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Research Tip Sheet - for systematically searching academic databases (+ video tutorial | 2:30 | Research Tip Sheet transcript)
- ACM Digital Library - Journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, and ebooks from the Association for Computing Machinery
- ASME Digital Collection - Automotive systems, computers & information in engineering, nanotechnology, and more from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Engineering Village - Applied sciences and engineering
- Ergonomics Abstracts - Physiology, biomechanics, human-computer interaction, and more
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Xplore Digital Library - Technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics, including IEEE Standards
- Inspec - Physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control engineering, and information technology
- Oxford Journals Online - Including eBooks, open 'Subject' (top-left), 'Browse all content', and explore under 'Subject' along the left
- PsycINFO - Psychological impacts of information technology
- Scholars Portal Journals - Broader coverage of most major academic and scholarly publishers
- Scopus - Multidisciplinary abstract and citation database for scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature
- SIAM Journals Online - Journals from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- SPIE Digital Library Database - Journals, Conference Proceedings, and eBooks focused on optics and photonics from the International Society for Optics and Photonics
- SpringerLink - Science, technology, health, engineering, and mathematics
- Web of Science - Multi-disciplinary
Pre-prints
- arXiv.org - Open access pre-prints in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science
- engrXiv - Engineering Archive of preprints and previously published articles made openly accessible
- TechRxiv - Open access pre-prints in Technology Research
- zenodo - Repository for research data and preprints
Find more PrePrint resources from our Open Access (OA) Publications guide
- Ebook Central - Computer science/IT, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics
- eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) - Multi-disciplinary, search by keyword(s)
- ENGnetBASE - Latest handbooks in civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, and mining engineering
- IOP (Institute of Physics) ebooks - Focus on physics, including Medical Physics, Optics and Photonics
- ITECHnetBASE - Authoritative resources for the study, design, development, implementation, support, and management of computer-based information systems
- Knovel Library - A collection of science and engineering reference handbooks, databases, and conference proceedings | Knovel Video Tutorials
- MIT Press Direct - Multidisciplinary collection focused on general science, cognitive/neuroscience, computer science, information science, economics, the environment, and technology
- National Academies Press eBooks - Reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- O'Reilly - Books on technology, digital media, web development, and entrepreneurship, as well as videos, case studies, courses, and learning guides
- Oxford Reference Online - Click Subject on upper left and select Science and Technology
- Scholars Portal Books - From major academic publishers
- SPIE eBooks - Optics, photonics, and imaging engineering eBooks from the International Society for Optics and Photonics
- SpringerLink - Focused on a broad range of subjects including design and arts, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and physics
- Wiley Online Library - Books and Journals with significant collections in science and engineering
- Also note that all of Carleton's ebooks can be found through the library's homepage, using the large search box. Conduct a keyword search, then isolate to Available Online (under Availability) + Books (under Resource Type)
- New Books added to collection (updated monthly)
Research on the IT Industry
- Business Source Complete - Isolate by document type (scroll down the search screen) including: Company Report and Industry Overview, or search by NAICS/Industry Code
- Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database
- Conference Board of Canada e-Library
- Factiva - Hover over Companies/Markets and click Industry to see a list of industries, providing relevant data about an industry and summary information
- Gartner Research Campus Access
- Policy Commons - Think tanks, NGOs, governmental agencies, etc.
- Policy File Index - U.S. public policy
Resources of Interest
- Aviation Week Intelligence Network - Industry news
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Janes - Aerospace and Military Technology
- MIT Media Lab
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Research Council Canada
- Public Library of Science (PLOS)
- Science.gov
- WolframAlpha - Search engine for factual and objective data
Videos
- Films on Demand - Click the three bars at the top left to 'View All' Subjects, including Technology & Society
Writing
Patents
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
- European Patent Office (EPO)
- Google Patents
- Lens.org (find patents and associated scholarly research)
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - seeking international patent protection
Hierarchical Systems for Classifying Patents
- Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - developed by the European Patent Office (EPO) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) combining their classification practices
- International Patent Classification (IPC)
- Detailed Guide for Patents, Standards, and Trademarks
Open Sources of Data
- Open Data (Government of Canada)
- Data Catalogue (Government of the United States)
Library Guides
Theses and Dissertations
- Carleton University's collection of Theses and Dissertations
- Dissertations and Theses Global - Theses and dissertations from around the world
- Foreign Doctoral Dissertations - Indexes non-North American graduate and doctoral theses
- Other sources for Theses and Dissertations
- Thesis Requirements for Graduate Students at Carleton University
Advanced Researcher Tools
- Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository - Repository for sharing and preserving research data, hosted in Ontario
- Cabells Predatory Reports - Investigate a journal for deceptive publishing practices which may undermine the quality of its published research.
- Journal Citation Reports (JCR) - Find journal profiles and evaluate a journal's impact factor over time using data indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection
- PubPeer - Forum for finding and posting comments/questions on published papers + browser extension to discover associated PubPeer comments in the course of your research
- RCS ShareFile for Research Data - Locally hosted (at Carleton) file sharing platform for ongoing research
- Research Professional - Seek out funding opportunities
- Retraction Watch Database - Determine whether an article has been retracted and the reason(s) why. See here for more details
- Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) - Find journal profiles and citation metrics, as well as explore subject area publication metrics by country
- SciVal - Evaluate the research performance of institutions from around the world including by subject area, topic, and international collaborations, as well as performance metrics of individual researchers using data from Scopus and ScienceDirect
- Ulrichsweb - Find bibliographic information from a variety of serial publications including publisher and indexing details. Also includes the publishing history of a given title as well as reviews written by librarians
Library Guides for Advanced Researchers
- Conducting a Literature Review
- Covidence - For the production of knowledge syntheses
- Publisher Discount Agreements for Open Access Publishing
- Scholarly Communications - Including more resources for authors and researchers - especially Measuring your Research Impact
- Systematic Reviews and other Knowledge Syntheses
