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INSPEC (via Web of Science) 1898 - present Inspec includes bibliographic citations and indexed abstracts from publications in the fields of physics, electrical and electronic engineering, communications, computer science, control engineerin... View INSPEC (via Web of Science) Online

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arXiv.org E-Print Archive 1991 - present This is an archive of pre-print literature in physics and related disciplines: mathematics, nonlinear sciences, computation linguistics, and neuroscience. It is subdivided into broad subject catego... View arXiv.org E-Print Archive Online
INSPEC (via Web of Science) 1898 - present Inspec includes bibliographic citations and indexed abstracts from publications in the fields of physics, electrical and electronic engineering, communications, computer science, control engineerin... View INSPEC (via Web of Science) Online
NASA Astrophysics Data System 19th century - present The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA- funded project which maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 4.5 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and ArXiv e... View NASA Astrophysics Data System Online
Scopus Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database that covers science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. View Scopus Online
SpringerMaterials 1883 - present SpringerMaterials provides access to curated data on 3000+ physical and chemical properties of 250,000+ materials and chemical systems and is relevant to research in the fields of Physics, Chemistr... View SpringerMaterials Online
Web of Science Arts & Humanities, 1975 to present; Science, 1900 to present; 1965 - for Science; Social Sciences, 1900 to present; Conferences, 1990 to present The Web of Science is a combination of three databases: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Conference Proceedings Citation Index (... View Web of Science Online

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Present The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is a basic reference book for chemical and physical data. Material is updated and revised and new material included in each annual. Sections include basic ... View CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Current This is the 5th (or latest) edition of the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, covering the entire chemical industry and allied fields. Updated regularly, Kirk-Othmer Online will stay ... View Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Online
Wolfram MathWorld 5/6/14 Formerly: Eric Weisstein's Encyclopedia of Mathematics This is a compendium of mathematical definitions, formulas, figures, tabulations, and references. It is intended for a broad spectrum of readers with a wide range of mathematical backgrounds and in... View Wolfram MathWorld 5/6/14 Formerly: Eric Weisstein's Encyclopedia of Mathematics Online

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Academic Search 1975 - present Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. A total of 8,500 journals are index... View Academic Search Online
Applied Science & Technology Full Text 1990 - present Applied Science & Technology Full Text includes indexing and abstracts for more than 760 English-language scientific and technical publications dating back to 1983. Also included are full-text arti... View Applied Science & Technology Full Text Online
Data Citation Index 1900 - present The Data Citation Index provides a single point of access to quality research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world. Through linked content and summary information, this da... View Data Citation Index Online
Engineering Village 1884 - present Engineering Village provides access to multiple engineering databases, including Compendex and GEOBASE, through one interface. They can be searched simultaneously and have any duplicate records rem... View Engineering Village Online
Essential Science Indicators Ten year rolling file - present Essential Science Indicators is a database for identifying emerging research areas and the influential individuals, institutions, papers, publications, and countries in a field of study. It compile... View Essential Science Indicators Online
IEEE Xplore 1884 - present IEEE Xplore is a digital library providing full text access to technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, electronics, and related disciplines. IEEE Xplore includes full text... View IEEE Xplore Online
INIS: International Nuclear Information System 1970 - present INIS is a leading open access reference database for scientific literature published worldwide on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. It contains over 3 million bibliographic citat... View INIS: International Nuclear Information System Online
Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS) 1957 - 1995 The Joint Publications Research Service was a U.S. government organization established in 1957 to supply government agencies with translations of unclassified foreign documents consisting of the fo... View Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS) Online
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 1997 - present JCR provides a means of determining the relative importance of scholarly and technical journals within their subject disciplines by using a variety of citation and article counts attributed to each... View Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Online
NIST Atomic Spectra Database The Atomic Spectra Database (ASD) contains data for radiative transitions and energy levels in atoms and atomic ions. Data are included for observed transitions of 99 elements and energy levels of ... View NIST Atomic Spectra Database Online
NIST Data Gateway Dates Vary NIST Data Gateway-provides access to many (currently over 80) of the NIST scientific and technical databases. These databases cover a broad range of substances and properties from many different sc... View NIST Data Gateway Online
NTRL National Technical Reports Library 1964 to present; brief records for pre-1964 period NTRL (National Technical Reports Library) offers a public interface for accessing authenticated government technical reports in the U.S. Department of Commerce NTIS (National Technical Information ... View NTRL National Technical Reports Library Online
SPIE Digital Library SPIE proceedings include more than 450,000 optics and photonics conference papers spanning biomedicine, communications, sensors, defense and security, manufacturing, electronics, energy, and imagin... View SPIE Digital Library Online
Technology Collection 1962 - present The Technology Collection includes the Biotechnology & Bioengineering Abstracts, as well as the Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database, the Materials Science & Engineering Database, and the Mi... View Technology Collection Online

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