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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

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.

Guides for searching Scopus are available at:
 Scopus Demo
(The Publisher)(Video)
 Scopus Help
(The Publisher)(HTML)
 Scopus Tutorials
(The Publisher)(Video)
 Scopus User Guides
(The Publisher)(PDF)

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

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Journals

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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Reference Sources

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.
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Handbooks
Research and Citations
Dictionaries
Concise dictionary of materials science : structures and characterization of polycrystalline materials

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

Handbooks
ASM handbook ; v.11

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

Research and Citation
Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more
An engineer's practical guide to technical communication
The Oxford book of modern science writing

Technical communication

Instructions on format of thesis as given in Research Handbook for Engineering for Masters & PhD students:
http://www.eng2.nus.edu.sg/proj/eeintranet/student/Grad/Handbook_4Jan07.pdf (p. 22-28)

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

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Theses

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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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.


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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Internet Sources

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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Associations

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 & Standards 

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)
 
Free Patent Online
For US and EP patents only.
 
IPOS (Singapore Patents)
For patents from IPOS only.
 
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Covers patents from WIPO only.
 

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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