Aerospace DatabaseProvides references to the best combination of aerospace journals, conference papers, and technical reports, including a significant collection of NASA reports (Proquest)
Engineered Materials AbstractsCombines together the majority of leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites. (Proquest)
Indexes peer reviewed journals from 5,000 international publishers. It supports research needs of many disciplines including engineering, science, technology, and medicine. This is a new source in 2012 and permits downloads of many records. It does not cover as many years as Web of Science.
Is a free service to many online journals and books. Since Purdue pays subscriptions to many online journals, setup your Library Links for Purdue University and Open World Cat - Library Search.
Combines 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.
Dissertations and Theses
For a more complete description of the topic, review this Purdue Library Guide on Dissertations.
This section below shows two indices that cover many subject areas. Some dissertations are full-text.
Provides access to 4+ million electronic theses and dissertations. There are multiple search interfaces. Depending on your needs, start with the VTLS Thesis Search.