Mines Library Catalog Search
To start, you may use the Mines Library Catalog to search for research articles for a broad understanding of your research topic. Use the faceted filters on the right side of the search result to narrow it down to Resource Types / Articles.
Please note: not all research articles which the library subscribes to are searchable through the catalog. Only use the catalog for a broad search to get started and use specialized databases such as the Web of Science, Google Scholar, or MathSciNet to run more specific and comprehensive searches on your topic.
Core Electronic Databases for Operations Research
General Scitech Databases
- Web of Science: All Databases This link opens in a new window
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Easily search across all subscribed products simultaneously using a common set of search fields for the most comprehensive results. - Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
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Engineering Village is the information discovery platform to search across both Compendex and INSPEC databases. The thesauri on Engineering Village comprise the controlled vocabulary used to index articles in the Compendex, Inspec, GeoRef, GEOBASE and EnCompass databases.
Mathematics
- MathSciNet This link opens in a new window
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MathSciNet is a comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature. It provides access to reviews and bibliographic data for much of the mathematical sciences literature. It provides links to original articles and free access to Featured Reviews.
Business Databases
- Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. - Business Insights: Global (Gale) This link opens in a new window
A unique source for international business intelligence offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries, and industries.
Major Operations Research and Management journals
We have access to most of the major operations research and management journals. Below is a sampling. They are in order by impact factor.
Journal of Operations Management
Management Science
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
Research Policy
Operations Research
Omega
Production and Operations Management
Transportation Research Part A, B, C, D, E, and F
Journal of Business Logistics
International Journal of Production Economics
Journal of Management Information Systems
European Journal of Operational Research
Journal of Quality Technology
Journal of Informetrics
Computers and Operations Research
INFORMS Journal on Computing
International Journal of Production Research
Mathematics of Operations Research
Operations Research Perspectives
Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal
Journal of Management in Engineering - ASCE
4OR
Quality and Reliability Engineering International
Journal of Manufacturing Processes
Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications
Information Processing and Management
Annals of Operations Research
Specialized Databases
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
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The IEEE Xplore digital library features content from IEEE as well as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), containing current literature in electrical engineering, communications, and computer science with select content back to 1872. Select access to standards. - ASCE Civil Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
This database provides a simple search interface for all ASCE publications. It provides bibliographic access to all of the ASCE journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletters. - SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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The SciTech Premium Collection provides full-text coverage for all the sciences, engineering, forestry, geography, homeland security and terrorism, International relations, mathematics, military and defense, public health and safety, and sustainability. - Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database offering information in nearly every area of academic study, including arts, biology, chemistry, computer sciences, ethnic studies, engineering, language and linguistics, literature, medical sciences, philosophy, physics, psychology, religion, social sciences, and more. - SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
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Use CAS SciFinder-n in identifying a chemical substance and its related chemical structures, molecular formula, chemical names, reaction components, regulatory information, and properties, including CAS Registry Numbers®, reaction schemes, step-by-step experimental procedures, detailed conditions, and product yields.
Access Note: Database use is restricted to current Mines-affiliates only and requires an individual user account to access. First-time users must register for an account using your @mines.edu email. - OneMine This link opens in a new window
OneMine includes a broad selection of the full-texts of articles and peer-reviewed journals to support undergraduate or advanced studies in mining and minerals, and for organizations engaged in research and development. - Economics and Theory (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics and related fields. The database has an emphasis on titles indexed in the American Economic Association's EconLit bibliography. - ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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PQDT Global is a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Each year hundreds of thousands of works are added. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637. - ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
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From foundational science to new and novel research, discover our large collection of Physical Sciences and Engineering publications, covering a range of disciplines, from the theoretical to the applied. - Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Note: To make sure links to full-text resources offered by Mines are included in your results, click on the Settings button in the right hand corner, then on Library Links in the left hand column. Type in or click on Colorado School of Mines and select Save.
Journal Title Search
If you know the title of the journal you want to browse, you could search for the journal title in the catalog. For example, if you do a search on Journal of Operations Management, the first item to come up will be the catalog record for the journal. You can then view the table of contents for the journal.
Search Terms
Many library databases use standardized or controlled language terms such as:
business logisticsdecision-making
decision science
lean manufacturing
logistics
management science
operations management
operations research
process optimization
production management
project management
quality assurance
quality standards
supply chain logistics
supply chain management