Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.

AccessScience is an online encyclopedia of science and technology. AccessScience contains encyclopedia articles, dictionary terms, biographies, research updates, and science news.

ACM Digital Library provides bibliographic information, abstracts, index terms, reviews,and the full-text for ACM conference proceedings. ACM journals, magazines, and newsletters are also available at this site, as well as through the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.

The Aerospace Database provides bibliographic coverage of basic and applied research in aeronautics, astronautics, and space sciences. The database also covers technology development and applications in complementary and supporting fields such as chemistry, geosciences, physics, communications, and electronics. In addition to periodic literature, the database also includes coverage of reports issued by NASA, other U.S. government agencies, international institutions, universities, and private firms. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

This database contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Coverage for AGRICOLA dates back to 1970 and includes more than 2.5 million citations. The citations are comprised of journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture.

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Aluminium Industry Abstracts (AIA), formerly World Aluminum Abstracts (WAA), provides comprehensive coverage of the world's technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments. The Aluminium Industry Abstracts database includes information abstracted from approximately 2,300 scientific and technical journals, government reports, conference proceedings,dissertations, books, and patents. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (formerly Current Technology Database), is an abstracting and indexing service monitoring approximately 350 academic and trade publications from the U.K. and the U.S. Coverage includes new technologies such as information technology and computing, electronics, biotechnology, medical technology, as well as engineering (including construction, electrical and chemical engineering) and allied subject areas. Abstracts are available from January 1993 to the present. An online thesaurus is available.

Index to articles from over 12,000 journals.

Beilstein (organic chemistry) and Gmelin (inorganic/organometallic chemistry) are separate databases searchable with the Crossfire interface. Available for use in the Science and Technology Library, 104 Auburn Science and Engineering Center. UA faculty, students and staff may download Crossfire software for use on personal computers.

Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research. BIOSIS Previews also covers books and meetings. Includes or has links to full-text.

CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the serials literature in civil engineering and its complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation. This database provides comprehensive international coverage with the monitoring of over 3,000 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications.
Many of the more recent records in the database include fields containing cited references, corresponding author’s e-mail address, and publisher contact information. All records are indexed using a controlled vocabulary of about 12,500 terms and each record is also assigned a classification code which makes the record retrievable by broad subject area. Furthermore, every source journal is assigned a level of coverage indicating its relevance to the engineering disciplines and this level of coverage is included in each record abstracted from that source publication.

Index and abstracts to engineering literature from international journals, conferences, and reports. Includes or has links to full text.

Index and abstracts to engineering literature published 1884-1968.

Computers have become the essential means for storing, processing, and accessing all the world's information. This makes it vital to keep up with the latest developments in an increasingly sophisticated technology. There are thousands of sources in this growing field - and only Computer and Information Systems Abstracts provides fast, organized access to all of them, including hard-to-find conference literature.This database provides a comprehensive monthly update on the latest theoretical research and practical applications around the world. From its inception as one of the earliest databases in the field, Computer and Information Systems Abstracts has proven itself an essential resource. This database provides international coverage with the monitoring of over 3,000 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

Index, abstracts, and full text of articles covering the latest information and current trends in high technology. Includes or has links to full text.

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (CASC) covers the spectrum of the applied sciences, representing knowledge on traditional engineering challenges and providing material for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. CASC provides indexing and abstracting for more than 1,300 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources. Full Text is also available for more than 500 periodicals. Subject areas include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.

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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. The Copper Data Center Database covers copper technology from smelting and hydrometallurgy through the performance of copper and copper alloys in their end-use applications and service environments. It references data on the properties and performance of copper and copper alloys and on applications of the copper metals. Over 60,000 documents have been indexed into this database, including 5582 documents published between 1863 and 1964. This database provides international coverage with the monitoring of over 2,400 serial titles as well as numberous non-serial publications.

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Corrosion Abstracts provides the world's most complete source of bibliographic information in the area of corrosion science and engineering. International sources of literature are scanned and abstracted in the areas of general corrosion, testing, corrosion characteristics, preventive measures, materials construction and performance, and equipment for many industries. Corrosion Abstracts provides engineers and scientists with a resource for solving corrosion problems by reviewing the documented experience of others and providing summarized findings in the article abstracts. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

The CSA Engineering Research Database covers the international serial and non-serial literature pertaining to civil, earthquake, environmental, mechanical, and transportation engineering including their complementary fields of forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics/computation. Content includes basic and applied research, design, construction, technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, energy production and developments in new technologies. Over 3,000 primary journals indexed plus trade literature, patents, newspapers, press releases, conference proceedings, books and reports. Subfiles that make up the CSA Engineering Research Database can be searched separately if desired. The subfiles are:
ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering
Civil Engineering Abstracts
Environmental Engineering Abstracts
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts
Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts

The CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace brings together in one place the most comprehensive bibliographic coverage of research, emerging technologies, applications and companies in the areas of aeronautics, astronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, communications, solid state materials and devices, and space sciences. Everything from theoretical research through practical application is covered. Over 1,000 primary journals indexed plus patent information, conference proceedings, books, theses and reports. The subfiles that make up this database can be searched separately, if desired. The subfiles are:
Aerospace and High Technology Database
Computer and Information Systems Abstracts
Electronics and Communications Abstracts
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts

The CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX brings together in one place the majority of the leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. Everything from raw materials and refining through processing, welding and fabrication to end us, corrosion, performance and recycling is covered in depth for all metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Over 3,000 primary journals plus trade literature, patents, newspapers, press releases, conference proceedings, books and reports. The subfiles that make up this databae can be searched separately, if desired. The subfiles are:
Aluminium Industry Abstracts
Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
Copper Data Center Database
Corrosion Abstracts
Engineered Materials Abstracts
Materials Business File
METADEX
WELDASEARCH

Index to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North America and Europe. Includes or has links to full text.

From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this incomparable collection now contains about 100,000 of over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. Libraries possessing this collection find they are able to fulfill the most exhaustive research requirements of graduate scholars - from their desktop! - in many subject areas, including: English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.

Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (EEA) provides comprehensive authoritative coverage of earthquake engineering and earthquake hazard mitigation. EEA is currently comprised of approximately 102,000 records (full citations and abstracts) from 1971 forward, plus several hundred earlier classic papers and reports. EEA includes approximately 44,000 journal articles -- indexes and abstracts of all major journals that publish significant earthquake engineering research; approximately 36,000 meeting abstracts -- proceedings of conferences and major meetings in earthquake engineering research, and approximately 23,000 research reports' abstracts -- abstracts of research monographs and technical reports including Earthquake Engineering Research Center Reports and Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Reports. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

Full text of 6000+ research journals. Includes or has links to full text.

Many scientific discoveries start here - with new hardware applications that make the research possible. Advances in electronics and communications are constantly leading to important new instrumentation for research. And the comprehensive guide to ongoing work in this field is Electronics and Communications Abstracts - now expanded and jointly published with Engineering Information. In short, the journal tracks every relevant source of information necessary to keep abreast of this complex, highly competitive discipline. This database provides international coverage with the monitoring of over 3,000 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

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The growing importance of polymers, ceramics, and composites in a variety of structural and other advanced applications requires the in-depth coverage provided by Engineered Materials Abstracts (EMA). Citations regarding the research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications of these materials have been taken from 1,300 journals, plus dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books indexed by expert editors from Materials Information. Begun in 1986, Engineered Materials Abstracts is an electronic database containing Ceramics, Composites and Polymers subfiles. EMA is specifically designed to serve materials sciences researchers, engineers and scientists. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

Environment Complete contains all of the content available in Environment Index, as well as full text for 400 journals, including many of the most used journals in the discipline, such as Environment (back to 1975), Ecologist, Conservation Biology, etc. Environment Complete also provides full text for 80 monographs, such as Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (3 volumes), Advances in Water Treatment & Environmental Management, etc. Further, the database offers full text for the conference papers of the North American Association of Environmental Education.

Environmental Engineering Abstracts covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production. More than 700 primary journals are thoroughly indexed and abstracted. Over 2,500 additional sources, including monographs and conference proceedings, are also monitored for relevant articles.

Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index™ (GLHI) is the premier resource for access to articles about plants and gardens. Topics include horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design and history. Indexed and abstracted are more than 300 core titles, the majority of which are published in English.

Index and abstracts to articles, books, maps, reports, and other literature on geology and geosciences. Includes or has links to full text.

Archive of free full-text science articles.

Index to journal articles, books, proceedings, and other literature in the history of science, technology and medicine, and allied historical fields.

IEEE Xplore indexes all IEEE publications for the years 1988 to the present and selected earlier content. University of Akron students and faculty may access the full-text from 1998 to the present of journals, transactions, magazines, and some conference proceedings. The “Access Information” link at IEEE Xplore shows which full-text titles and years we may access. Check the UA Libraries Catalog and OhioLINK for the availability of other materials, or request them via ILLiad.

Index to citations in 1,000 journals with full-text access to almost 900 journals. Covers many subject areas at the undergraduate level. Includes or has links to full text.

Index and abstracts to articles, proceedings, books, and reports in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology. Includes or has links to full text.

Inspec Archive 1898-1968 provides electronic access to Science Abstracts Journals 1898-1968. The Inspec Archive covers over 70 years of international scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical and electronic engineering, and computing and control engineering.

JCR presents quantifiable statistical data to determine the relative importance of journals within their subject categories.

The JSTOR archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. New titles and disciplines are being added regularly. Issues of journals are never “out”; they are always accessible, and in excellent condition. The capacity for searching across disciplines opens up vast possibilities for scholarship and research.

Describes the theory and practice of chemical engineering, the industrial production and uses of chemical materials, and basic subjects of chemistry.

Knovel has gathered together, on a single powerful research platform, over 800 essential reference books and databases from the world's leading scientific publishers and professional societies in 18 industrially important subject areas.

Library/Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text was formerly Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA). EBSCO Publishing continues ISTA’s renowned coverage of information science and significantly increases the coverage of library science. 149 ISTA titles are upgraded to Core coverage, and 121 new periodicals are included. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, scholarly communication, and electronic publishing. LISTA indexes journal articles from more than 600 publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings. With coverage extending back to 1966, it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science.

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Materials Business File focuses on industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries. Citations for this database are pulled from 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books indexed by expert editors from Materials Information. Begun in 1985, Materials Business File is the database equivalent of the bulletins Steels Alert, Polymers/Ceramics/Composites Alert and Nonferrous Metals Alert. Together they cover new technologies, new materials and other industry developments reported in the press. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

Index and summaries of articles and books on mathematical research. Includes or has links to full text.

CSA Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the serials literature in mechanical and transportation engineering and their complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation. This database provides in depth, comprehensive coverage of the international engineering literature with the monitoring of over 2,600 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications.
Many of the more recent records in the database include fields containing cited references, corresponding author’s e-mail address, and publisher contact information. All records are indexed using a controlled vocabulary of about 12,500 terms and each record is also assigned a classification code which makes the record retrievable by broad subject area. Furthermore, every source journal is assigned a level of coverage indicating its relevance to the engineering disciplines and this level of coverage is included in each record abstracted from that source publication.

METADEX is the only comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development. Information from over 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books are indexed by expert editors from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. Begun in 1966, METADEX contains over 950,000 references and is the database equivalent of Metals Abstracts, Metals Abstracts Index, and Alloys Index. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

The importance of rapid access to patent literature for all engineering disciplines - and especially for the materials science and engineering fields - is widely recognized. To help you in keeping up with the latest patents related to materials science and engineering, your search of selected Cambridge Scientific Abstracts materials collection database now retrieves patents directly related to your area of interest from the MicroPatent Materials Patents database, in addition to our bibliographic records. When you search related materials science databases, this supplemental database is searched simultaneously. If the search produces any matches to your regular IDS search, you will see the choice for "MicroPatent Materials Patents." By clicking on this choice, you will find abstracts of patents related to your IDS search. The MicroPatent Materials Patents database supplements the Internet Database Service (IDS) by providing monthly updates of US, European (EP) and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patents that are directly related to your area of interest. The contents of the database are drawn from the MicroPatent database using a carefully structured series of searches. This supplemental database provides Materials Collection subscribers with the most up-to-date and efficient way of reviewing pertinent patent information. All databases related to engineering materials, materials development, properties, processing and engineering topics are covered by this feature. Databases that Provoke a Search in MicroPatent Materials Patents:
Aluminium Industry Abstracts
Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
Corrosion Abstracts
Engineered Materials Abstracts
Materials Business File
METADEX
WELDASEARCH

Index of papers presented at conferences.

Access to bibliographic and full-text patent databases of the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

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Polymer Library (formerly Rapra Abstracts) is the only database in the world which is dedicated exclusively to information on rubbers, plastics, adhesives and polymeric composites. There are more than 700,000 records in the database from 1972 to the present, covering commercial, marketing, technical and academic aspects of the rubber and plastics industry. Source material for the database is selected from more than 500 journals in a wide range of languages from 30 different countries including North America, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China. Source material is also collected from books, technical reports and trade literature. In 1994, patent information relating to rubber and plastics industries was added to the database.

Polymers - A Property Database provides scientific and commercial information on polymers in a single, first-stop reference invaluable to anyone involved in polymer science and technology. It guides the user through the primary literature via reference citations and through the realm of supplier details by providing trade names and commercial product information.

Index of conference proceedings.

Index, abstracts, and full text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Includes or has links to full text.

Index and abstracts of articles, books, chapters, dissertations, and reports in psychology. Includes or has links to full text.

Index and abstracts of historical psychological journals, 1872-1966.

RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds. To sign up for a RefWorks account, point your browser to https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/newuser.asp and view the quick start guide.

Index and abstracts in Slavic studies, covering articles, books, and other literature on social sciences and humanities.

Electronic books in computer science, information technology, and related fields.

Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the sciences. Includes or has links to full text.

SciFinder Scholar is the premier index with abstracts for the field of chemistry and related areas. Available for use in the Science & Technology Library, 104 Auburn Science and Engineering Center. UA faculty, students and staff may download SciFinder software for use on personal computers. You will need your UAnet ID and password to access the download. For additional information about Scifinder Scholar please visit http://gozips.uakron.edu/~bolek/scifind.htm

Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences. Includes or has links to full text.

New developments in solid state and superconductivity technology will have a profound impact on virtually every industry in the foreseeable future - with far-reaching economic consequences. Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts provides unparalleled access to current research and applications across the field. The journal presents global coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices - as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology, now highlighted in every issue. Just a few of the topics covered include , phase, crystal, and mechanical properties of solids , optical and dielectric properties , conductive and magnetic properties , exotic electronic structure and energy gaps , SQUIDs , impurity effects , flux structures and critical current , ceramics , twinning phenomena, and more. Solid State focuses on problem solving and commercially viable applications of the new high-tech advances. This database provides international coverage with the monitoring of over 3,000 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications. The database is indexed using a master authority file of about 28,000 controlled-vocabulary terms.

Summaries of research of the 50 state academies of sciences.

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References to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.

Online version of the 28-volume printed encyclopedia.

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Weldasearch is a comprehensive database containing abstracts to journal articles, research reports, books, standards, patents, theses and special publications in the areas of joining metals, plastics and ceramics, metal and ceramic spraying, thermal cutting, brazing, soldering and related topics. Every aspect of welding and allied processes is covered including design, metallurgy, fatigue and fracture mechanics, equipment for joining and cutting processes, corrosion, surfacing, micro joining, quality control, nondestructive testing, safety, commercial applications, market statistics and news of the industry.