Library Guides: CHEG 4247: Senior Design and Professionalism 1: More databases from JBCL

SciFinder

Creating an account, accessing the database website
Off campus access

Sometimes simply visiting the cas.scifinder website will not allow you full access. You will need to authorize use of your school account. If you are connected to PVAMU wi-fi it will happen automatically, and access from home requires one more step.

Search for resources through the library’s page: pvamu.edu/library

Other databases

You can see all of the databases in our collection through the databases A-Z menu. Below are some chemistry and engineering databases picked for examples.

ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Journals
The technical and professional journals of the Society are the media through which independent researchers report their experiences and the results of their studies for the advancement of the civil engineering profession. Technical content is carefully peer-reviewed for possible publication in one of ASCE’s journals and periodicals. Full text for subscribed journals. Abstracts for non-subscribed content.
Biological Science Database
This database includes the renowned Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources providing access to the extensive variety of biology’s cutting edge research, with applications to medicine, technology and the environment.
Coverage: 1946 - current
IQS Directory (Open Source)
Created by Industrial Quick Search (IQS®), IQS Directory is a FREE, comprehensive listing of manufacturers and suppliers serving major segments of the OEM industrial manufacturing marketplace across the United States and Canada. Industrial engineers and buyers rely on IQS Directory to specify products within a series of categories and buy products directly from manufacturers. Open Source website
JoVE - Chemical Engineering
Users should create a personal account and sign in at https://app.jove.com/auth/signin.
This collection explains fundamental concepts in chemical engineering using an experimental approach and it presents necessary operating procedures of various apparatuses such as the tray dryer and the viscometer. Create a personal account using PVAMU email address to access from off campus.
ProQuest databases
Search databases: ABI/INFORM, African American Poetry, American Periodicals, Criminal Justice, Ebook Central, GeoRef, Military Database, Music Periodicals, PAIS Index, Periodicals Archive, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Research Library, SciTech Premium Collection, & Social Science Database.
Scopus
Scopus is a source-neutral abstract and citation database curated by independent subject matter experts. It places powerful discovery and analytics tools in the hands of researchers, librarians, institutional research managers and funders.
Scopus generates precise citation search results and automatically updated researcher and institution profiles, creating richer connections between people, published ideas, and organizations. In addition to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record, Scopus helps bolster institutional research performance, rank and reputation.