Electrical and Computer Engineering: Article Search

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Why Articles?

Articles appear in 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

Evaluating Articles

Evaluate articles by:

Purpose: Is the purpose 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 sources of information cited completely and accurately?

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 Electrical and Computer Engineering are:

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Searches proceedings, newsletters, journals, and other documents of the ACM.
Compendex (Engineering Index) from Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Indexes engineering articles, reports, and conference proceedings from all areas of engineering. 1970-Present. A back file covering 1884-1969 is also available.
Dissertations and Theses Global from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Searches doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Extensive North American coverage, lesser European coverage. Full-text availability varies by author's permission.
IEEE/IEE Xplore (Electronic Library) from IEEE This link opens in a new window
Index and full text of IEEE journals, magazines, and conference proceedings. 1872-present.
INSPEC from Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Indexes thousands of journals and conference proceedings in physics, engineering, computing and related fields. 1969-present.
More Info: Wide diversity of research makes this database relevant to many fields.
National Technical Reports Library – NTIS from U.S. Dept of Commerce Technology Administration This link opens in a new window
Federally funded technology research reports freely available on the public access NTRL website. The NTRL is open to all users for search and discovery.
SPIE Digital Library from SPIE This link opens in a new window
This site provides full-text access to SPIE journals and proceedings. Full-text journal articles are available from 2001 to the present.
Web of Science from Clarivate Analytics This link opens in a new window
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Searches 12,000+ scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities. Cited Reference Search locates articles that have cited an older document. Limited full-text access.
Includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present); the Science Citation Index and the Social Science Citation Index (1900-present for both); and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (2005-present).