Engineering & Applied Sciences

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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
Engineering Index (Compendex) - Current via Florida Center for Library Automation	2000-present	Indexes 2,600+ international scholarly and trade journals and conference proceedings in all aspects of engineering.
Engineering Index (Compendex) - Backfile via Florida Center for Library Automation	1970-1999
Engineering Index (Compendex) via Engineering Village	1884-present
Engineering Village via Engineering Village	Current	Indexes websites and other information in all aspects of engineering. Gateway to Compendex (Engineering Index), CRC ENGnetBase, IHS Standards, patents from USPTO and Esp@cenet.
ENGnetBASE via CRCnetBASE	Current	Full text of the 150+ handbooks published by CRC Press in various aspects of engineering.
Applied Science and Technology Full Text via WilsonWeb	1983-present	Indexes journals and trade publications related to computing, engineering, physics, and more.
INSPEC via Florida Center for Library Automation	2000-present	Indexes scholarly journals and other publications in physics, electrical engineering and related disciplines.
INSPEC - Backfiles via Florida Center for Library Automation	1970-1999
Science Citation Index via ISI Web of Knowledge	1977-present	Indexes 5,900+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the sciences, with cited references.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Advanced Polymers Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1986-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications on the uses, manufacturing, and properties of thermoset and thermoplastic resins. Subfile of Engineered Materials Abstracts.
Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1993-2006; No longer updated	Indexes 174 international scholarly journals and other publications in agriculture and environmental biotechnology. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management. No longer updated. As of 2007, the content has been combined with Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts and BioEngineering Abstracts into an archive and included into Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts database cluster.
Aluminium Industry Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments. Subfile of CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX.
ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1971-present	Indexes 900+ international scholarly journals and other publications in physical and chemical oceanography and limnology, marine geophysics, geochemistry and geology, marine technology, ocean policy, and nonliving resources. Subfile of ASFA: Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts.
ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1990-present	Indexes 2,620+ international scholarly journals and other publications in marine and aquatic pollution. Subfile of ASFA: Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.
ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1989-present	Indexes 110+ international scholarly journals and other publications in marine biotechnology, molecular biology and molecular genetics as they relate to marine and aquatic organisms. Subfile of ASFA: Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts; Biological Sciences; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts.
BioEngineering Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1993-2006; No longer updated	Indexes 467 international scholarly journals and other publications on biochemical and microbial technology as applied to bioengineering. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts. No longer updated. As of 2007, the content has been combined with Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts and Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts into an archive and included into Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts database cluster.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 670+ international scholarly journals and other publications in biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology.
BNA Environment Library via UP - ERC	2000-2002	Major federal and state environmental, chemical, and hazardous laws and regulations. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1985-present	Indexes government-released environmental impact statements.
Electronics and Communications Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications in electronic and communication systems. Subfile of CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace.
Engineered Materials Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1986-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications in the science, development and production of ceramics, polymers and composite materials. Subfile of CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX.
Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1986-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications in ceramics applications. Subfile of Engineered Materials Abstracts.
Environmental Engineering Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1990-present	Indexes 720+ international scholarly journals and other publications in technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production. Subfile of Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1967-present	Indexes 6,080+ international scholarly journals and other publications in all aspects of environmental science and pollution management.
Health and Safety Science Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 940+ international scholarly publications in public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management; Safety Science and Risk.
Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 350+ international scholarly journals and other publications in the agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.
Mechanical Engineering Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-2002; No longer updated	Indexes 740+ international publications in all aspects of mechanical engineering, engineering management, and production engineering, including fluid flow, nuclear technology, aerospace technology, automative engineering, marine engineering, and materials handling. No longer updated. For current records in this subject area, see the Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts database.
Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1993-2006; No longer updated	Indexes 220 international scholarly journals and other publications in biotechnology, molecular biology, genetics, medicine and pharmaceuticals, human health, or the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts. No longer updated. As of 2007, the content has been combined with Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts and BioEngineering Abstracts into an archive and included into Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts database cluster.
METADEX via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1966-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development. Subfile of CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX.
Pollution Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 1,090+ international scholarly journals and other publications in all aspects of pollution including air, water, waste, radioactive material and toxic emissions, land and noise. Combines information on scientific research and government policies. Subfile of Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.
Safety Science and Risk via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 1,350+ international scholarly journals and other publications in public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications in solid state materials and devices, as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology. Subfile of CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace.
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
ABI/Inform via ProQuest	1905-present	Covers publications in business, finance, and economics. Includes four ABI/Inform databases: ABI/INFORM Archive Complete, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.
Academic via LexisNexis	Varies	Articles from trade journals in various industries. Select tab "News", then select link "Show" next to "Add Index Terms". Select appropriate item from the "Industry" menu.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics via CRCnetBASE	Current	Full text of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics.
Dissertation Abstracts via ProQuest	1861-present	Indexes doctoral dissertations and masters' theses in all areas of academic research.
Electronic Collections Online (ECO) via FirstSearch	Varies; Full text available for 2002 and earlier	Indexes electronic journals in all disciplines, with links to available full text articles from 559 journals. Full text available for 2002 and earlier.
SourceOECD via OECD	1998-present	Provides full-text access to OECD's (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) monographs, periodicals, and statistical databases.
INTERNET SITES
FIU College of Engineering and Computing		FIU
TechXtra		Heriot-Watt University