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Databases to try first
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Aluminium Industry Abstracts
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Aluminium, production processes, products, applications, and business developments.
1972 - present
Conditions of use
CSA
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Annual Reviews
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Sciences and social sciences
Conditions of use
Annual reviews
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ASCE Journals
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Civil engineering. International.
1995 - present
Conditions of use
ASCE website
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Cambridge Journals Online
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Sciences, social sciences, and humanities
Conditions of use
Cambridge journals website
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Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
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Manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics. International
1975 - present
Conditions of use
CSA
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Chem Alert
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Chemical hazards, safety, toxicology
Current
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CHEMnetBASE
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Chemistry dictionaries and handbooks International.
Dates vary
Conditions of use
Chapman and Hall/CRC
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Compendex
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Tips
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Engineering and technology. International.
1969 - present
Engineering Village website
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Copper Data Center Database
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Copper, copper alloys and copper technology. International
1965 - present
Conditions of use
CSA
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Corrosion Abstracts
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Corrosion science and engineering. International
1980 - present
Conditions of use
CSA
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CSIRO Online
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Scientific research. Fulltext access to UOW subscriptions only. Australian.
1997 - present
CSIRO website.
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Current Contents Connect
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Current information in sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, technology and medical science. International.
Conditions of use
ISI Web of Knowledge
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Directory of Open access Journals
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Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
DOAJ site
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Ecodisc
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Ecology and the ecosystem, conservation. International.
1990 - present
Silverplatter Webspirs
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Encyclopedia of Materials
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Material science. International.
Published 2001 with continual updates
ScienceDirect
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Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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All aspects of nanoscale science and technology dealing.
Published 2004
American Scientific Publishers, accessed on IngentaSelect
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ENGINE
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All branches of engineering. Australian.
1980 - present
Conditions of use
Informit
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Engineered Materials Abstracts
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Polymers, ceramics, and composites in structural and other advanced applications. International
1986 - present
Conditions of use
CSA
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| Engineering Village |
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Engineering and technology, International
1969 - present
Library has Compendex on this platform
Engineering Village website
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ENVIROnetBASE
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Environmental science and engineering e-books
Conditions of use
CRCnetBASE
Suggested browser Netscape or Mozilla. The site also suggests IE but problems have been encountered with this browser from campus
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Georef 1785 -
Georef 2002 -
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Geosciences. North American until 1933 then international.
1785 - present
Ovid.
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Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
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Scientific data for chemistry and physics. International.
83rd ed. 2003
Conditions of use
Chapman and Hall/CRC
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HighWirePress
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Tips
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Science, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences. International
Archive site, dates vary, latest issues usually embargoed.
Stanford U. P.
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IEEExplore
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Electrical and electronic engineering. International.
1988 - present
Conditions of use
IEEExplore website
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| Informaworld |
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Over 1000 journals in many disciplines. Strengths in Social Sciences and Humanities. International.
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Inspec
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Physics, electrical engineering, electronics,communications, information technology. International.
1969 - present
Conditions of use
Ovid
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Institute of Physics - Journals
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Physics and its subdisciplines, such as quantum physics, superconductors, semiconductors, nanotechnology and astrophysics and nuclear physics.
First volumes to present
IOP website
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Materials Business File
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Industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries. International
1985- present
Conditions of use
CSA
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Materials Research Database
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Materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. International
1966 - present
Conditions of use
CSA
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Metadex
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Metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development. International.
1966 - present
Conditions of use
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
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NANOnetBASE
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Nanoscience and nanotechnology e-books
Conditions of use
CRCnetBASE
Suggested browser Netscape or Mozilla. The site also suggests IE but problems have been encountered with this browser from campus
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Mineralogical Abstracts (Minabs Online)
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Mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, environmental mineralogy. International.
1982 - present
Mineralogical Society
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Polymers: A Property Database
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Physical properties of polymers, scientific and trade information. International
Conditions of use
Chapman and Hall/CRC
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Proquest 5000
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Information in most topic areas. Several databases which may be searched either individually or in combinations. International.
Various dates
Conditions of use
Proquest.
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SAI Global
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Standards of Standards Australia plus index to standards of other bodies. Australian.
Current and draft standards.
International standards may be unlocked and made available.
Preferred browser Internet Explorer
Conditions of use
SAI global website.
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Science & Technology Proceedings on ISI Proceedings
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Index to significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions in a range of science and technology disciplines.
Subset of ISI Proceedings, select when logged on
International
2002- present
Conditions of use
Thomson Scientific (ISI)
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ScienceDirect
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Life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. International.
1995 - present, some earlier
Conditions of use
ScienceDirect website
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SciFinder Scholar / Chemical Abstracts
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Chemistry and many other science and technology applications. Requires SciFinder Scholar 2006 client software:
Existing users: replace older versions by installing in the existing directory. The install wizard should do this for you.
First time users: The SciFinder Scholar client will not run without a specific file. If installing the client for the first time, please contact Neil Grant (02-4221 3547) to obtain the required file.
Access from on campus only. Requires border authentication
International.
1907 - present
Details on website
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All aspects of water and wastewater analysis techniques.
Latest edition
Standard Methods website
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Springerlink
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Journal of the publisher Springer-Verlag. International with strengths in Behavioral Sciences, Biomedical & Life Sciences, Business & Economics, Chemistry & Material Science, Computer Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences & Law, Mathematics, Medicine, and Physics & Astronomy.
Dates vary
Conditions of use
Springerlink
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SpringerLink Reference Works
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Reference titles with fulltext
International
Dates Vary
Conditions of use
SpringerLink
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Web of Knowledge
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Portal for Web of Science, Current Contents Connect, JCR Web
Dates vary for each database
Conditions of use
ISI Web of Knowledge
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Web of Science
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Citation indexes, which allow searching by cited references. Science Citation Index, Social Science citation Index 1965 - present, Arts and Humanities Citation Index. 1975 - present
Conditions of use
ISI Web of Knowledge
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Weldasearch
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Welding and allied processes
1967 - present
International
Conditions of use
CSA
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Wiley Interscience
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Journals published by Wiley, including sciences, life sciences, technology, business and finance and behavioural sciences. International.
Dates vary according to title
Conditions of use
Wiley
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