

Details the science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry.

Partial

USP-NF Online

Pharmacopeial standards for medicines, dosage forms, drug substances, excipients, medical devices, and dietary supplements

Yes

Virology and AIDS Abstracts

Comprehensive coverage of the world literature on every aspect of virology in humans, animals, and plants

2000-present

Partial

Water Resources Abstracts

Characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use, and management of water resources.

1967 - present

Partial

Web of Knowledge

ISI Web of Knowledge provides access to Web of Science, ISI Proceedings, BIOSIS Previews, MEDLINE, Web Citation Index, and Journal Citation Reports.

1900 -

Web of Science

Bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references and related references covering the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities.

1977 - present

Partial

Weldasearch

Joining metals, plastics, and ceramics; metal and ceramic spraying; thermal cutting; brazing; soldering; and related topics.

1967 - present

Partial

World Aviation Directory

A comprehensive database of all companies in the world that do business in the aviation or aerospace industries. The companies include airlines, training schools, manufacturers, corporate aviation departments, distributors, military units, and government-related organizations. The database lists company profiles and contact information and also provides many other searching capabilities and display features. Job seekers may find the information helpful.

Current information

Partial

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