Why Articles?
Articles appear in publications called magazines, journals, periodicals, and newspapers. Use articles for:
• most recent research on a topic
• coverage of very narrow topics
• coverage of current events
• contemporary accounts of past events and research
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Article Databases
Databases provide a systematic method of searching for articles, conference papers, technical reports and other documents on your topic. The top databases for Civil and Envronmental Engineering are:
- Applied Science and Technology Index
Indexes more than 390 periodicals in aeronautics; atmospheric sciences; construction industry; energy; environment; transportation and related sciences. - Civil Engineering Database - ASCE Indexes all ASCE publications including the journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletters.
- Compendex The most comprehensive database for engineering; provides citations and abstracts to journal articles, technical reports and conference proceedings. All engineering disciplines are covered.
- Dissertations and Theses Contains records for more than 2 million doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Also included is the full text content for nearly 900,000 dissertations.
- ECOLEX World's largest environmental law database. Includes information on treaties, international soft-law & other non-binding policy, technical guidance documents, national legislation, judicial decisions, and law and policy literature.
- Environment Complete Contains full text for more than 750 journals and covers the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more
- GreenFILE Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports that offer a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.
- NTIS - National Technical Information Service The largest central resource for government-funded information in science, technology, engineering, and business fields. Includes bibliographic citations and abbreviated abstracts from over 3 million publications.
- Pollution Abstracts Comprehensives coverage of scientific research and public policy on all aspects of pollution including air, marine, freshwater, land, sewage and wastewater treatment, waste management, toxicology and health, noise, radiation, and environmental action.
- SAE Digital Library - Society of Automotive Engineers Indexes thousands of documents from around the world covering the latest advances and research in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. Full text of SAE documents begins in 1998.
- TRIS Online World's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information,
- Water Resources Abstracts Scientific research and public policy on water related topics, including pollution abatement, purification and treatment methods, groundwater issues, conservation, and water quality/quantity management.
- Web of Science Science Citation Index covers the top journals in the sciences. Use 'cited reference' searching to trace research forward by identifying newer articles citing an older work.
- More databases For more databases useful for engineering see the full list on the Libraries' web site.
Getting the Articles
The Libraries subscribe to over 24,000 journals, most in electronic format. There are a variety of ways to find out if the Libraries subscribe to the journals you need.
If you already have the citation to an article:
- Use MARQCAT. Search by Title and enter the title of the journal, NOT the title or author of the article.
If you are looking at citations from within a database:
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Use the FindIt@MU icon in the citation you are interested in. This will open another window and do one of two things
- Display a list of databases with links. This indicates the FindIt widget may have found a source for electronic copy of the article. Click on the link to determine if a full text option is located. If no link to another source is provided ALWAYS do the following:
- Displays only a link to MARQCAT. Click the MARQCAT link to search the catalog. The journal may be available in print or fulltext through a source not searchable by the FindIt widget.
If you do not find the journal using FindIt@MU or MARQCAT, request the article through Interlibrary Loan. This can be done directly from the article citation within some databases.
Evaluating Publications
Use critical thinking skills when deciding whether an article is appropriate to use. Consider:
Purpose: Is the intent to inform, entertain, persuade or educate?
Objectivity: Are various sides or points-of-view represented?
Author: Does the author have expertise on the topic?
Date: Is the information current or timely for your topic?
Bibliography: Are the authors sources of information cited completely.
Types of Periodicals
Periodicals, journals, magazines fall into 'categories' determined by their overall purpose.
Popular: Written for general public; authors and editors usually not experts in subject field; purpose is to provide current, societal/cultural news and discussion.
Trade: Written for individuals in a specific career/job or with a specific interest/hobby. Authors are generally persons working in the field/hobby or journalists with specialized knowledge. Articles discuss current issues but are not reports of research.
Scholarly: Written for, and authored by, researchers, educators, students. Articles are reports of original research or other scholarly discussions.
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