Engineering

Hello and welcome to the Engineering Research Guide! You will find information on how to get started with your research along with available resources at the University of Miami Libraries and beyond. Click on the different tabs at the top of the guide to learn more on each topic. Throughout this guide there are sections labelled, "Diverse Voices." There is a lack of diversity in STEM and the "Diverse Voices" sections highlight resources/contributions from underrepresented groups as well as information regarding the lack of representation in STEM. This guide is not exhaustive and if you find resources you think would be a great addition or if you have questions please email me.

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• Women in STEM

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There are different article types found in the below databases and eJournal collections.
 

• Peer-reviewed: Procedure where scholarly work is evaluated by experts of the same discipline against a set of criteria to ensure that it meets certain standards necessary for publication.
• Preprint: A version of a scientific manuscript posted on a public server prior to peer review. 
• Scholarly: Written by academics and other experts and contributes to knowledge in a particular subject by sharing new research findings, theories, analyses, insights, news, or summaries of current knowledge.

• Web of Science Citation Indexes
  multi-disciplinary database that provides integrated access to over 8,000 key research journals indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
• SCOPUS
  Scopus also covers 250 million quality web sources, including 13 million patents.
• Knovel Library
  An online reference shelf including handbooks, dictionaries and datasets covering the full range of engineering disciplines; also includes biochemical, biology and chemistry reference resources
• Engineering Village
  Comprehensive engineering platform that contains journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, trade magazines, technical reports, and engineering information ideal for supporting the varying engineering research initiatives that academic institutions, corporations and government agencies face every day.
• IEEE Xplore Digital Library
  Full-text access to journals, conference proceedings and active standards published by IEEE and IET
• Full List of Engineering Databases
  

SciELO   | 
E-print a bibliographic database, digital library, and cooperative electronic publishing model of open access journals. SciELO was created to meet the scientific communication needs of the Global South and provides an efficient way to increase visibility and access to scientific literature. 
 

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Libraries, U. of T. (2015, November 5). What counts as a scholarly source? https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/what-counts-scholarly-source

Preprints. (n.d.). PLOS. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from https://plos.org/open-science/preprints/

• eBook Central Proquest
  eBooks from well-regarded publishers and scholarly sources, including University Presses.
• eBook Collection (EBSCOHost)
  eBooks from well-regarded publishers and scholarly sources across many disciplines.
• Research Methods (Sage)
  Online collection of ebooks focusing on research methods across many disciplines.
• Wiley Online Library
  Multidisciplinary collection of online resources.

• Access Science
  Online encyclopedic resource that contains incisively written, high-quality reference material that covers all major scientific disciplines.
• Dover
  Popular publisher covering a broad range of subjects.
• Knovel
  Online reference shelf including handbooks, dictionaries, and datasets covering the full range of engineering and science discipline.
• Oxford Reference
  Specialized subject dictionaries are available in a wide range of disciplines.
• Synthesis
  An information service for the research, development and educational communities in engineering and computer science. 
• Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
  Reputation as one of the most important and comprehensive general scientific references available, suitable for both academic and professional environments.

• Advancing educational outcomes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at historically Black colleges and universities
• the Building gender equity in the academy : institutional strategies for change
• Diversifying STEM : Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Race and Gender
• Diversity and Equity in Science Education : Research, Policy, and Practice
• A Success Strategies from Women in STEM: A Portable Mentor
• the Women of Color in STEM: Navigating the Workforce

Dissertation: A lengthy, formal written treatise or thesis, especially an account of scholarly investigation or original research on a specialized topic, submitted to a university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Ph.D. degree (for most United States universities).​

Thesis: A proposition advanced and defended in a formal disputation, especially by a candidate in partial fulfillment of university requirements for a master's degree (for most United States universities).

• Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
  The world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. Includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.
• Dissertations & Theses @ University of Miami
  This database gives access to the dissertations and theses produced by students at the University of Miami.
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
  Contains full-text theses and dissertations from colleges and universities around the world. The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.
• Center for Research Libraries: Foreign Doctoral Dissertations
  An international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries that supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences by preserving and making available primary source materials from all world regions.
• PhdData
  Holds a database of doctoral dissertations in progress around the world.

Reitz, J. (2013, January 10). About ODLIS. In ODLIS About. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about

• Journal of Visual Experiments (JoVE): Engineering
  Peer-reviewed scientific video journal with subscribed content.
• Nasa Technical Reports Server: Engineering
  Massive collection of videos and multimedia from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration covering a variety of engineering, physics, aerospace, and technology topics.
• TEDx
  A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Engineering.
• Academic Video Online
  AVON is a streaming video platform providing more than 79,000 titles spanning a wide range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, history, music, and more. The platform allows users to to organize and bookmark clips, create and share playlists, personalize folders, and manage their entire collection. 

@IntEngineering
Interesting Engineering is a cutting edge, leading community designed for all lovers of engineering, technology and science.

@IEEESpectrum
The latest technology news and analysis from the world's leading engineering magazine.

@NSPE
Champion of the PE license - Ethical guide to the profession - Powering professional advancement - Uniting the Professional Engineering community.
 

Unconventional Engineering (ASME)
Roy and Tom interview guests from across the world of mechanical engineering to interesting and unconventional ways they are using their skills to solve real world problems and advance engineering for the benefit of humanity.

Engineering Our Future Podcast
Learn what the best engineers are working on, creating, and teaching so you can develop the skills needed to maintain your role as a key member of society.

The Civil Engineering Podcast
First podcast dedicated solely to helping civil engineers create extraordinary careers and lives!
 

Standard: Defined as a set of technical definitions, guidelines, and instructions for designers, manufacturers, and users written by experts in a particular field. They promote safety, reliability, productivity, and efficiency in almost every industry that relies on engineering components or equipment.

De Facto Standard: A criterion or consistent manner of doing something, so established in practice that adherence is widespread if not universal, although its status has never been formalized.

De Jure Standard: A criterion or consistent manner of doing something, formally established in a deliberative process involving one or more professional organizations or industry groups, a government body, or a recognized standard-setting organization.

• ASSIST
  The official source for specifications and standards used by the Department of Defense.
• ASTM Compass
  ASTM Compass is a collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. The Library covers a range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Incorporated by Reference Portal
  Provides a one-stop mechanism for access to standards that have been incorporated by reference in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  Mission: "To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life."
• IEEE Xplore
  A full text collection of IEEE and IEEE-associated journals and conference proceedings.

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Standards & certification FAQ. (n.d.). Standards & Certification - FAQ. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.asme.org/codes-standards/publications-information/faq

Technical Report: A scientific paper or article describing research or other significant developments in a field of the applied sciences.​

• National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
  Mission: "Provide innovative data services to federal agencies, through joint venture partnerships with the private sector, to advance federal data priorities, promote economic growth, and enable operational excellence."
• Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL)
  Identifies, acquires, catalogs, digitizes and provides unrestricted access to U.S. government agency technical reports.
• National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
  Search, retrieve, download, print, and order EPA technical, scientific, and educational materials
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
  Mission: "To aggregate and fuse science and technology data to rapidly, accurately and reliably deliver the knowledge needed to develop the next generation of technologies to support our Warfighters and help assure national security."
• National Technical Reports Library
  Mission: "Provide innovative data services to federal agencies, through joint venture partnerships with the private sector, to advance federal data priorities, promote economic growth, and enable operational excellence."
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Techincal Report Server
  Provides access to aerospace-related scientific and technical information (STI) created or funded by NASA.
• National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
  Search, retrieve, download, print, and order EPA technical, scientific, and educational materials
• Regulations.gov
  Mission: Enable public access to regulatroy materials, increase rulemaking participation, and improve agencies' efficiency & effectiveness.
• Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
  Collects, preserves, and disseminates both unclassified and classified scientific and technical information emanating from government-funded research and development activities at the Department of Energy's national laboratories, scientific facilities, universities, and other institutions nationwide. 

Reitz, J. (2013, January 10). About ODLIS. In ODLIS About. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about

The below conference databases contain conference papers, proceedings, and gray/grey literature.

• Conference Paper: An original paper at a formal gathering of peers which may be subsequently published in its proceedings.
• Conference Proceeding: The published record of a conference, congress, symposium, or other meeting sponsored by a society or association.
• Gray/Grey Literature: Documentary material in print and electronic formats, such as reports, preprints, internal documents, memoranda, newsletters, market surveys, theses, dissertations, conference proceedings, technical specifications, standards, or trade literature.

• Engineering Village
  Comprehensive engineering platform that contains journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, trade magazines, technical reports, and engineering information ideal for supporting the varying engineering research initiatives that academic institutions, corporations and government agencies face every day.
• IEEE Xplore
  Search and view the enriched abstracts of more than 4 million documents in the IEEE Xplore digital library including all IEEE journals, magazines, conference proceedings, and standards.
• SPIE Digital Library
  SPIE Digital Library includes resource on optics and photonics, providing access to more than 260,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new research papers are added annually.
• AIP conference proceedings
  We've recently switched to all-electronic for AIP's conference proceedings so look here for the latest information.
• Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) - U.S. Department of Energy
  Collects, preserves, and disseminates both unclassified and classified scientific and technical information emanating from government-funded research and development activities at the Department of Energy's national laboratories, scientific facilities, universities, and other institutions nationwide.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers

American Indian Science and Engineering Society
National Society of Black Engineers
oSTEM
Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers

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• Privilege granted to the inventor of a new product or process.
• Excludes others from producing or making use of an invention for a limited period, unless under license from the holder of the patent.

• Google Patents
  Good for browsing or if you know the exact patent number.
• Lens
  Covers many international patent databases and jurisdictions.
• World Intellectual Property Organization PatentScope
  Using PATENTSCOPE you can search 106 million patent documents including 4.4 million published international patent applications (PCT).
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
  Search for patents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office database.
• Free Patents Online
  Global patent search engine. 
• esp@cenet
  Euproean pantent search engine.
• Japanese Patent Office
  Japanese patent repository.

• Inventions, Intellectual Property, and Technology Transfer
  The purpose of this policy is to outline rights and responsibilities regarding inventions, intellectual property and technology transfer and to provide guidelines for the protection, management, and commercial application of nnovations.
• U Innovation Office
  U Innovation oversees all aspects of technology commercialization at the University of Miami. Our team supports, promotes, and facilitates the transfer of university innovations for the benefit of the university community and the public.

African American Inventors Patent List

Patent. In World Encyclopedia. Philip's. Retrieved 19 Aug. 2022, from https://www-oxfordreference-com.access.library.miami.edu/view/10.1093/acref/9780199546091.001.0001/acref-9780199546091-e-8766.