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General Databases containing Science and Engineering Topics

What is a Database?

A database is an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system. from Oracle The structured information in these databases contains information about articles, books, etc.

Each of these databases contain or have links to many full text articles. If a specific database doesn't cover your topic, try a multidisciplinary one. Multidisciplinary databases can be used to broadly explore topics too.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Contain information of interest to many disciplines.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Mostly undergraduate student level information. Contains peer-reviewed journals and other types of documents.
Compendex This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of engineering and technical topics.
ProQuest Engineering Collection This link opens in a new window
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Contains engineering related articles. Indexes down to figures and tables.
Web of Science: Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Strict guidelines on what publications they include, so publications are quality. However, not all quality publications are in here, so you will find less information. Be sure to use more than one database.

Google Scholar
rawls "more scholarly" websites then Google, but not everything is scholarly. More work to determine if something is scholarly sometimes. Note: Be sure to setup to display library links for George Mason University Libraries to get full text articles.

Core CEIE Databases

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Access (searching and browsing) journals and eBooks published by Elsevier and its partners. Covers most disciplines, including science, medicine, economics and the social sciences.

Civil Engineering Databases

ASCE Digital Library-Civil Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
ASCE journals from 1983 to present and conference papers from 2000 to present.
GeoRef This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive coverage of geoscience topics. Contains articles, maps, theses, and more.

Transportation Databases

TRID (Transportation Research Information Services and International Transport Research Document) This link opens in a new window
Contains comprehensive transportation research provided by Transportation Research Board. Not all full text, but we could have full text of the same document elsewhere.

Other Databases

InterLibrary Loan Requests (ILLiad)
If a journal article or conference paper is not available electronically or a book isn't available through the WRLC, use ILLiad to request the item.

Business Databases

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains company information and business trends worldwide
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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" Includes author profiles, financial data, books, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, company profiles, SWOT analyses, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, datamonitor, and country reports from 1886." from EBSCO
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Collects Industry Market Research and Industry Risk Ratings in 6 categories: US Industry Reports (NAICS), US Specialized Industry Reports, Global Industry Reports, US Risk Ratings Reports, US Risk iExpert Summaries and US Business Environment Profiles.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
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Mergent Online is transitioning to a new platform called Market Atlas. Institutions will be able to provide access to both platforms until Mergent Online sunsets on June 30, 2025.
Delivers comprehensive suite of authoritative financial information. Up to 4 years of key financial information on over 400,000 global private companies; integrated screening and searching for public and private companies; full company reports in pdf format; ability to view competitors on both private and public companies.

More databases can be found on the Business Library Subject Guide.

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Some CEIE Journals

UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
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Continuously updated source of information on more than 300,000 periodicals and serials published in the United States and throughout the world, covering more than 900 subject areas. Additionally includes approximately 47,000 discontinued titles from 1974 onward.

NOTE: Many more journals in Civil Engineering can be found using the ASCE Digital Library, the library Journal Finder and the catalog.

Civil Engineering

Building and Environment
Publishes scholarly research covering building science and the interaction of people with the people environment.
Engineering structures
Covers structural engineering and mechanics, focusing on infrastructure engineering, earthquake engineering, structural health monitoring and more.
Journal of Hydrology
Covers research related to all aspects of hydrologic systems including surface/groundwater hydrology, hydrometeorology and hydrogeology.
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Publishes research on construction materials, from development, processing, use and performance.
Structure & Infrastructure Engineering
This journal is "...dedicated to recent advances in maintenance, management and life-cycle performance of a wide range of infrastructures, including buildings, bridges, dams, railways, underground constructions, ocean structures and ships, pipelines, nuclear power plants, aerospace and automotive structures."

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Science & Technology
Part research journal, part trade magazine, this important environmental science journal publishes research articles and informational pieces related to ongoing research, advances and trends in the field, policy developments and more.
Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Publishes research and technical articles on water and waste water as well as practical pieces on best practices, industry news and regulatory information.
Waste Management & Research
Includes research articles covering the theoretical and practical aspects of waste management.

Transportation Engineering

Transportation Research Record (TRR)
From the NRC - Transportation Research Council.
Journal of Transportation Engineering
Find technical and professional articles on all types of transportation systems covering from planning and design through construction, operation and maintenance.

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