Databases by Subject > Engineering

 Databases marked with the MeL logo    are provided to Lawrence Tech
by the Michigan Electronic Library, funded by a statewide sharing initiative

 A-to-Z LISTINGS OF FULL-TEXT PERIODICALS ONLINE
Links to the electronic periodicals included with LTU’s subscriptions

ASCE DIGITAL LIBRARY ( American Society of Civil Engineers) (2000 - present)
Full-text of the Society's Journals, and now including the proceedings as well.

ASM HANDBOOKS ONLINE
Full set of the print handbooks online

ASME TRANSACTIONS  (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)  (2000-present)
ASME  journals full-text; does not include the Conference Proceedings

ASTA (Applied Science and Technology Abstracts) (1983-present)
Science, engineering, technology

COMPUTER DATABASE (1980-present)    
News and products for computers, software, electronics, etc

ENGINEERING VILLAGE 2 (“Compendex”) (1970-present)
Abstracts of world-wide engineering literature, the Engineering Index online.

FAITS (Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Service)
What is new in information technology products and services

FAULKNER SECURITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
All the ways to keep enterprise-wide computers and networks secure

GENERAL SCIENCE ABSTRACTS (1984-present)
Citations to general and environmental topics

IEEE XPLORE (1988-present)
Includes the entire IEEE Digital Library including Computer Society journals. Now includes standards and proceedings, and IET titles as well.

MADCAD
Code books and standards online for Architects
Note: there is a limit of two simultaneous users at one time

NETLIBRARY
23,949 online books, all included in LTU online catalog

PAPERS FIRST (1965-present)    
Selective index of papers presented at conferences worldwide

PROCEEDINGS FIRST (1993-present)    
Index of conference proceedings with listings of papers presented

REFEREX via Engineering Village interface
Search 366 reference books/manuals in all Engineering areas; view the full-text online

SAE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Paper abstracts since 1900; microfilm 1966-1999; full-text online since 2000

SCIENCEDIRECT
Full-text of more than 1,600 journals in the physical sciences, life sciences, and health sciences. Also includes additional journals with indexing and abstracts.

SCOPUS
15,000+ peer reviewed journals, websites, etc.

SME SOURCE
All of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Papers and selected SME books with full-text online. The books are also included within the LTU Library online catalog. Provided by eBrary.

WILSON SELECT PLUS (1994-present)    
Everything full-text, covering all subject areas

WORLDCAT    
Worldwide list of libraries and book holdings, works like a giant online catalog

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