Research Guides: Aviation Technology Sources: Digital Libraries

Major Collections

AIAA Aerospace Research Central
Contains more than four decades of full-text journal articles and conference papers from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Ask for assistance if you can not find a publication.

NASA Technical Reports Server
Provides access to full-text NASA reports and conference papers. Some NASA reports are available on microfiche and may not be on the server.

ASTM Compass
Contains books, journal articles, special technical publications, and manuals. Purdue's subscription to standards is through the Specifications and Standards Database

IEEE Xplore
Contains full-text of IEEE, IET, IEE, and IBM journals and conferences and IEEE standards.
JSTOR
Provides full-text digital archive of over 700 scholarly journals.
SAE Mobilus (was SAE Digital Library)
References thousands of technical papers, scholarly articles, and standards covering the latest advances in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. Standards include SAE Aerospace Materials Specifications (AMS), Aerospace Standards (AS), and Ground Vehicle Standards (J and USCAR Reports). Includes detailed summaries and complete SAE Technical Reports in PDF for 1906-present. Full text scholarly journal coverage from 1998-present.

Coverage: 1906-present
SPIE Digital Library
Includes an extensive resource on optics and photonics, providing more than 230,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals (dates vary) and Conference Proceedings (1990 - present).