LibGuides: Engineering Subject Guide: Essential Resources

Welcome to the Engineering Subject Guide at UConn!

The purpose of this guide is to serve as a starting off point to help you in your engineering research at UConn, whether you are an undergraduate student, a graduate student, or a faculty member. Explore this guide to find more information on how to find the best books, textbooks, electronic journal articles, and more to meet your research needs at UConn.

A-Z Database Locator
Full list of UConn research database subscriptions
ASTM Compass Database
Includes the annual Book of Standards

UConn Library Journal Search
Search for academic journals by Title, subject, or ISSN

Do you need to look up a quick fact or standard about engineering data? Search in the Knovel database of handbooks, data, and more.

Knovel Database & Digital Library

Do you need access to the latest RSMeans Construction Data? The 2021 Edition is available to be checked out briefly through course reserves on the plaza level of Babbidge. The newest editions are in print. Only the older 2012 edition is available digitally below:

RSMeans Cost Data: Student Edition by RSMeans
ISBN: 9781118348444
Publication Date: 2012-02-21
RSMeans Cost Data, Student Edition provides a thorough introduction to cost estimating. With clear explanations and a hands-on, example-driven approach, it is the ideal reference for students and new professionals who need to learn how to perform cost estimating for building construction. The most recent editions are only available in print through course reserves.

Please contact STEM librarian liaison Renee Walsh with questions regarding:

Computer Science & Engineering;
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Please contact STEM Librarian Liaison Jennifer Chaput with questions regarding:

Biomedical Engineering
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering

Key Databases

Engineering Village
Search the IET Inspec and Compendex databases together in Engineering Village. Scholarly articles in electrical engineering, IT, physics, and more.
Scopus
Scholarly journal articles and conference papers. Visual analytics of research output. Includes cited references and h-index information.
IEEE Explore
Full-text journals and conference proceedings in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics from IEEE. Also includes the IEEE Standards.
ACM Digital Library
Access to all Association for Computing Machinery publications, including journals, proceedings, and newsletters.
Knovel Library
Full-text engineering and scientific reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias, reference books, and standards in engineering and chemistry.
SpringerLink
Full-text access to over 500 peer-reviewed journal titles in scientific, technical, and medical fields. 1975-present.
SciFinder Scholar
Search chemical abstracts and the CAS Registry file of chemical substances.

Additional Types of Research Help

Consultations:

If you are having difficulty finding the right articles or other information, please contact us using the "Schedule Appointment" buttons under our librarian profiles. Research consultations are generally 30 minute virtual appointments via Webex.

Library Instruction Classes:

Classes can be scheduled to meet topic-specific needs of students and faculty. If you would like a session in your class either remotely or in one of the libraries' computer classrooms, contact the STEM Librarians.

Workshops:

UConn Libraries also holds workshops on a variety of topics. Check the website periodically to see if there is a session that may be of interest.

Research Data Management Consultation:

UConn Library Research Data Services

Statistical Consulting Service: Contact Tim Moore if you need assistance:

UConn Statistical Consulting Service

Tutoring Assistance

UConn Quantitative Center
Tutoring in the quantitative sciences. Located on the 3rd floor of Babbidge Library
UConn Writing Center
Tutoring in writing. Located on Level 2 of UConn's Babbidge Library