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This guide is designed to support research for the assignments in ENGRG 3605. At any phase of your research, use this guide to discover state-of-the-art research, stay up-to-date, and get inspired! It is created to help you through your research with selected research databases, step-by-step research videos, and citation management guidelines.
General Library Resources
- Cornell University Library WebsiteGet to know your Library starting from here!
- Cornell University Unit LibrariesList of all 18 unit libraries, including Engineering Library
- Engineering LibraryEngineering Library website
- New Engineering BooksRecently added books on engineering and technology
- Access Anywhere (formerly Passkey)Get immediate access to library resources while away from campus
Selected Databases in Science, Engineering and Philosophy
These are selected databases that index peer-reviewed journals, technical reports and conference proceedings in science and technology. Each one has a different focus.
For a complete list of engineering databases, see our Databases page.
- ACM Digital LibraryAbstracts, reviews, and full text for articles published by ACM periodicals and proceedings since 1947. Includes select works from affiliated organizations, and a bibliographic database of key publishers in computing.
- Engineering Village 2Comprehensive database for engineering and physics.
- Google ScholarGoogle Scholar provides a way to search across all disciplines for scholarly literature, be it articles, books, theses, or preprints. Update your Google Scholar settings to link to the Cornell University library collection.
- IEEE XploreProvides full-text access to IEEE transactions, IEEE and IEE journals, books, magazines, and conference proceedings published since 1988, and all current IEEE standards.
- PubmedTop medical database by the National Library of Medicine.
- ScopusScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
- SpringerLinkProvides access to over 65,000 ebooks from 1842 to the present. Also includes journals, book series, eReferences, and Protocols.
- Web of ScienceWeb of Science Core Collection provides access citation databases in all subjects, with coverage from 1900 to the present. Find highly cited articles and key authors and journals on your topic/field.
- Philosopher's IndexProvides indexing and abstracts of journal articles, books, contributions to anthologies, and book reviews published worldwide since 1940. Topics covered include aesthetics, axiology, philosophy of education, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of history, philosophy of language, logic, metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, metaphilosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of science, social philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.
E-Book Libraries
- AccessEngineeringOver 1,600 engineering e-books, including Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook and Schaum's Outlines. Includes online tutorials and DataVis, a tool that allows one to compare properties of hundreds of materials. Case studies map to ABET learning outcomes.
- AccessScience from McGraw-HillScience and technology encyclopedia by McGraw-Hill. Besides articles includes biographies of well-known scientists, animations, videos, and curriculum maps.
- KnovelKnovel features 2,000 reference ebooks in all fields of engineering. Includes interactive tables, equation plotters, graph digitizers, and ability to export to Excel spreadsheets. Large database of materials property data.
- Safari O'Relly ebooksComputer programming, user manuals, business and management topics
- Skillport eBooks and VideosBooks on many information technology topics, including networking, programming, languages, and desktop applications. If having trouble accessing a book title, on the results screen, click on Books.
- SpringerLinkProvides access to over 65,000 ebooks from 1842 to the present. Also includes journals, book series, eReferences, and Protocols.
- Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer ScienceContains over 400 lectures on AI, communication networks, electrical engineering, informatics, synthetic biology, and life sciences. Each book synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by a prominent contributor to the field.