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ASCE Online Research Library
Full text to the journals and conference papers from ASCE.
ScienceDirect
Full text of Elsevier journals, the largest publisher of science and technology journals
Compendex
Covers all engineering disciplines.
Web of Science
Highly cited journals in the sciences and engineering. Find who cited who from 1955-present.
SCOPUS
Similar to Web of Science for citation searching. Find who cited who from 1996-present. Covers more publications than Web of Science.
Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary database that includes peer reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers
Transportation Research Board
Search various TRB resources and, if not available online, request the full text through Interlibrary loan.

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Obtain articles and books the Library doesn't own through the free Interlibrary Loan service.

US Patent and Trademark Office
Official site for finding U.S. patents and trademark information.
European Patent Office
Includes patents from more than 80 countries