Engineering Databases
- ACM Digital LibraryACM Digital Library (formerly ACM Portal) offers full text of every article ever published by the Association for Computing Machinery.
- Engineering Village 2Platform of Compendex and Inspec, the most comprehensive databases of engineering and technical research available. Off campus users may need to sign in using username UICLib and password Eresources . Ignore the message to change password and select the search menu.
- Google ScholarThis is a search engine that focuses on academic output. This link is proxied for UIC users off campus so you can download full text.
- IEEE XploreIEEE journals and conference proceedings; Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) journals and proceedings; all current IEEE Standards.
- Scifinder Scholar - Registration for Web versionRegister for Scifinder using your UIC email address.
- Scifinder Scholar - Web VersionLogin here for the new Web version. CAS SciFinder Scholar is the premier chemistry database produced by the American Chemical Society.
Standards
- ASTM Standards & Engineering Digital LibraryThe ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library covers a broad range of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, environmental, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, etc., including the ASTM journals, books, and papers.
US Government Guide to Patent Searching
The link below will take you to the general US Government guide to patent searching:
Perhaps the most important for begining patent searchers is their 7 step strategy:
On the other hand don't forget that google scholar and the more explicit google patent also allow for patent searching, and might be a good place to start / double check yourself.
Here is some basic information about google patent in case you need it:
Finally, if you are interested in international patents, here are some resources and information:
Other free Patent Databases
- European Patent Office searchTo search the European Patent Office for patents (covers some US patents too). Updates with new patents weekly.
- Global Patent Search NetworkAn international patent searching tool run through the US government.
- Intellectual Property of IndiaAn India specific patent searching tool.
- IntellogistThis site does not allow patent searching. Instead it allows for comparison between patent searching tools.
- PatentLensAnother patent database. This one has specific search tools to allow for better patent searching in the life sciences.
- PatentscopeAn international patent searching tool. Updates with new patents weekly.
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