key article databases
- compendex this link opens in a new windowaccess to over five million summaries of journal articles, technical reports, and conference papers and proceedings in all areas of engineering. coverage: 1969-
other databases
- acm digital library (association for computing machinery) this link opens in a new window
full text of every article ever published by acm and bibliographic citations from major publishers in computing. coverage: varies
- astm (compass) standardscontains full-text active standards.
- bioone this link opens in a new windowindexes over 127 high impact bioscience journals. most of bioone's titles are published by small societies and non-commercial publishers. coverage: 2000- includes full text to open access content.
- chemical abstracts - note restricted hours of access this link opens in a new window
comprehensive coverage of the world's chemical literature. restricted hours of access: 8:00 am sunday to 5:00 am monday, 5:00 pm to 5:00 am monday to friday. 5:00 pm friday to 6:00 pm saturday. coverage: 1907 -
- synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science this link opens in a new window
information service for the research, development and educational communities in engineering and computer science. lakehead has access to collections 1 and 2.
- trail (technical report archive & image library)trail identifies, acquires, catalogs, and digitizes technical reports issued primarily prior to 1976.
chemical abstracts - off campus
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