Support for Engineering

You can find information about how to contact us at Support from UWS Library.

Contact us if you would like advice on:

  • Finding information for your assignments
  • choosing keywords and setting limits
  • choosing resources to search
  • assessing credibility of sources
  • Compiling a search strategy for a literature review
  • Reference management

Resources

ASME Digital Collection: articles, conference proceedings and e-books from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Barbour Index: specialist database covering health & safety and environmental information

British Standards Online: a database of all current British, European and International Standards

Construction Information Service: standards and regulations relating to the construction industry Institute of Civil Engineers. Registration required - please use UWS email address.

Digimap Ordnance Survey Collection: searchable and downloadable Ordnance Survey maps, geological maps and aerial images of Great Britain for educational use (free registration may be required)

GALE OneFile News: full-text newspaper resource that provides access to more than 2,300 major world newspapers, and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts

Oxford Academic: full-text journals and e-books on science, social science, humanities, medicine and law

Royal Society of Chemistry Journals Archive 1841-2007: a collection of full text peer-reviewed journals covering core chemical sciences and related fields including engineering

ScienceDirect: full-text journals and e-books on a range of subjects (free registration may be required)

Scopus: combines a comprehensive, expertly curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly literature across a wide variety of disciplines

SpringerLink: full-text journals, e-books and reference works on a wide range of subjects.

Statista: a wide variety of statistics, industry data and analysis from the UK, Europe and around the world. Enhance your presentations with the downloadable tables, charts and infographics.

Virtual Library Archive: a selection of full-text journals and e-books, including archive from 1836 Support Resources

Web of Science: scientific journal article and e-book citation indexing service that also provides full text links to other databases

Wiley Online Library: full-text articles covering science, social science and the humanities

Zetoc: Tables of contents for research journals (not full-text)

 

Last updated: 18/11/2020