To search the technical literature, including journal articles, patents, technical reports, conferences, etc., use an index database. These are the best:
The Web of Science platform currently also provides temporary access to several databases that are not part of the Core Collection, including Biosis Citation Index, Data Citation Index, and Zoological Record.
Use this link to access Google Scholar, and see our Google Scholar Guide for information on using this resource.
If you encounter a warning about the security certificate when using the FindIt@UT tool in Google Scholar, you can learn more about that using this guide.
This is just a selection of some of the major platforms for journals and other content related to materials science.
Updated weekly. Provides full text access to journals published by the American Chemical Society.
For a definition of an alerting services, please see our Alerts description page.
ACS offers "ASAP alerts" and 'Table of Contents alerts". ASAP alerts is especially designed for those who want to know about an article just as soon as it is published. Table of Contents alerts is especially designed for those who prefer to know of an entire issue's contents at once.
To sign up for email alerts:
Updated regularly. Provides electronic full-text of current ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Standards. ASTM standards include test methods, specifications, accepted practice, and accepted terminology for materials, products, systems and services. ASTM standards are used around the world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market access and trade, and build consumer confidence.
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In search results, the subscription identifier icon indicates documents where the UT-Austin subscription enables full-text access.
For a definition of an alerting services, please see our Alerts description page.
An email alert service is available for these publications. You can create two types of email alerts:
Searching in this database also provides access to articles available through UT-Austin's subscriptions to journals from the MRS, the MRS Bulletin and Journal of Materials Research.
The Materials Research Society focuses on the study of the structure and properties of any material, as well as using this body of knowledge to create new materials and tailoring the properties of a material for specific uses.
For a definition of an alerting services, please see our Alerts description page.
Search in the Library Catalog by keyword to find books on classes of materials, concepts, and techniques. Most recent books are purchased as e-books. Materials science is highly interdisciplinary, so printed books are located across multiple locations in the University Libraries. The Library of Congress Classification System reflects the scattered nature of the subject. These are call number areas related to materials:
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