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Use these article databases to find citations to articles, conference papers or technical reports. Use the 
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Compendex/InspecArticle citations in all engineering fields, plus physics, electronics, robotics, and related fields.
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Web of ScienceHigh impact journal articles in all fields. Includes citation tracking.
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ScopusCompetitor to Web of Science. Includes all subjects and cited reference searching.
Technical reports
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DOE's SciTech ConnectFor best results, sign up for a free account and use the Advanced Search. 1943 - present.
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National Technical Reports Library (NTRL)Free registration for basic searching. Contains PDFs of many reports. For better search capabilities, try NTIS.
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NTISU.S. government-sponsored research reports & studies.
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DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center) Technical Reports DatabaseSearchable database of public/unclassified reports published since 1974. Some full text.
Handbooks and related materials
Selected resources that you may find useful. This is NOT a comprehensive list.
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KnovelEngineering & scientific e-books. Includes interactive tables & graphs. Contains Encyclopedia of Energy.
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Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical EngineersLink to Barton record. Use the "Get this - MIT" SFX button to access the book online.
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Encyclopedia of Applied PhysicsComprehensive coverage of physics and related topics, including biomechanics and medical physics.
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Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power SourcesOver 350 articles on batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, supercapacitors, and photo-electrochemical cells.
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BartonMIT's library catalog - to see what is available at MIT
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MIT's WorldCatDatabase of library catalogs. Use Borrow Direct to request books from other libraries.
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MIT Theses - Barton Theses searchFor all MIT theses. Look for the "Get this - MIT" SFX button for online copies of theses.
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Dissertations & Theses1997-present: full text for most dissertations.
1861-present: selective full-text for dissertations prior to 1997. Indexing and abstracting of dissertations and theses.
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