Find Articles/Databases
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of journals from the American Society of Civil Engineers. SJSU Library doesn't have access to ASCE standards, ebooks, or conference proceedings.
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Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Offers access to engineering research literature and patent databases including Compendex and Inspec. Also includes GeoRef and GEOBASE databases. Here is a research guide to help you get started.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles and ebooks in science, technology and medicine (STM), arts, humanities and social sciences. Click on "Journals and Books" link on the website to filter by subscribed, open access and complimentary access to know what is available to you. Note: You may see a screen from Elsevier asking: “Are you a Human”. It's okay to click on the box. It's a verification process to prevent automated traffic (BOTS) from abusing excessive downloads of PDFs.
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ASTM Standards & Engineering Digital Library This link opens in a new windowThe library includes journals, 12,900 standards, technical publications, manual, proceedings and bulletins that cover these engineering disciplines: aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science and solar engineering.
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GreenFile This link opens in a new window
The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records. It draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
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Gale In Context Environmental Studies This link opens in a new windowIntegrating case studies, news, reference materials, academic journals, videos, and more, this resource offers nearly 400 topic, state, and province pages across the science, social studies, and humanities curriculum, including Water Privatization, Ecotourism, Air Pollution, Green Economy, and more.
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Web of Science (and ESI & JCR) This link opens in a new window
Web of Science is a citation database that covers three major tools: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. The complete database covers thousands of scholarly journals from 1975 to the present across a broad range of disciplines. Included in the subscription: Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators (ESI). Also included is the Grants Index which is found under the Web of Science core collection drop down menu.
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GeoRef via Engineering Village This link opens in a new windowEstablished by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) in 1966 to provide access to the most comprehensive geoscience literature of the world. Includes millions of references to geoscience maps, articles, books, conference papers as well as references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. Master's theses and doctoral dissertations from US and Canadian universities are also covered. Coverage for North American resources starts in 1669, whereas worldwide coverage starts in 1933.
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GeoBase This link opens in a new windowIndexed research literature of the international geoscience literature: Earth sciences, ecology, geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences, oceanography, geomechanics, alternative energy sources, pollution, waste management and nature conservation. 1973 to present. Available on the Engineering Village platform.
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Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary collection of e-journals and ebooks covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
Follow this step-by-step procedure to connect Google Scholar to SJSU GetText within the university databases.
Go to Customizing Google Scholar (3 minute tutorial).
Set your preferences in Google Scholar.
- Click on Settings at the top of the page and then choose Library Links on the left and search for San Jose State University.
- Select "San Jose State University –SJSU GetText" and click the Save button.
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New York Times Online This link opens in a new windowAccess the New York Times website with your SJSU email address. Once you have created your NYTimes account, use it to sign into the NY Times website from anywhere. Includes interactives, video, and audio, plus digital images of the newspaper back to 1851.
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NewsBank California Collection This link opens in a new windowA collection featuring California news sources including newspapers, university and college newspapers, web only content, blogs, newswires, and America's News magazines. The collection includes San Jose Mercury News.
Database Tutorials
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Using Find ItFind It is a service that allows you to find full-text articles even when they're not in the database you're searching. This tutorial provides a brief introduction to using Find It to access the articles you need.
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Find Books and Articles Using OneSearchUse OneSearch to find the books and articles you need.
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Engineering Village Database Search StrategiesLearn how to find articles in the Engineering Village database
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IEEE Xplore Database Search StrategiesLearn how to search the IEEE Xplore database for information on your topic.
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Web of Science Database Search StrategiesLearn how to find articles in the Web of Science database
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Database GuidesOnline tutorials for databases - ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete, PubMed, and others
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