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Engineering Research Guide

Use this guide to find MSU Library resources and other helpful research tools in the various fields of Engineering.

Purpose

Find Engineering Resources and Standards

Use this guide to help find engineering sources, databases, handbooks, standards, and more in many engineering subject areas.

Research and Writing Help

This guide will also walk users through the research process and provide tips for writing and finding engineering research, and citing sources.

Top Databases

ACM Digital Library
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Computer science journals, proceedings, and transactions from the Association for Computing Machinery.
ASTM Compass
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Current and historical ASTM standards
Engineering Case Studies Online
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Video and text material focusing on engineering failures and successes
Engineering Village
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(Includes Compendex) Largest engineering database with articles and proceedings in all engineering fields.
IEEE Xplore
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Electrical engineering and computing journals, proceedings, and standards
SciFinder-n (Registration Required)
Chemical literature including articles, patents, reactions, and structures.
SPIE Digital Library
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Articles on optics and photonics.
SpringerMaterials
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Physical and chemical data in materials science
Web of Science
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Large, combined database of scholarly articles, books, and data sets

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