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Why use databases

Databases are the best way of finding peer-reviewed articles, scholarly books, conferences, theses and other information on your topic. Some databases enable you to search across disciplines while others are tailored to help researchers in your specific subject. 

Use our database list to explore databases for your subject or to find databases by material type. 

Finding databases

 

Follow the "Databases" link on the Library front page. from this link you can find databases for Engineering as well as other subjects as well as databases covering news, patents and statistics. If you are not sure where to find the information that you are looking for, contact your Research and Academic Support Librarian.

Access the Engineering Database

 

Databases by Fields

Click to access the mechanical engineering databases Click to access the civil and environmental engineering databases
Click to access the electrical engineering databases Click to access the systems and information engineering databases

 

Don't use Google!

Database Spotlight

Scopus

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. With over 19,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, Scopus offers researchers a quick, easy and comprehensive resource to support their research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields and, more recently, also in the arts and humanities.