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Off-Campus Access
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- Use the links in this guide to access to directly access library resources and log in using your username and password
- Search Our Collections to get direct access to electronic resources
- Utilize IS&T's VPN to simulate an MIT IP address
For more information on accessing library resources remotely, please visit https://libraries.mit.edu/research-support/connect/.
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Finding articles and papers
HINT: Start with COMPENDEX/INSPEC!
- Compendex/InspecFind articles, conference papers & reports in all fields of engineering, plus physics, electronics, etc.
- Web of ScienceIndex to high-impact science, social science, engineering, arts and humanities research journals. Includes cited reference searching.
- PubmedCitation index for research in medicine and biosciences. Includes MEDLINE.
If you aren't finding the results you want from these databases, follow these steps:
- Modify your keywords (and remember to track what you've already searched!)
- Check the A-Z Databases list to see if there are databases more specific to your subject
- Contact a librarian to assist with your search
Getting ideas and background information
BOOKS
- See what MIT owns: Search our Collections
- See what other libraries own: MIT's WorldCat
ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND HANDBOOKS
- Knovel: Engineering and Scientific Handbooks
- Encyclopedia of Applied Physics
- Marks' standard handbook for mechanical engineers
NEWS
- Factiva: includes the Boston Globe, New York Times, Washington Post
POPULAR SCIENCE MAGAZINES
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