Research Guides: Engineering: Databases/Ebooks/Streaming Media

Databases/Ebooks/Streaming Media

AccessEngineering
NEW An engineering references and teaching platform that delivers interdisciplinary engineering content integrated with analytical teaching and learning tools. AccessEngineering prepares students to solve real-world problems, makes curriculum planning and delivery easy for faculty, and helps professionals find relevant information faster, driving increased ROI. Click on the Webinars tab to watch a detailed recording on how to incorporate the database into your curriculum
ACM Digital Library 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.
AIAA Aerospace Research Central 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.  
ASCE Library The ASCE Library provides access to journals and conference proceedings from the American Society of Civil Engineers.  Coverage: 1970 to present.
ASME Mechanical Engineering ASME Mechanical Engineering This database provides access to journals and conference papers from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASM Handbooks Online 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.
ASM Micrograph Database 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.
ASTM Compass Search for ASTM standards here!
Please click on 'Yes, I Agree With the License' to access database
Compendex (via Engineering Village) 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.
Many items identified as document type “conference proceeding” “or conference proceedings “or “conference articles” in Compendex are not published, making it difficult for BeachReach (Interlibrary Loan) to obtain a copy. However, authors often publish their findings in journal articles, so searching for the author(s) and their titles/topics may help you locate journal articles on the same topic(s) by the same author(s). If you need help, you may also contact Hema.Ramachandran@csulb.edu.
Engineering Case Studies Online 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. 
GreenFILE Provides articles on the of human impact to the environment, including global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc.
IET Research Hub Complete portfolio of journals, 2013-present, from long-standing publisher IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) covering engineering and technology fields
SAE Mobilus Provides comprehensive access to the Society of Automotive Engineers technical papers, standards, specifications and journals back to 2008
SPIE Digital Library 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.
TRID From the Transportation Research Board, a collection of reports and articles on worldwide transportation covering all modes, economics, and disciplines of transportation.
IEEE Xplore 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.

DTIC Online
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

Use OneSearch for a preliminary search of a topic or a few good hits.

Skillsoft
This was Books 24/7
O'Reilly Learning
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.
O’Reilly Sign in Instructions
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New Users
Enter your CSULB email in the box that says Academic email to register for a new account. O’Reilly will grant you access to their site and will send a follow up email to complete the registration process.
Existing Users
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Knovel (Engineering eBook Collection) 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.

And more eBook collections

eBooks
by University Library Webgroup Last Updated Jan 22, 2025 157 views this year

ASM Handbooks Online 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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JoVE Bioengineering
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.
JoVE Neuroscience
JoVE Neuroscience includes methods and techniques for studying the brain and nervous system; also featuring potential treatments for neurological conditions and diseases.
JoVE Science Education 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.
Kanopy Streaming Videos
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service which provides access to more than 26,000 films. Kanopy works directly with film distribution companies to offer award-winning collections including titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more. "Browse" to Science and then Engineering. Almost 200 databases for Engineering - include the famous Silicon Run series.
LinkedIn Learning
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.
O'Reilly Learning In addition to eBooks, this database also has a lot of videos. Limit search by format--videos
O’Reilly Sign in Instructions
Access the O’Reilly Learning site one of two ways:
1. Through the Database A-Z List
2. Through a OneSearch record for a specific title.
When prompted, sign-in through our authentication system using your BeachID and password.
After authenticating, you will be directed to the O’Reilly site where a pop-up box will appear. Select Institution not listed?, located below the drop-down menu.
The pop-up box will change to a new screen that prompts new users to enter their academic email and existing users to sign in.
New Users
Enter your CSULB email in the box that says Academic email to register for a new account. O’Reilly will grant you access to their site and will send a follow up email to complete the registration process.
Existing Users
Select the Already a user? option below the pop-up box to be directed to the sign in screen.
*Note:
Your O’Reilly account login details may not be the same as your Beach ID login/password. It depends on what you entered when originally creating the account. Try using the “Forgot Password” option if you already have an account, but are unable to sign in.
Skillsoft
Also includes IT and Desktop Video collection

And more Videos and Streaming media collections

Streaming Media
by University Library Webgroup Last Updated Feb 17, 2025 255 views this year

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 Full text of all years of 30 journals published by the American Chemical Society. Coverage: 1971 to date.  
Agricultural and Environmental Science Collection 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.
Biological Abstracts An expansive index to the world’s biology journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology. 1926 to present.
Environmental Issues Online Brings together multimedia materials around key environmental challenges, including climate change, water/air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, agriculture, deforestation and more.
GeoScienceWorld with GeoRef 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.
GreenFILE Provides articles on the of human impact to the environment, including global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc.
MathSciNet Contains almost 3 million items and over 1.7 million direct links to original articles. Bibliographic data dates back to the early 1800s.
Military & Government Collection 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.
PubMed@CSULB 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.
ScienceDirect Full text of Elsevier's journals, covering sciences, health, and social sciences since 1995 as well as indexing of other publisher's journals.
SciFinder Web 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.
To access SciFinder,
1. Go to SciFinder Sign-Up Page
2. Use your CSULB email address to register
Scitation (AIP) 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.
TOXLINE Produced by the National Library of Medicine, TOXLINE covers all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens.
Web of Science 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.

ABI/INFORM Complete 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.
ThomasNet.com 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.

Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Biomedical Engineering
by Hema Ramachandran Last Updated Jan 22, 2025 87 views this year

Environmental Science and Policy
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Transportation and Logistics
by Kelly Janousek Last Updated Jan 23, 2025 28 views this year

Health Science
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