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Databases & Indexes

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Search Databases & Indexes by subject, keyword or author to find citations and abstracts in your subject area. Some Databases provide the full text of articles. Note the subject areas covered by each resource (provided in parentheses).

If you don't find a full text version of your article in a database and you see this icon: sfx@rpi icon, click on it and the software will help you look elsewhere for full text. (More information...)

Internet Resources (Subscription)
A valid Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password are required for use of the following subscription databases. See our Frequently Asked Questions page.

ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY (Computer Science, Information Technology)
Access to the full text of ACM journals and conference proceedings. See our Databases page.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Search full text from scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business. See our Databases page.

Compendex (Engineering, Computer Science, Technology)
A large international datbase of technical literature. Citations and abstracts only. See our Databases page.

EMERALD INTELLIGENCE + FULL TEXT (Management, Engineering, Manufacturing)
Provides the full text of over 130 journals in subject areas such as Engineering, General Management, Marketing, Human Resources and Operations. See our Databases page.

LexisNexis Academic (General Interest, Legal, Business, Industry)
Provides access to the full text of 6,000 trade, legal and business publications. See our Databases page

PROQUEST DIRECT (General Interest, Business, Management)
Search full text articles from over 2,000 business and management journals and from national and regional newspapers. See our Databases page.

Internet Resources (Free)

The following databases are freely available on the web.

ERIC (Education)
Citations and abstracts of education documents.
URL: http://www.eduref.org/Eric/adv_search.shtml

NASA TECHNICAL REPORT SERVER (Engineering, Technology)
A bibliographic database of technical literature from periodicals, government agencies and conference proceedings. Citations and abstracts only.
URL: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/

RECENT ADVANCES IN MANUFACTURING (RAM) (Manufacturing)
Covers all areas of manufacturing, including environmental management, quality management, systems, processes, planning, and control. Citations and abstracts only.
URL: http://www.eevl.ac.uk/ram/index.html

Print Resources
APPLIED MECHANICS REVIEWS (Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science)
Monthly index to the world's journal literature in mechanical engineering sciences. Also includes review articles, bibliographic surveys and book reviews.
PRINT INDEX AREA

BUSINESS PERIODICALS INDEX (Business, Management)
Provides access to historical business information. 1967-1995
PRINT INDEX AREA

COMPUTER AND CONTROL ABSTRACTS (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science)
Monthly international index with abstracts.
PRINT INDEX AREA

COMPUTER LITERATURE INDEX (Information Technology, Computer Science)
An index to articles on topics such as IT Administration, Computer Applications, Hardware Systems and Technology, Sofware and Programming and the Computer Industry. 1982-2002
PRINT INDEX AREA

ENGINEERING INDEX (Engineering, Technology)
A large international index to technical literature. 1967 - 1998
PRINT INDEX AREA

F & S INDEX - UNITED STATES (Business, Industry)
Company & Industry Indexes.
PRINT INDEX AREA

NEW YORK TIMES INDEX (General Interest)
Provides access to this newspaper. 1987- 2002
PRINT INDEX - NEAR MICROFICHE READER/PRINTER

PAIS (PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFORMATION SERVICE) (Political Science, Economics, Finance)
Monthly index to periodicals, books and government documents in political science, international relations, economics, trade, finance and other public administration areas. 1987-2002. PRINT INDEX AREA

WALL STREET JOURNAL INDEX (General Interest, Business)
An index to both Barron's and the Wall Street Journal.
PRINT INDEX - NEAR MICROFICHE READER/PRINTER

Obtaining Copies of Articles

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If you wish to locate a copy of a particular article, follow the following steps:

1. Check the Cole Library Full-Text Journals A-Z to see if we own the journal you are looking for.

2. You may wish to consult with a Reference Librarian to see if the article you are looking for might be found using an online database or another resource. Contact us through e-mail at .

3. If the Cole Library does not have access to the journal you need, you may submit an Interlibrary Loan request.

Through our Interlibrary Loan service, the Cole Library obtains articles and books from other libraries across the country.

Submit Interlibrary Loan requests using ILLiad Interlibrary Loan Request.

Please note that only current Rensselaer at Hartford students, faculty and staff are eligible for the Cole Library's Interlibrary Loan services. Others should inquire about Interlibrary Loan services available at their local public or corporate libraries.
Obtaining Conference Papers or Proceedings

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Many resources mentioned on this guide index conference papers as well as articles.

If you wish to obtain a copy of a particular conference paper, or the proceedings of a particular conference, follow the following steps:

1. Check Rensselaer Libraries' Catalog to see if we own the proceedings of the conference you need. Use key words from the conference title. If possible, avoid common words such as "International," "Proceedings," "Conference," "Symposium," or "Annual."

2. You may wish to consult with a Reference Librarian if you have questions about a particular conference. Contact us through e-mail at .

3. If the Cole Library does not own the proceedings that you need, you may submit an Interlibrary Loan request.

Through our Interlibrary Loan service, the Cole Library obtains papers, articles and books from other libraries across the country.

Submit Interlibrary Loan requests using ILLiad Interlibrary Loan Request.

You may request a particular conference paper, or an entire published proceedings (from a particular year). Use Chapter from book to request a conference paper. Use Book to request the entire conference proceedings.

Please note that only current Rensselaer at Hartford students, faculty and staff are eligible for the Cole Library's Interlibrary Loan services. Others should inquire about Interlibrary Loan services available at their local public or corporate libraries.

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