Top Databases
Here is a list of top databases and e-book collections you will use in your research. See also our list of Databases A-Z list on the Engineering Library homepage at http://engineering.library.cornell.edu.
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Print books - Uris Library (course reserves, 20,000 books); VIVO - expertise database |
Information Resources for Engineering Students http;//guides.library.cornell.edu/chem4620 http://engineering.library.cornell.edu
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Cornell Library Catalog has records for 8 million books, Summon for article searching, and thousands of journals. Summon includes many ebook collections but lacks the complete coverage of INSPEC, Compendex, and Web of Science. | ||
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Google Scholar is better than Google because it contains many articles. But display order is by citation, not by date. Be sure to consult the library-subscribed databases below for more in-depth information. |
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Now available through Access Engineering (McGraw-Hill). No longer on Knovel. Includes state-of-the-art coverage of all aspects of chemical engineering —from the fundamentals to details on computer applications and control. |
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Not available through Knovel, Kirk-Othmer is online separately through Wiley. Click Search this publication. Good overview of chemicals, including synthesis information, industry outlook, physical properties, commercial applications | ||
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includes over 1,000 articles relating to industrial chemistry. Note "search in this book" feature to optimize searching. | ||
| ICIS Chemical Hub Page for Students, Academics | Historical chemical prices, news, blogs, etc. | ||
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2,000 technical e-books, including chemical engineering. Can browse by subject. All McGraw-Hill books, including Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, have moved to Access Engineering. | ||
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Access Engineering has hundreds of McGraw-Hill books and instructional videos, Includes Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Biofuels Engineering Process Technology, and Schaum's Outlines. |
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CRC EngNetBase (also NanoNetbase, ChemNetBase) 2,000 books by CRC and Taylor & Francis, including 210 books in chemical engineering (ChemicalEngineeringNetBase). | ||
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Patent Lens contains US patents from 1976+, European, World, and Australian patents. Contains patent applications from U.S., World, and Australia. | ||
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Engineering Village (or Compendex) searches scholarly articles and conference papers in Compendex and INSPEC simultaneously. Over 50% of the database indexes chemical engineering journals and conferences. | ||
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OnePetro has articles published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. | ||
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Must create a free login. SciFinder indexes chemical patents as well as the chemical research literature. Provides manufacturer websites for chemicals. Click Explore Substances, then Substance Identifie to see manufacturers. | ||
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Web of Science is well known for indexing high-impact journals and showing who has cited whom. Does not include conference papers. Journal citations reports ranks journals. This video defines impact factor. | ||
| Journals |
Search Journals on this page and in the Library Catalog. Ex. see OGJ Subscriber Surveys in Oil and Gas Journal. |
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Full text business magazines, including Chemical Week. Search for CW Price Report, be sure to select Full text searching. | ||
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CEIC Data contains economic and commodity production data. Click on Search, select data, add keywords. can export to Excel. |
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Factiva has full text magazines and newspapers, including Platt's commodity news, Dow Jones news. See screencast. | ||
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Lexis Nexis has full text magazines and newspapers, including Chemical News, Chemical Week, Platt's publications. Easier to use than Factiva. | ||
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Overdrive has popular online books available for check-out onto your electronic devices. |
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