Subject Guide: Environmental Engineering

Finding Journal Articles and Conference Papers

Journal articles and conference papers are the primary means of disseminating research in engineering.

Core Article Databases:	Default Search	Truncation Symbol
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management all areas of the environment and pollution Quick Reference Card: PDF Years covered: 1981–present	Phrase	*
Compendex all areas of engineering Guide: HTML, PDF Years covered: 1884–present	All	*
Web of Science all sciences and engineering journals, with cited reference searching Tutorial: HTML and Guide: HTML, PDF Years covered: 1900–present	All	*

Related Article Databases and Technical Report Databases:	Default Search	Truncation Symbol
BIOSIS Previews includes microbiology and biochemical/biological treatment of wastes Guide: HTML, PDF Years covered: 1926–present	Phrase	*
NTIS (National Technical Information Service) U.S. government-sponsored scientific, technical, and engineering research Quick Reference Card: PDF Years covered: 1964–present	Phrase	*
EPA NEPIS (National Environmental Publications Information System) more than 10,000 full-text EPA documents Years covered: 1970s–present	natural language query; no booleans	automatic stemming
DOE Information Bridge (Department of Energy) full-text DOE reports Years covered: 1995–present	all words; use quotes for phrase	*
Civil Engineering Database indexes all ASCE publications, including journals, conferences, books, standards, and manuals Years covered: papers with abstracts, 1970–present; papers without abstracts, 1920s–1969	AND	*

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.