Research Guides: Mechanical Engineering: Databases

Recommended Databases

The following are recommended databases for locating scholarly articles, dissertations, theses, and conference papers for this subject.

ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
Journals, ebooks, and conference proceedings from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Search Tips
- Click Advanced Search to search by author, Digital Object Identifier (DOI), paper number. etc.
  - Under the Update Search heading on the left, use the Filter drop-down to select a category.
  - Click Add term to add another term/search field.
  - Click Update to finalize search.
- To browse the ASME journals available, click the Journals button.
- To browse the ASME books available, click the eBooks button.
- To browse content grouped by topic, click the Topic Collections button.
- Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: engineer* will find engineer, engineered, engineering, etc.
- Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: “crew resource management”
- To create a shareable link to a document, copy the URL in the browser's address bar.
Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Dissertations and masters' theses from most North American graduate schools as well as some European universities. Many are available in full PDF format.
- To create a shareable link to a document, click the Copy URL button.
SAE MOBILUS This link opens in a new window
Technical papers, standards, ebooks, and related publications from SAE International.
- To create a shareable link to a document, click the Share button, copy the URL, and use the Create Proxy Links tool to create an authenticated link.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals and ebooks in the areas of physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities.
- Browse for or search within specific topic areas using the ScienceDirect Topics homepage.
- To create a shareable link to a document, copy the URL in the browser's address bar and use the Create Proxy Links tool to create an authenticated link.
SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Optics and photonics technical papers from SPIE journals and conference proceedings.
- To create a shareable link to a document, copy the DOI URL in the record and use the Create Proxy Links tool to create an authenticated link.

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The following are recommended databases for locating technical reports (technical and scientific research) on this subject.

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) This link opens in a new window
NASA-created and NASA-funded materials including conference papers, NACA documents, images, journal articles, photos, meeting papers, patents, research reports, and technical videos.
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) This link opens in a new window
U.S. government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business information from more than 200 U.S. government agencies.

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eBook Databases

AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
McGraw-Hill resources and publications including instructional videos and classic books such as Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers and Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook.
- To create a free AccessEngineering account, click on the My account button on the right side of the AccessEngineering homepage. Then, choose Log in via email/username and click on Register.
- To use features including printing, document downloading, and annotating text, sign in with an AccessEngineering username and password.
- Downloadable Excel Spreadsheet Calculators covering a range of common calculations across several disciplines are available. Click on Spreadsheets.
- If you have access issues, clear your browser's cache and cookies. If you are using the Chrome browser, please try an alternate browser such as Firefox.
Taylor & Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full-text ebooks from publishers CRC Press, Routledge, and more, on topics including engineering, technology, international relations, business, and computer science.
- To create a shareable link to a document, click the Share button, then click the Copy Link button, and use the Create Proxy Links tool to create an authenticated link.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Extensive collection of ebooks on a variety of subjects, such as aviation and human factors.
- Bookshelves are based on your ERNIE login. (Older versions of bookshelves were overridden.)
- A separate Ebook Central account is no longer required for the use of Bookshelf, highlighting, and downloading features.
- You can add books to your Bookshelf by clicking on the Add to Bookshelf link located on the left of the book’s Detail Page or by placing a bookmark on any page within the book.
- For most books the print/download limit is 40% of the book's pages. Printing or downloading a chapter or page range do the same thing and deduct in the same way based on the pages allowed. Both options create a PDF that does not expire.
- Check the "Availability" section, on the Detail Page, or in the Book Details side panel to see how many copies are available and if it is for Online reading or Download, or both.
- You can change the language of the interface by clicking on Settings in the naviagation bar and clicking on Language. Choose your language and save the changes.
- To share ebooks or chapters, click the Share Link to Book button.
- For help using and searching in the database, click the question mark icon (?) in the upper right corner, or use their Help Guide
Request Items
- Books not available full text online in this database may be available in print. Search for the title in EAGLEsearch to see if the library owns a print copy. Visit the Borrow and Renew (Access Services - Circulation) page for help in checking out material.
- If you see that a book is "Available on request," you may read the book online for up to 5 minutes; click Read Online to do so.
- Click on the Request button or request this book link to fill out the form to request the library purchase it if you cannot locate it in our catalog.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Books on varying topics related to humanities, leadership, management, accounting, and engineering.
- To create a free account, click on Sign In at the top of the page and then click on Create one now or sign in with an existing Google account.
- To use the book download, notes, and folder features, users must create a free account and sign in.
- The number of pages that can be printed from any book depends on the book. After you click on Print Pages or the Download symbol for a section, a box will appear telling you the total allowable number of pages that can be printed.
- To create a shareable link to a document, click the Permalink button.

Video Databases

Engineering Case Studies Online This link opens in a new window
Documentaries, accident reports, case studies, lectures and interviews on engineering failures and successes. Now part of Academic Video Online.
Examples of engineering failures include, but are not limited to:
- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- Chernobyl Disaster
- Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
- Air France Flight 4590
- Apollo 13
- TWA Flight 800
Good to Know
- A current version of Adobe Flash Player is required to use this database.
- Titles play in their entirety by default, but they can be played by clip when available.
- To create a shareable link to a document, copy the URL in the browser's address bar.
Search Tips
Connect search terms with AND: concorde AND accident
National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films This link opens in a new window
Videos from the National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films (NCFMF).

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