Academic Search Complete

Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals and a total of more than 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Offers nearly 9,000 full-text articles from the journals, magazines, and conference proceedings, since 1991, of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society. Tables of Contents are cited from articles published in ACM journals and magazines (1985­) and conference proceedings (1985­1996).

Biological Sciences

Interdisciplinary database offering abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. It provides access to literature from over 6000 sources including serials, conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents.

Ceramics Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts

Comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing international coverage of the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics. Source materials include over 300 journals, conference proceedings, books, patents, and standards as well as company product literature.

Conference Papers Index

Provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science. Records include complete ordering information

Engineered Materials Abstract

Provides comprehensive coverage of the science, development and production of ceramics, polymers and composite materials. Over 1,600 sources including journals, technical reports, patents, dissertations, books and conference proceedings are indexed and abstracted.

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management

Multidisciplinary database, provides coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 6000 serials including science journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.

IEEE Xplore/ASPP

Provides full-text access to the world's highest quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. Contains full-text documents from IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, standards and IEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers) publications.

Papers First

Presents citations on individual papers presented at conferences, workshops, congresses and symposia worldwide. The database is based on the vast collections of papers accumulated since October 1993 by the British Library Document Supply Center.

Proceedings First

Contains citations from work wide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia holding 1993 present. It provides an overview of the event's activities by listing the papers presented. Like its companion, PAPERSFIRST, all documents are held in THE BRITISH LIBRARY DOCUMENT SUPPLY CENTER collection.