Gleeson Library: Engineering: Resource Guide

Journal Articles

Journal articles offer detailed information on narrowly-focused topics.

Engineering Databases

Compendex
A comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research, covering all engineering disciplines. It contains bibliographic citations and abstracts from thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings. You may see a screen prompting you to register or personalize your account. You are not required to do so and can click the Continue button to access the site. Does not support Safari browser.
Engineering Source
Engineering Source is a database for professionals and researchers across all engineering disciplines, including biomedical, civil, electrical, mechanical, environmental and software. It includes hundreds of full-text engineering journals, magazines and trade publications, plus books, conference papers and more.

Subject-focused Databases

Computer & Electrical

ACM Digital Library
Contains bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) periodicals and proceedings, together with selected works published by affiliated organizations.
Includes:
Articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since 1947.
Tables of Contents for ACM Newsletters published since 1985.

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Inspec
Inspec (1898-present) is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world’s scientific and technical papers in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computing, information technology, manufacturing, production and mechanical engineering.
Containing more than 11 million records, Inspec provides coverage from over 5,000 journals, more than 2,500 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations, patents and reports. In addition to the core subject areas, Inspec also provides significant coverage in related disciplines such as materials science, oceanography, nuclear engineering, geophysics, biomedical engineering and many more.

See Inspec Analytics to explore the data within Inspec and discover trends patterns and trends in engineering, computing & physics research.

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Environmental

Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
Environment Complete contains more than 1,957,000 records from more than 1,700 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s (including 1,125 active core titles) as well as more than 120 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 680 journals, including many of the most used journals in the discipline, such as Environment(back to 1975), Ecologist, Conservation Biology, etc. Additionally, Environment Complete provides full text for 120 monographs, such as Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (3 volumes), Advances in Water Treatment & Environmental Management, etc.

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Biological Science Collection
Abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Includes results from Medline (PubMed) and Toxline databases.
Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this database provides access to literature from over 6000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents.
SciFinder-n
Registration Required — see: "More" below. Citations and abstracts for journal articles from more than 10,000 journals covering the biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more; patents; substance and chemical synthesis information; includes CAS Registry database, Analytical Methods, Formulus, and ChemZent.
Registration Required
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Sustainable Civil

ASCE Library
The ASCE Library is the world’s largest full-text database of civil engineering research and practical publications, offering online access to more than 145,000 technical and professional papers. Gleeson Library provides access to the Journals and Proceedings only.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Bibliographic records covering essential areas related to the study of cities and regions including bibliographic records covering essential areas related to the study of cities and regions, this database explores such topics as urban affairs, community development, urban history and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Urban Studies Abstracts contains more than 99,000 records, carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Urban Affairs Review, Urban Studies and Journal of Urban Affairs. EBSCO has digitized the full archive of this database, bringing coverage back to 1973.

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Multisubject Databases

Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
You may see a screen prompting you to register or personalize your account. You are not required to do so and can click the 'Continue' button to access the site. Similarly, if you encounter a “Welcome to Scopus” screen asking you to create an account or sign in, click 'X' in the upper right to close the window.
Comprehensive: Scopus has twice as many titles and over 30% more publishers listed than any other abstract and index (A&I) database, with interdisciplinary content that covers the research spectrum. Timely updates from thousands of peer-reviewed journals, preliminary findings from millions of conference papers, and the thorough analysis in an expanding collection of books ensure you have the most up-to-date and highest quality interdisciplinary content available.

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Fusion
Fusion allows you to search, in one place, the majority of the library’s books, articles, videos, etc. It includes all the materials in our library catalog Ignacio, as well as the content of the majority of our many databases.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Does Fusion include everything the library has?
No, but it includes so much of what the library has that it will almost always be a good place to start a search.

When would Fusion not make sense as the first place to search?
Some examples:

If you’re interested in finding only books, or a specific book title, then our library catalog Ignacio might be a more appropriate place to begin.
If you’re looking specifically for statistical data, or encyclopedia/dictionary entries, or images, it would be better to use databases devoted to those specific types of information.
If you're looking for a specific Journal title, you should use our Journal Finder.
I’m very proficient using the subject-specific databases in my field. Is there any reason I should use Fusion?
Because Fusion will have such broad coverage, it may locate relevant materials published in other fields that you wouldn’t otherwise find in a subject-specific database.

So then why would I want to choose a subject-specific database anymore—can I just use Fusion instead?
Fusion is not replacing any of our subject-specific databases. These databases offer valuable advanced searching capabilities tailored to their subject areas.

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Books

Books provide in-depth and wide-ranging information on topics.

Ebook Collections

Engineering Textbooks and Reference Works

AccessEngineering
AccessEngineering provides a collection of interdisciplinary engineering textbooks, reference handbooks, code commentaries, as well as Schaum's Outline series for review and practice.

Multi-Subject Collections

EBSCO eBook Collection
More than 165,000 academic ebooks in a wide variety of subjects with unlimited user access.
Using ebooks

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ProQuest Ebook Central
ProQuest Ebook Central offers more than 140,000 ebooks (with unlimited user access) in a wide range of subject areas, along with powerful tools to help you find, use, and manage the information you need.
Using ebooks
O'Reilly for Higher Education
More than 30,000 technology and business books, as well as over 30,000 hours of videos, tutorials, learning paths, and more. Formerly called Safari Books.
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Note: The OpenAthens guest account login will not work for this resource. Use the On Campus Link instead. When prompted, use the following email address: guest@guest.usfca.edu

Print Books at the Library and Beyond

Ignacio: Library Catalog
The library catalog lets you search across the holdings of Gleeson Library and Zief Law Library, including books, videos, and other materials. Alumni and visitor access.
Link+
Search across more than 60 libraries in California and Nevada, and request available books to be delivered to Gleeson Library in 2-4 business days.
WorldCat
WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.

Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
The most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.

Reference Sources

Reference sources provide background information on topics, general overviews, definitions, and more.

Textbooks, Handbooks, and Code Commentaries

AccessEngineering
AccessEngineering provides a collection of interdisciplinary engineering textbooks, reference handbooks, code commentaries, as well as Schaum's Outline series for review and practice.

Encyclopedias

eLS: Citable Reviews in Life Sciences
eLS features over 5,000 specially commissioned, peer-reviewed and citable articles in the life sciences. eLS articles are written by leaders in the field to provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage of each subject area.
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Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances—including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed.
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Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Comprehensive reference work that defines the entire discipline, bringing together the core knowledge from every one of the many specialties encompassed by electrical and electronics engineering. Includeing over 1,700 articles, it is an ideal starting point for research projects, whether addressing basic questions in power systems and communications, or learning advanced applications in neural networks and robotics.
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Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online
Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online is a comprehensive online reference resource which covers the fundamentals and applications of statistics in all fields where it is widely used. It is aimed at advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, teachers of statistics, and for experienced researchers entering a new part of the field for the first time.
Comprises over 6,000 articles from across the breadth of Wiley's extensive reference resources in statistics—equivalent to over 30 volumes in print. Articles in Wiley StatsRef have been carefully selected from the following eight products in Wiley’s existing online reference work portfolio, with thousands of new cross-references and links to related articles added to hugely enhance discoverability and ease of navigation:

Encyclopedia of Actuarial Science
Encyclopedia of Biostatistics
Encyclopedia of Clinical Trials
Encyclopedia of Environmetrics
Encyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Analysis and Assessment
Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences
Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science
Encyclopedia of Statistics in Quality and Reliability

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Citing Sources

Resources to help with citing your sources in a paper.

RefWorks
RefWorks allows users to create personal databases to manage, store, and share the information citations/references. Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds. See our RefWorks Guide for information about creating accounts, adding references, and using add-ons.

IEEE Reference Guide
Outlines how to cite a variety of references in IEEE style. See more guides on the IEEE website.

Cite This For Me: IEEE
Free citation generator.

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