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|Standards/Codes|
|Patents/Technical Reports/Government Information/Internet Sites |
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Finding Books - Search the catalogs by author, title or subject.

Clarkson University Library Catalog
Local Catalogs
e Books - Collections which can be searched by subject. Individual titles are included in the catalog. (Restricted to Clarkson users)
e Books Free to the Public


Selected e-Books

Books 24X7 handbooks and guides on all aspects of computing including programming languages, application products and networking
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics chemical and physical data
Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects (DOSE) environmental and toxicity data on chemicals in the environment
DIPPR (Design Institute for Physical Property Data/AIChE) physical, thermodynamic, and transport properties for chemicals used in chemical process and equipment design
ENGnetBASE engineering handbooks published by CRC Press; complete list
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology information on the entire chemical industry and allied fields
Knovel over 900 science and engineering handbooks; complete list
netLibrary includes some engineering and computer science
Patty's Industrial Hygiene 5th edition data on chemical agents, physical agents and biohazards in the workplace, and information on engineering control of exposure
Patty's Toxicology 5th edition toxicology data for industrial compounds
Most of the electronic books are also listed in the catalog .
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Finding Journals - Check the catalog or the journal printout which is located in the library to find journals.

Current issues are shelved in the alcove at the end of the aisle to the right as you enter the library. Older issues and volumes are located in the journal room and in Closed Stacks.

Our Complete Journal List - includes all of Clarkson's journal holdings as well as full text titles that are accessible through databases

Electronic Journals

Print Journals - titles currently received in print

eJournals and repositories free to the public - journals and articles which do not require a subscription to access
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Finding Journal Articles
Search databases and journal collections to find journal articles by subject, author or title. Check our holdings for the journal if is is not available in full text. If Clarkson does not have the journal, submit a request for the article through Interlibrary Loan.

The library also has print indexes covering all major subject areas which can be used to locate older articles.
ACM journals
(Association for Computing Machinery
dates vary; 1969+ ACM publications on computing full text
ACS journals (American Chemical Society) dates vary; 1876+ ACS journals in chemistry and chemical engineering full text
AIAA journals dates vary; 1963+ AIAA journals in aerospace full text
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) dates vary; 1995+ ASCE journals in civil, environmental engineering full text
ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers) dates vary; 1996+ ASME journals in mechanical engineering full text
Chemical Abstracts 1909+ American Chemical Soceity database which covers all areas of chemistry links to full text which you will only see if Clarkson subscribes to that journal
Chemical Market Reporter current prices for industrial chemicals full text

Engineering Index
(Compendex)

1969+ peer-reviewed, scholarly journals in engineering links to full text which you will only see if Clarkson subscribes to that journal
GEOBASE 1980+ geography, geology, and ecology not full text
HighWire dates vary; 1997+ journals in science, medicine,technology full text for titles to which the library subscribes
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1998+ IEEE publications full text for titles to which the library subscribes
RSC dates vary Royal Society of Chemistry journals full text for titles to which the library subscribes
Science Direct 1995+ science, engineering, and management journals from Elsevier press full text for titles to which the library subscribes
Scitation (AIP/APS/ASCE/ASME) dates vary search journal collections from several society and technical publishers full text for titles to which the library subscribes
Web of Science
(Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts & Humanities Citation Index)
1994+ Science Citation includes some engineering titles; scholarly, peer-reviewed journals links to full text which you will only see if Clarkson subscribes to that journal
Wiley 1997+ science, engineering and medical journals from Wiley Press full text
Wilson OmniFile 1994+ social sciences, business, humanities, applied science & technology full text

Standards/Codes

Document Center - fee; must pay for standards; ASTM service

R620.112 A512b Annual Book of ASTM Standards.

R348.023 N532o Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. Title 9, Executive (B). (NY State Building Code.)

R343.07869 I61b International Building Code. 2000.

R344.730537 I61f International Fire Code. 2000.

R343.7307869 I61m International Mechanical Code. 2000.

R343.730786961 I61p Uniform Plumbing Code. 1997.

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Patents/Technical Reports/Government Information/Internet Sites

AERONAUTICS

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Technical Report 1915-1958, full text

NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server - 1962+, "research reports, journal articles, conference and meeting papers, technical videos, mission-related operational documents, and preliminary data"; simple search will search NASA materials only; advanced search will search NASA and non-Nasa materials.
NOT FULL-TEXT

The National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center - organized by databases which can be searched, subjects which are covered and studies which are available. Federal Aviation Administration
FULL-TEXT

ENERGY

EnergyFiles (Energy Science and Technology Virtual Library) - "general engineering information directly related to energy"; maintained by the Department of Energy Office of Science and Technology

Energy Citations Database - bibliographic database for accessing energy and energy-related scientific and technical information

U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) - access to energy, science, and technology research and development (R&D)
FULL TEXT 1995-date
CITATIONS 1948-date

GENERAL

Federal Government resources

National Technical Information Service Technical Reports - search 1990+, some full text

STAT USA  - business and economic statistical data from the Federal Government (only available at the reference desk in the library)

Thomas Register of American Manufactuers - product information and manufacturers' addresses

PATENTS

US Patent and Trademark Office - searchable by patent number and classification code from 1790+. Full text search from 1976+. Tiff mages from 1790+

Google Patent Search

TRANSPORTATION

TranStats: The Intermodal Transportation Database - transportation data

SEARCH ENGINES

Google Scholar

Scirus - science specific search engine

Windows Live Search Academic

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