NUS: Libraries: Subject Guides: Bioengineering

This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries. This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of materials that are most useful for locating information in Bioengineering.

Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in books, reports and reviews.

BIOSIS Previews
BIOSIS Previews is a reference database for life science research. It covers journals, conference reports, books, patents from traditional areas of biology (such as botany, zoology, microbiology), related fields (such as biomedical, agriculture, pharmacology, ecology), and interdisciplinary fields (such as medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, biotechnology).

Engineering Village 2 (EV 2)
Engineering Village 2 (EV2) is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary Engineering database. Databases available are, Chimica, Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB), Compendex, Inspec, National Technical Information Service (NTIS), etc. It has over 16 million records, some of which have links to full text. EV2 covers journals, conference proceedings, unclassified government reports, and more.

PubMed
PubMed is a free resource that lets you search millions of journal citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. PubMed provides links to full text articles and other related resources and includes access to MEDLINE and to citations for selected articles in life science journals not included in MEDLINE. MEDLINE covers biomedicine and health, biology, environmental science, marine biology, plant and animal science, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, biophysics and bioengineering.

SciFinder Scholar (SFS)
SciFinder Scholar (SFS) is a research discovery tool that allows students and faculty to access journal articles, books, theses, conference proceedings and patent documents in many scientific disciplines, including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more from 1907 to the present. It provides search interface for access to Chemical Abstracts online. Chemical Abstracts covers the published scientific research in chemistry, and offers searching by author name, research topic, substance identifier, chemical structure, or chemical reaction. Now includes the Substructure Module (SSM). It also provides full-text documents and links to electronic patent documents from the USPTO, esp@cenet, and MicroPatent®

Library’s take: SciFinder Scholar includes the abstracts for articles in more than 10,000 journals, chiefly in chemistry. It is useful for materials research and for energy research. Coverage goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. (1 seat limit)

Scopus
Has 37 million records from over 16000 journals, including trade journals. Covers life sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, social sciences and business. Indexes journals, conference proceedings, and quality web sources. Some records have links to full text. It does citation tracking. A researcher can find out how many times a particular article has been cited.

More databases available at: NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases

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Journals

The top titles in the 2008 JCR Impact Factor that are available in NUS Libraries which encompass Engineering, Biomedical subject fields.

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Biomaterials

Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

Biomedical Microdevices

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering: a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.

Journal of Biomechanics

Medical Image Analysis

Physics in Medicine & Biology

More E-Journals available at: NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals

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Reference Sources

This is a selected list of reference sources that give background information including broad overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events, keywords and bibliographies.

For other background sources, search the Library catalogue, LINC at http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.

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Theses

NUS Theses

Selected theses & academic exercises received from the NUS Division of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering are kept in the Library's Closed Stacks under the call number TA164.

Foreign Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database (E-Resource)
A database of dissertations and theses records from around the world. Provides 24 page previews of selected dissertations and theses. Natural language searching.

Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland(E-Resource)
Listing of theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by universities of Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.

Research & Citations

An engineer's practical guide to technical communication

The Oxford book of modern science writing

Technical communication

More on how to search theses available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html

More foreign theses databases are available at: NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations

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Library Instruction & Tips

This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc. It may include notes on how to use specific resources.

Orientation & Tutorial

Orientation for Engineering Undergraduate Students (Aug 09) (PowerPoint) !!New!!

Tutorial for Engineering Graduate Students (Aug 09) (PowerPoint) !!New!!

Tutorial for Engineering FYP Students (Aug 09) (PowerPoint) !!New!!

Bibliographic Management & Cited Reference Search

EndNote : A Step-by-Step Guide by NUS Libraries (HTML)

EndNote X2: Your Bibliographic Management Tool (PowerPoint) !!New!!

How to Cite References : Citation Styles (HTML)

How to Find Who Cited Your Article : Citing References (HTML)

Databases

How to Use BIOSIS Previews (PDF)

How to Use Engineering Village 2 (Word)

How to Use PubMed (Word)

How to Use Scopus (Word)

How to Install SciFinder Scholar (HTML)

How to Use SciFinder Scholar (PDF)

Tutorial on Using Engineering Village 2 (Video) !!New!!

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Internet Sources

The Biomedical Engineering Network
Most of the information is US-based, and there are links to academic programmes, job sites, research grants, publications, conferences and societies. There is also a link to The Whitaker Foundation, a private, non-profit organisation that supports research and education in biomedical engineering.

BMES Bulletin
The quarterly newsletter of the Biomedical Engineering Society contains bioengineering science articles, student chapter news, Society and public policy announcements, employment opportunities, a calendar of conferences and events, editorials and letters.

Intute Engineering Gateway
The site provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. Our target audience is students, staff and researchers in higher and further education.

Medical Device Link
For people who design, manufacture, and market medical devices. Has access to articles from various periodicals. Includes supplier directories (both European and North American), lists of (mainly US) consultants, details of trade shows, and information on books and reports. A (US) careers centre is offered, with discussion forums and links to medical device related sites. Has a site search facility.

World Lecture Hall - Biomedical Engineering
Based at the University of Texas at Austin. Has links to pages created by people who use the Web to deliver university-level academic courses. Some are distance learning courses delivered entirely over the Internet. Others are designed for students in residence. Many fall somewhere in between. Has a list of biomedical engineering courses from various institutions, with a short description of each course.

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Associations

Bioengineering Unit at the University of Strathclyde

Biomedical and Environmental Sensor Technology Centre

Biomedical Engineering Society

Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials at Queen Mary, University of London

Rehabilitation Engineering at Wright State University

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Patents & Standards