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Chemical Engineering

Name Description Off Campus Access
CHEMnetBASE This database includes Combined Chemical Dictionary  (CCD), Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds, Dictionary of Drugs, Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds, Dictionary of Natural Products, Dictionary of Organic Compounds ,  The Handbook of Chemistry & Physics , Polymers: A Property Database, and, Properties of Organic Compounds. Available on campus only.
CRC Polymers: A Property Database This database contains descriptions and references for several polymers. Available on campus only.
Combined Chemical Dictionary The Chapman &Hall/CRC Combined Chemical Dictionary is a database information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds This database contains 25,000 of the most popular and most cited compounds in Chemical Abstracts. It covers drugs, organic compounds, solvents, natural products, analytical reagents, inorganic compounds, materials, the elements, and their isotopes. The database is fully substructure searchable, and contains chemical names, physical properties and bibliographic references. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds This database that contains over 101,000 representative organometallic, inorganic, and coordination compounds. It includes names and synonyms, formulae, chemical structures, CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Registry Numbers, synthesis, physical properties, and key literature citations. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Natural Products This database contains over 170,000 natural products. Data includes names and synonyms, formulae, chemical structures, uses and applications, physical state, melting point, boiling point, pKa, and key literature citations. A compound classification scheme brings together compounds that are biogenetically related. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Organic Compounds This database contains concise chemical, structural, and citations on over 255,000 of the most important organic compounds. It includes a wide range of commonly used chemicals, synthetic reagents, pesticides, natural products, etc.. Data includes formulae, chemical structures, physical properties. Available on campus only.
Engineering Village 2 Includes hundreds of thousands of citations and abstracts starting from 1969 in the applied science, technical and engineering fields including Compendex, INSPEC, and Scirus. Available off campus-contact library.

Environment Complete
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Topics covered include ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning. Environment Complete contains more than 1,772,000 citations from more than 1,680 journal titles as well as more than 100 books. The database also contains full text articles from more than 650 journals. Available off campus-contact library.

General Science Collection
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back to 1992. Available off campus-contact library.
Knovel Knovel contains over 1,800 full-text science books from various publishers. Some titles have interactive features. Topics include earth sciences, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, oil and gas engineering. Available off campus-contact library.
Merck Index The online version of the printed 13th Edition of The Merck Index. It is an internationally recognized, one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Each record discusses a single chemical entity or a small group of very closely-related compounds. Updates contain material not yet available in print. In-library use only. Please contact a librarian.
OnePetro Contains citations from over 80,000 documents that are published by the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), NACE International, Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), and World Petroleum Council (WPC). Full-text documents are only available from SPE and OTC. On campus access only.
Petroleum Abstracts
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)
The Petroleum Abstracts TULSA� Database provides citations and abstracts in the areas of global petroleum exploration and production, transport and storage. Topics include geology, geophysics, geochemistry, development drilling, well completion, servicing, petroleum recovery, environmental and energy related topics. There are over 1 million entries dating over 50 years. Information is from 300 journals and 200 conference proceedings worldwide, patents, government documents, dissertations, books, etc. There is a concurrent database user limit of four (4) people. Available off campus-contact library.
Properties of Organic Compounds Properties of Organic Compounds is a database that contains over 29,000 of the most commonly sought organic compounds, featuring physical data, spectral data, and structures. The database can be used in identifying unknown compounds or for locating additional data and references for a known compound. Available on campus only.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses contains over 1.3 million citations in the Sciences and Engineering disciplines. There are over 1,000 citations of graduate works published before 1900. The database has over 650,000 full-text PDF dissertations and theses including over 400,000 published after 1997.. Available off campus-contact library.

Science Citation Index - See Web of Science

This database is also known as Web of Science and it is part of ISI Web of Knowledge. It includes citations of material published after 1997. Over 230 scientific disciplines are included from journals, patents, conference proceedings, websites, books, and chemical structures. Available on campus only.

Science Direct

Elsevier's Science Direct database contains hundreds thousands of full-text journal articles from over 900 journals in the physical sciences and engineering. Archived coverage is back to volume one, number one for all titles dating back over 60 years in some cases. The eight subject collections are: chemical engineering; chemistry; earth & planetary science; energy; engineering; environmental science; mathematics; physics & astronomy. Available on campus only.

Science Reference Center
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This EBSCOHost database contains full text material from nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, journals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, technology and wildlife. Available off campus-contact library.
Scifinder -free on campus registration required for on campus only access. This CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) database includes references from over 10,00 currently published journals. Patent citations come from over 50 active patent issuing authorities with some discoveries dating back to 1900. The latest scientific breakthroughs are referenced and include including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and a large collection of organic and inorganic substance information. Free on campus registration required for on campus only access.

Web of Science-includes Conference Proceedings Citation Index

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topicss. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. Available on campus only..
Chemistry

Name Description Access Information
CHEMnetBASE This database contains concise chemical, structural, and citations on over 255,000 of the most important organic compounds. It includes a wide range of commonly used chemicals, synthetic reagents, pesticides, natural products, etc.. Data includes formulae, chemical structures, physical properties. Available on campus only.
Combined Chemical Dictionary The Chapman &Hall/CRC Combined Chemical Dictionary is a database information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. Available on campus only.
CRC Polymers: A Property Database This database contains descriptions and references for several polymers. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds This database contains 25,000 of the most popular and most cited compounds in Chemical Abstracts. It covers drugs, organic compounds, solvents, natural products, analytical reagents, inorganic compounds, materials, the elements, and their isotopes. The database is fully substructure searchable, and contains chemical names, physical properties and bibliographic references. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds This database that contains over 101,000 representative organometallic, inorganic, and coordination compounds. It includes names and synonyms, formulae, chemical structures, CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Registry Numbers, synthesis, physical properties, and key literature citations. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Natural Products The Chapman &Hall/CRC Dictionary of Natural Products is a comprehensive database of 170,000 natural products effectively organized into a key information product. The wealth of data provided includes: names and synonyms, formulae, chemical structures, CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Registry Numbers, extensive source data, uses and applications, physical state, melting point, boiling point, pKa, and key literature citations. In addition a comprehensive type of compound classification scheme brings together compounds that are biogenetically related. All this information is readily searchable by text or by substructure, using flexible and intuitive software. Available on campus only.
Dictionary of Organic Compounds This database contains concise chemical, structural, and citations on over 255,000 of the most important organic compounds. It includes a wide range of commonly used chemicals, synthetic reagents, pesticides, natural products, etc.. Data includes formulae, chemical structures, physical properties. Available on campus only.
Engineering Village 2 Includes hundreds of thousands of citations and abstracts starting from 1969 in the applied science, technical and engineering fields including Compendex, INSPEC, and Scirus. Available off campus-contact library.
Knovel Knovel contains over 1,800 full-text science books from various publishers. Some titles have interactive features. Topics include earth sciences, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, oil and gas engineering. Available off campus-contact library.
Merck Index The online version of the printed 13th Edition of The Merck Index. It is an internationally recognized, one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Each record discusses a single chemical entity or a small group of very closely-related compounds. Updates contain material not yet available in print. In-library use only. Please contact a librarian.
Properties of Organic Compounds Properties of Organic Compounds is a database that contains over 29,000 of the most commonly sought organic compounds, featuring physical data, spectral data, and structures. The database can be used in identifying unknown compounds or for locating additional data and references for a known compound. Available on campus only.

Science Citation Index - See Web of Science

This database is also known as Web of Science and it is part of ISI Web of Knowledge. It includes citations of material published after 1997. Over 230 scientific disciplines are included from journals, patents, conference proceedings, websites, books, and chemical structures. Available on campus only.

Science Direct

Elsevier's Science Direct database contains hundreds thousands of full-text journal articles from over 900 journals in the physical sciences and engineering. Archived coverage is back to volume one, number one for all titles dating back over 60 years in some cases. The eight subject collections are: chemical engineering; chemistry; earth & planetary science; energy; engineering; environmental science; mathematics; physics & astronomy. Available on campus only.
Scifinder Scholar -free on campus registration required for on campus only access. This CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) database is used mainly by PI faculty. It includes references from over 9,500 currently published journals and patent citations from over 50 active patent issuing authorities with some discoveries dating back to 1900. The latest scientific breakthroughs are referenced and include including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and a large collection of organic and inorganic substance information. Free online registration required for on campus only access.

Web of Science-includes Conference Proceedings Citation Index

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topicss. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. Available on campus only..


Communication

Name Description Off Campus Access

Academic Search Premier
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF articles are from 1975 to present from over 100 journals. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles. Available off campus-contact library.
EBSCOhost

OR

EBSCOhost on your mobile

EBSCOHost contains over 14,000 publications that are available in 15 databases. Sources include book chapters, conference proceedings, reports, and almost 5,000 full-text peer reviewed journals with some archives dating back almost 100 years. EBSCOHost covers numerous topics including education, computer sciences, engineering, environment, history, physics, political science, chemistry, language and linguistics, and ethnic studies.

EBSCOhost is a collection of databases containing many full-text articles on a variety of subjects. By default, EBSCOhost searches all the following databases simultaneously, but the databases also can be searched individually by selecting them from EBSCOhost's "Multiple Databases" dropdown box:

Academic Search Premier
Computer & Applied Sciences Complete
Education Reserch Complete
Environment Complete
ERIC
General Science Collection
GreenFILE
Health Source-Consumer Edition
History Reference Center
Library, Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts
Science Reference Center
MAS Ultra-School Edition
Newspaper Source
Petroleum Abstracts
Professional Development Collection
TOPICsearch

Available off campus-contact library.

EBSCOhost on your mobile

Education Research Complete
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,840 journals, as well as full text for more than 950 journals, and includes full text for more than 81 books and monographs, and for numerous education-related conference papers. Available off campus-contact library.

Environment Complete
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Topics covered include ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning. Environment Complete contains more than 1,772,000 citations from more than 1,680 journal titles as well as more than 100 books. The database also contains full text articles from more than 650 journals. Available off campus-contact library.

ERIC
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 2,200 full text documents and over 1.2 million citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. Available off campus-contact library.

ERIC

ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 2,200 full text documents and over 1.2 million citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. Available off campus & no log in required.

General Science Collection
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back to 1992. Available off campus-contact library.

Professional Development Collection (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Available off campus-contact library.

Science Reference Center (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This EBSCOHost database contains full text material from nearly nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, journals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, technology and wildlife. Available off campus-contact library.
Teacher Reference Center Provides citations and abstracts for more than 270 teacher and administrator journals. This database provides coverage on education topics such as assessment, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, science & mathematics. Available off campus - no log in required.


Economics

Name Description Off Campus Access

WDI Online (World Development Indicators)

The World Bank's World Development has over 800 indicators for more than 200 countries. The indicators are organized into sections such as People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. Data focuses on total external debt stocks and flows, aggregates, and key debt ratios, and provides a detailed, country-by-country picture of debt. Available on campus only.


Electrical Engineering

Name Description Off Campus Access
ElectricalENGINEERING
netBASE
Searches almost 700 textbooks and handbooks on the topic of electrical engineering. The search engine searches full-text through all books in their database. Easily downloadable full text PDF files include all original charts, graphs, and diagrams. Available on campus only.
Engineering Village 2 Includes hundreds of thousands of citations and abstracts starting from 1969 in the applied science, technical and engineering fields including Compendex, INSPEC, and Scirus. Available off campus-contact library.

Environment Complete
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Topics covered include ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning. Environment Complete contains more than 1,772,000 citations from more than 1,680 journal titles as well as more than 100 books. The database also contains full text articles from more than 650 journals. Available off campus-contact library.

General Science Collection
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back to 1992. Available off campus-contact library.
IEEE Xplore

OR

IEEE Xplore on your mobile

Database of full-text literature in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics. Includes IEEE journals, transactions, letters, and magazines from 1988 with some content back to 1913, conference proceedings from 1988 with selected full-text content back to 1953, standards from 1948 and IET publications from 1988. Available off campus-contact library.

IEEE Xplore on your mobile

Knovel Knovel contains over 1,800 full-text science books from various publishers. Some titles have interactive features. Topics include earth sciences, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, oil and gas engineering. Available off campus-contact library.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses contains over 1.3 million citations in the Sciences and Engineering disciplines. There are over 1,000 citations of graduate works published before 1900. The database has over 650,000 full-text PDF dissertations and theses including over 400,000 published after 1997.. Available off campus-contact library.

Science Citation Index - See Web of Science

This database is also known as Web of Science and it is part of ISI Web of Knowledge. It includes citations of material published after 1997. Over 230 scientific disciplines are included from journals, patents, conference proceedings, websites, books, and chemical structures. Available on campus only.

Science Direct

Elsevier's Science Direct database contains hundreds thousands of full-text journal articles from over 900 journals in the physical sciences and engineering. Archived coverage is back to volume one, number one for all titles dating back over 60 years in some cases. The eight subject collections are: chemical engineering; chemistry; earth & planetary science; energy; engineering; environmental science; mathematics; physics & astronomy. Available on campus only.

Science Reference Center (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This EBSCOHost database contains full text material from nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, journals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, technology and wildlife. Available off campus-contact library.
Scifinder -free on campus registration required for on campus only access. This CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) database includes references from over 10,00 currently published journals. Patent citations come from over 50 active patent issuing authorities with some discoveries dating back to 1900. The latest scientific breakthroughs are referenced and include including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and a large collection of organic and inorganic substance information. Free on campus registration required for on campus only access.


English

Name Description Off Campus Access
Encyclopedia Britannica An electronic version of the Encyclopedia Britannica that includesMerriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus, atlases, time lines, videos, links to international newspapers, and much more. Available off campus-contact library.
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection The database contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books. Available off campus-contact library.
Student Research Center This is a smaller version of EBSCOhost’s journal database, but it contains a wide range of other resources. In addition to journal articles, you can also search books, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, photos, and film and video footage. Available off campus-contact library.


Islamic Studies

Name Description Off Campus Access

Academic Search Premier
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF articles are from 1975 to present from over 100 journals. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles. Available off campus-contact library.
EBSCOhost

EBSCOHost contains over 14,000 publications that are available in 15 databases. Sources include book chapters, conference proceedings, reports, and almost 5,000 full-text peer reviewed journals with some archives dating back almost 100 years. EBSCOHost covers numerous topics including education, computer sciences, engineering, environment, history, physics, political science, chemistry, language and linguistics, and ethnic studies.

EBSCOhost is a collection of databases containing many full-text articles on a variety of subjects. By default, EBSCOhost searches all the following databases simultaneously, but the databases also can be searched individually by selecting them from EBSCOhost's "Multiple Databases" dropdown box:

Academic Search Premier
Computer & Applied Sciences Complete
Education Research Complete
Environment Complete
ERIC
General Science Collection
GreenFILE
Health Source-Consumer Edition
History Reference Center
Library, Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts
Science Reference Center
MAS Ultra-School Edition
Newspaper Source
Professional Development Collection
TOPICsearch

Available off campus-contact library.
Encyclopaedia of Islam The Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd edition) is a searchable online database of the multi-volume print set that is located in the Reference Collection at Arzanah and Habshan Libraries. It has over 13,000 entries covering Islamic history, religion and culture. Supplementary material is searchable in a separate database. Available off campus-contact library.
Encyclopaedia of Islam (CD-ROM) The Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd edition) is a multi-volume print set that is located in the Reference Collection at Arzanah and Habshan Libraries. It is also available on a CD ROM and has over 13,000 entries covering Islamic history, religion and culture. The CD-ROM encyclopaedia allows keyword, subject and index searches, and includes hyperlink references to related articles. The CD ROM is installed on one computer in both Habshan and Arzanah Libraries. Available on campus only.
Encyclopedia of the Qur'an Searchable online version of the 6 volume print encyclopedia that was published in 2006. Available off campus-contact library.
JSTOR JSTOR is an interdisciplinary database that contains several journals and hundreds of thousands of downloadable full-text articles. Archives of some journals date back to the 19th century. The library has access to over 1,100 journals from the 6 Arts & Science collections and the Complement collection. Subjects include Classics, Philosophy, Religion, History, Economics, Sociology, and Middle East Studies. Available on campus only.

Mathematics

Name Description Off Campus Access
MathSciNet MathSciNet is a database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature. Available on campus only.

Science Citation Index - See Web of Science

This database is also known as Web of Science and it is part of ISI Web of Knowledge. It includes citations of material published after 1997. Over 230 scientific disciplines are included from journals, patents, conference proceedings, websites, books, and chemical structures. Available on campus only.

Web of Science-includes Conference Proceedings Citation Index

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topicss. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. Available on campus only..


Mechanical Engineering

Name Description Off Campus Access
Engineering Village 2 Includes hundreds of thousands of citations and abstracts starting from 1969 in the applied science, technical and engineering fields including Compendex, INSPEC, and Scirus. Available off campus-contact library.

General Science Collection
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back to 1992. Available off campus-contact library.
Knovel Knovel contains over 1,800 full-text science books from various publishers. Some titles have interactive features. Topics include earth sciences, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, oil and gas engineering. Available off campus-contact library.
MechanicalENGINEERING
netBASE
Searches over 300 textbooks and handbooks on the topic of mechanical engineering. The search engine searches full-text through all books in their database. Easily download full-text PDF files including all original charts, graphs, and diagrams. Available on campus only.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses contains over 1.3 million citations in the Sciences and Engineering disciplines. There are over 1,000 citations of graduate works published before 1900. The database has over 650,000 full-text PDF dissertations and theses including over 400,000 published after 1997.. Available off campus-contact library.

Science Citation Index - See Web of Science

This database is also known as Web of Science and it is part of ISI Web of Knowledge. It includes citations of material published after 1997. Over 230 scientific disciplines are included from journals, patents, conference proceedings, websites, books, and chemical structures. Available on campus only.

Science Direct

Elsevier's Science Direct database contains hundreds thousands of full-text journal articles from over 900 journals in the physical sciences and engineering. Archived coverage is back to volume one, number one for all titles dating back over 60 years in some cases.The eight subject collections are: chemical engineering; chemistry; earth & planetary science; energy; engineering; environmental science; mathematics; physics & astronomy. Available on campus only.

Science Reference Center (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This EBSCOHost database contains full text material from nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, journals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, technology and wildlife. Available off campus-contact library.
Scifinder -free on campus registration required for on campus only access. This CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) database includes references from over 10,00 currently published journals. Patent citations come from over 50 active patent issuing authorities with some discoveries dating back to 1900. The latest scientific breakthroughs are referenced and include including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and a large collection of organic and inorganic substance information. Free on campus registration required for on campus only access.

Web of Science-includes Conference Proceedings Citation Index

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topicss. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. Available on campus only..


Petroleum Engineering

Name Description Off Campus Access

Environment Complete
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Topics covered include ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning. Environment Complete contains more than 1,772,000 citations from more than 1,680 journal titles as well as more than 100 books. The database also contains full text articles from more than 650 journals. Available off campus-contact library.

General Science Collection
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back to 1992. Available off campus-contact library.
Knovel Knovel contains over 1,800 full-text science books from various publishers. Some titles have interactive features. Topics include earth sciences, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, oil and gas engineering. Available off campus-contact library.
OnePetro Contains citations from over 80,000 documents that are published by the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), NACE International, Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), and World Petroleum Council (WPC). Full-text documents are only available from SPE and OTC.. On campus access only.
Petroleum Abstracts
(Accessed via EBSCOhost
The Petroleum Abstracts TULSA� Database provides citations and abstracts in the areas of global petroleum exploration and production, transport and storage. Topics include geology, geophysics, geochemistry, development drilling, well completion, servicing, petroleum recovery, environmental and energy related topics. There are over 1 million entries dating over 50 years. Information is from 300 journals and 200 conference proceedings worldwide, patents, government documents, dissertations, books, etc. There is a concurrent database user limit of four (4) people. Available off campus-contact library.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses contains over 1.3 million citations in the Sciences and Engineering disciplines. There are over 1,000 citations of graduate works published before 1900. The database has over 650,000 full-text PDF dissertations and theses including over 400,000 published after 1997.. Available off campus-contact library.

Science Citation Index - See Web of Science

This database is also known as Web of Science and it is part of ISI Web of Knowledge. It includes citations of material published after 1997. Over 230 scientific disciplines are included from journals, patents, conference proceedings, websites, books, and chemical structures. Available on campus only.

Science Direct

Elsevier's Science Direct database contains hundreds thousands of full-text journal articles from over 900 journals in the physical sciences and engineering.Archived coverage is back to volume one, number one for all titles dating back over 60 years in some cases. The eight subject collections are: chemical engineering; chemistry; earth & planetary science; energy; engineering; environmental science; mathematics; physics & astronomy. Available on campus only.

Science Reference Center (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This EBSCOHost database contains full text material from nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, journals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, technology and wildlife. Available off campus-contact library.
Scifinder -free on campus registration required for on campus only access. This CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) database includes references from over 10,00 currently published journals. Patent citations come from over 50 active patent issuing authorities with some discoveries dating back to 1900. The latest scientific breakthroughs are referenced and include including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and a large collection of organic and inorganic substance information. Free on campus registration required for on campus only access.
SPE eLibrary - See OnePetro The eLibrary was discontinued by SPE in July 2009. All the content in the database is available in the new OnePetro database. The eLibrary was discontinued by SPE in July 2009. All the content in the database is available in the new OnePetro database.

Web of Science-includes Conference Proceedings Citation Index

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topicss. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. Available on campus only..


Petroleum Geosciences

Name Description Off Campus Access

Environment Complete
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Topics covered include ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning. Environment Complete contains more than 1,772,000 citations from more than 1,680 journal titles as well as more than 100 books. The database also contains full text articles from more than 650 journals. Available off campus-contact library.

General Science Collection
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back to 1992. Available off campus-contact library.

GeoRef

Geosciences database contains over 2.8 million bibliographic records. Over 3,500 journals are reviewed for indexing as well as books, maps, government reports, conference papers, and theses and dissertations. Available off campus-contact library.
GeoScienceWorld A comprehensive Internet resource for research and communications in the geosciences, built on a core database aggregation of peer-reviewed journals indexed, linked, and inter-operable with GeoRef. Available on campus only.
Knovel Knovel contains over 1,800 full-text science books from various publishers. Some titles have interactive features. Topics include earth sciences, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, oil and gas engineering. Available off campus-contact library.

Lyell Collection

Contains the Geological Societys Special Publications, Engineering Geology Special Publications, Memoir book series & 14 000 peer-reviewed articles. Full-text archives start in 1845. Available on campus only.
OnePetro Contains citations from over 80,000 documents that are published by the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), NACE International, Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), and World Petroleum Council (WPC). Full-text documents are only available from SPE and OTC.. On campus access only.
Petroleum Abstracts
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)
The Petroleum Abstracts TULSA� Database provides citations and abstracts in the areas of global petroleum exploration and production, transport and storage. Topics include geology, geophysics, geochemistry, development drilling, well completion, servicing, petroleum recovery, environmental and energy related topics. There are over 1 million entries dating over 50 years. Information is from 300 journals and 200 conference proceedings worldwide, patents, government documents, dissertations, books, etc. There is a concurrent database user limit of four (4) people. Available off campus-contact library.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses contains over 1.3 million citations in the Sciences and Engineering disciplines. There are over 1,000 citations of graduate works published before 1900. The database has over 650,000 full-text PDF dissertations and theses including over 400,000 published after 1997.. Available off campus-contact library.

Science Citation Index - See Web of Science

This database is also known as Web of Science and it is part of ISI Web of Knowledge. It includes citations of material published after 1997. Over 230 scientific disciplines are included from journals, patents, conference proceedings, websites, books, and chemical structures. Available on campus only.

Science Direct

Elsevier's Science Direct database contains hundreds thousands of full-text journal articles from over 900 journals in the physical sciences and engineering. Archived coverage is back to volume one, number one for all titles dating back over 60 years in some cases. The eight subject collections are: chemical engineering; chemistry; earth & planetary science; energy; engineering; environmental science; mathematics; physics & astronomy. Available on campus only.

Science Reference Center (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This EBSCOHost database contains full text material from nearly nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, journals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, technology and wildlife. Available off campus-contact library.
Scifinder -free on campus registration required for on campus only access. This CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) database includes references from over 10,00 currently published journals. Patent citations come from over 50 active patent issuing authorities with some discoveries dating back to 1900. The latest scientific breakthroughs are referenced and include including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and a large collection of organic and inorganic substance information. Free on campus registration required for on campus only access.
SPE eLibrary - See OnePetro The eLibrary was discontinued by SPE in July 2009. All the content in the database is available in the new OnePetro database. The eLibrary was discontinued by SPE in July 2009. All the content in the database is available in the new OnePetro database.

Web of Science-includes Conference Proceedings Citation Index

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topicss. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. Available on campus only..


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Name Description Off Campus Access

Academic Search Premier

(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF articles are from 1975 to present from over 100 journals. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles. Available off campus - contact library.
CivilENGINEERING
netBASE
Searches almost 300 full text books and handbooks on the topic of civil engineering. Easily download full text PDF files including all original charts, graphs, and diagrams. Available on campus only.
Conference Proceedings Citations Index-Web of Science This database contains thousands of citations and abstracts for conference proceedings that have been published since 2002. Available on campus only.
CRCnetBASE Searches over 1,300 textbooks and handbooks from the following databases: CivilEngineeringnetBASE, ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBASE, MechanicalEngineeringnetBASE, and TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE Available on campus only.
Current Chemical Index (CCR)-Web of Science CCR contains data back to 1997 and also includes Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle structure data back to 1840. Available on campus only.
Directory of Open Access Journals This database contains over 3,300 full-text currently published journals. Many of these are peer reviewed. There are over 176,000 journal articles from over 1,000 journals that can be searched at the article level. DOAJ contains journals from various disciplines in the sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Free online access & no log in is required.
EBSCOhost

EBSCOHost contains over 14,000 publications that are available in many databases. Sources include book chapters, conference proceedings, reports, and almost 5,000 full-text peer reviewed journals with some archives dating back almost 100 years. EBSCOHost covers numerous topics including education, computer sciences, engineering, environment, history, physics, political science, chemistry, language and linguistics, and ethnic studies.

EBSCOhost is a collection of databases containing many full-text articles on a variety of subjects. By default, EBSCOhost searches all the following databases simultaneously, but the databases also can be searched individually by selecting them from EBSCOhost's "Multiple Databases" dropdown box:

Academic Search Premier
Computer & Applied Sciences Complete
Education Research Complete
Environment Complete
ERIC
General Science Collection
GreenFILE
Health Source-Consumer Edition
History Reference Center
Library, Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts
Science Reference Center
MAS Ultra-School Edition
Newspaper Source
Petroleum Abstracts
Professional Development Collection
TOPICsearch

Available off campus-contact library.
Encyclopedia Britannica A database including the Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus, atlases, time lines, videos, links to international newspapers, and much more. Available off campus-contact library.
EndNote Web - free on campus registration required first. EndNote Web (ISI Web of Knowledge) delivers tools to: search databases; save citations directly to your freely registered EndNote library; collect and organize references; format citations, footnotes and bibliographies. Off campus access- free on campus registration required first.

Federated Library Database Search (trial)

Searches all the PI's publicly accessible databases simultaneously. On campus access only.
Google Scholar Google Scholar is a popular search engine for finding some scholarly literature in many disciplines. Sources include: journal articles; theses and dissertations; reports; books; online repositories. Please note that many materials link to materials that will not be available full-text. Contact the library for assistance with obtaining items. Off campus access- free on campus registration required first.

Health Source-Consumer Edition
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database has a large collection of consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features more than 130 full-text, consumer health magazines. Available off campus-contact library.

History Reference Center
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database offers full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books. There are articles from over 120 journals, 60,000 historical documents, 50,000 biographies of historical figures, over 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. Available off campus-contact library.
Index Chemicus (IC) CCR contains data back to 1997 and also includes Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle structure data back to 1840. Available on campus only.
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) ISI's JCR Science Edition is part of the Web of Knowledge. It evaluates and compares journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly science journals from approximately 6,000 titles. It includes the most frequently cited journals in a field and highest impact journals in a field. Coverage starts in 2005. Available on campus only.
JSTOR JSTOR is an interdisciplinary database that contains several journals and hundreds of thousands of downloadable full-text articles. Archives of some journals date back to the 19th century. The library has access to over 1,100 journals from the 6 Arts & Science collections and the Complement collection. Subjects include Classics, Philosophy, Religion, History, Economics, Sociology, and Middle East Studies. Available on campus only.

Knovel

Knovel contains over 1,800 full-text science books from various publishers. Some titles have interactive features. Topics include earth sciences, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, oil and gas engineering. Available off campus-contact library.
Library Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval and information management back to the 1960s. Available off campus-contact library.
Library Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval and information management back to the 1960s. Off campus access & no log in is required.

MAS Ultra-School Edition
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 350 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. Available off campus-contact library.
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection The database contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books. Available off campus-contact library.

Newspaper Source
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

Newspaper Source provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 260 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Available off campus-contact library.
Scifinder -free on campus registration required for on campus only access. This CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) database includes references from over 10,00 currently published journals. Patent citations come from over 50 active patent issuing authorities with some discoveries dating back to 1900. The latest scientific breakthroughs are referenced and include including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and a large collection of organic and inorganic substance information. Free on campus registration required for on campus only access.
Student Research Center This is a smaller version of EBSCOhost’s journal database, but it contains a wide range of other resources. In addition to journal articles, you can also search books, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, photos, and film and video footage. Available off campus-contact library.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
netBASE
Searches over 140 textbooks and handbooks on the topic of mechanical engineering. The search engine searches full-text through all books in their database. Easily download full text PDF files including all original charts, graphs, and diagrams. Available on campus only.

TOPICsearch
(Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. Available off campus-contact library.

 

 

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