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
- Applied Science & Technology Source
This link opens in a new windowFull text for almost 1,200 journals and citations of millions of articles. Content includes leading trade journals, professional and technical society journals, and conference proceedings.
In "Applied Science and Technology Source," go down to the "Publication Type" drop-down and select "Trade Publication."
- 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 windowFull 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.
