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Engineering : Start Here

Essential Resources

On this page you will find a starting point for a critical part of the engineering research process: searching the literature. Explore the rest of this guide for tips and tools specific to individual engineering disciplines. And remember – your WisCard is your library card, and your Net ID is your key to accessing online materials.

UW-Madison Library Catalog Search

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Searching the Engineering Literature

Core Engineering Databases

These databases will help you identify useful articles and other literature across all fields of engineering and technology.

Biomedical Engineering Databases

These databases cover topics relating to biomedical engineering, including: medicine and public health, science and technology, engineering, and chemistry.

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of biomedical engineering using the database library.

Chemical & Biological Engineering Databases

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of chemical & biological engineering using the database library.

Civil & Environmental Engineering Databases

These databases cover topics relating to civil, environmental, and geological engineering, including: construction, structural design, transportation, environmental science, geology, and all aspects of engineering.

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of civil, environmental, and geological engineering using the database library.

Electrical & Computer Engineering Databases

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of electrical and computer engineering using the database library.

Industrial & Systems Engineering Databases

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of industrial and systems engineering using the database library.

Materials Science & Engineering Databases

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of materials science and engineering using the database library.

Mechanical Engineering Databases

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of mechanical engineering using the database library.

Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Databases

You can find many more databases that cover one or more aspects of nuclear engineering and engineering physics using the database library.

Related Research Guides

Technical information is published in many formats, not all of which are easily findable with traditional scholarly databases. These guides will help you locate information in a variety of formats that may be harder to find.

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