Library: Engineering: Databases, Journals and Articles

Journals and Databases

IEEE Xplore

Full text to the majority of the publications from IEEE . Includes thousands of articles and the IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL)
British Standards Online

BSOL is a comprehensive online standards library giving you full text access to over 71,000 British, adopted European and International standards
ScienceDirect - Elsevier

ScienceDirect is a leading database of peer-reviewed science, technology and health information trusted by researchers, teachers and students around the globe.
Scopus

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

Please register for an individual account, as this gives you access to more personalised features including permissions to save and download searches.

Kanopy
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform that offers films and documentaries. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.

Login information:

- On the Kanopy page click the large orange "Log In to Staffs" button.

- On the page that follows, click on "Log In to Staffs" one more time.

- If prompted login with your normal credentials

If viewing via a mobile or tablet after you will need to create a Kanopy account and download the Kanopy App. Please see the information provided here: https://help.kanopy.com/en-us/4213.htm (link opens in new window)

Use this link to search for an e journal title

A link to some full text journal titles for mechanical engineering

A LibGuide showing how to link your Google Scholar account to the University eresources and our link resolver (using Google Library Links). It happens automatically on campus due to the IP range being recognised, but this shows how to take it with you and link to it off campus - you can find it at: https://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/google

Sometimes when doing research you come across an article in a journal that you are unable to access. This is usually because the Library does not subscribe to that title. In these cases you can opt to use our Document Delivery Service.