Guides: Aerospace Engineering Guide: Research Resources

Resources Available at the Gordon Library

ASTM Compass | ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library This link opens in a new window
A vast collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. Covers a broad range of engineering disciplines.
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Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Abstracts from the Compendex database, and also includes the electronic version of Engineering Index, with links to full text articles, patents, standards and handbooks in scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines.
Coverage: 1884-
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full text access to more than 2000 Elsevier science, social science, engineering and management scholarly journals.
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus delivers the most comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of Science, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences, and Arts & Humanities. As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, Scopus helps ensure that crucial research from around the world is not missed.

Check out BrowZine via the Gordon Library to browse accessible and relevant journals. The library recommends keyword searching Aerospace Engineering.

The following selections are recommended for students and researchers looking for peer-reviewed aerospace information.

Acta astronautica (0094-5765)

WPI Subscription: 1995-present
Aerospace science and technology (1270-9638)

WPI Subscription: 1997-present
AIAA journal (0001-1452)

Print/Microfiche: 1963-1998; WPI Subscription 2000-present
Aircraft engineering and aerospace technology (1748-8842)

WPI Subscription: 1997-present
Chinese journal of aeronautics (1000-9361)

WPI Subscription: 2007-present
Cosmic research (0010-9525)

WPI Subscription: 2000-present
E.S.A. bulletin (0376-4265)

Open Access: 1994-present
Experiments in Fluids

WPI Subscription: 1997-present; Print: 1984-2002
IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine (0885-8985)

WPI Subscription: 1988-present
IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems (0018-9251)

WPI Subscription: 1965-present
International journal of satellite communications and networking (1542-0973)

WPI Subscription: 2003-present
Journal of aerospace engineering (0893-1321)

WPI Subscription: 1988-present
Journal of aircraft (0021-8669)

Print: 1964-1975, 1989-2000; WPI Subscription 2000-present
Journal of Fluid Mechanics

WPI Subscription: 1997-present; Print: 1956-2002
Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics (0731-5090)

WPI Subscription: 2000-present
Journal of propulsion and power (0748-4658)

Print: 1989-1992; WPI Subscription: 2006-present
Journal of spacecraft and rockets (0022-4650)

Print: 1964-1995; WPI Subscription 2006-present
Journal of Turbomachinery

WPI Subscription: 2000-present. Print: 1986-1992 (Founders Storage).
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering (0954-4100)

WPI Subscription: Feb 1997-Sept 2008
Progress in aerospace sciences (0376-0421)

WPI Subscription: 1995 to present

NASA Technical Reports Server This link opens in a new window
Search technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs
Full Text: Yes
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