Environmental Engineering Research: Articles / Databases

Last Updated: Oct 17, 2024 11:33 AM

Use the databases listed below to search for and find articles on topics in environmental engineering. Major multidisciplinary databases are listed first followed by engineering and environmental chemistry and environmental sciences databases. There will be some overlap in these databases, but they will also all have unique materials in them.

Engineering Databases

Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
The combined Compendex, Inspec, and GeoRef databases.More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary database which provides references to technical literature with links to selected full-text. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
ASCE Library This link opens in a new window
Full text journals published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
engrXiv (Engineering Archive) This link opens in a new window
An open access preprint server for all areas of engineering.More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC

Environmental Science Databases

Environmental Studies (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Coverage of environmental research, issues, policy, and decision-making in the form of full text journal articles, news stories, interactive maps, statistical data, refereed case studies, podcasts, and more. More Info

Full-Text UB ONLY
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Deep coverage in environmental studies. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of human impact on the environment. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
GeoRef This link opens in a new window
Geology, geography and environmental science research More Info

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Major Multidisciplinary Databases

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
One-pass searching of Web of Science citation indexes, BIOSIS Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, MEDLINE and more. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Nature Journals This link opens in a new window
Provides electronic access to the entire family of Nature journals. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
JoVE Unlimited This link opens in a new window
A peer reviewed video journal and science education platform. More Info
Streaming Media UB ONLY
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
Partial Full-Text of all Elsevier published journals. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

Environmental Chemistry Databases

SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
Core scientific database encompassing the literature, substances and reactions of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering and related fields. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
ACS Journals This link opens in a new window
Full-text of all scientific journals published by the American Chemical Society from 1879 to the present. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Need an Article? Get a Plug-in!

Do you use Google Scholar to search for articles? Do you then have trouble locating the full text of articles?

Good news! There are options to help! Free browser plug-ins are available to help locate the full text of articles.

Find out more at the Alternative Access to Articles guide.

Opposing Viewpoints

Do you need information to prepare for a debate on a certain topic? If so, the Opposing Viewpoints database is a great place to start for a variety of resources on many social issues. It includes pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, court case overviews, and much, much more!

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Complete one-stop source for information on social issues. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Citation Management Software

UB has a site license to EndNote, software that allows you to collect, store, organize, retrieve, and automatically format references to journal articles, books, patents, and more in your papers. For help using EndNote, visit the EndNote Basics Guide.

Zotero, an open-source citation management tool similar to EndNote, is also available. For help using Zotero, visit the Zotero Basics Guide.