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Find Articles - search for articles online and in print
Find Books - find print and eBooks
Find Web Sites - find professional organizations, scholarly societies and quality web resources
Find Other Resources -find conferences, preprints, standards and technical reports
Evaluating Sources - find information on finding authoritative sources
Citing Sources - find information on citation formats, citation management tools and more

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Core Electronic Resources

These are likely to be the best online sources in which to start your research.

Advanced Technologies and Aerospace Database
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The Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database provides full-text coverage for aeronautics, astronautics, communications, computer and information technology, electronics, lasers, solid-state materials and devices, space sciences, and telecommunications.

Coverage: 1962-current
Applied Science and Technology Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Applied Science & Technology Full Text contains indexing and abstracts for nearly 800 core English-language, scientific and technical publications back to 1983. Full text of articles is available from more than 220 periodicals dating back to 1997. Content includes coverage of a wide variety of applied science specialties—acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear and civil engineering, computers and informatics and much more.

Coverage: 1983-current

This databases was previously published by H.W. Wilson.
Computer Science (Gale OneFile)
Provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes computer-related product introductions, news, and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.

Coverage: 1980-current
IEEE Xplore: IEL
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The IEEE/IET Electronic Library is brought to you via the IEEE Xplore digital library. Featuring content from IEEE as well as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), IEL contains almost one-third of the world's current literature in electrical engineering, communications, and computer science. It provides access to over 4.5 million journal articles, conference papers, and technical standards.

Coverage: 1988-current (with selected content published back to 1872)

IEEE Xplore is a digital library providing full-text access to the world's highest quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, electronics, and related disciplines. IEEE Xplore also includes content from select other publishers including the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Alcatel-Lucent, VDE Verlag, and Tsinghua University Press.