Materials & Textiles
Analytical Abstracts (RSC) -"...is the only abstracting service designed specifically to meet analytical chemistry information needs. It provides comprehensive coverage of new techniques and applications." 1980 to present."
Emerald Fulltext -40,000+ searchable articles from over 100 Emerald journals. Subjects covered include management, HRM, marketing, librarianship, mechanical engineering, electronic and electrical engineering. Key journals include: European Journal of Marketing, Management Decision, International Journal of Operations & Production Management.
Engineering Village 2 -For all areas of engineering research and development- provides access to Compendex (Engineering Index online) beginning in 1884
NISO (the National Information Standards Organization) -non-profit association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information.
Patent and Trademark Office, United States
-Search for United States patents 1790 to present through the Patent and Trademark Office (United States). Patents issued since 1976 in full text. full-page images are available since 1790. NOTE: Patents from 1790 through 1975 are searchable only by Patent Number and Current US Classification!
Guided Search from the Patent and Trademark Office, US
Patent Tutorial (Penn State University Library)
Science Reference Center (EBSCO) -a general science oriented database with full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Science.gov (US Govt.) -United States government science cross-agency portal. Search for full text documents and reports of U.S. agencies.
SciFinder Scholar® -from American Chemical Society, is the search interface to the Chemical Abstracts and MEDLINE databases. It provides subject coverage that includes the chemical aspects of astronomy, biology, education, engineering, economics, geology, history, mathematics, medicine, and physics. It is available for use from specially designated workstations in the Reference area on the 2nd floor of the Library. Please ask at the Reference Desk if you cannot locate them. The SciFinder Scholar® client software may also be downloaded for use by UMass Dartmouth students, faculty and staff in campus offices and labs after registering with the Science Librarian. (On Campus Use Only)
Scitopia.org -Twenty one scientific and engineering societies allow searching of their combined databases. NOT FULL TEXT. Always check the UMass library's Journals, Magazines & Newspapers in Our Library Using Journal Locator for full text when available.
Textile Technology Complete (EBSCO) -from the Institute of Textile Technology provides international coverage of the literature of the scientific and technological aspects of textile production, processing and related subjects including journals, books, conferences, theses, technical reports, trade literature, and other material acquired by the Institute's library. Coverage includes the various aspects of textile science research, the production, processing, automation and management systems of these operations, as well as the major resources from the apparel, home furnishings, flooring, and polymer industries.
Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge) -Web of Science, formerly known as Science Citation Index, traces the references at the end of each paper published in a broad collection of 8000 journals in science and engineering. Use this database most efficiently to discover who has cited a paper written in the past.
