University Library

Chemical Engineering

Jane LamotheLibrarian: Jane Lamothe
Location: Engineering
Room: ENG 1B08.2
Phone: 966-5978
Email: Jane.Lamothe@usask.ca

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ACS Web Editions & ACS Journal Archives 1879 - present
Collection of over 34 magazines and peer-reviewed electronic journals published by ACS Publications (American Chemical Society) back in some cases over 120 years to volume one, issue one. [details]
Compendex® and Engineering Index Backfile 1884 - present
World coverage of articles in research engineering. Part of EI Engineering Village 2 [details]
EI Engineering Village 2 EI Engineering Village Compendex® and Inspec®: 1884 - present.
Collection of databases covering scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines, earth sciences, ecology, oceanography and more. Includes articles, conference proceedings and full text of engineering handbooks. [details]
Inspec® & Inspec Archive 1896 - present
A bibliographic database providing access to the world's scientific literature in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, control engineering, information technology, communications, computers, computing, and manufacturing and production engineering. See also EI Engineering Village [details]
RSC Journals & RSC Journals Archive Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1841 - present
Electronic journal collection of over 40 titles published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), including archives going back to 1841. [details]
ASTM Digital Library MyDigitalLibrary 1930 - present
A collection of the digital edition of nearly every ASTM International book and paper spanning 140+ industries and 100+ years, including 1,400+ books, journals, and Special Technical Publications (STPs). ASTM International is world renowned for its technical expertise and market relevance.
Access Note: Downloads are only available via this link by authorized users. Avoid using other links, including ASTM Home and links from the ASTM home page. These will land the user on "for purchase" search results. [details]
ASTM Standards MyStandards Current
Download any of ASTM International's 12,000+ standards, covering metals, petroleum, construction, the environment, and more.
Access Note: Downloads are only available via this link by authorized users. Avoid using other links, including ASTM Home and links from the ASTM home page. These will land the user on "for purchase" search results. [details]
Scopus Cover-to-cover: 1996 - present; selected coverage may go back to 1966.
A very large abstract and index database of research literature and quality web sources covering the science, technolgy, and medicine (STM), and social sciences. [details]
OnePetro Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) SPE: 1927 - present
A multi-society library "that provides a simple way to search for and access a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry." Currently the literature of 10 socieites art included. At this time the Library only subscribes to the Society of Petroeum Engineers (SPE) journals and conference proceedings. Literature from the other oil and gas industry societies can be ordered through the Library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) / Document Delivery service or by personal credit card.
Access Note: Users MAY have to click on a pdf link twice in order to view the document. The vendor is working on a solution to this. [details]
Web of Science® WOS SCI: 1900 - present; SSCI:1981-present; A&HCI: 1981-present
Collection of three citation databases, providing abstracts and indexing and cited reference searching to approximately 8,700 high impact scholarly research journals in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Access Note: By default all three databases are searched. To select one or two databases, change the default by clicking on [Change Limits and Settings] . [details]

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ABI/INFORM Global™ Includes ABI/INFORM Archive™ 1918 - present
Worldwide information on marketing, advertising, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and 60,000+ companies [details]
ArticleFirst OCLC FirstSearch 1990 - present
Index of articles from the contents pages of journals in business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology and popular culture [details]
CHEM-BANK Croner-i CHEM-BANK (HSDB, OHMTADS, RTECS, TSCA, and LINKS) Current
A suite of databases covering potentially hazardous chemicals: HSDB, OHMTADS, RTECS, TSCA, and LINKS.
Access Note: Search defaults to ALL CHEM-BANK databases. Narrow your Substance Search to one or more databases by clicking on Clear All then making your selection. [details]
E-Journal Bibliography 1987 - present
Comprehensive bibliography on the topic of e-journals
Electronic Collections Online ECO 1995 - present
Collection of scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines [details]
General Reference Center Gold 1980 - present
"A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more." [details]
GeoRef & GeoRef in Process 1693 - present (North America coverage); 1933 - present (Worldwide coverage)
Index and abstract database covering geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Also includes GeoRef in Process, a pre-publicaton database [details]
IngentaConnect The home of scholarly research Coverage varies
A bibliolgraphic database indexing and abstracts from nearly 30,000 multidiciplinary scholarly and professional journals. Also includes full text of hundreds of journals subscribed to by the University of Saskatchewan Library. Access Note: To access the full text of journal subscribed to, authorized users must be authenticated using their NSID number or Library card login. [details]
MathSciNet Mathematical Reviews on the Web 1864 - present
Database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for the world's mathematical sciences literature. [details]
OCLC FirstSearch Coverage varies by database
A portal service to OCLC bibliographic databases and reference sources. Permits cross-searching. [details]
PapersFirst OCLC PapersFirst 1993 - present
OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. [details]
ScienceDirect 1995 - present; selected complete backfiles from volume 1, issue 1
Portal to scholarly journals, book series, and ebooks published by Elsevier and affiliated publishers primarily covering science, technology, and medicine and the social sciences. The University of Saskatchewan Library has a current license to the full text of over 2270 of the journal titles back to 1995 (1993 for Academic Press titles) as well as access to several subject backfile collections with coverage from from volume 1, issue 1. Also includes several major reference works and ebook collections. [details]
SciFinder Scholar (Client/Server Edition) SciFinder Scholar & Substructure Module Chemical Abstracts & CAS REGISTRY: 1907 - present; CASREACT: 1840 - present
Client-server application/software provinding access to the CAS databases: CAplus (Chemical Abstracts™ and patents), CAS Registry, CHEMCATS, and to the Substructure Module, a chemical structure drawing tool. Scholar requires client software loaded on the individual workstations (PC or Mac) of authorized users or it can be accessed from designated University of Saskatchewan Library public workstations. An online version is now available: see the SciFinder (Web Edition) details page for important access information. [details]
SpringerLink Journals: Volume 1, issue 1 - present; Books & Reference Works: 2005 - 2008 + selected pre-2005; Book Series: 1997 - 2008
A portal service to Springer (and the former Kluwer Academic Publishers) electronic journals, book series, electronic books and reference works. The library has access to over 1500 electronic journals and selected book series, electronic books and reference works. [details]

Newspapers and Periodicals

Canadian Newsstand Varies; 1985 - present
Major Canadian dailies and news sources and newspapers from across Canada and the Prairie region. [details]
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly) Indexing: 1980 - present; full text 1983 - present
A full text database of articles from Canadian and International journals, magazines and reference content from Gale, all with a Canadian focus. Includes Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [details]