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Search databases to find journal articles
Try these databases first. Complete list of Engineering databases.
- Compendex (1969-present) International: Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research available, covering all engineering disciplines.
- ScienceDirect Engineers Australia (1995- present) International: Life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences
- ENGINE Engineers Australia (1980-present) Australian: Indexes conference papers, journal articles, technical papers, books, discussions, news articles and unpublished papers. Covers all areas of Engineering.
- Ecodisc (1990- present) International: Ecology and the ecosystem, conservation.
- Mineralogical abstracts (1982-present) International: Mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, environmental mineralogy.
What is the difference between a database and google scholar?
| Library databases | |
| University focus | Useful results hidden in a jungle |
| Target journal articles | Everything and anything! |
| Better results in less pages | Results in 1000s of pages |
| Fulltext scholarly articles |
May need to pay for scholarly articles $$$ |
| Refines your search by subject area, date and lots more! | Fewer limits available |
| UOW quota free | Runs down your quota |
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