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Research and Information in Science and Technology
Nestor L. Osorio
Northern Illinois University
LIBRAS Workshop, February 23, 2006
Benedictine University,
Lisle, IL.
Databases
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Compendex
A comprehensive bibliographic
database of engineering research literature covering 5000 engineering journals and professional conferences in applied science.
Review:
Compendex
Engineering Village 2. Meghan
Lafferty, and Kitty Porter, Vanderbilt University,
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Fall 2005.
http://www.istl.org/05-fall/databases.html
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Inspec
INSPEC
The world's largest database
for electrical engineering, computer science, physics, astronomy, and information technology.
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Ergonomics Abstracts
The most specialized database
for ergonomics and human factors.
Free Databases
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NTIS
(NTIS) serves our nation
as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information
available today. Here you will find information on more than 600,000 information products covering over 350 subject areas
from over 200 federal agencies. [NTIS, 2-20-2006].
http://www.ntis.gov/search/index.asp?loc=3-0-0
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Scirus
“Scirus is the most
comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches
over 200 million science-specific Web pages...” [Scirue, 2-20-2006].
http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
Reviews:
Elsevier's Scirus Science
Search Engine Challenges Google. Library Journal (1976), v. 129 no17 (October
15 2004) p. 21-2.
Scirus: Elsevier's science
search engine. Jacso, Peter; Information Today, v. 18 no6, Je 2001, p. 34-5.
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CiteSeer Research Index
“CiteSeer is a scientific
literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.”
Currently it covers all scientific fields. “ CiteSeer aims to improve the dissemination and feedback of the scientific
literature and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and
timeliness in the access of scientific and scholarly knowledge.” [citeseer, 2-20-2006]
http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/
Review:
Research Index. Melissa Holmberg,
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Winter 2001.
http://www.istl.org/01-winter/databases.html
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EEVL
EEVL is the Internet guide
for engineering, mathematics and computing. It is an award-winning free service, which provides quick and reliable access
to the best engineering, mathematics, and computing information available on the Internet. [MacLeod, 2002].
http://www.eevl.ac.uk/
Article:
EEVL--Search Me!. MacLeod,
Roddy; Ariadne, no34, Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003.
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue34/eevl/
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AVEL
“AVEL Sustainability
Knowledge Network is a portal and brokerage service for engineers, other professionals and researchers concerned with sustainable
systems. It is also a resource for students in senior secondary and tertiary education.” [Avel, 2-20-2006]
http://avel.edu.au/
Zentralblatt MATH
Zentralblatt fur Mathematik
http://www.zblmath.fiz-karlsruhe.de/MATH/home
http://www.emis.de/ZMATH/
Demo mode: there is a limit
of max. 3 allowed answers for unregistered users.
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Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
“The Astrophysics Data
System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 4.6 million records:
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and ArXiv e-prints.” [ADSwww, 2-20-2006].
http://adswww.harvard.edu/
Review:
The NASA Astrophysics Data
System. Leith B. Woodall. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Winter 2004.
http://www.istl.org/04-winter/databases2.html
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IEEEXplore
It covers 1,318,251 documents
online. It is the index to the publications of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/dynhome.jsp
Review:
The IEEE/IEE Electronic Library
Online. Anneliese Taylor, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Summer 1999.
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NSDL
"NSDL is the Nation's FREE
online library for education and research in
Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics."[NSDL, 2-22-2006]
http://nsdl.org/
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US Patents and
Trademark Office
It includes issued full-text
patents (PatFT) since 1976, and full-page images since 1790. Also, it has information about: How to search patents & more;
Inventor
Assistance Center; Inventor
Resources - Basics for new inventors; Musicians, Artists & Authors; Patents Organization Chart; Manual of Patent Classification;
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.
http://www.uspto.gov/
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Free Patents Online
“FreePatentsOnline.com
provides fast, free access to all US patents and patent applications, partial European
data, free PDF downloading, free account features, and more. With the most powerful patent search engine on the web, and an
ever-expanding data collection, FreePatentsOnline is rapidly becoming the premiere way to search patents -- free!” [freepatentsonline,
2-20-2006].
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
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European Patent Office
It includes European patents
information on: Patent information centers; Events and seminars; Tool box for applicants; Patent information products; Search
engines and site index; News and updates.
http://www.european-patent-office.org/index.en.php
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Thomas Register
“Industrial Product/Service
Search - Search ThomasNet.com, the most comprehensive resource for industrial
information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more…” [thomasnet, 2-20-2006]
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GlobalSpec the Engineering Search Engine.
www.globalspec.com
“The Engineering Web - The specialized search engine focusing
on engineering and technical information to provide you with more relevant search results. Search over 170 million engineering
& technical Web pages: The Engineering Web; Part Numbers; Application Notes;
Material Properties; Patents; Standards; Tools & Useful Links; Product Announcements; Engineering Jobs.”[globalspec,
2-20-2006].
GLOBAL - IHS
IHS Global Engineering Documents.
“Search [at no cost] the world’s largest collection of technical standards, with over 500,000
documents available for electronic download [for sale].” [global, 2-20-2006].
http://global.ihs.com/
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ViFaTec
http://vifatec.tib.uni-hannover.de/index.php3?L=e
ViFaTec Engineering Subject
Gateway
“A British flag on
that web page indicates a link to the English language version. Produced by the UB/TIB University/Technical Information Library,
University
of Hanover, Germany. ViFaTec is the new engineering
subject gateway service from the UB/TIB Hannover. A 1995 article describes the
UB/TIB, i.e., the University Library / Technical Information Library of the University
of Hanover in Germany.1 (ViFaTec
is the short form of the German title “Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Technik” which translates as the “virtual
library for technology” or the “technology virtual library.”) In
June 2002 the UB/TIB announced its ViFaTec gateway officially at the IATUL (International Association of Technical University
Libraries) annual conference held at the Linda Hall Library and the University of
Missouri, Kansas City.”
[De Petro, 2003].
Review:
ViFaTec Engineering Subject
Gateway [computer file]. De Petro, Thomas G.; Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, no37 (Spring 2003).
http://www.istl.org/03-spring/databases.html
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EMIS
The European Mathematical
Information Service (EMIS).
http://www.emis.de
Hosted by the European Mathematical
Society, provides a number books and conference proceedings online, in addition to a wealth of journals
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Mineralogy Database
"This mineral database contains
4,442 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library." [Webmiral, 2-20-2006].
http://webmineral.com/
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NTRS. NASA Technical Report Server
"The NASA Scientific and
Technical Information (STI) Program's mission is to collect, archive, and disseminate NASA aerospace information, and locate
domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA's missions and Strategic Enterprises." [NTRS, 2-22-2006].
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/
Household Products Database
The Household Products Database
is produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers. [Omni, 2-18-2006].
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/D006795.html
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DSpace
MIT Research in digital form,
including preprints, technical reports, working papers, theses, conference papers, images, and more. [DSpace, 2-20-2006].
https://dspace.mit.edu/index.jsp
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JEDEC
"JEDEC is the leading developer
of standards for the solid-state industry. Almost 2500 participants, appointed by some 270 companies work together in 50 JEDEC
committees meet the needs of every segment of the industry, manufacturers and consumers alike. The publications and standards
that they generate are accepted throughout the world. All JEDEC standards are available online, at no charge." [Jedec, 2-18-2006].
www.jedec.org
Industrial and Military Specified
Testing Methods
http://www.calce.umd.edu/general/Facilities/methods2.htm
ArXiv – Physics Archives.
http://www.arxiv.org/
“Open access to 357,048
e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Quantitative Biology.” [ArXiv, 2-20-06]
Article:
E-prints intersect the digital
library: inside the Los Alamos arXiv. Luce, Richard E.; Issues in Science & Technology
Librarianship, no29 (Winter 2001).
http://www.istl.org/01-winter/article3.html
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Military Handbooks and Standards Related to Reliability |
Military Handbooks and Standards Related to Reliability
http://www.weibull.com/knowledge/milhdbk.htm
“This page provides
you with U.S. Department of Defense handbooks and standards related to reliability practices.”[weibull.com, 2-18-2006]
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E-LIS
"E-LIS is an open access
archive for scientific or technical documents, published or unpublished, on Librarianship, Information Science and Technology,
and related areas." [E-Lis, 2-20-2006]
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