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.
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Compendex This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary in engineering
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Web of Science: Core Collection This link opens in a new windowvery selective, so won't find everything here. Good database for scientific research
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SciFinder-n This link opens in a new windowComprehensive for chemical literature. Requires registration (create an account with gmu.edu email)
Materials Science Databases
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SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new windowSearch this resource for physical and chemical data in materials science. Includes 250,000 substances and material systems, 3,000 properties, and 1,200,000 literature citations.
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ProQuest Materials Science Collection This link opens in a new windowEnables searching of indexed figures, tables, graphs, maps, charts and other illustrations as well as full-text from scholarly journals related to materials science, including metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering applications from 1965 to present.
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