IEE 1020: Technical Communication
Resources to help students with the research assignments for IEE1020.
Start Here
These general engineering/science databases are good places to begin your search for scholarly journal and conference articles.
- Engineering Village This link opens in a new windowThis is the main database covered in the IEE1020 library instruction sessions.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowThis is a great place to look for full text scholarly journal articles.
Finding Trade Magazine Articles
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowThis database allows you to search for trade magazines. First, run a search, then select Trade Magazines from the "Source Type" drop down.
To find trade magazine articles in Academic Search Complete, first run your search using your keywords. Then, click the "Source Type" dropdown at the top of the page, and check off "Trade Magazines." Your search results will then be filtered to just trade magazine articles.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowProvides access to scholarly journals, high value market research, country, economic, and industry reports, and a vast number of newspapers, professional journals, and general interest periodicals.
In "ProQuest Central," go down to the "Source Type" drop-down and select "Trade Journals."
Other Places to Look
The following discipline specific engineering and design databases will get you deeper into the literature.
- ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text of every article ever published by the Association of Computing Machinery. Material included as part of our subscription includes journals, magazines, newsletters, and proceedings.
- Aerospace Research Central This link opens in a new windowJournal articles and conference papers from the AIAA - mostly focused on aeronautical and aerospace engineering.
- ASCE Library (American Society of Civil Engineers) This link opens in a new windowThis digital library provides full text access to all ASCE Journal and Conference proceedings volumes published since 1995-96. (Some are available going back a little further.) Use the Search icon at the top of the main page to conduct a keyword search for articles.
