Research Guides: Mechanical Engineering: Articles & Databases

Databases relevant to mechanical engineering

Listed here are several databases relevant to mechanical engineering research. Curious about other databases? Browse the SciTech Reference Department's complete list of databases used for the sciences and technology.

API (American Petroleum Institute) Standards
Access more than 700 API standards for oil and gas equipment, processes and systems.
To search just API standards, click on the Subscriptions tab below the search box and select American Petroleum Institute.
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Digital Collection ASME journals published from 2000 to present and conference proceedings from 2008 to present
ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library
The ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library is a vast collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. The Library covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.
IEEE/IET Electronic Library The IEEE/IET Electronic Library provides full-text access to IEEE and IET journals, magazines, transactions and conference proceedings from 1872 to present, plus active IEEE standards.
Web of Science Multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the sciences (Science Citation Index Expanded) as well as both the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Approximately 70% of the records have author abstracts. Online coverage from 1900 to present.

These other databases contain journals and articles related to engineering:

CiteSeerX

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ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa Maintained by the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library, ScholarSpace, the UH Manoa digital repository, aims to store the intellectual works and unique collections of this academic community and to provide a permanent web location for those accessing these resources. Some resources may be restricted for use by UHM students, faculty and staff only.
SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering) Digital Library Includes access to SPIE journals and the Proceedings of the SPIE back to volume 1.

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