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Subject Resources -- Engineering and Science Technology

The librarian for this subject is  Ann Bolek.
Email: bolek@uakron.edu

Finding Background Information

• Access Science - AccessScience is an online encyclopedia of science and technology. AccessScience contains encyclopedia articles, dictionary terms, biographies, research updates, and science news.
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology - Science Reference Q121 .M3 2002 v.1-20

Finding Books

• Knovel - 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.
• OhioLINK
• OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
• UA Libraries Catalog
• WorldCAT - A combined catalog of libraries from around the world. When you find an item you want, check to see if it is available in the UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK. If not, request the item with ILLiad.

Finding Articles

• Academic Search Complete - 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.
• Compendex 1969- - Index and abstracts to engineering literature from international journals, conferences, and reports. Includes or has links to full text.
• Compendex Historical 1884-1968 - Index and abstracts to engineering literature published 1884-1968.
• CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX - 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
• INSPEC 1969- - 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
• Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science) - Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the sciences. Includes or has links to full text.
• SciFinder Scholar - SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) is the premier index with abstracts for the field of chemistry and related areas.
• Vocational and Career Collection - Index, abstracts, and full text for 350 trade and industry related periodicals. Includes or has links to full text.

• A to Z List - Find full-text electronic journals available at The University of Akron. Search for title words/phrases or browse individual collections.
• American Chemical Society Journals - Including the Archives.
• EJC - Full text of 6000+ research journals. Includes or has links to full text.
• How to Find / Obtain Scientific Articles at The University of Akron
• IEEExplore Online Service - 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.
• Infotrac Full-Text Articles (1,000 Journals) - 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.
• Nature, 1950-
• OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder - A list of journals whose full-text can be found in the Electronic Journal Center or OhioLINK databases.
• Science, 1997-
• Science, 1880-2001
• Selected Electronic Scientific Journals - Alphabetical list.

Finding Patents

• Searching for and Obtaining Copies of Patents
• Patent Requests

Internet Resources

• Construction WebLinks
• Engineering Fundamentals
• Thomas Register - Thomas Register is a comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America.
• Yahoo Engineering Links

University Links

• Engineering and Science Technology Department
• Summit College
• The University of Akron

What's New

• What's New in the Library