Finding Scholarly Sources
Use these sources to find scholarly/peer-reviewed materials in your field
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new windowMajor database for electrical engineering and computer science literature, featuring high-quality content from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
- Engineering Village This link opens in a new windowAccess to Compendex, the comprehensive database for Engineering research, and Inspec, the premier database for physics and related areas.
- Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new windowIndexes thousands of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. Also has cited reference searching and ways to refine and analyze your search results.
- Merck Index Online This link opens in a new windowA database of over 10,000 significant chemicals, drugs, and biological substances, containing physical property data, safety data, literature references, and structures. Also includes Organic Name Reactions, which describes organic chemical reactions which have come to be recognized and referred to by name within the chemistry community.
- SciFindern This link opens in a new windowFirst time users must register for SciFinder
Provides access to the full Chemical Abstracts database with citations to the literature of chemistry and patents, as well as compound information and substructure and reaction searching.
Once you register you can use SciFinder Mobile .
Other Useful Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowCovers all subject areas. Has a mix of magazines and journals including many that are peer-reviewed. Also includes a few major newspapers.
- American Chemical Society Publications This link opens in a new windowFull text access to the research journals produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
- Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new window
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Covers a wide variety of applied science specialties—from acoustics and aeronautics, to neural networks and nuclear & civil engineering. - ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Database This link opens in a new windowProvides binary and ternary alloy phase diagrams from over 9,000 inorganic systems, with associated crystal and reaction data.
- ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new windowSearch the research publications produced by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Only the titles to which USC Columbia subscribes are available full text.
- Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new windowCitations, abstracts, and often full text for dissertations and theses, primarily from North American institutions.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowConnect directly to USC subscription content:
*Click on the three horizontal bars in the corner, Select Settings and click on Library links
*Search and select UofSC University Libraries - ViewIt@UofSC
*Click Save
Never purchase an article! Check the library's resources or make a free ILL request.
- MatWeb - Material Property DataA searchable database with data sheets for over 180,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites. Includes possible uses and manufacturers when available.
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- Sage Journals This link opens in a new windowSearch journals in the health and life sciences, social sciences, engineering, and humanities titles. Only those journals to which USC Columbia subscribes are available full text.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowSearch journals in the sciences as well as some business, social sciences, and humanities titles. Only those journals to which USC Columbia subscribes are available full text.