LibGuides: Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering: Research Papers, News Updates, and Journals

Find Articles & Journals

Here is a list of recommended databases for research papers in civil, architectural, and environmental engineering:

Coverage varies by product but most help you find research papers --- including journal articles and conference papers --- on topics of interest. See more products at the big list of Databases, where you may search by subject, type, and provider.

Which to select?

Compendex is the top choice to cover the journal and conference literature of engineering.
TRID looks specifically at the transportation literature.
GeoRef is the specialty index for the literature of geology. Compendex and GeoRef may be searched together in one search.
Avery is the special index for the literature of architecture and can be the best place to find information about design.
Academic Search Complete indexes engineering journals but not conference papers. The interdisciplinary coverage and friendly interface are good for engineering and related topics.
It depends. You may be designing for a medical facility or be interested in a user interface. There are special indexing products for the medical and psychological literatures.

Compendex
Index to the research literature of engineering. May also search with Inspec and GeoRef.
TRID: The TRIS and ITRD Database
Indexes the research literature of transportation.
GeoRef
Indexes the research literature of Geology and is the premier tool for this purpose. May also be searched with Compendex and Inspec.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Indexes the literature of architecture, design, and planning.
Academic Search Complete
Interdisciplinary, with good coverage of engineering journals.
Business Source Complete
Indexes business news and the research literature of business. Much full text.
ABI/INFORM Global
Indexes the literature of business and management. With the ProQuest interface.
Building Green
Includes information on a wide range of topics related to sustainable building, including energy efficiency, recycled-content materials, land-use planning and indoor air quality. Integrates online versions of GreenSpec, Environmental Building News (EBN), and a database of more than 100 high-performance building case studies.
GreenFILE
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Web of Science
Best known for its "cited reference search." Also a broad-based index to the research literature of science and technology.

For News Coverage

Factiva
A full-text news database. Offering access to the text of newspaper articles, business updates, market research, and international publications.
Nexis Uni
Formerly LexisNexis. A full-text database providing access to newspaper articles and other news sources. Also, separately, provides access to legal information.

Collections of Papers from Societies

These databases are valuable sources and are satisfying for their full-text content but be aware that each indexes publications from one society. You will also want to search using an indexing tool with more comprehensive coverage:

ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Research Library
Indexes and links to full text for ASCE publications from 1872 to date.
SAE Mobilus
Includes the full text of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) technical papers. Cites mobility information used in designing, building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space; also includes accident reconstruction and occupant protection and safety.

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Find Journals

To see if we have a particular journal (i.e. Nature, ENR), either in print or electronic format, use the J ounal link.

Journal Collections

Engineering Societies: see the print and full text holding for more than a dozen key engineering societies such as AIAA, ASCE, ASME, IEEE, SAE, SPE, SPIE and more.
Journal Collections by publisher, including engineering societies.