LibGuides: Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Subject databases

Useful Resources

Using databases is the best way to find journal articles. Coventry University subscribes to a large number of databases, which can be used to locate journal articles, conference proceedings, books and patents.

The following databases are recommended to search for journal articles in your subject area:

Specialist Electrical & Electronic Engineering Databases:

ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
ProQuest This link opens in a new window

Multidisciplinary Databases:

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Sage Premier This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
SCOPUS This link opens in a new window

The vast majority of the library's books are electronic, and can be accessed by Coventry University members both on or off campus. E-books can be found using Locate or by searching various e-book platforms directly.

E-book platforms:

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window

Sage Research Methods
Provides access to a range of books and articles on different aspects of research methodology and data analysis.

There are a number of resources you can use to find dissertations and theses from Coventry University and other national and international universities. Please note that the library does not hold copies of undergraduate or taught Masters dissertations.

ProQuest dissertations & theses: UK and Ireland This link opens in a new window
EThOS (British Library Theses) This link opens in a new window

Dart Europe
Dart Europe helps you search and access theses produced a wide range of European Universities.
NDLTD - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
NDLTD is a free service which allows you to see across thousands of theses produced at institutions around the world.
Coventry University Theses
You can find theses produced at Coventry through our online institutional repository - PURE.

ASTM International Standards & Engineering Digital Library This link opens in a new window
British Standards Online This link opens in a new window
Espacenet This link opens in a new window

Subject Gateways

ArXiv
Open access to 1,363,731 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science, and Economics.
CiteSeerX
A public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers, primarily in the fields of computer and information science.
Computing Research Repository
An online repository allowing researchers to search, browse and download scientific papers in the field of computing.
Semantic Scholar
A search engine using machine learning techniques help you find scientific journal articles. It is designed to highlight the most important/influential papers and to identify the connections between them.

Official Bodies and Associations

Engineering Council
The Engineering Council is the regulatory body for the UK engineering profession, setting and maintaining internationally-recognised standards of professional competence and commitment
IEEE
Short for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE focuses on advancing technology for the benefit of society.
Institution of Engineering and Technology
The IET is a large, multidisciplinary engineering institution, aiming to inspire, inform and influence today's engineers and technicians.
Royal Academy of Engineering
The national academy of engineering for the UK, aiming to advance and promote excellence in engineering.

Other Useful Resources

EE Times
Electronic Engineering Times is an online electronics industry magazine, offering news, columns and articles to 'connect the global electronics community'.
Linkedin Learning
An online learning platform helping people to learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Click 'sign in' > 'sign in with your organization portal' to access the whole site for free.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Subject databases