Subject Guide: Engineering and Project Management

Finding Journal Articles and Conference Papers

Journal articles and conference papers are the primary means of disseminating research in engineering. Use article databases to find articles on your topic.

Core Article Databases:	Default Search	Truncation Symbol
Compendex all fields in engineering Guide: HTML, PDF Years covered: 1884–present	All	*
Business Source Complete business and management issues Tutorial: movie (approx. 3mm:0ss) Years covered: 1965–present	Exact Phrase	*
Web of Science all science and engineering fields, plus the social sciences, with cited reference searching Tutorial: HTML and Guide: HTML, PDF Years covered: 1900–present	All	*

Related Article Databases:	Default Search	Truncation Symbol
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and related disciplines Guide: HTML Years covered: 1930s–present; with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s	AND (all words)	?
Civil Engineering Database indexes all ASCE publications, including journals, conferences, books, standards, and manuals Years covered: journal papers with abstracts, 1970–present; journal papers without abstracts, 1920s–1969; books, 1800–present	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.