LibGuides: Engineering Science Courses & Research: Find Articles

Finding Articles

Below are several databases that contain a lot of good resources for engineering. In addition, you can search OneSearch, which searches many resources at once, to find more articles.

Databases

ProQuest One Academic This link opens in a new window
Extensive collection of journals, ebooks, dissertations, news, video and primary sources from 1970 to the present. Includes ProQuest Central, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Academic Complete, and Academic Video Online.
Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
Provides scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, and more in the areas of engineering, technology, and related disciplines.
Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceeding, dissertations, and government publications. Topics covered include aeronautics, astronautics, communications, computer and information technology, electronics, lasers, solid-state materials and devices, space sciences, and telecommunications.
BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
Peer reviewed, open-access scientific, technical, and biomedical publications on biomedicine, mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences.
PLOS ONE This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed articles in over two hundred subject areas across science, engineering, medicine, and the related social sciences and humanities.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Scholarly and general interest titles connecting environmental research with disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary full-text academic journals, books, and primary sources (usually excludes the past 2-5 years).

ScienceDirect (Requesting Articles)

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full-text journal articles and book chapters on topics including the physical and health sciences, math, computer science, and some social sciences. NOTE: to download full text articles from ScienceDirect, first create an account using your Wartburg email address.

How to request an article through ScienceDirect:

To download full text articles from Science Direct:

Create an account by clicking on the "Register" link at the top of the page. (Sign up with your wartburg.edu email, but DO NOT use the "Sign in via your organization" option.)
Once registered, you can download the full text of an article in one of two ways:
1. For free full text articles, simply click the "View PDF" blue button.
2. For other articles, click the "Order PDF" blue button.
  Read through the access details and then fill out the Order form.
  We will respond within 2 business days.

If you encounter any issues during your search or within the requesting process, please contact the library front desk (319-352-8500; asklibrarian@wartburg.edu).