LibGuides: Engineering: Quick Start

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Science Database (ProQuest)
ProQuest Science has reliable sources on engineering and related subjects. This database has access to full-text journal articles from academic and scientific journals. What makes this database standout is access to charts, graphs, tables and data sets. Researchers use charts and graphs to illustrate findings from their research.

This database can be found in the Science & Technology subject area on Proquest's basic search page.

Online Encyclopedias and Books

Gale Virtual Reference Collection
Encyclopedias are credible academic sources you can use at every stage of research. Get an overview of an unfamiliar topic, find a bibliography of important sources and gather more in-depth information. Browse encyclopedias by subject area or keyword search.

Gale Virtual Reference Collection is part of Gale Group. It is available both on-campus and off-campus. Access GVRC from the Find Books and Articles section of the library homepage.
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCO)
Books provide in-depth information on a topic. Not a finding a book on your topic? Use a book’s index to find pages that discuss your topic or scan the table of contents for book chapters. The best part about eBooks most support keyword searching so you can quickly identify the most important parts.

Look for this database at the bottom of the EBSCOhost Choose Database list

Council of Science Editiors (CSE) Citations

Online Journal Article

Savage E, Ramsay M, White J, Beard S, Lawson H, Hunjan R, Brown D. 2005. Mumps outbreaks across England and Wales in 2004: observational study. BMJ. [accessed 2007 May 31]; 330(7500):1119-1120. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/330/7500/1119 doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7500.119.

Book

Sherman, C. 2001. The invisible Web: uncovering information sources search engines can't see. Medford, N.J.: CyberAge Books, Information Today; 439 p.

Website

APSnet: plant pathology online. c1994-2005. St Paul (MN): American Phytopathological Association: [accessed 2005 Jun 20]. http://www.apsnet.org/.

CSE citations
A quick guide to commonly cited materials in CSE format

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