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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
This guide contains the following sections: Databases
Journals
Reference Sources
Theses
Library Instruction
& Tips
Internet Sources
Associations
Patents & Standards
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.
Engineering Village 2 (EV2)
This
is the
most important Engineering research database. It has five sub databases:
CBNB, Chimica, Compendex, Inspec, and NTIS
(more on each database below) which can be searched individually or together.
It has over 16 million records, some of which have links
to full text. Covers journals, conference proceedings,
unclassified government reports, and more. Also has links to useful
sites like the European Patent Office, Esp@cenet and scientific research
tool, Scirus.
CBNB
: Chemical Business NewsBase (1985- ) provides worldwide chemical
business news and information. Sources include 300 core trade journals,
newspapers, company newsletters/interim and annual reports, books,
market research reports, and press releases.
Chimica,
(1970- ) covers 600 journals on
chemistry and chemical engineering, with emphasis on applied and
analytical chemistry. Other topics are physical chemistry, health and
safety, organic and inorganic chemistry, and materials science.
Compendex
(over 9
million records, 1969- ) indexes articles from over 5,000 journals and
conference proceedings. Over 190 disciplines in the all fields of
engineering, as well as related fields in science and management are
covered.
Inspec
(8 million records, 1969- ) is produced by the Institution of Engineering and
Technology (IET). Indexes 3,500 journals and 1,500 conference
proceedings. Topics covered are physics, electrical engineering,
electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing,
IT, material science, biomedical technology, etc.
NTIS : National
Technical Information Service
(over 2 million records, 1899- ) is a source of
reports (including unclassified ones) from US and international government
agencies like NASA, the United States Departments of Energy and Defense,
the German Federal Ministry of Research and
Technology and the Japan Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
Guides for searching
EV2 available at:
Engineering Village 2 Tour (the Publisher)(PDF)
How to Use
Engineering Village 2
(Word document)
How to use INSPEC (NUS Libraries)(PDF)
BIOSIS Previews, 1926-
Has over 18 million records from 5,500 journals, conference reports, books,
patents. Coverage includes 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).
Guides for searching
BIOSIS Previews available at:
http://scientific.thomson.com/support/products/previews/ (the
Publisher)(HTML)
How to use BIOSIS Previews (NUS Libraries)(PDF)
PubMed, 1950-
PubMed is a project developed by the National Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH). Has over 17 million citations from
MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the
1950s.
Guides for searching
PubMed available at:
PubMed Online Training (the Publisher)(HTML)
Science Citation Index Expanded (via Web of Science), 1980-
Science Citation Index Expanded (1980-) is a multidisciplinary index to the
journal literature of the sciences providing full indexes to over 5,900
major journals across 150 scientific disciplines. Disciplines covered
include biotechnology, computer science, materials science, mathematics and
many more.
Librarian's take: This database's unique features included citation index,
analytical tools in evaluating and ranking journals, related records search
capability and links to full-text journals subscribed by NUS Libraries.
Guide for searching
Science Citation Index Expanded is available at:
ISI Web of Knowledge Help (The Publisher)(HTML)
ISI Web of Knowledge Recorded Training (The Publisher)(VIDEO)
ISI Web of Knowledge Support & Training Materials (The Publisher)(HTML/PDF)
ISI Web of Knowledge Tutorials (The Publisher)(HTML)
SciFinder Scholar (SFS)
Covers
chemical and life sciences research published in journals, patents, books,
theses, conference proceedings, etc. Provides access to several Chemical Abstracts Service
(CAS) databases, including Chemical Abstracts (1967-), Registry, CASREACT,
CHEMLIST, CHEMCAT Medline, OldMedline. Has more than 19 million citations to
the chemistry literature. More than 35 million chemical substances can be searched by chemical name, chemical
structure, CAS Registry Numbers, formula. Offers chemical reaction
searching. Some records have links to full text.
To
install SciFinder Scholar (NUS Libraries)(HTML)
Guides for searching
SFS available at:
How to use SciFinder Scholar (NUS Libraries)(PDF)
How to find who cited your article (NUS Libraries)(HTML)
Scopus
Has 29 million records.
Covers life sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, social sciences
and business. Indexes
journals, conference proceedings, trade publications 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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Annals of
Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterials
Biomedical
Microdevices
Biorheology
Clinical
Oral Implants Research
IEEE
Transactions on Medical Imaging
Journal of
Biomechanics
Journal of
Biomedical Materials Research. Part A
Medical Image
Analysis
Physics in
Medicine & Biology
More E-Journals available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals
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This is a select list of reference sources that give background information
including broad overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events,
keywords and bibliographies.
The Williams
dictionary of biomaterials
Encyclopedia of biomaterials and biomedical engineering
Biomaterials : from molecules to engineered tissues
Biomedical technology and devices handbook
Standard
handbook of biomedical engineering and design
Tissue, cell and organ engineering
Technical communication
For other background sources, search the Library catalogue,
LINC at
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.
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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.More on how to
search NUS theses available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.
Foreign Theses
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Database
(E-Resource)
A comprehensive database of dissertations and theses records from around the
world. Dissertations
published since 1997 have 24-page
preview and full text.
Guide for searching
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Database is available at:
ProQuest Basic Search (The Publisher)(HTML)
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
in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.
Guides to searching
Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the
Universities of Great Britain and Ireland available at:
http://www.theses.com./demo.html
(the Publisher)(HTML).
More on how to search foreign theses available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations
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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.
A tutorial for
Year 4 Engineering Students (PowerPoint)
How to Use
Engineering Village 2 (Word document)
How to Use PubMed (Word document)
Advanced Search Tips in Using LINC
(Word document)
How to
Use EndNote Web to Manage References (HTML)
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The Biomedical Engineering Network
http://www.bmenet.org/BMEnet/
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
http://www.bmes.org/bulletin.asp
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
http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/engineering/
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
http://www.devicelink.com/
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
http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/results.cfm?from=browse&count=1&DescriptorId=12
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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Bioengineering Unit at the University of Strathclyde
http://www.strath.ac.uk/bioeng/
Biomedical and Environmental Sensor Technology Centre
http://www.dcu.ie/~best/
Biomedical Engineering Society
http://www.bmes.org/
Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials at Queen
Mary, University of London
http://www.materials.qmul.ac.uk/irc/
Rehabilitation Engineering at Wright State University
http://www.cs.wright.edu/bie/rehabengr/default.html
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Patents
DEPATISnet
http://depatisnet.dpma.de/
For German patents only
esp@cenet by European Patent Office
http://ep.espacenet.com/
Mostly patents from the European Patent Office. Also
includes most recent 24 months of PCT-publications from World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
More Patents sources:
E-Resources, search NUS Libraries>E-Resources> Databases> Browse
Databases by Type> Patents
Useful Slide Presentation done by NUS Libraries on Patents:
Patent and
Engineering Sources (2007)
Standards
British Standards online
International Standards
Organisation (ISO)
Worldwide standards
service
To get a list of Standard Databases through NUS Libraries Homepage,
NUS Libraries >
E-Resources >
Databases > click Type, then Standards
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Content by:
Central Library
Last updated:
23-06-2008
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