LibGuides: 10.26/10.27/10.29: Chemical, Energy, and Biological Engineering Project Laboratories: Home

Register for a library workshop

At least one member from each team should sign up for one of the workshops.

Friday, February 7 2025, 3:00-4:30 - on Zoom (please register for the session to get the Zoom link)

Wednesday, February 12 2025, 3:30-5:00 - in person, 14N-132 (outside Lewis music library). Register for the session.

Note: If any of your team members cannot attend either workshop, please email Phoebe to make other arrangements.

Workshop slides
Slides for the workshop, to follow along with or refer to later

Related web pages

Need an article from a journal the Libraries do not subsribe? Use the ILB service!

Databases for scientific topics

Web of Science (1900 -present)

Index to high-impact science, social science, engineering, arts and humanities research journals. Includes cited reference searching. Check out these tutorials

SciFinder-n (1907-present, must register before using the first time)

Comprehensive chemical information database. Covers scientific journals, patents, conference proceedings, and technical papers.

Register first - http://libraries.mit.edu/cas-reg
Bookmark/use - https://libguides.mit.edu/scifindern
View SciFinder Tutorials to learn more about how to use SciFinder

PubMed (1966-present)

Definitive database for research in medicine and biosciences by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Compendex/Inspec (1884-present)

Find articles, conference papers, and reports in all fields of engineering, plus physics, electronics, and more. Watch this video (3:48) to learn more.

Using Google Scholar? Make it work for you with these tips!

Electronic books

Knovel: Engineering & Scientific Online Handbooks

Search for scientific & engineering data via an extensive collection of engineering & scientific e-books. Includes interactive tables & graphs.

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry

Contains hundreds of background articles in all fields of chemical engineering and chemical industry.

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology [4th edition]

Contains hundreds of articles on chemical substances, with a focus on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field.

Mark Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology