Guides: Databases by Subject: Civil & Environmental Engineering: Databases for Journal Articles

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Top Sources

ASCE Library This link opens in a new window
Indexes all American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publications.. WPI has full text access to the ASCE journals only (not conference proceedings).

Coverage: 1970-
Some Full Text: Yes (Journals only)
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-
Scitation This link opens in a new window
Search abstracts of 100+ journals from American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Physical Society (APS), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and science and engineering societies. WPI subscribes to 70+ titles.

Coverage: 1957-
Full Text: Some
Technology Collection This link opens in a new window
The Technology Collection includes the Advanced Technology & Aerospace and Materials Science & Engineering Databases. It combines broad indexing coverage of the scholarly literature in advanced technology, computer science, engineering, materials science and related areas with full-text titles full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. Coverage: 1962 - current

All Civil and Environmental Engineering Databases

Try searching the following databases but if you can’t find what you need contact a librarian for research assistance. For articles not available in full text through Gordon Library, please request through Interlibrary Loan.

ASCE Library This link opens in a new window
Indexes all American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publications.. WPI has full text access to the ASCE journals only (not conference proceedings).

Coverage: 1970-
Some Full Text: Yes (Journals only)
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-
FireDOC Search This link opens in a new window
Database of publications held in the former Fire Research Information Service at NIST's Building & Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL).

Coverage: 1912-2010
Full Text: Some
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Information on all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Some
ICC Digital Codes Library This link opens in a new window
ICC's Digital Codes Library is the largest provider of model codes and standards used worldwide to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. Free access to 800+ ICC resources and the largest collection of code titles.
National Fire Codes (Formerly NFPA Codes Online) This link opens in a new window
Electronic version of the National Fire Code from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). No Username or Password required. Access is determined by your WPI IP Address.

Coverage: Current year + Previous editions
Full Text: Yes
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
Scitation This link opens in a new window
Search abstracts of 100+ journals from American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Physical Society (APS), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and science and engineering societies. WPI subscribes to 70+ titles.

Coverage: 1957-
Full Text: Some
SciTech Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
The SciTech Premium Collection provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more. For those researchers who need to conduct comprehensive literature reviews, this database includes specialized, editorial-controlled A&I resources for discovery of relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical to the discipline. Subject areas include: • Advanced technologies • Aerospace • Agricultural science • Aquatic science • Atmospheric science • Biological science • Computer science • Earth science • Environmental science • Engineering • Materials science • Polymer science. See https://proquest.libguides.com/scitechpremium/about for more information and searching guidance.
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.
TRID This link opens in a new window
From the Transportation Research Board at the National Academy of Sciences, indexes transportation literature and links to some full text.

Coverage: 1968-
Full Text: Yes
Web of Science (WPI Access ended 6/30/2021)
Interface to Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, plus ability to perform cross database searches (outside of ISI products).