Toolkit for SEAS Students: Handbooks, Properties, Patents and More: Articles

Last Updated: Nov 15, 2023 1:56 PM

Search for journal articles using one of the databases below.

Use the databases listed below to find articles on topics in engineering. We recommend that you start your search in one of the broader based databases listed first and that you then continue your search in the more specialized databases listed below those, as appropriate.

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

Computer Science

ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Leads to Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) publications including journals, conference proceedings & newsletters More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
INSPEC This link opens in a new window
Citations to articles in the fields of physics, astronomy, ergonomics, communications, computers & computing,control engineering, electrical engineering, electronics & information technology. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to IEEE and IET publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Chemistry & Chemical Technology 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
SciFinder This link opens in a new window
see SciFinder-n. More Info
Data UB ONLY

Environmental Engineering & Science

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies 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
GeoRef This link opens in a new window
Geology, geography and environmental science research More Info

UB ONLY

Ergonomics & Human Factors Engineering

Ergonomics Abstracts Online This link opens in a new window
International literature of ergonomics and human factors. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Optical Technologies

IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to IEEE and IET publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
INSPEC This link opens in a new window
Citations to articles in the fields of physics, astronomy, ergonomics, communications, computers & computing,control engineering, electrical engineering, electronics & information technology. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Extensive research database on optics and photonics research. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

Transportation-Related Research

TRID Database This link opens in a new window
Transportation-related research. More Info
PUBLIC

Transportation Research Record Online
Full text online from volume 2203 (publication year 2011) onward. Older volumes are available in print; you can request that articles from these volume be scanned and sent to you using Delivery+.

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

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.

Engineering Librarian

Erin Rowley

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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, click here for the EndNote Basics Guide here. The Guide contains descriptions of features, PDF downloads, and videos on how to use EndNote effectively.

For more help, contact Erin Rowley, Engineering Librarian, epautler@buffalo.edu.