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Best Bet Databases in Nanotechnology
ISI Web of Science
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Coverage for Arts and Humanities is from 1975-present; for Social Sciences 1956-present; and for Science 1900-present.
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SciFinder Web
SciFinder Web requires account registration with UMass Amherst email account. SciFinder Web doesn't work with IE 6. Off-campus access must be through this link to the UMass SciFinder page.
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases of chemistry and related scientific fields. Mid 1800's -
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Inspec
Comprehensive index of articles and other scholarly work on electrical engineering: electronics, control engineering, telecom, computing, IT, etc., 1898-present.
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Coverage for Arts and Humanities is from 1975-present; for Social Sciences 1956-present; and for Science 1900-present.
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SciFinder Web
SciFinder Web requires account registration with UMass Amherst email account. SciFinder Web doesn't work with IE 6. Off-campus access must be through this link to the UMass SciFinder page.
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases of chemistry and related scientific fields. Mid 1800's -
| Also known as: | Chemical Abstracts |
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Inspec
Comprehensive index of articles and other scholarly work on electrical engineering: electronics, control engineering, telecom, computing, IT, etc., 1898-present.
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Additional Databases in Nanotechnology
American Chemical Society Web Editions
The Society’s 30 or so journals online, 1879-present.
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Analytical WebBase
The online version of the Royal Society of Chemists (UK)’s Analytical Abstracts. Indexes scholarly journals in the field of analytical chemistry, 1978-present.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Online version of the 88th edition of this indispensable reference for chemical and physical data. Current.
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Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics
A scholarly encyclopedia from Elsevier, with an easy-to-follow subject tree arrangement. Each article includes a thorough bibliography. Current.
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Engineering Village
Comprehensive access to engineering journal articles, conference papers, and web sites, 1884-present.
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IEEE/IEE Electronic Library
All IEEE journals (including Spectrum), standards, transactions, and major conference proceeding since 1988, plus some content since 1952, to present.
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Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Comprehensive articles on topics in chemistry and chemical engineering, with bibliographies. Current.
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NASA Technical Reports Server
References to Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), journal articles, conference reports, 1958 -present.
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PubMed Central
National Library of Medicine's archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Coverage varies; earliest journal is 1937-present; most are 2001-present.
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Science Citation Index Expanded
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language science journals, 1900-present
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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Scitation
The journals of six key physics and engineering societies, 1893-present.
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SPIE Digital Library
Six key optics and photonics journals, plus conference proceedings, 1990-present.
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Virtual Technical Reports Center
Selected technical reports, preprints, reprints, and research reports listed by issuing institution. Sponsored by University of Maryland Libraries.
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The Society’s 30 or so journals online, 1879-present.
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Analytical WebBase
The online version of the Royal Society of Chemists (UK)’s Analytical Abstracts. Indexes scholarly journals in the field of analytical chemistry, 1978-present.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Online version of the 88th edition of this indispensable reference for chemical and physical data. Current.
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Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics
A scholarly encyclopedia from Elsevier, with an easy-to-follow subject tree arrangement. Each article includes a thorough bibliography. Current.
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Engineering Village
Comprehensive access to engineering journal articles, conference papers, and web sites, 1884-present.
| Also known as: | Compendex |
IEEE/IEE Electronic Library
All IEEE journals (including Spectrum), standards, transactions, and major conference proceeding since 1988, plus some content since 1952, to present.
| Also known as: | IEEE Xplore |
Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Comprehensive articles on topics in chemistry and chemical engineering, with bibliographies. Current.
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NASA Technical Reports Server
References to Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), journal articles, conference reports, 1958 -present.
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PubMed Central
National Library of Medicine's archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Coverage varies; earliest journal is 1937-present; most are 2001-present.
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Science Citation Index Expanded
Works poorly with Safari.
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language science journals, 1900-present
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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Scitation
The journals of six key physics and engineering societies, 1893-present.
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SPIE Digital Library
Six key optics and photonics journals, plus conference proceedings, 1990-present.
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Virtual Technical Reports Center
Selected technical reports, preprints, reprints, and research reports listed by issuing institution. Sponsored by University of Maryland Libraries.
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