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Compendex
Article citations in all engineering fields, plus physics, electronics, robotics, and related fields.
Web of Science
Indexes high-impact science, social science, engineering, art & humanities research journals.
ASME Digital Collection
Conference papers from 2002 - present. Also includes ASME journals.
SAE Mobilus
Full text of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) technical papers published after 1906. Also includes full text of all current Aerospace Standards. Current and historical Aerospace Material Specifications and Ground Vehicle Standards are also available.
One Petro eLibrary
Includes Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) journals and proceedings.

David Taylor Model Basin reports
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Books, handbooks, theses

Use these links to books, theses, and other related publications to get started. Search Search our collection for a full list of books owned by the MIT Libraries or use MIT's WorldCat to search library catalogs worldwide and place requests to borrow items.

Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
A classic reference for mechanical engineering. Covers more than 100 essential mechanical engineering topics
Knovel
Engineering & scientific e-books, including SNAME books on ship design. Also includes interactive tables & graphs.
Corrosion Handbook
Corrosion data and the chemical resistance of all technically important metallic, non-metallic, inorganic and organic materials in contact with aggressive media.
Dissertations & Theses
1997-present: full text for most dissertations.
1861-present: selective full-text for dissertations prior to 1997. Indexing and abstracting of dissertations and theses.

Ship Registers

Naval Vessel Register
Jane's titles related to ocean and naval engineering
These links will take you to the record in our catalog for PRINT volumes owned by the MIT Libraries. We do not have access to Jane's products online.
Lloyd's Register of Ships
The link will take you to the record in our catalog for print volumes owned by the MIT Libraries.
ABS Vessel Information

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