Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

To access the Electronic version of a journal, go to the Electronic Journal List.

If you're looking for journal articles in your respected discipline, please check the "Finding Articles" page on the subject guide for that discipline.  The appropriate electronic databases are listed for each Engineering & Technology field of study.

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

IUPUI WorldCat - IUPUI WorldCat allows you to search Indiana University Libraries' holdings and worldwide holdings simultaneously. You can request items through Request Delivery and Interlibrary Loan in IUPUI WorldCat.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

NetLibrary - This site provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - Books24x7.com contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - Discover over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline. The massive body of work available through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) represents the most comprehensive source of academic research in the world.

Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

ABI Inform - local and regional coverage of company, industry and business news; excellent source of information about private and small public companies not typically found in the national business press.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.  (Undergraduate)

ACM Portal (ACM Digital Library and Guide to Computing Literature)- Full text of every article ever published by ACM.

Business Source Premier (Ebsco) - covers management, economics, finance, accounting, international business.  (Undergraduate)

ComAbstracts (CIOS) - contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field.

Communication and Mass Media Complete (Ebsco) - provides quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

Dissertations & Theses (Proquest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Ei Compendex (Engineering Index through Engineering Village 2) - Mechanical, civil, environmental, electrical, structural, and process engineering, materials science, solid state physics, superconductivity, bioengineering, energy, chemical, optics, air and water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous waste road transportation, and transportation safety.

Emerald Insight Full Text - Subject coverage spans a spectrum of management disciplines including: strategy; leadership; library and information management; marketing and human resource management; plus a substantial number of engineering, applied science and technology titles.

ERIC (CSA) - The Educational Resources Information Center is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature.

Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale) - covers an array of academic disciplines from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology.

IEEE Xplore - Search or browse the complete IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) of IEEE and IET journals, transactions, society publications, magazines, and conference papers.  AbstractPlus records and full text is provided for content published since 1988, and for select content published since 1913. 

IEEE Computer Society Digital Library - Provides full online content (current, plus complete archive) for the society's magazines, transactions, and extensive conference proceedings.

IET Journals page - Describes the IET journals, which can be accessed via IEEE Xplore.

Journal Citation Reports - includes citation data from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals including the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field.

LexisNexis Academic - news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) - Theoretical and applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, speech therapy.

MLA International Bibliography via InfoTrac (Gale) - provides citations for articles on language, linguistics, literature, and folklore.

PsycINFO 1872-current (CSA) - provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines; enriched with literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.

RDS Business Reference Suite - highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information.

Sociological Abstracts (CSA) - covers the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Web of Science (ISI) - provides access to the Science Citation Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

NetLibrary - provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

Springer E-Books - provides access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing.  NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Reference Materials

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

 Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions. 

 The Business Style Handbook: an A-to-Z Guide for Writing on the Job with Tips from Communications Experts at the Fortune 500 by Helen Cunningham Call Number: REF HF5718.3 .C86 2002 This handbook includes and alphabetical listing of commonly used words and phrases that may appear in business writing. The text not only defines the terms, but also gives specific direction on how they may be used and abbreviated. The book also includes pointers on sending professional e-mails.

The Business Writer's Companion by Gerald J. Alred Call Number: REF HF5718.3 .B79 2002

The Business Writer's Companion includes information on all aspects of the writing process including style, word usage, grammar and punctuation. A frequently asked questions section is useful for jumping to specific topic areas. Examples of memos, resumes and other business writing samples are included. The text also covers oral communication, as well as the job application process.

The Skill and Art of Business Writing: an Everyday Guide and Reference by Harold E. Meyer Call Number: REF HF5718.3 .M48 2002

The Skill and Art of Buisness Writing covers a wide range of topics concerning how to construct clear sentences and paragraphs. In a special section, frequently misused words are clarified through definition and examples.

Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses by Carole Slade Call Number: REF LB2369 .C3 2003

This book covers the process of research and writing from selecting a topic to printing a final draft. The "Systems of Documentation" section includes information on the Chicago, MLA and APA formats, along with numerous examples of papers.

Writing the Modern Research Paper by Robert Dees Call Number: REF LB2369 .D44 2003

Writing the Modern Research Paper covers the process of writing a research paper step-by-step. The book includes detailed information on how to use the library for research, and features examples on how to locate journal articles using indexes. A section on evaluating Internet resources is also included. Many examples are given in a section on documentation; styles covered include MLA, APA, and Chicago.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi Call Number: REF Desk PE1478 .M71 2003

The MLA Handbook for Writers fo Research Papers is a comprehensive style guide and manual for conducting research. Included in this book is a detailed section on research and writing that covers various types of sources and how to evaluate them, along with note taking, outlining, and writing drafts. Other sections cover plagiarism, the mechanics of writing, formatting, and citations.

Organizations & Associations

American Society of Business Publication Editors

American Society of Indexers

Association for Computing Machinery - Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC)

Association for Computing Machinery - Special Interest Group for Graphics (SIGGRAPH)

NAE: National Academy of Engineering - promotes the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession.

National Writer's Union

Professional Communication Society (IEEE)

Society for Technical Communication

Web Resources

Intute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities.

SciCentral -  aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources.

Science.gov -  searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math.

Tech Xtra -   a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.  Maintained by Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.

Open Access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more.

IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did.

Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.  It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI).

Scientific Commons - communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public.

Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

ABI/Inform Dateline (ProQuest) - Local and regional coverage of company, industry and business news; excellent source of information about private and small public companies not typically found in the national business press.

ABI/Inform Global - Search premiere worldwide business periodicals for information on business topics: advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, and management; also company and industry information.

ABI/Inform Trade & Industry - Contains more than 700 trade publications covering every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and health.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.  (Undergraduate)

Applied Science Full Text - includes trade and industrial publications, journals of professional and learned societies, and specialized subject periodicals.

Business & Company Resource Center with Investext Plus (Gale) - dynamic, accurate, and up-to-date topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) - covers management, economics, finance, accounting, international business.  (Undergraduate)

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

Dissertations & Theses (Proquest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Ei Compendex (Engineering Index through Engineering Village 2) - Mechanical, civil, environmental, electrical, structural, and process engineering, materials science, solid state physics, superconductivity, bioengineering, energy, chemical, optics, air and water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous waste road transportation, and transportation safety. (Graduate)

Human Resources Abstracts (EBSCO) - covers essential areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, organizational behavior, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.

IEEE Xplore Portal  - IEEE Xplore is an online delivery system providing full text access to the world's highest quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.

IET Journals page - The IET Research Journals (formerly IEE Proceedings) contain both original and review papers relating to all disciplines in electrical, electronics, computing, control, biomedical and communications technologies.

Journal Citation Reports - includes citation data from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals including the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field.

Newsletters ASAP (Gale) - provides access to information from specialized business, industry and technology newsletters issued by various news services and industry watchers.

PsycINFO 1872-current (CSA) - access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines; enriched with literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.

RDS Business Reference Suite (Gale) - highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information.

Wiley Interscience Journal Search (Wiley) - More than 300 online publications for researchers and professionals.

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

NetLibrary - provides access to the library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

Springer E-Books - provides access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing.  NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Reference Materials

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions. 

Organizations & Associations

American Society for Training and Development - provides leadership to individuals, organizations, and society to achieve work-related competence, performance, and fulfillment.

NAE: National Academy of Engineering - promotes the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - The mission of OSHA is to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America's workers. 

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) - provides many Internet resources that can aid human resource managers in policy development, decision making, resource allocation, and planning.

Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM) - organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of management across all occupations.

Web Resources

Intute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities.

SciCentral -  aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources.

Science.gov -  searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Tech Xtra -   a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.  Maintained by Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.

Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math.

Open Access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more.

IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did.

Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.  It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI).

Scientific Commons - communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public.

Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

ABI Inform - Local and regional coverage of private and small public companies, industry and business news.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.  (Undergraduate)

Applied Science Full Text (Wilson) - includes trade and industrial publications, journals of professional and learned societies, and specialized subject periodicals.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Emerald Insight Full Text - Subject coverage spans a spectrum of management disciplines including: strategy; leadership; library and information management; marketing and human resource management; plus a substantial number of engineering, applied science and technology titles.

IEEE Computer Society Digital Library - Provides full online content (current, plus complete archive) for the society's magazines, transactions, and extensive conference proceedings.

IEEE Xplore Portal - Search or browse the complete IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) of IEEE and IET journals, transactions, society publications, magazines, and conference papers.  AbstractPlus records and full text is provided for content published since 1988, and for select content published since 1913. 

IET Journals page - Describes the IET journals, which can be accessed via IEEE Xplore.

Journal Citation Reports - includes citation data from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals including the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field.

RDS Business Reference Suite - highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information.

SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) - coverage of sport, fitness and related disciplines.

Web of Science (ISI) - covers the journal literature of the sciences. 

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

NetLibrary - provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

Springer E-Books - provides access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing.  NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Reference Materials

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - Searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions. 

Organizations & Associations

NAE: National Academy of Engineering - promotes the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession.

SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) - provides access to SAE meeting papers and standards. 

Web Resources

Energy Information Administration - organization collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Fossil Energy - The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy works to ensure that we can continue to rely on clean, affordable energy from our traditional fuel resources.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway -Official site of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

IndyCar.com - The IndyCar Series' official website.

International Motor Sports Association

Intute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities.

NASCAR - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

SciCentral -  aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources.

Science.gov -  searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Speed TV - Covers auto racing and motorcycle news.

Tech Xtra -   a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing. 

Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math.

Open Access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

DOE Green Energy - free respository of thousands of Department of Energ sponosored research and development projects including various forms of green energy including solar, wind, bioenergy, and others.

DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more.

IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did.

Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.  It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI).

Scientific Commons - communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public.

Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

ABI Inform - Local and regional coverage of private and small public companies, industry and business news.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.

Annual Reviews - IUPUI has access to current content for select Annual Review titles on topics such as the Annual Review of Materials Research as well as the entire Annual Review Archive.

Applied Science Full Text - includes trade and industrial publications, journals of professional and learned societies, and specialized subject periodicals.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text - CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

IEEE Xplore Portal  - IEEE Xplore is an online delivery system providing full text access to the world's highest quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.

IET Journals page - The IET Research Journals (formerly IEE Proceedings) contain both original and review papers relating to all disciplines in electrical, electronics, computing, control, biomedical and communications technologies.

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

NetLibrary - provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

Springer E-Books - Access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing.  NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Reference Materials

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

MechanicalENGINEERINGnetBASE - part of ENGnetBASE: The Engineering Database Online.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - Searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions. 

Organizations & Associations

ACEC - The American Council of Engineering Companies is the voice of America's engineering industry.

ASHRAE - The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers aims to advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration for the public's benefit.

ASME - The American Society of Mechnical Engineers site provides information on programs and activities in mechanical engineering, along with information on conferences and expositions. 

ASME Gas Turbine Papers Archive and Index - The International Gas Turbine Institute of ASME maintains an archive of gas turbine papers published by ASME from 1947 to present. 

IMechE - The Installation of Mechanical Engineers members work in research, design, development, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, contracting, consulting, and teaching. 

NAE: National Academy of Engineering - The mission of the NAE is to promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession.

SAE - The Society of Automotive Engineers is a useful resource for technical information and expertise used in designing, building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space.

SEM - The Society for Experimental Mechanics seeks to further the knowledge of stress and strain analysis and related technologies.

SME - The Society of Manufacturing Engineers aims for advancement of scientific knowledge in the field of manufacturing.

SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material & Process Engineering) - SAMPE provides information on new materials and processing technology either via technical forums, journal publications, or books in which professionals in this field can exchange ideas and air their views.

Web Resources

CFD Online - Computational Fluid Dyanmics (CFD) Online provides useful links, discussion forums, reference tools, and job announcements related to CFD topics.

Design Engineering Online - helps design engineers working in mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering industries by providing the information they might need in one place. 

DOE Information Bridge - The Department of Energy provides reports issued from January 1996 to present.

DTIC Technical Reports - Defense Technical Information Center provides access to scientific and technical information.

Energy Citations Database - provides free access to over 2.6 million science research citations with continued growth through regular updates. Citations and documents are made publicly available by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Intute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities.

JPL Robotics - Jet Propulsion Laboratory Robotics researchers perform development, integration, and demonstration of innovative robotics and automation technologies, supporting NASA missions and addressing other problems of national importance. 

Key to Metals - features a knowledge base of carefully selected engineering, industry and scientific articles that save your time whenever you need a quick reference from the theory and practice of nonferrous metals technology and application. 

Key to Steel - a global database of steel materials and has a powerful search engine and presentation facilities.

Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory - The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology serves as a central research laboratory for manufacturing infrastructure technology, measurements, and standards.

SciCentral -  aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources.

Science.gov -  searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Tech Xtra -   a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing. 

Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math.

Open Access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

DOE Green Energy - free respository of thousands of Department of Energ sponosored research and development projects including various forms of green energy including solar, wind, bioenergy, and others.

DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more.

IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did.

International Nuclear Information System Database - includes over 850,000 full-text documents including worldwide scientific and technical reports, conference proceedings, patents, theses, and preprints. 

Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.  It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI).

Scientific Commons - a communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public.

Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.  (Undergraduate)

ACM Portal - (ACM Digital Library and Guide to Computing Literature) - provides current access to the ACM journals, magazines, proceedings and newsletters. (Undergraduate, graduate)

CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Ebsco) - CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

DOE Information Bridge - provides free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of Department of Energy research reports from January 1996 - present.

DTIC Technical Reports - Defense Technical Information Center provides access to scientific and technical information.

Emerald Insight Full Text - coverage spans a spectrum of management disciplines including: strategy; leadership; library and information management; marketing and human resource management; plus a substantial number of engineering, applied science and technology titles.

Ei Compendex - (Engineering Index through Engineering Village 2) - Mechanical, civil, environmental, electrical, structural, and process engineering, materials science, solid state physics, superconductivity, bioengineering, energy, chemical, optics, air and water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous waste road transportation, and transportation safety.  (Graduate)

IEEE Xplore Portal  - provides access to quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.

IEEE Computer Society Digital Library - The IEEE Computer Society Digital Library provides online access to 22 society magazines and transactions, and more than 1,700 selected conference proceedings.

IET Journals page - The IET Research Journals (formerly IEE Proceedings) contain both original and review papers relating to all disciplines in electrical, electronics, computing, control, biomedical and communications technologies.

Institute of Physics (IOP) - Search electronic journals from the Institute of Physics.

The International Nuclear Information System (INIS) database a product of the International Atomic Energy Agency which promotes the peaceful uses of nuclear energy; includes scientific and technical reports, conference proceedings, patents, theses, and preprints.

Journal Citation Reports - includes citation data from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals including the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field.

Military & Government Collection (EBSCO)- current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.

SPIE Digital Library - The most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing unprecedented access to more than 300,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new technical papers are added annually.  Note: IUPUI subscription does NOT include SPIE eBooks.

Web of Science - covers the journal literature of the sciences. 

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

NetLibrary - provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

Springer E-Books - Access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing.  NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Reference Materials

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBASE - part of ENGnetBASE: The Engineering Database Online.

TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE - part of ENGnetBASE: The Engineering Database Online.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. University Library´s collection currently contains: African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience, 2003 Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2v, 2001 Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed., 5v, 2000 Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 2v, 2003 Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook, 2v, 2003 International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, 2nd ed., 4v, 2003 New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 15v, 2003.

Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - Searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions. 

Organizations & Associations

ACEC - The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is the voice of America's engineering industry.

ACM - The homepage for the Association for Computing Machinery, an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology.

AITP - The homepage of the Association of Information Technology Professionals, an international organization that delivers technology and leadership education, research and information on current business and technology issues, and forums for networking and collaboration.

IEC - The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies--collectively known as "electrotechnology."  

IEE - The homepage for the Institute for Electrical Engineering Engineers promotes the advancement of electrical, electronic and manufacturing science and engineering. 

IEEE - The homepage for Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of the profession and humanity.

NAE: National Academy of Engineering - promotes the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession

NEMA - The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is a trade association for the electrical manufacturing industry.

SPIE - The homepage for the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, a professional society that seeks to advance research, engineering and applications in optics, photonics, imaging and electronics. 

Web Resources

DARPA - The homepage for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the main research and development organization for the Department of Defense. 

DOE Pulse Newsletter - This newsletter highlights work being done at the Department of Energy's national laboratories and is distributed twice each month.

Datasheet Locator - This free electronic engineering tool allows users to locate product datasheets from hundreds of electronic component manufacturers worldwide.

Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory - This government resource provides the fundamental basis for all electrical measurements in the United States. 

FCC - the Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. 

Intute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities.

National Institute of Standards and Technology - government resource that works with industry to "foster innovation, trade, security, and jobs."

SciCentral -  aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources.

Science.gov -  searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR) -  provides access to unlimited/unrestricted NASA and NACA reports and journal articles (many available as full-text) and advanced searches include non-NASA information received through automated harvesting.

Tech Xtra -   a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing. 

Webopedia - an online dictionary for computer and Internet technology terms.

Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math.

Open Access Resources

CiteSeer - a scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.

CoRR: Computing Research Repository - allows users to search, browse and download papers covering all aspects of computer science through its free online repository.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

DOE Green Energy - A free respository of thousands of Department of Energ sponosored research and development projects including various forms of green energy including solar, wind, bioenergy, and others.

DOE Information Bridge - The Department of Energy provides reports issued beginning January 1996 to present.

DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more.

IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did.

Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.  It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI).

International Nuclear Information System Database - includes over 850,000 full-text documents including worldwide scientific and technical reports, conference proceedings, patents, theses, and preprints. 

Scientific Commons - communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public.

Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

ABI Inform - Local and regional coverage of private and small public companies, industry and business news.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.  (Undergraduate)

Applied Science Full Text - covers the applied sciences and engineering, including various aspects of mechanical engineering; electrical engineering and other related engineering fields.

ASCE Library - access to full-text papersfrom ASCE Journals and Proceedings, includes all disciplines of civil engineering. 

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

Ei Compendex - Mechanical, civil, environmental, electrical, structural, and process engineering, materials science, solid state physics, superconductivity, bioengineering, energy, chemical, optics, air and water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous waste road transportation, and transportation safety.  (Graduate)

Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline. 

GreenFILE (EBSCO) - draws on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.

IEEE Xplore Portal  - provides access to quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.

Journal Citation Reports - includes citation data from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals including the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field.

RDS Business Reference Suite - highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information.

Thomas Register - database of 156,000 American and Canadian companies, as well as 135,415 brand names. 

Web of Science - covers the journal literature of the sciences. 

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

NetLibrary - provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

Springer E-Books - provides access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing.  NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline. The massive body of work available through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) represents the most comprehensive source of academic research in the world.

Reference Materials

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

CivilENGINEERINGnetBASE - part of ENGnetBASE: The Engineering Database Online.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. University Library´s collection currently contains: African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience, 2003 Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2v, 2001 Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed., 5v, 2000 Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 2v, 2003 Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook, 2v, 2003 International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, 2nd ed., 4v, 2003 New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 15v, 2003.

Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - Searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions. 

Organizations & Associations

ABC - Associated Builders and Contractors is a national trade organization devoted to the merit shop philosophy.

ACEC - The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is the voice of America's engineering industry.

AGC - Associated General Contractors of America's general contractor membership is represented by four occupational divisions:  Building; Highway; Heavy-Industrial; and Municipal Utilities.

ASC - The Associated Schools of Construction promotes the development and advancement of construction education. 

ASCE - The American Society of Civil Engineers' site gives information about the Society, its membership, departments, and services. 

NAE: National Academy of Engineering - promotes the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession

NECA - National Electrical Contractors Association works for the betterment of its members, electrical contractors in general and the construction industry as a whole. 

Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory - This massive directory includes CE institutions, organizations, suppliers, events, and other related sitse from around the world.

Web Resources

ASCE Library - comprehensive online tool for locating articles of interest across all disciplines of civil engineering. 

Building and Fire Research Laboratory - BFRL is a national laboratory dedicated to enhancing the competitiveness of industry and public safety performance prediction methods, measurement technologies and technical advances needed to assure the life cycle quality and economy of constructed facilities.  

CERL  - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory conducts research and development in infrastructure and environment sustainment. 

Construction WebLinks - This site is an easy-to-use and comprehensive guide to the Internet for architects, engineers, and contractors. 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network - provides links to energy efficiency information from the government, educational, commercial and organizational sources.

iCivilEngineer - collects and catalogs Internet resources relevant to civil engineering; includes news, a web directory, and career resources.

Intute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities.

SciCentral - aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources.

Science.gov - searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Tech Xtra -   a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing. 

Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math.

Open Access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more.

IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did.

Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.  It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI).

Scientific Commons - A communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public.

Finding Articles

For instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.  (Undergraduate)

ACM Computing Reviews - Provides high quality reviews of books, articles, and conference papers related to computer systems, data, theory of computation, information systems, and computing methologies. 

ACM Portal - (ACM Digital Library and Guide to Computing Literature) - provides current access to the ACM journals, magazines, proceedings and newsletters. (Undergraduate, Graduate)

Applied Science Full Text - covers the applied sciences and engineering, including various aspects of mechanical engineering; electrical engineering and other related engineering fields.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

Dissertations & Theses (Proquest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Emerald Insight Full Text - coverage spans a spectrum of management disciplines including: strategy; leadership; library and information management; marketing and human resource management; plus a substantial number of engineering, applied science and technology titles.

Film Index International - includes all areas of film studies - from the very first silent movies, to art house classics or the latest blockbusters.

Humanities International Index (EBSCO) - covers books and other important reference sources in the humanities. 

Finding Books & Media

Engineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS.

Online Catalogs

IUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog.

Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. 

E-Books

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

NetLibrary - provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection.

Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added.

ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports.

Springer E-Books - provides access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing.  NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green.

E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)".

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline.

Reference Materials

ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers.

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions. 

Organizations & Associations

FFDI: Foundation for Design Integrity - professional group devoted to protecting the original design rights. Look here for laws regarding original designs.

NAE: National Academy of Engineering - promotes the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession

Web Resources

Informe Design

Intute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities.

Programmers Heaven - a collection of over 32,000 programming related files and links.

SciCentral -  aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources.

Science.gov -  searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Tech Xtra -   a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing. 

Webopedia - an online dictionary for computer and Internet technology terms.

Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math.

Open Access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology.

DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more.

IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did.

Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource.  It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI).

Scientific Commons - A communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public.