Subject Guide: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Finding Journal Articles and Conference Papers

Journal articles and conference papers are the primary means of disseminating research in engineering. As such, they are essential references within quality research. Use article databases to find journal articles and conference papers relevant to your research.

Core Databases:	Years Covered	Default Search	Truncation Symbol
ACM Digital Library journals, magazines, and conferences of the ACM	1954–present	All	n/a
INSPEC computer science, electrical engineering, physics, and related fields (Guide: HTML, PDF)	1969–present	Adjacent	* or $
Web of Science all science and engineering fields, with cited reference searching (Tutorial: HTML and Guide: HTML, PDF)	1900–present	All	*

Related Databases:	Years Covered	Default Search	Truncation Symbol
CiteSeer computer science - articles, papers, and technical reports freely available online (a new version, CiteSeerX, has launched its alpha phase)	n/a	Adjacent	n/a
Computing Reviews reviews of computing literature, including journals, conference proceedings, books, and book chapters	1985–present	Phrase	*
IEEE Xplore journals, magazines, and conferences of the IEEE and IET	1988–present (or earlier)	Phrase	*
INSPEC Archive computer science, electrical engineering, physics, and related fields (Guide: HTML, PDF)	1898–1969	Adjacent	$
MathSciNet theoretical and applied mathematics (Guide: HTML)	1940–present	Adjacent	*

To access other article databases, consult our complete list of Article Databases.

Locating Full Text Online or in the Library: Many article databases offer the UC-eLinks service, providing links to full-text articles online and automated library catalog searches. If these links fail, you can search for the journal title or conference name yourself in Melvyl.