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Bonnie Osif
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Engineering Librarian
Engineering Library
814 865 3451
Articles and Databases
Compendex
- journal articles and conference papers from 1884 -
NTIS
- technical reports
PubMed
- biomedical research articles from 1950 -
Other Databases of Interest
Web of Science
(Science Citation Index) - provides citation indexing of science journals.
IEEExplore
(IEEE articles, papers, and standards)
Inspec
(articles and conference papers)
SPIE Digital Library
(papers)
Dissertations and Theses
- Page links to a number of resources to locate dissertations and theses, some full text.
Web Sites
College of Engineering, Dept. of Bioengineering
Biomedical Acronym/Definition Database
Intute Bioengineering Sites
(formerly EEVL Bioengineering sites)
Biomaterials Network
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Gateway
National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
Biomedical Engineering Network (BMEnet)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
BioMed Central
- over 100 open access journal titles covering all areas of biology and medicine, including BioMedical Engineering OnLine.
PubMed Central (PMC)
- archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature,
Societies
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
American Society of Biomechanics
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
International Society of Biomechanics
American Society for Engineering Education, Biomedical Engineering Division (ASEE BME)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
European Society of Biomechanics (ESB)
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE)
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)
International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM)
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
and
PLoS Medicine
- both have open access journals and are relevant to the bioengineer
Society for Biomaterials
Tutorials and How to Guides
Basic Research Information
Engineering Library Video Tutorials
How to pick the right database
Guide to Bibliographic Citations
Beginning Research
How to browse journals
How to evaluate your research
Why you should use the Engineering Library
(humorous video of library research, 3:46 min)
