Engineering Research Guide

Includes the following databases: 

• Compendex
• Inspec
• Knovel

• Get help from Elsevier
• eBooks can be read in a browser or via the following app: Knovel ToGo

If you are affiliated with Montana State University, you can publish your articles as open access (at no cost to you) in journals published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

An incomplete listing of MSU theses & dissertations can be found in this database. We recommend using ScholarWorks if you're specifically searching for MSU published theses & dissertations and research.

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