Research Guides: College of Engineering Writing Workshop: Databases/Ebooks/Streaming Media

Databases/Ebooks/Streaming Media

AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window table {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\."; mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\,";} tr {mso-height-source:auto;} col {mso-width-source:auto;} td {padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; mso-ignore:padding; color:black; font-size:11.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0; text-align:general; vertical-align:bottom; border:none; white-space:nowrap; mso-rotate:0;} An engineering reference (e.g. Handbooks) and teaching platform that delivers interdisciplinary engineering content integrated with analytical teaching and learning tools
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ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window Full-text access to all Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) publications back to 1950s. Also includes, the ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a comprehensive bibliographic database of computing.
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AIAA Aerospace Research Central This link opens in a new window Bibliographic (citations) access to all research published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) but the library only has full-text access to selected journals.  
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ASCE Library This link opens in a new window The ASCE Library provides access to journals and conference proceedings from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Coverage: 1970 to present.
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ASME Mechanical Engineering This link opens in a new window ASME Mechanical Engineering This database provides access to journals and conference papers from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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ASM Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window American Society of Metals (ASM) Handbooks Online (in 30 volumes) is the most comprehensive, peer-reviewed, trusted information on ferrous and non-ferrous metals and materials technology. Updated quarterly.
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ASM Micrograph Database This link opens in a new window A growing collection of more than 4500 micrograph images and associated data from the American Society of Metals in cooperation with the International Matellographic Society.
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ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window Access to active and historical American Society for Testing Materials standards as well as ASTM journals, symposia papers (STP) of importance to all disciplines in engineering including the field of safety and health.
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Compendex (via Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window Over 7 million citations and abstracts to journal articles, conference proceedings, and technical reports on all aspects of engineering including civil, computer, mechanical, material, aerospace, electronic, communication, transportation and more. Coverage: 1969 to present.
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Engineering Case Studies Online This link opens in a new window Material from newspapers, websites, journals, case studies, as well as videos, primary footage, and simulations of major engineering failures all exploring issues of engineering ethics. 
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window Provides articles on the of human impact to the environment, including global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc.
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IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window Use IEEE Xplore to access the full text of IEEE journals, magazines, standards, and conference proceedings. Full text is available for most content from 1988 to present. Covers 1950 to the present. IEEE Xplore allows up to five simultaneous users.
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SAE Mobilus This link opens in a new window Provides comprehensive access to the Society of Automotive Engineers technical papers, standards, specifications and journals back to 2008
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SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new window The SPIE Digital Library (The International Society for Optical Engineering now simply known as SPIE) is the most extensive research database available on optics and photonics covering biomedicine, communications, sensors, defense and security, manufacturing, electronics, energy, and imaging. The database contains all the proceedings papers published from 1962 to date, journal articles and Ebooks published by SPIE; 18,000 new papers are added annually.
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TRID This link opens in a new window From the Transportation Research Board, a collection of reports and articles on worldwide transportation covering all modes, economics, and disciplines of transportation.

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NASA Tech Reports Server NTRS is a free valuable resource for students, educators, researchers, and the public for access to NASA's current and historical technical literature. provides access to approximately 500K aerospace related citations, 90K full-text online documents, and 111K images and videos

A-Z list of Databases

Skillsoft This link opens in a new window Also includes IT and Desktop Video collection. Full text of IT books on hundreds of different technology topics. Includes books from premier industry publishers, such as Wrox, McGraw-Hill, and Microsoft Press as well as popular book series, such as The Complete Reference, Inside Out, and Bibles. Allows up to 6 simultaneous users. Formerly called Books 24/7.
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O'Reilly Learning This link opens in a new window Over 2000 e-books from O' Reilly, Que, Sams, Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall and Peachpit Press covering computing, databases, operating systems, programming, XML, Java and web design, as well as a broad range of business topics. Covers: Current year plus two previous calendar years.
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Knovel (Engineering eBook Collection) This link opens in a new window Full-text access, including interactive tables and graphs to engineering handbooks in: aerospace and radar technology, biochemistry, biology and biotechnology, chemistry and chemical engineering, civil engineering and construction materials, environmental engineering, food science, general engineering, mechanics and mechanical engineering, regulatory information, safety and industrial hygiene and sustainable energy. 
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And more eBook collections

eBooks
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ASM Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window American Society of Metals (ASM) Handbooks Online (in 30 volumes) is the most comprehensive, peer-reviewed, trusted information on ferrous and non-ferrous metals and materials technology. Updated quarterly.
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AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window table {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\."; mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\,";} tr {mso-height-source:auto;} col {mso-width-source:auto;} td {padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; mso-ignore:padding; color:black; font-size:11.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0; text-align:general; vertical-align:bottom; border:none; white-space:nowrap; mso-rotate:0;} An engineering reference (e.g. Handbooks) and teaching platform that delivers interdisciplinary engineering content integrated with analytical teaching and learning tools
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JoVE Bioengineering This link opens in a new window JoVE Bioengineering merges both physical and life sciences to understand and predict biological processes. Applying physical science tools to life science questions allow for the discovery of better technologies to measure, diagnose, and clinically treat disease.
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JoVE Neuroscience This link opens in a new window JoVE Neuroscience includes methods and techniques for studying the brain and nervous system; also featuring potential treatments for neurological conditions and diseases.
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JoVE Science Education This link opens in a new window Educators and students use our innovative video collections in the JoVE Science Education Library to better teach and learn key concepts and fundamental techniques. These simple, easy-to-understand video demonstrations cover a wide range of STEM subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Psychology, Clinical Medicine and Engineering.
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Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new window Streaming video service with more than 26,000 films including titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more.
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LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) This link opens in a new window Business, software, technology and creative skills training from a leading online learning company. Brush up on existing skills or learn new subjects. High-quality, current, and engaging video tutorials taught by recognized industry experts.
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O'Reilly Learning This link opens in a new window Over 2000 e-books from O' Reilly, Que, Sams, Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall and Peachpit Press covering computing, databases, operating systems, programming, XML, Java and web design, as well as a broad range of business topics. Covers: Current year plus two previous calendar years.
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O’Reilly Sign in Instructions

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New Users
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Existing users
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Skillsoft This link opens in a new window Also includes IT and Desktop Video collection. Full text of IT books on hundreds of different technology topics. Includes books from premier industry publishers, such as Wrox, McGraw-Hill, and Microsoft Press as well as popular book series, such as The Complete Reference, Inside Out, and Bibles. Allows up to 6 simultaneous users. Formerly called Books 24/7.
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And more Videos and Streaming media collections

Streaming Media
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AccessEngineering A webinar for faculty on using resources in this database to incorporate into the curriculum. Password: mcGraw@0724

ASTM Webinar At the 3.20 second mark, there are directions on how to find out if the standard has a video. Thus far there are about 150 videos (as of July 2020)

ACS Web Editions This link opens in a new window Full text of all years of 30 journals published by the American Chemical Society. Coverage: 1971 to date. 
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Agricultural and Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window Abstracts and citations from over 6000 journals, conference proceedings, reports, books and government publications in agriculture; air quality; bacteriology; ecology; ecotourism; energy resources; environmental impact statements; hazardous waste; human population dynamics; industrial hygiene; microbiology; pollution; risk assessment; and toxicology. Coverage: 1967 to date.
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Biological Abstracts This link opens in a new window An expansive index to the world’s biology journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology. 1926 to present.
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Environmental Issues Online This link opens in a new window Brings together multimedia materials around key environmental challenges, including climate change, water/air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, agriculture, deforestation and more.
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GeoScienceWorld with GeoRef This link opens in a new window GeoRef contains over 3.5 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. GeoScienceWorld has over 45 full text journals, some back to the 1920s. Citations from 1785 to present; full text availability varies.
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window Provides articles on the of human impact to the environment, including global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc.
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MathSciNet This link opens in a new window Contains almost 3 million items and over 1.7 million direct links to original articles. Bibliographic data dates back to the early 1800s.
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Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window A collection of articles, government documents and images on international affairs, military and security issues, political science, law enforcement and technology of weapons from 1960 to present.
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PubMed@CSULB This link opens in a new window Provides access to MEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE, additional life science journals, and molecular biology databases. If articles have no free full text use Get It@CSULB. Medline covers 1940's to present, updated daily.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Full text of Elsevier's journals, covering sciences, health, and social sciences since 1995 as well as indexing of other publisher's journals.
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SciFinder Web This link opens in a new window With access to Chemical Abstracts and the CAS Registry file, SciFinder is the most comprehensive chemical resource including references, substances and reactions. Users must register individually using a CSULB e-mail address to access SciFinder.
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*Individual registration required* Users must register individually using a CSULB e-mail address to access SciFinder. Use this link: https://csulb.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=1A17FDE8-86F3-5055-53C9-1A6FE77E6868
Scitation (AIP) This link opens in a new window Access to full text articles, citations and abstracts of journals in physics, astronomy, engineering, acoustics, fluids, plasmas, optics, applied mathematics and more. The majority of the journals are the American Institute of Physics (AIP) titles.
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TOXLINE This link opens in a new window Produced by the National Library of Medicine, TOXLINE covers all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new window Provides access to high-quality research from the world's leading arts, humanities, science and social science journals. Includes a Cited Reference search. Online coverage is 1993-present. Earlier print versions are in the library.
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ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window A comprehensive business database with over 3,200 journals covering business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, as well as competitive and product information. It consists of: ABI Global, ABI Archive, ABI Images, ABI Trade and Industry, Dateline, Business Dissertations, Hoovers, Oxford Research, Wall Street Journal, SnapShots North American, and EIU. Coverage: 1971 to date.
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ThomasNet.com This link opens in a new window ThomasNet is a free comprehensive business directory for finding companies and products manufactured in North America. Has information on 173,000+ companies, 152,000 brand names, and provides links to 8000+ online company catalogs.

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