Chemical engineering
databases and web sites
Major chemical engineering databases
CHERUB:
CHemical Engineering Reference User Bibliography, 1970-
Intended for the practising chemical engineer, contains 20,000
references from 40 English-language journals, many of which are
available in the Library.
Earlier years are in print form:
Ray, M.S. Chemical engineering bibliography. 1967-1993.
Reference collection 660.28016 R264c
Ray, M.S. Chemical process and plant design bibliography 1959-1989.
1991.
Reference collection 660.28016 R264ch
SciFinder
Scholar (Chemical abstracts). 1907-
See hints on searching.
The primary English language database for all fields of chemistry.
Within the Library, SciFinder Scholar is on workstation 336 behind the
Information Desk. To install the SciFinder Scholar search software on
your own computer, follow the link above but note that it will not work
through a commercial Internet provider.
The printed Chemical abstracts, 1907-1999, is at Reference collection
540.6 A51.
Compendex
(Engineering index). 1884-
An international coverage of journal articles, conference papers,
research reports.
Select Expert Search from the search option buttons across the top of
the Engineering Village screen.
Solid-liquid flow abstracts. 1973-1990
Reference collection 620.5 S686
continued by
Fluid abstracts: process engineering. 1992-1999
Reference collection 620.10605 F646
Theoretical chemical engineering abstracts. 1964-
Reference collection 660.05 T25
Covers articles on fluid dynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer,
kinetics and thermodynamics, reactor engineering, chemical processes
and equipment.
AIChE publications. Combined cumulative index. 1955-72.
Reference collection 660.5 A51
A subject index to technical papers from the AIChE. The Library holds
the journals, but not the AIChE Symposium series for this period.
Bourton, K. Chemical and process engineering unit operations.
1967.
Reference collection 660.2842 B776
Provides an international coverage of books, journal articles and
papers published from 1950-1966. Still useful for references to older
processes.
Science and technology in general
ENGINE:
Australian Engineering Database. 1980-
Indexes journal articles and conference papers, including Chemeca, from
the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Use the same search strategy
as for CHERUB
<>Web
of Science. 1980-
This index is based on the premise that the references to previously
published material which an author cites, or refers to in an article,
indicate a
subject relationship between that article and the cited articles. If
you have a useful reference for your topic, you may be able to trace
other articles which cite the same paper.
From the Search options, choose Cited Reference Search.
Proquest
dissertations and theses. 1861-
Covers theses primarily from United States and Canadian universities.
The abstracts are quite useful; if you need to read the theses check
with your supervisor about the cost.
Fuel and energy technology
INSPEC.
1898-
An international coverage of all aspects of electric power generation.
Use the same search techniques as for CHERUB.
EnergyFiles,
US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical
Information (OSTI)
EnergyFiles aims to provide "information, tools and technologies to
facilitate the use of scientific resources and capabilities in planning
and conducting energy related research". Full text is available for
many reports.
EPRI Energysearch.
From the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a link to thousands
of web sites related to all aspects of electric power.
<>Fuel
and energy abstracts, via ScienceDirect, 1995-
the earlier years are in the print
Fuel and energy abstracts, 1960-2000
Reference collection 662.05 F95.3
International coverage of technical, scientific, commercial and
environmental aspects of fuel and energy.
SPE
eLibrary, Society of Petroleum Engineers
Full text of technical papers from the oil and gas industry.
International petroleum abstracts. 1973-1998
Reference collection 665.05 I61
An international coverage of literature on petroleum, refining and
related processes, sources, products, pollution and its control.
Abstracts of science and technology in Japan: energy technology.
1987-1998
Reference collection 621.04205 A1671
An index to Japanese research papers providing English abstracts for
the Japanese papers.
Mineral processing
Georef
International geology database with some coverage of mineral
processing.
AESIS
1975-June 2001
Includes Australian mineral processing.
IMM abstracts, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy. 1966-
Reference collection 622.06 I48
Survey of world literature on economic geology, mining, mineral
processing, extractive metallurgy and allied subjects. Most years lack
indexes.
Materials
Metals abstracts. 1968-1995
Reference collection 669.05 M5882
The major English language abstracting service for all aspects of
metals; their sources, properties, testing, production and
applications.
Thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer
Applied mechanics reviews. 1948-1999.
Reference collection 620.105 A6525
Provides critical reviews of the literature. The section Thermal
sciences includes thermodynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer,
multiphase flows and porous media.
INSPEC.
1898-
Includes Physics abstracts, which is also in Reference
collection 530.5 S4 in print form for the years 1898-1999.
The major indexing service covering all aspects of pure and applied
physics. See section 44, heat flow, thermal and thermodynamic
processes; section 47.25Q, heat transfer; section 82.60, chemical
thermodynamics.
Heat bibliography. 1965-75.
Reference collection 536.05 H437
continued by
HTFSdigest. 1977-2001
Reference collection 536.05 H4377.2
A specialised index covering all aspects of heat transfer and fluid
flow.
Environmental engineering
ASFA
3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality, 1990-
Includes mechanical and natural environmental changes, conservation and
management.
GeoBase.
1980-
An international coverage of all aspects of geography and ecology. Use
the same search techniques as for CHERUB.
Water
resources abstracts. 1967-
A comprehensive coverage of all aspects of water resources.
STREAMLINE,
1982-
Indexes information on water and the environment from Australian
sources or about Australian conditions. Use the same search techniques
as for CHERUB. Has a location field so it is possible to search for
names of places, waterways and regions.
Ecology abstracts. 1980-1998
Reference collection 574.505 E194
Covers the interactions between microbes, plants and animals and their
environments, affected by climate, water resources, soil and humans.
Biotechnology
BIOSIS
previews: Biological
abstracts 1980-
The major international indexing service for the life sciences. Use the
same search techniques as for CHERUB. In addition, make a search more
specific by using concept codes, eg 10511 to restrict a search to
engineering principles and methods.
CAB
abstracts. 1972-
Covers all apects of the literature of agricultural and related
sciences. Use the same search techniques as CHERUB.
PubMed,
mid-1960s-
The major database for medicine and related subjects.
CSIRO index. 1952-1986.
Reference collection 506 A93cs
Covers Australian and overseas documents relating to CSIRO research.
From 1987 CSIRO index is available only as an on-line database. The
State Library can provide access to this service.
Food science and technology abstracts. 1969-1981.
Reference collection 664.05 F6865
Covers the worldwide literature of food science and technology.
Patents
Patents from some countries are available in Adelaide, others can be
obtained through InterLibrary Loans or by direct order from IP
Australia in Canberra. See the Library's
Patents
guide.
Standards
See the Library's Standards
guide.
Internet sites
There are a number of SBIGs, subject-based internet guides, which
attempt to monitor sites for usefulness in particular subjects.
EEVL: Edinburgh Engineering
Virtual Library
A searchable catalogue of reviews and links to quality engineering Web
sites.
AVEL: Australian Virtual Engineering
Library
A new site under development to provide reviews and links to Australian
engineering resources.
EnviroNET.Australia
Maintained by the Environment Protection Group. A network of
environmental databases providing information on industry expertise,
environmental technologies, research and development, hazardous wastes.
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