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Electrical Engineering Information Resources Guide
Databases
- INSPEC – citations and abstracts for journal articles, conference papers and technical reports with a focus on electrical engineering
- Compendex – citations and abstracts for journal articles, conference papers and technical reports from all disciplines of engineering
- Materials Research Database – citations and abstracts for publications related to the science and technology of materials
- Scopus & Web of Science – citations, abstracts and cited reference discovery for journal articles and conference papers in the sciences and other disciplines
- Derwent – comprehensive database of international patent information
Featured Content
- IEEE Xplore – full-text IEEE and IET conference papers, journals, magazines and current standards
- ACM Digital Library – full-text ACM conference papers, journals and magazines
- Optics InfoBase – full-text OSA journals and conference proceedings
- SPIE Digital Library – articles, papers and ebooks on optics and photonics
- Synthesis Digital Library – lectures on current research and development topics in computer science and engineering
Books & E-Books
Print books: find books at the library or offsite using CLIO, our online catalog, or request them from another library through Borrow Direct or Interlibrary Loan.
E-Books: find e-books using the resources listed below.
- Knovel & Referex – access hundreds of digital engineering encyclopedias and handbooks; use the data search feature for materials properties
- Books24x7 – e-books on all aspects of information technology
- Safari – engineering, IT and digital media e-books, including the O’Reilly books
- ENGnetBASE – engineering handbooks from CRC press, includes EE collection
Tools
- E-Link – click "e-Link"in any database or Google Scholar to find the full text
- Citation Finder – enter citation information to find the full-text of a specific article
- LibX – use this Firefox plug-in to search CLIO
- EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero & Mendeley – use citation management software to keep track of references and format in-text citations and bibliographies
For assistance please contact Danianne Mizzy, Engineering Librarian, at dmizzy@columbia.edu, (212) 854-9087, or in 422 Mudd.
