Some databases, like IEEE/IEE Library, contain full-text articles. However, many of the databases you can use to find journal articles are called Abstracting and Indexing databases because they contain citation information, such as author, journal, publication date, the abstract of the article, etc.

This citation information can be used to help locate the full-text in the following ways:

• Link to the full-text of the article in another database by clicking on a button that says find it @ SU.
• If you don't see the find it @ SU button, search SearchWorks, the Stanford Libraries Catalog, by Periodical Title to determine if the journal is available to you through the Stanford Libraries.
• If the journal is not in the SearchWorks, you can request it from another library via Interlibrary Borrowing.

General Engineering:

• Business Source Complete
  A good source for articles on the business and market aspects of civil, environmental, and construction engineering.


• Compendex (Engineering Village) (1884+)
  Available through Engineering Village. Compendex contains over seven million references and abstracts taken from over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports. Online coverage is from 1969 to the present and includes nuclear technology, bioengineering, transportation, chemical and process engineering, light and optical technology, agricultural engineering and food technology, computers and data processing, applied physics, electronics and communications, control, civil, mechanical, materials, petroleum, aerospace and automotive engineering as well as narrower subtopics within all these and other major engineering fields.


• IEEE Xplore
  IEEE Xplore is a digital library providing full text access to the world's highest quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. IEEE Xplore contains full text documents from IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, standards, and IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) publications.


• INSPEC
  Contains citations and abstracts to the literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, computers, control technology, and information technology. Covers journal articles, conference papers, significant books, technical reports, dissertations, and patents. INSPEC is the premier database for physics & related disciplines but also covers areas like systems management and operations research.


• NTRL (National Technical Information Service)
  Containing over 2.0 million bibliographic records, the NTRL Database is the preeminent resource for accessing the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments.Contents include research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more. The complete electronic file dates back to 1964. Access via NTRL (National Technical Reports Library) also includes full-text access to more than 500,000 documents.


• Scopus
  The world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources. Contains 41 million records, 70% with abstracts including 18,000 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide and over 3 million conference papers. Particularly strong international coverage of science and technology. Also includes sophisticated tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Linking between ScienceDirect and Scopus for the fulltext of the article and related research.


• Web of Science (Science Citation Index, 1945-present)
  Provides for forward or backward cited searching. With a recent article, you typically use the bibliography to go back in time. In a way, the citation index lets you do the reverse. You can take an older article and see who has cited that article since it was published.

Civil Engineering:

• ASCE Research Library
  Provides journal papers from 1983-present for all 32 Journals, and proceedings papers from 2001-present for more than 257 conference proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mobile version is available.


• Earthquake engineering abstracts
  Covers topics in structural dynamics, seismology, geology, architecture, political science, economics, planning, public policy, and hazards mitigation as they relate to earthquake studies.


• Institute of Transportation Studies
  The catalog of the University of California’s Institute of Transportation Studies Library is an excellent starting point for researching transportation-related topics.


• Institution of Civil Engineers Virtual Library Papers from all the ICE Proceedings, the Selected Engineering Papers, the Transactions of the ICE and Journal of the ICE. Covers 1836 to the present. Also contains e-books.


• The Quakeline database
  Covers Earthquakes, earthquake engineering, natural hazards mitigation, and related topics. An attempt is made to exclude the items already listed in NTIS, Engineering Index/Compendex, and GeoRef.


• TRIS Online
  Offers references to all modes of transportation and various aspects including design, planning, safety, and environmental issues.


• Online Standards via TechStreet
  Stanford users can access full-text online standards from the following publishers via the TechStreet platform. Please note, you must have the File Open plugin for Acrobat, to view the full-text files.
  • ACI (American Concrete Institute)
  • ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
  • ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
  • ICC (International Code Council)
  • IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
  • ISO (International Standards Association)
  • NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)

Environmental Engineering:

• BIOSIS
  Environmental engineers will be interested in its coverage of microbiology and biochemical/biological treatment of wastes.


• CAB abstracts archive
  Search peer-reviewed journals, academic books, technical reports, bulletins, and conference proceedings in the life sciences: agriculture, forestry, human health, human nutrition, animal health and the management and conservation of natural resources. Coverage is international with literature from over 125 countries and dozens of originating languages from 1900 to the present. Also on Web of Science.


• SciFinder scholar
  Chemical Abstracts indexes worldwide literature from all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering.


• Environmental sciences & pollution management
  Covers air, land, water and noise pollution, bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental biotechnology and engineering, waste management, water resources, policies and regulations, and U.S. federal environmental impact statements.


• GeoRef
  Provides access to journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Includes more than 25,145 publications.


• Water Resources
  A Research Guide to technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.

• Civil Engineer's Mega Bookmark
  The site includes links to over 1,000 online resources of interest to civil engineers. Various categories such as Research/Education, Subject-Based Resources, Information Sources, Building Codes/Standards from 15 countries, Organizations/Institutes, and biographies of civil engineers.


• Core List for an Environmental Reference Collection, 2010.
  A list of print and online resources in the areas of environmental protection, management, and science as selected by librarians supporting the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Each entry includes the title, author or editor, publication date, and publisher or distributor of the resource. Many of the entries include a brief description of the resource as well.


• Directory of Open Access Journals Technology and Engineering (DOAJ)
  Includes free full text online journals in Chemical Technology, Computer Science, Construction, Electrical and Nuclear Engineering, Environmental Engineering, & Environmental Technology.


• DOE Information Bridge
  Provides results of Department of Energy R&D in energy technologies, physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental cleanup, and more.


• Earthquake Resources for CEE
  A Research Guide to technical and scientific literature on earthquake-related topics.


• EnergyFiles
  Sponsored by the Department of Energy's OSTI, EnergyFiles combines information, tools, and technologies to facilitate access to and use of scientific resources through over 500 databases and Web sites.


• Environmental Policy Collection, hosted by the University of North Texas
  Over 330 digital documents, with more on the way. It is free and you do not have to register to access most resources.


• National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS)
  EPA's electronic documents site allows you to search, view and print, including full images of all original pages and full-text, from a collection of over 11,000 archival and current documents.


• Materials ConneXion
  A constantly growing database of materials and processes. The information, includes high-quality photographs and company/vendor contact information. Search all of the materials by keyword, material type, manufacturer name, etc. Seek a creative or competitive edge through strategic material selections.


• Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
  The PEER Reports Series comprises state-of-the art research in earthquake engineering and related fields by the more than 150 expert members of the PEER universities consortium. The current emphasis of the series is on performance-based engineering of lifelines and building structures.


• Structurae
  Online structural and civil engineering database of resources for bridge, civil and structural engineering in English, French, or German. Browse for project information by names, types, locations, products used. Each record includes images, contractor information, chronology, related websites and literature.


• Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
  US. Dept. Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Many research reports and publications published by TFHRC are available online


• Virtual Technical Reports Center
  Full-text reports, or searchable extended abstracts of their technical reports on the World Wide Web.


• Water Resources
  A Research Guide to technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.