Chemical and Materials Engineering 

 Here is a list of all the engineering research guides by subject.  Use  UK Libraries' Research Guides to see a list of all UK Libraries' Research Guides.

Biopharmaceutical Engineering

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Chemical and Materials Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Science

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering (General)

Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mining Engineering

UK Libraries' Research Guides

Welcome to the CME Research Guide!  This is a gateway to article databases, eBooks, tutorials, and much more information you will need for class or research projects.  Use the tabs above to navigate through this guide.  Click on the subject guides in the left-hand box to go to other engineering guides.  The Engineering (General) guide is a good starting place if you are not sure where to begin.  If you have had instruction with a librarian during your class period, use the drop down menu under CME Class Pages for class resources.

Here are the primary chemical and materials engineering databases. If you are looking for general or additional databases, use the main Engineering Research Guide or one of the subject guides in the box to the left.

Advanced Polymers Abstracts - Covers technical information about the uses, manufacturing, and properties of thermoset and thermoplastic resins. Major areas of coverage include molding, thermoplastic elastomers, extrusion, materials development, polymer blends, joining and bonding, synthesis, PVC, chain structure, performance testing, compounding, and filled plastics. More Info

Beilstein - Compilation of chemical facts and access to journal literature indexing and abstracting, particularly organic chemistry.  Use for planning synthetic routes (including starting materials and intermediates); determining bioactivity and physical properties, and ascertaining the environmental fates of compounds.  Indexes 3 primary data domains:  substances, reactions and literature.   More Info

Ceramics Abstracts/World Ceramic Abstracts - This is a comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing international coverage on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics. More info

Compendex - Primary engineering database; coverage from 1884 forward.  More info

Composite Industry Abstracts -Focuses on polymers and ceramics reinforced with fibers, honeycombs, whiskers and laminates, including their applications. More info

Engineered Materials Abstracts - Covers the literature of polymers, ceramics, and composites in a variety of structural and other advanced applications in regard to research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications.  More info

Materials Business File - Materials Business File covers industry news, product and process developments, plant development and construction, international trade data, government regulations, and management issues related to industries covered by other CSA Technology Research Database (TRD) subfiles. Begun in 1985 as an alerting service, the database now serves also as a historical business/industry reference. As of 2004, its coverage has been expanded to include business and industry information across the full scope of CSA's TRD and is no longer limited to the materials processing industries.  More Info

MicroPatent Materials Patents - Indexing of the latest U.S., European, and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patents related to materials science and engineering. More Info

Polymer Library (Formerly RAPRA) - Indexes sources of information on rubber, plastics, adhesives and polymeric composites. Coverage includes commercial, marketing, technical and academic aspects of the rubber and plastics industry.  More Info

SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) - Includes extensive coverage of general chemistry and chemistry-related disciplines such as biochemistry, materials science, physical chemistry, pharmacy and chemical engineering.  More Info

Web of Science - A major citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences. More Info