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Provides abstracts of articles from international professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines on business and management topics. Titles Indexed

1971-

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Search full-text articles on physical science, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. Full Text Titles Included

1980-

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Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology online.

Current

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Citations and full text from Association for Computing Machinery journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings. Titles Included | FAQ & Search Tips

1968-

Y

Full text and search access to American Chemical Society journals. Titles Included

1879-

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Search full text of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Acoustics Research Letters Online, and other ASA journals. Results also included in Scitation search results. Titles Included

1930-

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National Agricultural Library article citation index covers all aspects of agriculture disciplines. Titles Indexed | Search Tips

16th century-

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Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change. Titles Included | Search Tips

1990-

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Online archive of Alternative Press Index. Search Tips

1969-1990

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Covers world technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments. Titles Indexed

1972-

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Medical literature search of articles and books. Offers a search option for FreeBooks4Doctors.com and FreeMedicalJournals.com.

Varies

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Historical abstracts of global history research journals, covering 1450 to the present. America History and Life can be searched by choosing the drop down option for U.S. and Canadian history. Titles Indexed

1954-

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An annotated bibliographical guide to the study of the history of U.S. foreign relations.

1600-

Y

Biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological, and related sciences.

2007

Y

Citations from 15,000+ journals on all topics. Titles Indexed | Search Tips

1990-

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Covers journal literature of the arts and humanities, including citation information for authors' works. Titles Indexed | Workbook

1980-

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Search 12 full text titles from American Society for Microbiology - ASM Journals Online. Titles Included | Search Tips

1916-

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Search ASM (American Society for Metals, now known as ASM International) Handbooks Online, the Alloy Center Online, Micrograph Center Online, and Failure Analysis Center Online. Also known as the Metals Handbook. Search Tips

Current

Y

Search Beilstein for chemical facts including substance structures, reactions, and literature. Search Tips

Current

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Biographical information on people from throughout history. Titles Included | Search Tips

Current

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Contains hundreds of peer-reviewed open access journals.

1997-

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Aggregation of full-text bioscience journals, most published by small societies and non-commercial publishers. Titles Included | Search Tips

1898-

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Full text online of more than 7,000 computer, information technology, and engineering books from many publishers. To connect, users must register for an account using their @wpi.edu email. Visitors may use on public workstations near reference desk. Help | Search Tips

Varies

Y

Search full text of The Boston Globe.

1980-

Y

Search full text of The Boston Herald.

1995-

Y

Document abstracts and complete publications produced by or for BFRL staff.

1973-

Y

Indexes business information sources: trade magazines, newsletters, general business press, and international business dailies. Titles Included | Search Tips

1994-

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Indexes journals covering business and management issues with emphasis on case studies and practical applications. Titles Included | Search Tips

1995-

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Citations on regional business activities and trends as well as major stories on local firms, their products and executives. Titles Included | Search Tips

1985-

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Includes full text for 2,300+ business journals, indexes 3,300+ titles, as well as industry reports and company profiles from Datamonitor. Journals Included | Other Sources | Tutorial

1922-

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Searches CSA databases including (click link below to search databases individually):

• Aluminum Industry Abstracts
• Ceramic Abstracts
• Copper Data Center Database
• Corrosion Abstracts
• Engineered Materials Abstracts - Advanced Polymers, Composites, Ceramics
• Materials Business File
• METADEX, Metals Abstracts
• WELDASEARCH

Abstracts journals and conference proceedings on all areas of ceramics.

1975-

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Abstracts the literature of chemistry via SciFinder Scholar.

1907-

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Chemical dictionary file for over 370,000 compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest. Search Tips

Current

Y

CiteSeer is a digital library that aims to improve the dissemination, retrieval, and accessibility of scientific literature, mostly in the areas of computer and information science. Provides automated citation indexing and citation linking.

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Indexes all American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publications. For alternate access to ASCE publications search the ASCE Online Research Library. Search Tips

1970-

Y

Index of scholarly Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities from documents published in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages. Titles Included | Search Tips

1975-

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Archive of pre-published papers in cognitive psychology. Search Tips

Varies

Y

Electronic version of Engineering Index, covering literature in various engineering disciplines. Search Tips

1970-

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Articles on the professional lives of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and inventors from classical antiquity to modern times.

2007

Y

Search abstracts of articles on computer science topics, a part of the Emerald Library search. Journals Indexed

1987-

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Identify the best new articles and books in all areas of computer science. Quick Start Guide

1985-

N

Collection of critical essays on contemporary authors who are living or died after 1959.

Current

Y

Indexes 1,500+ sources on women issues, including health, human rights, the workplace, legal status, and more. Titles Included | Search Tips

1992-

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Covers copper technology from smelting and hydrometallurgy.

1965-

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Covers areas of general corrosion, testing, corrosion characteristics, preventive measures, materials construction and performance.

1980-

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Current edition, includes data on properties of inorganic and organic compounds, values for fundamental physical constants, and tables needed by chemists, physicists, and engineers.

Current

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Searches CRC Press netBASE, full text CRC engineering handbooks, database include (click link below to search each individually):

• ENGnetBASE
• ENVIROnetBASE
• Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
• MATHnetBASE
• NANOnetBASE

Current

Y

Search Beilstein for chemical facts including substance structures, reactions, and literature. Search Tips

Current

Y

Search 30+ publishers content including IEEE, ASCE, ACM and others. Uses Google interface but the effort focuses users' searches and reduces the noise produced by general web searches. Try also Google Scholar.

1870s-

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The Center for Research in Security Prices at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business provides end-of-day and month-end prices on all listed NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ common stocks with basic market indices as well as an annual update of daily and monthly Treasury data on bond issues. Tutorials

Current

Y

Index to publications in statistics and related fields. References are drawn from 162 core journals. Help

1975-

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Search the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Roget's Thesaurus and other sources. Also useful for translating text.

Current

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Abstracts of doctoral dissertations and theses from North America and Europe. Coverage dates back to 1861 for citations, abstracts since 1980, thesis abstracts since 1988. Search Tips

1861-

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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)'s, indexes Defense Department literature and links to some full text. Help and Tips

1974-

37,700+ full text books on many topics: Business & Economics, Computers, Technology & Engineering, Humanities, Life & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Current

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Includes full text for 2,300+ business journals, indexes 3,300+ titles, as well as industry reports and company profiles from Datamonitor. Journals Included | Other Sources

1922-

Y

Access 680+ full text journals. Journals Included

Varies

Y

Access eight research databases covering a wide range of topics with abstracts & full text of 1000s of journals.

• America: History & Life
• Business Source Premier
• GreenFILE
• Historical Abstracts
• Humanities International Complete
• Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts
• MLA International Bibliography
• Regional Business News

Varies

Y

Search many engineering conference papers, including those from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

1847-

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Abstracts more than 1400 economics journals. Titles Included | Search Tips

1969-

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Financial reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Includes press releases, quarterly (10-Q) and annual (10-K) reports, insider trading reports, and more. 10-K reports give very detailed information about a company's products, businesses, operations, competitors, and markets.

1994-

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Covers more than 450+ full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources with a focus on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Titles included

Varies

Y

Multidisciplinary index of scholarly journals. Journals | Search Tips

1995-

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Contains online journals, article collections, and books in mathematics. Titles Included

Varies

Y

Electronic versions of theses and dissertations produced by WPI students.

1998-

Y

Contains over 25,000 management articles as well as a range of engineering, applied science and technology journals.

Titles Included | Search Tips

Varies

Y

Search abstracts of articles on computer science topics, a part of the Emerald Library search. Journals Indexed

1987-

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Electronic version of Encyclopedia Americana.

Current

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Start here for background information on most topics. Search the web version of the Encyclopedia Britannica or browse by subject, A-Z, or check the World Atlas or timelines of history. Also contains Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Current

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Searchable through the Gale Virtual Reference Library, this electronic book provides industry snapshots.

Current

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Contains entries written by experts in their specialties and reviewed by authorities on renewable and alternative energy sources, global climate change and carbon control, sustainable buildings and green development and many more important topics in this field.

2007

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Contains 1200 entries written by experts on a range of environmental topics from agroecosystems to zero population growth.

2007

Y

Reference to a broad array of health topics worldwide

2008

Y

Search full text on a wide range of themes, including computer crime, information warfare, privacy, surveillance, intellectual property and more.

Varies

Y

Contains over 1,000 articles on chemical substances, including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology. Search Tips

Current

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Electronic version of Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Search Tips

Current

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Entries by scholars on all aspects of energy, from Basics of Energy; Energy Flows; Conservation and End Use; Renewable and Alternative Sources; Nuclear Energy; Sustainable Development; and more.

2004

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Online edition contains 250+ articles including latest developments in medical devices, including nanotechnology, fiber optics, and signal processing.

2005

Y

Covers water issues encountered in agriculture and environmental science. Coverse a wide spectrum of design concepts, methodologies, and solutions for enhanced performance of water quality, treatment, conservation, and irrigation methods.

Current

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Create a Web of Knowledge account to gain access. More ...

Abstracts of articles on research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications of materials.

1986-

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Abstracts from Compendex and INSPEC databases, and also includes the electronic version of Engineering Index, with links to full text articles, patents, standards and handbooks in scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines. Visit the library for 1892-1969 indexing (print volumes).

1884-

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745+ Engineering handbooks published by CRC Press. Search Help

Current

Y

More than 300 full text environmental handbooks on such topics on Water Science, Technology, and Engineering, GIS, environmental chemistry, ecology, and earth science. How it Works

Current

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Abstracts on educational topics. Maintained by the Education Resources Information Center of the U.S. Department of Education. Full text non-journal documents issued 1993+ are available free. Useful for finding research on use of games in education.

1966-

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Search International patent search with full images in PDF format. Tutorial

1970-

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Energy Technology Data Exchange includes information on the environmental impact of energy production and use. Requires free account unless you are within the WPI IP range. Search Tips

1995-

Y

InfoTrac database covers scholarly sources on a variety of topics. Great starting place for articles. Titles Included

1980-

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Fire literature search of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

1912-

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Access more than 25 databases covering a wide range of topics and materials. Search Tips

Varies

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Over 600 free, full text medical textbooks.

Varies

Y

Over 430 free, full text medical journals.

Varies

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Provides free patent searching of U.S. and European registrations. Benefits include patents in PDF format as well as hyperlinked classification searching.

1976-

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Search Gale eBook reference content such as Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Major Acts of Congress, Encyclopedia of Bioethics and 20+ other titles. Some provided by the MBLC. Titles Included | Help

2000-

Y

Searches Gale databases including (click link below to search databases individually):

• Academic OneFile
• Educator's Reference Complete
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• General BusinessFile ASAP
• General Reference Center Gold
• Health Reference Center Academic
• Student Edition

Full text research and analysis reports on computer hardware, software and related information technology industries.

Current

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InfoTrac database includes business and industry articles, company directory listings, and investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. Titles Included

1980-

Y

InfoTrac database for full text magazines, reference books, and newspapers on a variety of topics. Titles Included

1980-

Y

Abstracts of journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports on geography, geology, ecology and international development. Journals Included | Search Tips

1980-

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Search 40+ geoscience peer-reviewed open access electronic journals.

current

Y

Google search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports on all topic areas. Use to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, prepublication repositories and universities.

Varies

Y

U.S. Government Printing Office access to over 1,000 databases of Federal information including full text of federal laws. Search Tips

Varies

Y

Index to print and electronic publications created by Federal agencies such as references to congressional committee reports, hearings and debates. Search Tips

1976-

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Contains abstracts of articles on all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Varies

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Electronic version of The Academic American Encyclopedia.

Current

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Bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.Titles Indexed | Search Tips

1935-

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InfoTrac databases which provides full text from medical and consumer journals, health newsletters, topical overviews and pamphlets. Titles Included

1980-

Y

From Stanford University, includes online versions of 920+ journals in biological, physical, medical, and social sciences. Titles Included | WPI Access | Search Tips

Varies

Y

ABC-CLIO Historical abstracts of global history research journals, covering 1450 to the present. America History and Life can be searched by choosing the drop down option for for U.S. and Canadian history. Titles Indexed

1886-

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Data, charts, and statistics on topics such as population, work and welfare, economy, governance and international relations.

1600-

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Search and retrieve full text of current issues of the American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Journal of World History and a other history publications. Titles Included

1999-

Y

Documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.

Current

Y

Company and industry overviews, profiles, competitors, and IPO Central. Help Center

Current

Y

Indexing and full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world on various humanities topics. Titles Included

1920s+

Y

Full text of 6 international codes published by the International Codes Council: ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities; International Building Code; International Energy Conservation Code; International Existing Building Code; International Fire Code; International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings. Subscription purchased by WPI Department of Fire Protection Engineering.

Current

Y

Full text of all IEEE and IEE journal articles, conference papers, and standards. Titles Included | FAQ Tips | User Guide

1913, 1988+ for most

Y

Searches Gale databases including (click link below to search databases individually):

• Academic OneFile
• Educator's Reference Complete
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• General BusinessFile ASAP
• General Reference Center Gold
• Health Reference Center Academic
• OneFile
• Student Edition

Multidisciplinary database containing references to articles published in over 28,000 journals. Also serves as an alerting service. WPI has access to a few full text titles. Why & How to Use

1988-

N

Electronic version of Engineering Index, covering literature in various engineering disciplines. Search Tips

1970-

N

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) search includes PCT international applications. Search Help

1978-

N

Search major physics journals. Titles WPI subscribes to historic archive.

1874-

Y

Search Institute of Physics electronic journals with articles in various scientific, technical and medical disciplines.

1874-

Y

Search the Library Catalog for completed WPI undergraduate Interactive and Major Qualifying Projects (IQPs and MQPs). Choose the limit option for Projects Reports. To submit a completed project, use the e-projects site.

1999-

Y

Articles and information on prominent and hotly-debated issues.

1995-

Y

JCR within ISI Web of Knowledge helps measure research influence and impact of journals and journal categories, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals. ThomsonReuters provides Journal Impact Factors with current and five year trends.

Current

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Online archive of complete backruns of scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields. Titles Included | Search Tips

1800s-

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Georgetown University provides two citation databases from the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature and National Information Resource on Ethics and Human Genetics databases (ETHX and GenETHX) on ethics and human genetics.

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Contains over 1,000 articles on chemical substances, including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology. Search Tips

Current

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Collection of 1600+ science and engineering handbooks, including the Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology and Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine. Titles Included | Help Center

Current

Y

Searchable full text access to the Springer book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) a major publication of new developments in computer science.

1975+

Y

Full text news, legal, business, and biographical information. Titles Included | Search Tips

Varies

Y

Access statistics and downloadable charts produced by the U.S. government, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. How do I? | Help

1790-

Y

Search for WPI library materials including print and electronic books, journals, and audio visual materials. Search Tips

Varies

Y

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 690 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

1960-

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LOCUS contains the electronic full text for every Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics SIAM journal article published from the journal's inception through 1996.

1952-1996

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Digital library of books and journal articles in American social history from the antibellum period through reconstruction. Search Tips

Varies

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Use this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.

Varies

Y

Access to the full text of thirteen newspapers:

• The Boston Globe
• The Boston Herald
• The Worcester Telegram & Gazette
• More...

Varies

Y

Focuses on industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries.

1985-

N

Full text mathematics reference books. Search Tips

Current

Y

Provides searchable access to Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications produced by the American Mathematical Society.

1940-

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US and European patents related to materials science and engineering.

1996-Current

N

Comprehensive analysis of lexicon and word usage for medieval times.

1100-1500

Y

Indexes books, essay collections and bibliographies on literature, languages, linguistics and folklore. Titles Included | Search Tips

1926-

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80+ nanotechnology handbooks and reference works. Search Help | Title List (XLS)

Current

Y

Includes abstracts on astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation physics and geophysics. Titles Included | Search Tips

1975-

Y

Search technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs. Search Tips

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Y

Free eBooks on a variety of topics. Help

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Electronic version of the National Fire Code from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Current year

Y

One-stop searching for medical databases such as MEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, DIRLINE and AIDS Meetings. Search Tips

Varies

N

Index of government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information. Most reports are pay-per-view, so search the web or specific agency site, or our library catalog, or use ILL for access.

1964+

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Listen to over 75,000 classical, jazz, and world music selections.

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Search and browse thousands of full text eBooks. Search Tips

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Browse or search through several electronic thesis collections.

1980-

Y

Search full text of the New York Times.

2005-

Y

Search full text and image 1851-2004 including news, illustrations, editorials, and advertisements. Search Tips

1851-2004

Y

Indexes more than 30 U.S. newspapers, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Titles Included | Search Tips

1989-

N

National Institute of Standards and Technology provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled under the Standard Reference Data Program.

1900-

Y

Online handbook of mathematical functions.

Current

Y

Multidisciplinary index of scholarly journals. Titles Indexed | Search Tips

1995-

N

4400+ open access journals free web site.

Varies

Y

Electronic version of twenty volume The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition and three-volume Additions Series. Search Tips | Tutorial

Current

Y

Search Oxford journals, we subscribe to 100+ titles covering a variety of topic areas.

1995-

Y

Search full text of The Grove Dictionaries of Music and Musicians, Opera and Jazz. Search Tips

Current

Y

Contains 100+ dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works full text and searchable.

Varies

Y

Contains references to articles on public affair and government issues from journals, books, government documents and statistical directories. Also Includes public policy journals.
Titles Included | Search Tips

1915-

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Index to papers presented at conferences worldwide. Search Tips

1993-

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A worldwide, open-access, free patent informatics resource. Search and retrieve the full-text of millions of patent documents from US, Europe, Australia and WIPO, their status and counterparts up to 70 countries. Free PDF downloads for US, Australian, PCT and European patent documents.

1976-

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Indexing and abstracts for over 2,000 popular and academic periodicals. Titles Included | Search Tips

1987-

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Indexes all American Physical Society journals. Titles Included | Search Tips

1893 - 2000

Y

Annotated bibliography of books, journal articles and working papers on population topics. See JSTOR for Population Index prior to 1986. Titles Included | Search Tips

1986 - 2000

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Index to worldwide conference proceedings. Search Tips

1993-

N

Full text access to scholarly humanities, social sciences, and mathematics journals. Titles Included

Varies

Y

Full text of articles from American Psychological Association (APA) pyscNET and selected Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF) journals. Titles Included

Varies

Y

Indexes the literature of psychology provided by American Psychological Association (APA) pyscNET. Titles Included

1887-

N

Organized as three linked databases, Chem Substance, PubChem Compound, and PubChem BioAssay. Also provides a fast chemical structure similarity search tool and links to PubMed scientific literature and NCBI's protein 3D structure resource. Help

Current

Y

From the National Library of Medicine, covers clinical medicine, dentistry, nursing and nutrition. Same as MEDLINE. Titles Included | Search Tips | Tutorial

1966-

N

Search many databases as once, JSTOR, IEEExplore, ScienceDirect, WorldCat and 50 more, powered by Webfeat Express.

1200-

Y

The Readers' Guide Index to Periodical Literature back to 1890. Titles Included

1890 - 1982

N

Use your WPI email address to create an account to get started. More...

Through EBSCOhost, search full text & abstracts of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Titles Included

1993-

Y

Search RSC chemistry journals. Titles Included

1841-

Y

900+ computer and information technology books from O'Reilly and Associates. Other publishers books are searchable but we do not have access to the full text. For these, users will see "PREVIEW -Additional content appearing in this section has been removed." Search Tips

Varies

Y

LOCUS contains the electronic full text for every Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics SIAM journal article published from the journal's inception through 1996.

1952-1996

Y

Searches R&D results, project descriptions, accomplishments, and more, via resources made available by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), U.S. Department of Energy.

Varies

N

Covers the journal literature of the sciences, including citation information for authors' works. Titles Included | Tutorial

1980-

N

Full text access to Elsevier Science scholarly journals. Search Tips | Tutorial

Varies

Y

Electronic access to Chemical Abstracts, indexing the literature of chemistry.

1907-

Y

From Biology to Weather, information and news on all science topics. We also have access to Facts on File Science Online.

1992-

Y

Search abstracts of 100+ journals from American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Physical Society (APS), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and science and engineering societies. WPI subscribes to 70+ titles.
Search Tips

1957-

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Vermont SIRI (Safety Information Resources, Inc.) provides access to information about chemicals and links to MSDS archives provided at manufacturer sites. Also, a chemical toxicity search.

1973-

Y

Indexes articles on shock and vibration, including noise, & vibration technologies.

1992-

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Indexes articles exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political and global issues. Search Tips

1988-

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Covers the journal literature of the social sciences, including citation information for authors' works. Titles Included | Tutorial

1990-

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Abstracts on scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers e-paper collection containing full text documents in accounting, economics, legal, marketing, financial and information systems disciplines. Some content is pay-per-view, some freely available.

1993-

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Search the Optics and Electro-Optics (OEO) Segment of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Digital Library. Titles Included

1990+

Y

Access to a variety of scholarly science journals published by Springer. Titles Included

Varies

Y

Compustat current and historic financial company data on global corporations. Use Research Insight an analytical software to screen for companies by wide range of investment and financial criteria.

Quarterly

Y

80 different compensation related data items on public corporations top 5 executive officers.

Varies

Y

Statistical tables on social and economic conditions in the United States. Some international data also.

1878-

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Electronic version of the reference series offering contact information for thousands of U.S. manufacturers. Free registration required. Search Tips

Current

Y

Find global company financial information provided from Thomson, I/B/E/S, Disclosure, Worldscope, includes current/historical SEC filings, spreadsheet-ready financials, and more. This resource must be viewed using Internet Explorer. Search Tips | Manual

Current

Y

A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Varies

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A collaborative project to digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975.

Pre-1975

From the Transportation Research Board at the National Academy of Sciences, indexes transportation literature and links to some full text. Search Tips

1968-

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Includes full text and full image U.S. patents and patent applications. Search Tips

1790

Y

Includes articles on a variety of scientific topics including chemistry, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, and physics.

Varies

Y

From the University of Maryland, lists institutions who provide full text abstracts of their technical reports.

Varies

Y

Full text of newspaper of offering coverage of global business, financial, and industry news and politics.

1984-

Y

Interface to Arts &Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, plus ability to perform cross database searches (outside of ISI products) and login to your Web of Science account for cited reference alerts and customization. Tutorial | Cited Reference Tutorial

1980-

N

Abstracts the literature of welding, including thermal cutting, brazing and soldering.

1967-

N

Full text of this resource for biomedical engineers, covering everything from Accelerometers to Xenotransplantation. Help

2006

Y

Electronic version of Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Search Tips

Current

Y

Search journals published by Wiley. WPI subscribes to many titles in various topic areas such as chemistry, medical & life sciences, materials science and engineering. Titles | Search Tips

1946-

Y

Multidiscplinary index of periodicals. Titles Included | Search Tips

1994-

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Search digital collections of the WPI Archives and Special Collections. The Woodbury collection consists of approximately 1000 digital images of the sample letterheads, the bird's-eye-view drawings, and the Woodbury & Co. newsletter.

1884-2001

Y

Searchable full text of The Worcester Telegram and Gazette.

1989-

Y

Includes the full text of Funk &Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Search Tips

Current

Y

Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Search Tips

1200-

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Search the Library Catalog for completed WPI undergraduate Interactive and Major Qualifying Projects (IQPs and MQPs). Choose the limit option for Projects Reports. To submit a completed project, use the e-projects site.

1999-

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Search the Library Catalog for completed theses or dissertations housed in the library (ground floor), in storage or electronic. Use Advanced Search, and use steps listed under help to limit. To submit a completed thesis, use the ETD site. Search Help

1894-

Y

= WPI subscribed title | = access provided by MBLC | = provided by CMRLS | = free to everyone