Engineering Library
Help Guides
Training Materials
- Aerospace and High Technology Database GuideCSA provides an extensive introduction to the database. View the table of contents for relevant pages.
- Compendex and INSPEC Training Guide on Ei VillageIncludes helpful short training videos provided by vendor staff.
- Web of Science Cited Reference Searching
- Web of Science Tutorial
Major Databases
- Aerospace & High Technology Database Provides references to the best combination of aerospace journals, conference papers, and technical reports, including a significant collection of NASA reports
- Materials Research Database with METADEX Combines together the majority of leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites
- Technology Research Database Combination of technology related databases, including materials and aerospace.
- Compendex Indexes journal articles and conference papers from all fields of engineering. It may be searched with INSPEC.
- INSPEC Emphases journal articles and conference papers in computer technology, electrical engineering and physics and contains many aerospace applications. It may be searched with Compendex.
- Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (some full-text)Indexes basic journals in industrial and mechanical arts topics. *Partial full-text coverage available in OmniFile Full Text.
Related Databases
- Web of Science Covers references to a variety of in-depth journals and selected conference publications, including author abstracts, cited references, and related references covering the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities.
- Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) Indexes theses and dissertations from U.S. and international universities. There are more dissertations than master's theses. Full-text access is available for many publications
- NDLTD Union Catalog Provides access to 1.5 million electronic full-text theses and dissertations using the Scirus interface from the Network Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
- TRID: the TRIS and ITRD DatabaseCombines the records from Transportation Research Board's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide.
- LexisNexis Academic Contains full-text publications including general news; business, medical, and legal news and information; reference information. Includes aerospace and aviation magazines and legal publications
Google Scholar
- Google ScholarFree service to many online journals and books. Since Purdue pays subscriptions to many online journals, you may find links to full-text sources.
- OpenURL ReferrerHelps you set up links to Purdue Library holdings from Google Scholar. The OpenURL referrer put the Find It @ Purdue icon in your Google Scholar search results, allowing for quick, easy determination if you can get an electronic copy of an article.
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