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Databases & Indexes
Obtaining Copies of Articles
Obtaining Conference Papers or Proceedings
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Databases & Indexes
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).
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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)
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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/
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- 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
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
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- 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
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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