Databases and Search Tips
Subject guides are a great place to find subject-specific databases but here are good places to start:
- Scopus (multidisciplinary)
- Web of Science (multidisciplinary)
- CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform (subject-specific)
provides references to the chemical literature, including substance and reaction information; useful for finding the experimental properties of substances
- Compendex (subject-specific)
provides references to the engineering literature
- PubMed (subject-specific; also known as Medline)
covers the health sciences literature, including bioengineering topics
- Google Scholar
- OpenDOAR (collection of open access repositories, including eScholarship)
All you need is one good paper to help you find more - try these tips for expanding your search.
Books
Specialized materials
Getting Organized
- Subscribe to the table of contents of journals using JournalTOCs
