Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Article Databases - Computer & Information Technology

• Computer Science Index (Ebsco)

  Coverage: 1965 - present
  Indexes/abstracts academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources at the highest scholarly and technical levels of computer science. Formerly Computer Literature Index.

• Computer Source (Ebsco)

  Coverage: 1985 - present
  Indexes 450+ and contains the full-text of 300+ publications in computer science and high technology.

• Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA) - EBSCO

  Coverage: 1966 - present
  Indexes/abstracts 450+ publications in classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, Internet search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, electronic publishing.

• Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts (Ebsco)

  Coverage: 1973 - present
  Indexes/abstracts literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas. Formerly Microcomputer Abstracts.

• MathSci Net

  Coverage: 1940 - present
  Includes Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. The core index/abstract of mathematics.

Article Databases - Engineering & Applied Science

• Compendex (via Engineering Village 2)

  Coverage: 1969 - present
  Indexes the entire spectrum of engineering, in depth, with abstracts from over 5,000 international journals, conference papers and technical reports. You may set up a profile, save searches, and have search results emailed bi-weekly.

• INSPEC (Ebsco)

  Coverage: 1969 - present
  Indexes 4,000 scientific/technical journals and conference proceedings in physics, electrical engineering, computing, and information technology. Includes: Computer & Control Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts, and Physics Abstracts.

• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Gateway

  Search the largest, central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. Note: full reports are not available online. Please contact a librarian if you wish to acquire one.

Article Databases - Professional Literature

• ACM Digital Library

  Coverage: varies
  Search across Journals, Magazines, Transactions, Proceedings (including USENIX), Newsletters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in the ACM Digital Library.

• AMS Electronic Journals

  Coverage: varies
  Search or browse select journals from the American Mathematical Society.

• IEEE Xplore

  Coverage: varies
  Provides full-text access to IEEE journals and magazines from 1988-present, conference proceedings, and IEEE standards.

Article Databases - Patent

• esp@cenet (European Patent Office)

  Coverage: 1920-present
  Searchable databases provided by the European Patent Office including: Patent Abstracts of Japan, European Patents (EP), and The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Includes English translations of patent descriptions.

• USPTO Web Patent Database

  Coverage: 1790 - present
  Full text of all US patents issued since January 1, 1976 and full-page images every US patent issued since 1790. Note: Patents issued between 1790 and 1976 are searchable only by patent number and current US classifications. Use patent fetcher to convert tiff files to pdf.