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C&M databases

1. ACS Symposium Series
   A searchable online collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed books developed from the American Chemical Society technical divisions' symposia. The series covers a broad range of topics including agricultural and food chemistry, cellulose and renewable materials, chemical education, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials, and many others. The collection includes all volumes of the Advances in chemistry series, published 1950-1998.
   
2. Aluminium Industry Abstracts ( 1972 -current),
   Formerly World Aluminum Abstracts (WAA), provides comprehensive coverage of the world's technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments. The Aluminium Industry Abstract database includes information abstracted from approximately 2,3000 scientific and technical journals, government reports, conference proceedings, dissertations, books and patents.
3. American Chemical Society Journals
   A site licence providing online access to the online edition of around 50 journals and magazines published by the ACS.
4. ASCE Journals
   Searchable online access to all journals published by the American Society of Civil Engineers on the ASCE Library platform.
5. ASME Conference Proceedings Archive
   ASME Conference Proceedings published 2002 through 2007 by the American Society for Mechanical Engineers.
6. ASME Ebooks
   A searchable collection of over 90 books published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1998 to date.
7. ASTM Digital Library
   A searchable online collection of technical reports, symposia proceedings, manuals, and journal articles published by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
8. ASTM Standards
   A searchable online collection of standards from the American Society for Testing and Materials.
9. ATSDR's toxicological profiles
   A searchable collection of toxicological profiles from the U.S. The profiles cover the effects of hazardous substances, chemicals, and compounds and contain over 40,000 pages of data from the printed version, including information on mitigation of health effects, data gaps, and all available health data.
10. British Standards Online
    A searchable online database from the British Standards Institution providing access to the entire set of current British standards- over 55,000 documents. BSOL is updated daily.
11. CCD(ChemExper Chemical Directory)
    CCD is a free database of chemical compounds accessible over Internet. Its powerful search engine allows you to find a chemical by its molecular formula, IUPAC name, common name, CAS number, catalog number, substructure or physical characteristics via Internet. CCD contains actually over 40,000 chemical structures, 16,000 MSDS and more than 70,000 products with bp, mp.
12. CCOHS Academic Support Program
    
A cross-searchable suite of material safety databases from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, providing safety information on chemicals and other hazardous substances. The Library's subscription to the CCOHS Academic Support Program provides access to the following datasets: MSDS plus CHEMINFO, RTECS, OSH References, CHEMpendium.

13. Ceramic Abstracts / World Ceramics Abstracts (1975-current, updated monthly)
    One of the CSA Illumina Databases. A comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing international coverage on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics. Over 300 journals
14. Chemgold II
    Provides a wide range of safety as well as chemical and physical information for approximately 100,000 chemicals and hazardous substances. It is tailored to Australian and New Zealand regulatory requirements.
15. Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index
    An online version of the Plant Cost Index published in the journal Chemical Engineering since 1963. CEPCI is used by chemical process engineers and managers to adjust plant construction costs from one period to another.
16. CHERUB -CHemical Engineering Reference User Bibliography 
    A complete bibliographic reference source to the chemical engineering literature, including general and specialist topics, taken from 49 of the most important journals in the field.
17. China Academic Journals
    A full-text collection of Chinese language journals published by CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure). The Library's licence provides full-text access to 10 series including Industrial technology and engineering, architecture; Chemistry, metallurgy, environment and Mathematics, physics, mechanics, astronomy.
18. CINDAS
    It provides critically evaluated materials properties databases for thermal, mechanical, electrical, physical and other properties of various materials, including aerospace alloys.
19. Compendex (1884 - current, updated weekly) 
    Covers about 5000 engineering journals, conference proceedings and reports all over the world. It is the most important database for engineers.
20. Comprehensive Natural Products II
    A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform focusing on trends in natural products research. This is a dynamic field at the intersection of chemistry and biology, concerned with the isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and chemical characteristics of naturally occurring compounds such as pheromones, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and enzymes.
21. Corrosion Abstracts 1980 - current, updated bimonthly)
    One of the CSA Illumina Databases. International sources of literature are scanned and abstracted in the areas of general corrosion, testing, corrosion characteristics, preventive measures, materials construction and performance, and equipment for many industries. It provides the world's most complete source of bibliographic information in the area of corrosion science and engineering.
22. CRCnetBASE
    A searchable online database containing over 3,000 scientific and technical handbooks, reference works and other texts published by Taylor & Francis.
23. CSA Illumina
    Bibliographic databases: Engineered Materials Abstract, Metadex and Materials Business File on non-metallic engineering materials; metals and alloys; metals and materials industries news.
24. Derwent Innovations Index  
    A searchable online database on the Web of Knowledge platform, providing worldwide patent information, with English language abstracts. Derwent covers over 11 million inventions from 42 patent-issuing authorities and can be searched via text or chemical structures.
25. Energy Citations Database
    Contains citations of reports, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration (ERDA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Please see online help additional search information.
26. Energy & Power Source
    A searchable online collection offering indexing and extensive full-text coverage from over 1,000 publications relating to the energy and power industries- petroleum, natural gas, electric power, coal, nuclear power, renewable energy, and others.
27. ENGINE - Australian Engineering Database
    ENGINE is produced by the Institution of Engineers Australia and provides access to Australian engineering information, and in particular to publications of the Institution since 1980. It covers all branches of engineering, including agricultural, aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, coastal, computer, electrical, electronic, mechanical, military, structural, transport and water. 
28. Engineered Materials Abstracts (1986 - current, update monthly).
    One of the CSA Illumina Databases. Citations of the research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications of polymers, ceramics, and composites materials have been taken from 1,600 journals, technical reports, patents, dissertations, conference proceedings, and books indexed by expert editors from Materials Information.
29. Engineering Collection (Informit)
    A searchable full-text collection of Australasian engineering journals, conference papers and technical reports on the Informit platform. Title list.
30. FSTA - (1969 - current, updated quarterly)
    Covers every aspect of food science, food products, and food processing including biotechnology, economics, manufacturing, legislation, and commodity packaging. Topics include additives, beverages, bakery products, cereals, dairy products, fish, fruits and vegetables, meat, and sugars.
31. FOODnetBASE
    An online food research reference collection from CRC Press.
32. Food Standards Code
    A collection of individual food standards developed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (formerly ANZFA).
33. Genetic Engineering News Biotechnology Database
    An international directory of biotechnology companies published by Mary Ann Liebert. Includes a glossary of biotechnology terms and selected articles from Genetic Engineering News.
34. Henry Stewart Talks - Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection New!
    A searchable collection of audio-visual presentations on topics in biomedicine and the life sciences.Especially commissioned by Henry Stewart Talks, the lectures are organised into series covering both the fundamentals of a subject area and the latest advances.
35. IChemE Journal Archive
    A searchable online collection of over 4,000 articles published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 1923-1996.
36. Industrial Press E-Book Collection
    A searchable online collection of technical books published by Industrial Press.
37. Ingenta (free public access)
    Is a global research gateway providing a free online search service of published content from reliable research sources. It offers access to nearly 6,000 electronic full-text titles and millions of articles from the world's leading scholarly and professional publications.
38. International Tables for Crystallography
    A searchable online version of the classic series sponsored by the International Union of Crystallography. The wide range of articles and the numerous tables of data assist in the use of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials.
39. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology  
    A comprehensive reference work on applied chemical science. It features more than 800 articles including analytical techniques, biochemistry, forensic chemistry, materials science, polymers and plastics, and wine.
40. Materials Business File (1966 - current, updated monthly)
    One of the CSA Illumina Databases. A comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development. It indexes and abstracts from over 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books.
41. Merck Index
    The Merck Index online is the electronic counterpart of the printed Merck Index co-published by Merck & Co., Inc. and CambridgeSoft. It is an encyclopaedia of organic and inorganic chemicals, including naturally-occurring substances, laboratory reagents, pharmaceuticals and drugs
42. METADEX (1966- current, updated monthly)
    One of the CSA Illumina Databases. A comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development. It indexes and abstracts from over 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books.
43. Momentum Press E-Book Collection
    A searchable online collection of around 30 books published 2009-2010 by Momentum Press on the IG Publishing platform. The focus is on mechanical engineering, manufacturing processes, and materials science.
44. New Zealand Standards Online
    A searchable online collection of all Standards New Zealand and AS/SNZ standards, compiled by IHS Australia. The documents are in PDF format and can be printed and downloaded.
45. OnePetro
    A searchable full-text database from the Society of Petroleum Engineers offering a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
46. Patty's Industrial Hygiene
    A searchable version of the current edition of Patty's Industrial Hygiene in the Wiley Online Library. This is a classic handbook providing information on the recognition and evaluation of chemical agents, physical agents, and biohazards in the workplace, as well as engineering control of exposure and personal protection.
47. RefWorks
    RefWorks software allows you to create your own web-based database of references.
48. ScienceCinema
    A searchable video collection describing research and development sponsored by the United States Department of Energy.
    
49. Science Direct (mostly 1994- current but some titles from the first issue published)
    Covers the full text of more than 2500 mostly Elsevier Science journals in the engineering, physical, technical, medical, life and social sciences. Science Direct also includes abstracts of journal articles from the other publishers.
50. Scientific.Net
    This site provides online access to a collection of journals on materials science and engineering from Trans Tech Publications.
51. SciFinder (1907 - current, updated daily)
    It provides online access to CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) databases. Sources include journals, patents (more than 5.2 million), books, reviews, meeting abstracts, dissertations, conference proceedings and technical reports. It also provides access to 20 million different chemical substances, including organic compounds, coordination compounds, polymers, biosequences, stereoisomers, and alloys.
52. Scirus
    Scirus is a search engine for scientific content. It searches both the open web and subscription databases. It currently covers the web, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE on BioMedNet, Beilstein on ChemWeb, Neuroscion, BioMed Central and Patents from the USPTO. Searches can be restricted by discipline. Scirus is provided by Elsevier.
53. Scitopia
    A freely available internet resource providing federated searching across a range of scientific and technical society publisher collections and government sites. It covers over 3.5 million documents, including peer-reviewed journal content, conference papers, patents, and government publications.
54. Scopus
    It indexes Elsevier publications (including conference proceedings) and covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals from 4,000 publishers. . Has many full text links to Science Direct-hosted articles, and uses the Scirus search engine for each standard search (results presented separately). Subjects include engineering, chemistry, physics, maths, life-health science, psychology, economics, biological/environmental, and general science. Full cited reference information from 1996.
55. SpringerLink
    SpringerLink gives full-text access to over 1800 journals published by Springer, Birkhauser, Karger, and others. It also gives full-text access to some 10,000 books. Apart from complete coverage from 1997 onwards of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (approx. 3300 books in 139,000 chapters); most books are only available full-text AFTER 2004.
56. SpringerMaterials
    A searchable online collection of materials science data published by Springer Verlag, based on the Landolt-Börnstein new series, the DDBST database (Dortmund Data Bank Software & Separation Technology), the Linus Pauling Files (on inorganic solid phases) and other sources.
57. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Wastewater
    A searchable online version of Standard Methods, describing hundreds of analytical techniques for the determination of water quality.
58. Synthesis (Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science) 
    An online collection of searchable compact e-books or 'lectures' published by Morgan & Claypool. Arranged in a hierarchical structure of disciplines and series, each 50-100 page lecture covers an important research or development topic, and is written by a prominent contributor to the field.
59. TOXINZ
    Is an Internet database containing information regarding toxic compounds and the management of poisoned patients. Though it does have a subscription option (two levels of subscriptions are available) its free option allows you to search for information on some 60,000 listed chemical products, pharmaceuticals, plants and hazardous creatures.
60. Web of Knowledge
    Web of Knowledge is the web interface for ISI group of products including Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, ISI proceedings, Current Contents and Web Citation Index. You must have a personalised login to Web of Knowledge if you wish to save searches from either of these databases -- especially if you wish to create an email alert.
61. Web of Science (updated weekly)
    Consists of three citation databases: Science Citation Index (1900 - current), Social Sciences Citation Index(1956 - current), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975 - current) which are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed so that you can search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. You can also search the databases for articles that cite a known author or work. This mutlidisciplinary database lists 39 million items from some 8700 journals.
62. Wiley Database of Polymer Properties
    The Wiley Database of Polymer Properties is a comprehensive source of physical property data for polymers commercially available, with experimentally determined and selected data for over 2,500 polymers. The initial content is derived from the Polymer Handbook.
63. Wiley Online Library
    Covers the full text of Wiley journals in Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Life and Medical Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Psychology, Business, Finance & Management, Education and Law. It also covers some Wiley ebooks and reference tools. All licensed works are listed in the Catalogue.

C&M Related Databases

1. ABI/INFORM (1970 -current, updated monthly)
   A worldwide management, business and information technology database indexing and abstracting over 1,400 business and economics journals, magazines and trade publications. 50% full-text articles.
2. Academic Search Premier
   A scholarly, interdisciplinary database indexing more than 8,000 journals.
3. Australian Digital Theses Program "
   The aim of the ADT project is to create a national collaborative distributed database of digitised theses produced at Australian Universities.The ADT database provides access to PhD and Masters by Research theses only." Their Digital Theses Collections page is also useful.
4. Current Contents (1998-current,  updated daily)
   ISI's online version of the well known Current Contents journals, is produced in the United States by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Further information can be found at ISI.
5. Digital Dissertations (1861 -current, updated quarterly, formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
   Bibliographic citations and abstracts from all subject areas (Sciences & Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences) for doctoral dissertations and masters' theses completed at over 1000 accredited colleges and universities worldwide. Abstracts are included from 1980. The full text of theses is available in PDF format for more than 100,000 titles from 1996.
6. Emerald (1994 -current but varying from title to title, updated monthly)
   Provides access to over 100 full-text property and engineering journals published by MCB University Press.
7. Engineering Village (1884 - current, updated weekly)
   Over 16,000 engineering web sites; access to technical databases and engineering libraries, a full text engineering management journal, engineering library Internet projects, technical catalogs and Compendex.
8. Expanded Academic (1980 -current, updated daily)
   Indexes 2984 titles of academic journals, magazines and newspapers from all academic disciplines, with 1780 publications (about 60%) available in full-text.
9. History of Science, Technology and Medicine
   An indexing and abstracting service on the FirstSearch platform covering journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine and allied historical fields.
10. IEEExplore (1988 - current, some from 1950, updated daily).
    Full-text of all IEEE and IEE transactions, journal articles, conference papers, and all current IEEE standards.
11. International Wine Marketing Database
    An online bibliographic resource produced by the University of South Australia. The International Wine Marketing Database indexes and abstracts articles from published material on all aspects of the global wine industry, and includes full-text for around 500 articles.
12. Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (1999 -current, updated annually)
    Covers journals in the areas of science and technology. Each annual database contains the previous year’s publication data, accumulating and tabulating citation and article counts in order to answer some fundamental questions, such as: What journals are most frequently used? What journals have the highest impact? etc.
13. NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS) (free public access)
    Allows users to search the many different abstract and technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs. Specifically, it is a unified interface to many separate WAIS servers.
14. Reaxys
    A web-based service for chemists from Elsevier providing information on compounds and related data, reactions, original journal articles and patents. Reaxys covers organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry.
    
15. Patent Databases (free public access)
    An annotated bibliography and full-text of patent databases available on the Internet (both free and some fee-based) from international organizations such as WIOP (World Intellectual Property Organization) and major industrial countries.
16. Proquest (1971-current, full-text from 1987)
    An online serials database of 8,500 titles of which half are in full text in general science & technology, engineering, social science, medical, and business. All are accessible through the ProQuest interface and can be searched individually or simultaneously with other Proquest databases (click on the Change Database link on the search screen and select databases).
17. ResearcherID
    It is a database for researchers to help them identify potential research collaborators or reviewers, and also to publicise their own papers (including automatically updated citation figures of those journal or conference papers that are indexed in Web of Science).
18. ResearchResearch
    A searchable online service providing national and international funding opportunities and a news service for researchers.
19. ResearchSpace
    It is an open access digital archive or institutional repository promoting the research outputs of the University of Auckland.
20. OECD iLibrary (1998 onwards) 
    Offers full text access to 17 thematic collections, OECD periodicals and OECD statistics.

New Zealand databases

1. Auckland Regional Council Library Database (1987 -current)
   Covers mainly books and journal articles held by the Auckland Regional Council held since 1987. (This database is only available to members of the University of Auckland with a NetID and password.). However, ARCADIA is freely available to the general public through the Web and offers information about the Auckland region only.
2. Index New Zealand: INNZ (1987 -current, updated daily)
   Indexes nearly 300 NZ journals and newspapers. It is the key New Zealand database for social sciences, arts, humanities and general interest material, and also indexes some South Pacific journals.
3. Kompass (Current year only)
   Kompass is an international business directory. It contains information on a company's executives, brief financials, branches, localities, a list of products and services, and trade and brand names. Only available from a standalone workstation on Level M in the General Library.
4. New Zealand Index
   It is made up of eight indexes of New Zealand newspapers, magazines and journals. They can be searched together or separately.
5. Newzindex (1985 -current, updated daily)
   Indexes articles of interest to business from major daily NZ newspapers and business periodicals not included in the Newztext full-text database.
6. Newztext Plus
   Newztext Plus contains both full text and indexes for many of New Zealand's key news and business publications and is updated daily.
7. NZ Science
   The database includes abstracts for all of the Royal Society of New Zealand Journals up until 1998 and will soon include all current abstracts. NZ Science also indexes records of CRI (Crown Research Institutes) publications.
8. Te Puna (updated daily)
   This includes the National Bibliographic Database with over 10 million records for New Zealand and overseas resources and lists of New Zealand holding libraries.

Encyclopedias and Handbooks

1. AGRICULTUREnetBASE
   An online collection of over 70 full-text handbooks and monographs on agriculture, crop science, and related subjects, including forestry, entomology, genetics, soil science.
2. ASM Handbooks Online
   Online version of all current ASM handbooks, plus 2 ASM desk editions.
3. BIOSCIENCEnetBASE
   An online collection of over 90 full-text handbooks and monographs in the biosciences, including biochemistry, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, biotechnology, epidemiology, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and toxicology.
4. Characterization of Materials
   Online reference work from Wiley, providing comprehensive up-to-date coverage of materials characterization techniques, including computational and theoretical methods as well as crystallography, mechanical testing, thermal analysis, optical imaging and spectroscopy, and more.
5. CHEMnetBASE
   A collection of online chemical dictionaries and reference works comprising the Dictionary of commonly cited compounds; Handbook of chemistry & physics; Polymers, a property database; Properties of organic compounds.
6. CLEANTECHnetBASE
   A collection of full-text handbooks and monographs focusing on renewable energy, clean and novel technologies, bio-energy, and eco-friendly agricultural practice.
7. Comprehensive Biomaterials
   A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform. It describes the current status of most biomaterials
8. Comprehensive Biotechnology (2nd ed.)
   A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform, Comprehensive Biotechnology aiming to cover the essential elements of the field.
9. Comprehensive Composite Materials
   A searchable online encyclopedia on the ScienceDirect platform covering all aspects of composites, from theory to practical applications.
10. Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II
    Online version of the second edition of Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry.
11. Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering
    An online reference work on the ScienceDirect platform covering all aspects of membrane science and technology.
12. Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology
    A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform. It focuses on the major classes of nanomaterials in terms of their synthesis, structure, and applications, reviewing nanomaterials and their respective technologies in well-structured and comprehensive articles with extensive cross-references.
13. Comprehensive Natural Products II
    A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform focusing on trends in natural products research.
    
14. Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III
    Searchable online version of the third edition of Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry (COMC-III) originally published in 13 volumes, November 2006.
15. Comprehensive Semiconductor Science and Technology
    A searchable online reference work on the ScienceDirect platform. It provides extensive coverage of both the fundamental physics and the technology of semiconductors.
16. CRCnetBASE
    A searchable online database containing over 3,000 scientific and technical handbooks, reference works and other texts published by Taylor & Francis.
17. Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering
    Online encyclopedia from Marcel Dekker covering the development and design of procedures, equipment, and systems utilized in the production and conversion of raw materials into food and nonfood consumer goods—emphasizing and illustrating the various engineering processes associated with the production of materials with agricultural origin.
18. Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the Wiley platform, offering original contributions from expert authors in the fields of engineering science that support the study and development of aerospace technology and vehicle design.
19. Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry
    Online encyclopedia published by Elsevier on its ScienceDirect platform. It comprises more than 500 entries encompassing all aspects of biochemistry, as well as the extensions of this subject into the related fields of molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biophysics. It is based on the 2nd print edition, published 2004.
20. Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
    Online encyclopedia from Marcel Dekker surveying biomaterials and biomedical engineering technologies utilizing biomaterials- current lines of research as well as innovative applications in tissue engineering, prosthetics, drug delivery, biosensors, and medical devices.
21. Encyclopedia of Catalysis
    A definitive A-to-Z reference work covering the most significant aspects of homogeneous, heterogeneous, asymmetric, biomimetic, and biological catalysis.
22. Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing 
    
Online encyclopedia from Marcel Dekker, comprising some 350 articles on design, engineering and manufacturing practices.
23. Encyclopedia of Dairy Science
    The encyclopedia addresses main topics of milk production and dairy technology, with due recognition accorded to nutritional and public health issues, as well as to dairy industry economics, including aspects of trade in milk and dairy products. Its aim is to provide a complete resource for researchers, students and practitioners involved in all aspects of dairy sciences.' (Preface)
24. Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources
    A searchable online encyclopaedia on the ScienceDirect platform with a focus on the environmental and economic impact of electrochemical power sources, including batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, supercapacitors, and photo-electrochemical cells.
    
25. Encyclopedia of Energy
    This work represents first major scholarly study of an issue that affects the modern world in every avenue of life, consisting of a total of 380 overview articles in 20 discrete subject areas, written by authors representing 40 different nations. All forms of energy are thoroughly covered, as well as the interplay between energy use and the environment and the effect of energy on history and society.
26. Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology
    Comprehensive coverage of the various fields within environmental microbiology: aeromicrobiology, aquatic, freshwater, marine, subsurface, soil, extreme environments, biodegredation, public health, drinking water, wastewater, biofilms, biotechnology, methodology.
27. Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology
    It comprises 400 articles, each approximately 4000 words in length and contains tables, line drawings, black-and-white photographs, or electron micrographs.
28. Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition
    Based on the revised 2003 print edition of the Encyclopaedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition. Covers all aspects of the field, including many new topics of interest, such as functional foods, genetically modified foods, and food security.
29. Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the ScienceDirect platform covering many aspects of forest science: including the relevant biology and ecology, different types of forestry (e.g. tropical forestry and dryland forestry), scientific names of trees and shrubs, the applied, economic, and social aspects of forest management, recent advances in forest science techniques.
30. Encyclopedia of Genetics
    One of the most comprehensive reference works in the field of genetics. Includes over 1700 entries, covering all aspects of the field.
31. Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the Wiley InterScience platform, offering extensive coverage of industrial biotechnology in an A-Z format. The focus is on industrial biological processes, techniques, equipment, products, as well as ethical and regulatory issues.
32. Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry
    A searchable and browsable online encyclopedia from John Wiley, based on the 2nd print edition published 2005 in 10 volumes. Coverage is extensive, including main group elements; transition metals and coordination chemistry; organometallic chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry; solid state, materials, nanomaterials and catalysis; general inorganic chemistry, theoretical and computational methods.
33. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
    It features more than 4,000 specially commissioned and peer-reviewed articles, making it an essential read for life scientists and a valuable resource for teaching. Aimed at researchers, students and teachers, articles provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage, written by leaders in the field.
34. Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
    Online encyclopedia on the Wiley InterScience platform, comprising over 200 articles representing a detailed treatment of the molecular and cellular basis of life. The work was originally published in 6 vols in 2005.
35. Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
    It covers the physical processes that drive the oceans and the chemical, biological, and geological regimes. All methods of studying the oceans, from ship-based systems to satellite remote sensing are covered, as are ancillary topics such as the law of the oceans, use of the oceans for food and energy, and the impact of pollution and climate change.
36. Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology
    Online reference work from Wiley, covering all areas of polymer science, including nanotechnology, new imaging and analytical techniques, new methods of controlled polymer architecture, biomimetics, and more.
37. Encyclopedia of Smart Materials
    Online encyclopedia from Wiley, designed for material scientists, chemists, chemical engineers, process engineers, consultants, patent attorneys and students. Addresses commercial applications as well as sophisticated units designed to operate in space, underwater, underground, and within the human body.
38. Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
    All aspects of spectroscopy, and of mass spectrometry and scattering phenomena, are covered in this comprehensive work, which is intended for those using spectroscopical techniques for their research or professional practice. Theoretical background, details of instrumentation and technology, and current applications, are included for each area of spectroscopy, together with the history of important areas.
39. Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry
    Online encyclopaedia covering the latest supramolecular advancements and methods in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, environmental and materials science and engineering, physics, computer science, and applied mathematics.
40. Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science
    Online encyclopedia from Marcel Dekker, comprising over 400 entries and more than 11,000 illustrations (equations, tables, drawings, photographs). Coverage includes recent developments in drug delivery, enzyme behavior, and protein adsorption; the current utilization of colloids, emulsions, foams, gels, and fine particles; chemical behavior at electrochemical, fluid-fluid, polymer, soil, mineral, and atmospheric boundaries; mechanisms of catalysis, transport, and adsorption; characterization of fatty acids and lipids; commercial uses for membranes.
41. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics 
    25,000 entries describing terms and concepts in cell and developmental biology, immunology, hereditary diseases, and molecular evolution, as well as the state of the art in genomics and proteomics.
42. ENGnetBASE
    Online collection of engineering handbooks published by CRC Press.
43. ERGONOMICSnetBASE
    A collection of full-text handbooks and monographs covering most areas of ergonomics.
44. FOODnetBASE
    An online food research reference collection from CRC Press.
45. Kirk-Othmer: Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
    The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology is a comprehensive reference work on applied chemical science. It features more than 800 articles including analytical techniques, biochemistry, forensic chemistry, materials science, polymers and plastics, and wine.
46. Handbook of Biosensors and Biochips
An online reference work on the Wiley InterScience platform describing many of the applications used in medical diagnostics, environmental control and pharmaceutical and food industries.
47. Handbook of Chemicals and Gases for the Semiconductor Industry
    Online reference work from Wiley, providing a comprehensive guide to the chemicals and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing. The fabrication of semiconductor devices involves a series of complex chemical processes such as photolithography, etching, cleaning, thin film deposition, and polishing. The Handbook offers a convenient source of information on the properties, applications, and health and safety considerations of the chemicals used in these processes.
48. Handbook of Combustion
    A searchable online reference work on the Wiley platform, providing in-depth coverage of fundamentals of gas, liquid, and solid combustion, emerging technologies, and combustion diagnostics and safety. Over 100 academic and industry specialists have contributed to the work, under the editorship of Avanash Kumar Agarwal, Maximilian Lackner, and Franz Winter.
49. Handbook of Plant Technology 
    Online handbook published by Wiley providing extensive coverage of the field, including articles on plant genetic modification; applications of plant biotechnology to crop improvement in agriculture, production systems for pharmaceutical proteins, ethics and safety issues, public perception and public relations; scale-up, and testing and legislation.
50. Handbook of Statistical Genetics
    Online handbook published by Wiley, designed as a reference resource for statisticians interested in genetic applications, and geneticists seeking a deeper knowledge of statistical methods in their field.
51. IndustrialnetBASE
A searchable online collection of monographs and handbooks on manufacturing and industrial engineering from Taylor & Francis. The focus is on technical issues, quality and standards, and sales, marketing, and service.
52. MATERIALSnetBASE
    Online collection of handbooks on materials science published by CRC Press.
53. Merck Index
    The Merck Index online is the electronic counterpart of the printed Merck Index co-published by Merck & Co., Inc. and CambridgeSoft. It is an encyclopaedia of organic and inorganic chemicals, including naturally-occurring substances, laboratory reagents, pharmaceuticals and drugs.
54. NANOnetBASE
    Online collection of handbooks on nanoscience and nanotechnology published by CRC Press.
55. Nanotechnology
    A searchable online version of a major handbook published in 9 volumes by Wiley-VCH in 2009. It provides a comprehensive overview of nanotechnology and nanoscience using a cross-disciplinary approach. Fundamentals and applications are covered in almost a hundred contributions by leading professionals in this field.
    
56. NUTRITIONnetBASE
    Online collection of over 70 handbooks and monographs on food and nutrition science from Taylor & Francis.
57. OCCUP-HEALTHandSAFETYnetBASE
    A collection of full-text handbooks and monographs covering most areas of occupational health and safety.
58. POLYMERSnetBASE
    A full-text product providing online access to the Polymer Materials Encyclopedia; Polymers, a property database, as well as a collection of books on polymer science published by Taylor & Francis.
59. Protein Science Encyclopedia 
    A continuously updated online reference work on the Wiley InterScience platform, focusing on the function of proteins, analytical methods, the engineering of proteins, and medical aspects. The encyclopedia comprises 160 articles in 14 subject areas.
60. TEXTILEnetBASE
    An online collection of monographs and handbooks from Taylor & Francis, covering a broad range of materials and applications, from conventional textiles to smart fabrics and wearable electronics. It provides information on the use of textiles in automotive engineering, sports, and biomedicine and includes several CRC handbooks with up-to-date information on weaving, design, and high-performance fibers.
61. WATERnetBASE
    An online collection of monographs and handbooks from Taylor & Francis on water science and engineering. Coverage is multidisciplinary, and the collection offers reference works on drinking water, ground water, hydrogeology, hydrology, storm water, surface water, waste water, water pollution and wetlands.
62. Wiley Database of Polymer Properties
    The Wiley Database of Polymer Properties is a comprehensive source of physical property data for polymers commercially available, with experimentally determined and selected data for over 2,500 polymers. The initial content is derived from the Polymer Handbook. The online product will be updated quarterly with the most current information available.
63. Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering 
    An online encyclopedia on the Wiley InterScience platform containing over 350 peer reviewed articles in areas such as biochemical  engineering,   biomedical education, biomedical devices and instrumentation, human performance and reverse engineering, rehabilitation and orthopedic engineering. It is designed to meet the needs of readers ranging from undergraduate students to research scientists.
64. Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology
    A searchable continuously updated online reference work devoted to the cross-disciplinary field of chemical biology.

E-books

1. AGRICULTUREnetBASE
   An online collection of over 70 full-text handbooks and monographs on agriculture, crop science, and related subjects, including forestry, entomology, genetics, soil science.
2. ASME Ebooks
   A searchable collection of over 90 books published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1998 to date.
3. BIOSCIENCEnetBASE
   An online collection of over 90 full-text handbooks and monographs in the biosciences, including biochemistry, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, biotechnology, epidemiology, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and toxicology.
4. CRCnetBASE
   A searchable online database containing over 3,000 scientific and technical handbooks, reference works and other texts published by Taylor & Francis.
5. CHEMnetBASE
   Collection of chemical dictionaries and reference works.
6. CLEANTECHnetBASE
   A collection of full-text handbooks and monographs focusing on renewable energy, clean and novel technologies, bio-energy, and eco-friendly agricultural practice.
7. EBSCO eBook Collection
   A searchable collection of over 10,000 scholarly, reference and professional electronic books on all subjects. This collection was formerly known as 'NetLibrary'.
8. Ebrary
   More than 21,000 recently published books on all subjects.
9. ENGnetBASE
   Engineering handbooks.
10. ERGONOMICSnetBASE
    A collection of full-text handbooks and monographs covering most areas of ergonomics.
11. FOODnetBASE
    Food Science reference works.
12. IndustrialnetBASE
A searchable online collection of monographs and handbooks on manufacturing and industrial engineering from Taylor & Francis. The focus is on technical issues, quality and standards, and sales, marketing, and service.
13. Industrial Press E-Book Collection
    A searchable online collection of technical books published by Industrial Press.
14. Knovel
    Engineering and scientific books from a wide range of publishers.
15. MATERIALSnetBASE
    Materials Science handbooks.
16. Momentum Press E-Book Collection
    A searchable online collection of around 30 books published 2009-2010 by Momentum Press on the IG Publishing platform and focused on mechanical engineering, manufacturing processes, and materials science.
17. NANOnetBASE
    Handbooks on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
18. NUTRITIONnetBASE
    Online collection of over 70 handbooks and monographs on food and nutrition science from Taylor & Francis.
19. OCCUP-HEALTHandSAFETYnetBASE
    A collection of full-text handbooks and monographs covering most areas of occupational health and safety.
20. POLYMERSnetBASE
    A full-text product providing online access to the Polymer Materials Encyclopedia; Polymers, a property database, as well as a collection of books on polymer science published by Taylor & Francis.
21. Referex
    Comprises over 300 fully searchable e-books in three subject collections: chemical, petrochemical and process engineering; mechanical and materials engineering; electronics & electrical engineering. Each collection includes handbooks of engineering fundamentals, titles focused on technique and practice and specialized scholarly monographs.
22. RSC Ebook Collection
    A fully searchable online collection of over 700 books in most areas of chemical science, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry
23. SPIE Digital Library - Ebooks
    A searchable online collection of textbooks, field guides and reference works published by the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers on the SPIE Digital Library platform.
    
24. SpringerLink
    SpringerLink gives full-text access to over 1800 journals published by Springer, Birkhauser, Karger, and others: some 2.87 M articles.
    It also give full-text access to some 10,000 books. Apart from complete coverage from 1997 onwards of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (approx. 3300 books in 139,000 chapters); most books are only available full-text AFTER 2004.
25. Synthesis (Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science)
    An online collection of searchable compact e-books or 'lectures' published by Morgan & Claypool. Arranged in a hierarchical structure of disciplines and series, each 50-100 page lecture covers an important research or development topic, and is written by a prominent contributor to the field.
26. TEXTILEnetBASE
    An online collection of monographs and handbooks from Taylor & Francis, covering a broad range of materials and applications, from conventional textiles to smart fabrics and wearable electronics. It provides information on the use of textiles in automotive engineering, sports, and biomedicine and includes several CRC handbooks with up-to-date information on weaving, design, and high-performance fibers.
27. WATERnetBASE
    An online collection of monographs and handbooks from Taylor & Francis on water science and engineering. Coverage is multidisciplinary, and the collection offers reference works on drinking water, ground water, hydrogeology, hydrology, storm water, surface water, waste water, water pollution and wetlands.
    

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