Research Guides: Engineering: Databases/Ebooks/Streaming Media

Databases/Ebooks/Streaming Media

AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
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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 This link opens in a new window The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) Digital Library contains citations to all ACM publications and full text for over 40 journals as well as conference proceedings and newsletters and twelve additional publications from ACM Affiliated Organizations. In addition, the database seamlessly provides citation access to non-ACM journals and publishers (formerly this was via the Guide to Computing literature) covering the entire literature of computer science in books, journal articles, proceedings, doctoral dissertations, Masters' theses, and technical reports. Coverage: Varies, some back to 1950's. Updated weekly.
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AIAA Aerospace Research Central This link opens in a new window Contains more than four decades of technical information and documents on aeronautics and astronautics. The CSULB library has a subscription to the full text of selected AIAA journals, but all AIAA journals can be searched via this database. CSULB does not have access to the full text of AIAA conference papers and standards. Coverage: 1963 - current. Coverage: 1963 - current.
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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 Access to full text articles, citations and abstracts in over 80 journals in physics, astronomy, civil engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, acoustics, fluids, electronics, optics, materials, geophysics, vacuum science and more. Also search SPIN Database of over one million abstracts, some back to 1975. Includes access to the former OJPS, as well as to the American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Coverage: varies. Updated Monthly.
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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 American Society of Metals (ASM) Micrograph Database is a growing collection of more than 4,400 micrograph images and associated data, published by ASM International, in cooperation with the International Metallographic Society (IMS).
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ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window Search for ASTM standards here!
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Please click on 'Yes, I Agree With the License' to access database
Compendex (via Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window Search over 7 million citations and abstracts to journal articles, conference proceedings, and technical reports on all aspects of engineering including civil, computers, mechanical, materials, aerospace, electronics, communications, transportation and more. Coverage: 1969 to present.
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Engineering Case Studies Online This link opens in a new window Video documentaries of major engineering failures and simulations depicting precisely what went wrong. Primary footage of accidents, including related news segments; Audio footage and transcripts. Bibliographies of authoritative materials from newspapers, Web sites, and journals. Specially written cases that explore 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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OnePetro This link opens in a new window OnePetro is a full-text online database on the oil and gas exploration and production industry managed by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) to disseminate its information and also on behalf of its publishing partners.
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SAE Mobilus This link opens in a new window Provides access to the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Tech Papers 1906-Present. SAE Journals 2008-Present. eBooks 1990-2022. Current and Historical Standards and Specs (Ground Vehicle, Aerospace & Aerospace Material Specifications). Access to Aerospace & Defense Technology, Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Truck & Off-Highway Engineering.
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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

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This was Books 24/7
O'Reilly Learning This link opens in a new window
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O'Reilly Learning is a collection of over 2000 full text, searchable 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. Formerly called Safari Tech Books Online.
Detailed instructions for accessing the O'Reilly database.
Knovel (Engineering eBook Collection) This link opens in a new window Knovel delivers a collection of engineering handbooks and reference sources in the following subject areas: aerospace and radar technology, civil engineering and construction materials, composites, electrical & power engineering, general engineering and project management. Features include full text searching and interactive tables and graphs. Note: we do not have access to the entire database only the collections mentioned above. Create your own personal account – click My Knovel at the top of the screen.
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And more eBook collections

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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 AccessEngineering is an award-winning engineering references and teaching platform that delivers world-renowned, 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.
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JoVE Bioengineering This link opens in a new window
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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 This link opens in a new window
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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 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
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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 (formerly Lynda.com) This link opens in a new window
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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 This link opens in a new window In addition to eBooks, this database also has a lot of videos. Limit search by format--videos
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Detailed instructions for accessing the O'Reilly database.
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Also includes IT and Desktop Video collection

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. Updated daily.
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Agricultural and Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window Abstracts and citations are drawn 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. Updated monthly.
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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 MathSciNet® 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; when articles have no free full text use Get It@CSULB. Coverage: 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 Web of Science provides access to high-quality research from the world's leading arts, humanities, science and social science journals. Web of Science includes the Cited Reference search. Online coverage is 1993-present. Earlier print versions can be found in the library.
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ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window ABI/INFORM Complete is a comprehensive business database with over 3,200 journals (over 2,460 full-text titles) 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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