This LibGuide will suggest print and electronic materials in the Cornette Library, as well as reputable internet sources, that will make research for your assignment easier.
The Articles, Books, and more search box above finds results from the following sources, but going directly to these databases will give you discipline specific results.
Full-text access to 32 different journals from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, typically from 2000 onward. Truncation: No symbol needed; stemming is automatic. Wildcard: *, Search Tips: Use quotation marks to phrase search. Allows Boolean AND, OR and NOT searching. May limit by date or publication name.
Avoid any buttons saying "$ Buy This." Articles from 2000 or later are available from the PDF and HTML links, and other articles can be acquired through Interlibrary Loan.
Includes all the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) journals, plus conference proceedings and IEEE standards. Coverage areas are
Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking & Broadcasting
Components, Circuits, Devices & Systems
Computing & Processing (Hardware/Software)
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics & Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves & Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers (Math, Science & Engineering)
Geoscience
Nuclear Engineering
Photonics & Electro-Optics
Power, Energy, & Industry Applications
Robotics & Control Systems
Signal Processing & Analysis
Transportation
Format: Full-text, Coverage: varies by title, Vol. 1 to present, Truncation and Wildcard: * and *, Search Tips: Capitalize OR or AND when using Boolean search and complex command line searches with field names., and Special Features: Subscription includes IET journals. Create an individual account to save searches, results, RSS feeds, etc. More than 5000 conference proceedings included.
Most of the ASCE journals are included here, although articles from the past 12 months will not have full text. Request current articles from Interlibrary Loan.
Coverage: Varies by title. Mostly mid90s - present., Truncation and Wildcard: * and ?, Search Tips: Use quotation marks to phrase search. Allows Boolean AND, OR and NOT searching. May limit to full-text, scholarly journals, date, page length, publication name and type.
Many scholarly engineering journals, but none of the major association publications. Full-text coverage, so excellent if an article on a specific topic is needed.
Format: Full-text, Coverage: Varies by title, most 1990-present, Truncation and Wildcard: ! and *, Search Tips: Default search assumes entered term is a phrase. Can search for terms in abstract/title/keywords, full-text , author, journal title, etc. Use singular for terms that form regular plurals. For irregular plurals, combine both terms with OR. Greek letters are spelled out in English. Super and subscripts appear inline. Browsable help lists. Journal list.
Index information for all the major association journals, as well as those from individual publishers. Full-text links via SFX. International in coverage. Also books & dissertations. Manage citations with MyEndNoteWeb: create individual account, and format multiple citation formats.
Format: Citations; some full-text via link resolver, Coverage: 1970-present, Truncation and Wildcard: * and * for (any), ? for (1), $ for (0 or 1), Search Tips: Default search is for terms in the order they are entered, use quotation marks for a phrase. Search options include author, title, keyword, and subject. Author first name is initials only. Supports logical connectors AND, OR, NOT, and SAME. Can limit to one or two of the included indexes.