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A search tool with a Google-like relevancy ranking to help you retrieve all types of scholarly research sources with one search. New look and functionality coming June 25.
This search tool lets you retrieve all types of research sources with one search, simultaneously searching the UD catalog, OhioLINK catalog, and many of the online resources available through the University Libraries, in addition to institutional repositories and open-access resources. With UDiscover, you can access millions of journal articles, e-books, dissertations, conference proceedings, newspaper articles, videos, and primary sources. If you're looking for a variety of sources on your topic, or you're just getting started, UDiscover can help you access more information at once than ever before. It has a Google-like relevancy ranking, but helps you locate scholarly resources.
A citation database with coverage in the physical and social sciences. Contains 150 million records.
This database indexes leading scholarly journals, books, proceedings, reports, and other formats. Its major subject areas include sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Users may search Web of Science Core Collection or any of the following databases: BIOSIS Citation Index, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents Connect, Data Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, Grants Index, KCI-Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, Preprint Citation Index, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation index, SciELO Citation Index, and Zoological Record.
A collection of journal articles and book chapters published by Elsevier. Subjects include physical, health, life, and social sciences.
This collection of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, published by Elsevier, provides content in the fields of physical sciences & engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences & humanities. Browse narrower topics such as chemical engineering, computer science, mathematics, biochemistry, immunology, neuroscience, medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, economics, psychology, and more. All abstracts are available, but only subscribed content is full-text.
A vast collection of full-text academic journals, magazines, and other resources across multiple disciplines, supporting comprehensive research needs.
This multidisciplinary resource includes full-text, peer-reviewed journals, periodicals and magazines. Also included are more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press, including footage from 1930-present. This database offers indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings dating as far back as 1865, with the majority of titles in searchable PDF format.
A freely accessible search engine providing scholarly articles, theses, books, and conference papers across various disciplines, facilitating academic research and citation tracking.
This database searches across a wide range of scholarly literature from around the world, including journals, books, theses, dissertations, conference papers, preprints, and technical reports. Sources include academic publishers, professional societies, university repositories, and other scholarly websites. Subject areas include agriculture, plant, & animal sciences; anthropology; art, art history, & architecture; biological, biomedical, and pharmaceutical sciences; childhood studies, communication; computer and library & information science; criminal justice; East Asian studies; engineering; geography; health professions; linguistics; math & statistics; nursing; patents & trademarks; planning, public policy, & public administration; psychology & behavioral sciences; public health; social work; sociology; and urban studies.
Access materials properties, processing, and performance information, featuring a wide range of ASM handbooks for research and engineering applications.
The ASM Handbook is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the structure, properties, processing, performance, and evaluation of metals and nonmetallic engineering materials. This reference source contains all of the data and information from 24 volumes of the ASM Handbook series; as well as the two ASM Desk Editions. These volumes provide information and data about the selection, processing, performance, and analysis of structural metals and nonmetallic engineering materials. ASM Handbooks Online features full text searching, navigation, and linking over all volumes of the ASM Handbook from one point of access.
Access journals, conference proceedings, and technical papers from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, supporting research in engineering and applied sciences.
This is the publishing platform of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and its publishing partners, including ASTM International. This platform provides access to ASME journals, ASTM journals, and ASTM e-books, including ASTM symposia papers, manuals, monographs, and technical reports. These cover a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering. Conference proceedings date back to 2008; journal papers date back to 1970; other publications date back to 1880.
Access engineering literature, including journals, conference papers, and technical reports across various engineering disciplines for research and innovation.
This resource is the premier database for professionals and researchers across all engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, civil, electrical, mechanical, environmental, structural, and software. It includes hundreds of full-text engineering journals, magazines, and trade publications, plus books, conference papers, and more.
Technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics, including journals, conference papers, and standards.
This digital platform provides access to scientific and technical content published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and its publishing partners including the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Included are more than 6 million documents and other materials from some of the world's most cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science, and related sciences. Content comprises research articles, conference papers, technical standards, transactions, journals and magazines, books and book chapters, and online educational courses. Via IEEE Xplore, the IEEE Journal Archive provides full-text perpetual access to more than 100 years of IEEE legacy content from leading IEEE journals and magazines published between 1884 and 1999. In addition to current IEEE conference proceedings, users have access to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Archive Complete Set, covering 1936 to 1999.
A comprehensive database offering access to standards, specifications, and technical documents from ASTM International, supporting research and compliance in materials and engineering.
Formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM International develops and delivers voluntary consensus standards to improve product quality, enhance health and safety, strengthen market access and trade, and build consumer confidence. ASTM Compass is the repository for industry standards and technical information produced by ASTM International. Content includes the Book of Standards, research reports, journals, manuals, monographs, technical papers and reports, data series, and market intelligence reports. It covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering. Topics covered include Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, Guide for Sampling and Analysis, Metallography and Resinography, Testing of Metallic and Inorganic Coatings, Performance and Durability of Building Sealants, and more.
This database provides access to global patent information, helping researchers track innovations, analyze trends, and identify potential markets across various industries.
Using the Web of Science platform, Derwent World Patents Index and Derwent Patent Citation Index combine to form this index of worldwide patents (1963 to the present) in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. It includes data from over 14 million basic inventions and over 80 million patent documents drawn from 50 patent-issuing authorities worldwide. The database offers patent searching as well as cited patent searching, which allows you to find the patents that cite a patent or patents.