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To locate journal articles, reports, and other types of material you will need to use indexes and databases. Selecting the appropriate index or database is an important step in locating the information you need. There are a number of additional databases that you may want to use that cover a variety of aspects of aviation. A number of these are listed and described below. NOTE: On the Pius Library homepage you can find guides for using many of these databases.
ABI/INFORM Complete. 1971- . ProQuest. In-library and remote access.
Updated daily. Indexes and abstracts over 1,500 journals and trade publications in all areas of business and management, many with an international focus. Full text is available for over 800 of the periodicals. Examples of areas covered are accounting and taxation, banking and finance, economics, government, health care, human resources, labor relations, marketing, etc. Click on 'Search Guide' in upper lefthand corner for assistance with this database.
Academic Search Premiere. 1975- .
Updated daily. This multidisciplinary database provides indexing and abstracting for 3,250 scholarly journals including full text for 1,850 beginning as far back as 1985. More than 1,250 journals are peer reviewed. Covers subjects found in college and university curriculums such as biological sciences, economics, communications, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and women's studies.
Aerospace & High Technology Database. 1962- .
Updated monthly. Provides worldwide bibliographic coverage of published and unpublished scientific and technical literature related to the aerospace industry. Articles from over 1,600 periodicals from world wide sources are scanned in addition to conferences, books, published and unpublished report literature, theses, and patents. This is the electronic equivalent of International Aerospace Abstracts (IAA), published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It also contains reports issued by NASA, other U.S. government agencies, international institutions, universities, and private firms.
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts Full Text. October 1983- . WilsonWeb. In-library and remote access.
Updated weekly. Includes full text of every article from almost 100 publications back to 1997 in addition to abstracts for articles back to March 1993 and indexing for over 480 publications back to October 1983. Subject coverage includes aviation, engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology. Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and new product reviews/announcements.
ArticleFirst. 1990- .
Updated daily. Indexes articles from approximately 12,500 journals and magazines covering the subjects of science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Most articles are available by mail or fax for a fee using a credit card. However, Pius Library may own the journal article or you may request it through Interlibrary Loan.
Compendex 1980- . EngineeringVillage 2. In-library and remote access.
Updated weekly. The premier interdisciplinary engineering database in the world, this database provides abstracts and full bibliographic citations from worldwide engineering and technical literature that encompasses all engineering disciplines, as well as related fields in science, and management. The entries are drawn from over 2,600 published journals, conference proceedings and individual conference papers, technical reports, monographs, and other materials. The print counterpart is Engineering Index. On the Pius Library's Homepage under Database Guides , there is a detailed guide to using Ei Compendex.
General Science Index 1984- .
Indexes more than 160 periodicals in the life sciences, physical sciences and technology.
NTRS (NASA Technical Report Server). 1960s - .
Updated irregularly. "The NASA Technical Report Server is an experimental service that allows users to search the many different abstract and technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs. Specifically, it is a unified interface to many separate WAIS servers. NTRS is both a superset of the various servers, and a canonical listing of the servers." (Text from site 3/8/02)
PapersFirst. 1993- .
Updated 24 times per year. Indexes papers from every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, or meeting received at The British Library.
ProceedingsFirst. 1993- .
Updated 24 times per year. Includes references to every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, or meeting received at The British Library.
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Acoustical Society of America
"From the beginning, the Acoustical Society has sought to serve the widespread interests of its members and the acoustics community in all branches of acoustics, both theoretical and applied." (Website)
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Medical Physics
American Astronomical Society
Major professional North American society for astronomers, other scientists and others interested in astronomy.
American Geophysical Union
"worldwide scientific community that advances, through unselfish cooperation in research, the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity." (Website)
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
"It is the mission of the Institute to serve physics, astronomy, and related fields of science and technology by serving its Member Societies and their associates, individual scientists, educators, R&D leaders, and the general public with programs, services and publications - Information that matters®." (Website)
American Nuclear Society
"American Nuclear Society serves its members in their efforts to develop and safely apply nuclear science and technology for public benefit through knowledge exchange, professional development, and enhanced public understanding." (Website)
American Physical Society (APS)
Mission: "to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics" (Website)
American Vacuum Society
"A forum to discuss problems and applications of high vacuum technology" (Website)
Institute of Physics (IOP)
"Works in collaboration with national physical societies, sharing information and working jointly to promote the interests of physics, and makes its educational materials, policy statements and other services available internationally." (Website)
Materials Research Society
"A not-for-profit organization which brings together scientists, engineers and research managers from industry, government, academia and research laboratories to share findings in the research and development of new materials of technological importance." (Website)
Optical Society of America
"The mission of OSA is to promote the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide." (Website)
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Columbia University Engineering Library: Government Information
Links to many U.S. government sites.
FedWorld
Includes Army publications, U.S. government web sites, U.S. government jobs, tax forms, and a U.S. government information locator service.
GrayLIT Network
Links to over 100,000 full-text technical reports from U.S. government agencies such as NASA (Langley and JPL), DOE, DOD and EPA.
Government Web Sites
A listing of Web sites compiled by the University of Iowa Engineering Library staff.
High Energy Physics Websites
Maintained by CERN.
Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
"Scholarly International Information Collections" (Website)
NIST Physics Laboratory. Physical Reference Data
"The Physics Laboratory is one of the major operating units of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Its mission is to support United States industry by providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical, and radiation technologies." (Website)
NTIS (National Technical Information Service) Database. 1990- . Free Web resource.
Indexes scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related research reports sponsored by the U.S. government and international sources but carried out by organizations such as research centers, universities, and organizations. Indexing for 1980-1992 is available on CD-ROM in Pius Library.
Physics Central
"With Physics Central, we communicate the excitement and importance of physics to everyone." Produced by the American Physical Society. {Website)
Physics 2000
An interactive journey through modern physics
PhysLink.com: Physics and Astronomy Online
physicsweb
Physics news, jobs and resources
Official String Theory Web Site [RealPlayer, Macromedia Flash Player]
A great resource for everyone interested in physics and the string theory.
Review of Particle Physics
Provides several online tables, plots and charts.
Science Coalition
"The mission of The Science Coalition...is to expand and strengthen the federal government's investment in university-based scientific, medical, engineering and agricultural research." (Website)
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