Key Databases
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Compendex (Ei Village 2)Interdisciplinary engineering journal articles and conference papers from 1884-Present.
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ASME Digital CollectionFull-text access to the American Society of Mechanical Engineer’s online journals & conference papers.
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NTRL (National Technical Reports Library)Technical reports covering US government research, and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information.
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IEEE XploreFull-text of all Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers conference papers, standards, journals.
Key Search Engines
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NSSNWorld’s most comprehensive search engine on standards with over 300,000 records from organizations accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), other U.S. private sector standards bodies, government agencies and international organizations.
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Google PatentsPatents from around the world
Key PSU Guides
Technical reports describe the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research. Include in-depth experimental details, data, and results.
Technical reports are usually produced to report on a specific research need. They can serve as a report of accountability to the organization funding the research. They provides access to the information before it is published elsewhere.
Technical Reports are usually not peer-reviewed. They need to be evaluated on how the problem, research method, and results are described.
Standards are guidelines or rules for products, processes, test methods, or materials. These are created to produce a level of uniformity, interchangeability, reliability, or means of comparison.
