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Article Search Engines (Top 3)
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IEEE XploreTip: Use IEEE Xplore digital library (or IEL) to get full-text access to world wide technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, electronics, and other related disciplines. IEEE Xplore includes IEEE journals, magazines, transactions, conference proceedings, and standards. IEEE Xplore also points to content from select other publishers including the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), MIT Press, IBM, Alcatel-Lucent, VDE Verlag, Morgan & Claypool, Tsinghua University Press, and Beijing Institute of Aerospace Information (BIAI).
WSU libraries purchased access for you from IEEE.
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SPIE Digital LibraryTip: Use the SPIE Digital Library to search the full text of technical papers and conference proceedings published by the International Society for Optics and Photonics . The SPIE DL is a good place to find specialized articles on biomedical optics and imaging, defense and industrial sensing, and electronic imaging and processing. This resource has been licensed for the WSU Main Campus. The license excludes SPIE eBook access.
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Science Citation Index ExpandedTip: The Web of Science Citation Index searches the literature that made the biggest research impact. Search SCI when you want to find quality over completeness. Use the Find-It button to determine WSU access options to the literature.
WSU libraries purchased access for you from Clarivate Analytics
Article Search Engines (More Options)
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ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery)Tip: Use the ACM DL to discover full-text articles from all of the Association of Computing Machinery journals and selected conference proceedings. Some ACM affiliated organizations contribute content also. Abstracts are included for relevant non-ACM references.
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CompendexTip: COMPENDEX points to conference papers, journal articles, and research reports from many different countries. Use Compendex when you need a broad search convering many different types of literature. Use the Find-It button to determine WSU access options to the literature. However, the find-it script often breaks. Contact the Engineering Librarian for help if you cannot locate an item you have found in Compendex.
Article Search Engines (Publisher Collections)
Search these publisher-based collections to find high quality journal articles and book chapters. You will miss relevant conference papers and research reports if you limit your strategy to these search engines.
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Electronic Journal Center (EJC)Tip: The EJC includes full-text articles from select STEM publishers (e.g.: Elsevier and Springer) and some professional associations. Use this search engine to discover journal articles from more than one publisher. Much of Science Direct and SpringLinK can be found in the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center and Electronic Book Center.
[WSU libraries purchased access for you thru OhioLINK membership.]
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ScienceDirectTip: Use this search engine to discover journal articles and book chapters published by Elsevier. WSU has Elsevier access to all material marked with a green square.
[WSU libraries purchased access for you from Elsevier.]
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SpringerLinkTip: Use this search engine to discover journal articles and book chapters published by Springer. WSU does not have Springer access to material marked by a yellow padlock.
[WSU libraries purchased access for you from Springer.]
Google Scholar
Ratchet-up the quality of your Google search. Search Google Scholar to find journal articles, conferences papers, and patents. Google Scholar may offer you a link to the paper -- but it is more likely to point to a publisher - who will ask you to pay. The WSU libraries may be able to get you the paper you need.
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Tip #1: Add the OhioLINK "libary link" to integrate WSU access options into your results.
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