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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
Materials Science &
Engineering
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
(NUS Libraries)(Word document)
How to use INSPEC (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)
How to Use
PubMed
(NUS Libraries)(Word document)
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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Advanced
Functional Materials
Advanced
Materials
Annual Review
of Materials Research
Gold Bulletin
MRS Bulletin
Materials
Science & Engineering . R , Reports
Nano Letters
: a Journal dedicated to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nature Materials
Progress in
Materials Science
Small
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.
Dictionary of engineering materials
McGraw-Hill dictionary of materials science
Encyclopedias
Concise
encyclopedia of the mechanical properties of materials
Concise
encyclopedia of materials characterization
Concise
encyclopedia of the structure of materials
Corrosion : materials
DeGarmo's
materials and processes in engineering
Handbook of
advanced magnetic materials
Handbook
of advanced materials
Handbook
of thin-film deposition processes and techniques : principles, methods,
equipment, and applications
Nanomaterials handbook
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 received from the
NUS Materials Science and Engineering Dept are kept in the
Library's Closed Stacks under the call number TA403.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
Index to Theses Demo
(the Publisher, HTML).
More foreign theses databases are 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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A+ Materials Science and Engineering Glossary of Terms
eFunda : Engineering Fundamentals : Materials
Provides access to reference materials. It contains the following
sections: elements, steels; aluminium alloys (cast and wrought);
copper alloys (cast and wrought); other alloys (titanium and
magnesium); common materials (concrete, stone, glass, wood, oil,
water, ethanol, air, carbon dioxide, etc); polymers, miscellaneous
(corrosion, piezo materials and solders). Other sections of the site
include a bibliography and suggested reading. Some sections of the
website are only available through subscription.
iCrank Materials Science and Engineering Portal
Provides data, links and blogs.
Internet for Materials Engineering
A a free teach yourself tutorial on the Web, teaching Internet
information skills for materials engineering. The tutorial is aimed
at students, lecturers and researchers who want to improve their
knowledge of the best internet resources for material engineering.
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.
Knowledge Centre Materials Science
This portal is created and maintained by the Library of the
Technical University, Delft. It contains links to the library's
collection on materials science, links to interesting materials
science related websites, news, and information on materials science
researchers, research groups and organisations.
Matter - Undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering Resources
Matter is a project from the University of Liverpool which provides
online undergraduate teaching materials in science and engineering.
The site contains a number of interactive tutorials in ferrous
metallurgy, diffraction, solidification and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM), which make use of interactive simulations,
animated graphics, self-assessment questions and exercises, glossary
links and hypertext.
University of Cambridge Materials Group Online Teaching Resources
All resources are suitable
for undergraduates.
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AIST nanotechnology, materials and manufacturing laboratory
American Society for Testing and Materials
Industrial Materials Institute
International Organisation of Materials, Metals and Minerals
Societies (IOMMMS)
Japanese Materials Science and Engineering
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
TMS OnLine : home of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
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Patents
DEPATISnet
For German patents only
Esp@cenet by European Patent Office
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
American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards source
British standards online
International Standards
Organisation (ISO)
Worldwide standards
service
More Standards sources:
E-Resources, search NUS Libraries>E-Resources> Databases> Browse
Databases by Type> Standards
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Content by:
Central Library
Last updated:
11-08-2008
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