The major indexes and abstracting services are available in electronic form, giving the flexibility of searching by keyword, the option of downloading or transferring records by email, links to the full text in some cases and access from outside the Library.  Large journal publishers such as Wiley, Academic Press, Elsevier and technical societies offer electronic indexes to their own publications.

The Library retains a few specialised indexes and abstracting services in print form  in the Reference Collection.  These services are arranged usually by broad subject categories, and have indexes to authors and subjects.

Specialist sources for petroleum engineering and management

SPE eLibrary
 
 

Oil index
From the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, this database concentrates on the North Sea environment.  The template is in Norwegian, but with a little thought it is easy to use.

International petroleum abstracts.  1973-1998.
Reference collection  665.05  I61
 

TULSA
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
 
 
 

Indexes having a broad coverage of engineering will include petroleum engineering and management

For earlier material see
Engineering index.  1884-1988.
Microfilm and  Reference collection  620.005  E5
     Arranged alphabetically by broad subject headings, with author and subject indexes.
It is important to read the cross-references under subject headings to other headings and sub-headings where material may be found.  If you can't find what you need please check with the Engineering Librarian before giving up!

CEDB: Civil Engineering DataBase  1973-
     The ASCE index to its journal articles, conference papers, manuals and reports.  The Library subscribes to all of the ASCE journals, with electronic full text available for articles published from 1999.
Use the  Full Text  bar for your search, with Boolean operators, and an asterisk * for trucation.
The result will display only the most recent 100 titles; to view the rest of the results, amend your search by choosing a date range or adding more subject terms..
Click on a title to get the full record, including links to full text where applicable.  Scroll down the record to the  Keyword Terms  (subject headings) and select a term, to retrieve other titles which share that subject.

For earlier ASCE material see
Index to ASCE publications.  1930/59-
Reference collection  620.6  A5li

Fuel and energy abstracts.  1947-2000
Reference collection  662.05  F95
 

MARNA (MARitiem NAutisch)
From the Technical University, Delft, this database contains references to maritime publications.  Most of the text, instructions are in English.  Easy to use, very flexible.

Databases covering science and technology may be useful for petroleum engineering and management

Applied science & technology index  1958-1996
Reference collection  605  A65
continued in
ApplSciTechIndex  1983-
     An index to English-language journals many of which can be found in libraries in Adelaide.  Use the same search techniques as for DISS.

British technology index.  1962-80.
Reference collection  605  C975
continued in

Current technology index.  1981-1995
Reference collection  605  C976
    Covers British technical journals.

Institution of Engineers, Australia.  Author and subject index of publications.  1920-1968, 1975-1982.
Reference collection  620.5  I59a
continued in

ENGINE Australian engineering database.  1980-
     Provides an index to journal articles and conference papers published or sponsored by the Institution of Engineers, Australia.  Follow the link from the Library's Catalogue.  At the list on the ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES database service, click in the small box to the left of the database name, then click on  Select Databases.

Government reports announcements and index  1960-1996
Reference collection  505 G715
continued in
NTIS  1960-
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
     Lists reports resulting from US government-sponsored research projects.  Topics include Civil Engineering;  Environmental Pollution & Control;  Hydrology & limnology;  Natural resource management;  Underwater construction & habitats.
     These reports are not held in the Barr Smith Library but are readily available through InterLibrary Loans.
 
 
 

Management databases will include aspects of petroleum engineering and management

Specialised engineering indexes for aspects of petroleum engineering and management.

Building & Construction

Concrete abstracts  1977-
Reference collection  624.183405  C744

Construction references  1970-1990
Reference collection  690.05  C758

ICONDA  1976-
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
     International construction database, collecting references from building research centres in many countries.

International building services abstracts  1978-
Reference collection  697.05  I61
 

Applications of Computing in petroleum engineering and management

ACM digital library  1985-

CompuMath Citation index  1976-2000
Reference collection
     A citation index covering applied mathematics, computer science, operations research and automation.
continued in
Web of Science citation database   1995-

Computing reviews  1960-2000
Reference collection  004.05  C73836
continued in
ACM electronic guide to computing literature  1980-

INSPEC.  1969-
     The major  international index covering all aspects of physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control, from journal articles, conference papers, research reports, patents, books.

Applications of mathematics in petoleum engineering and management

The major English-language index is
Mathematical reviews  1940-1997
Reference collection  510.5 Z5
     From the American Mathematical Society, an international coverage of all aspects of mathematics and its applications.  For many years the abstracts presented critical reviews of papers.
     Arranged by the AMS(MOS) classification system, the sections of particular relevance are 60, Probability and stochastic processes; 65, Numerical analysis;  68, Artificial intelligence;  73, Mechanics of solids; 76, Fluid mechanics;  90C, Operations research.
continued as
MathSciNet.  1940-

International abstracts in operations research  1961-1999
Reference collection  658.05  I61
     In three sections covering processes (modelling of operations common to various enterprises); applications (emphasis on models specific to certain areas); and technique (theory, techniques and solutions).

Statistical theory and method abstracts  1964-
Reference collection  310.5  S79
     Covers probability and statistics and their applications.  See section 14:010, Geostatistics and physical sciences; section 14:060, Ecology and environmental statistics; section 14:120, Engineering.

Zentralblatt fur Mathematik  (Mathematics abstracts)   1931-1996
Main collection  510.5 Z5
     Arranged by the AMS(MOS) classification system.  Has author and subject indexes.

Environmental Engineering

For Australian material and topics see -

STREAMLINE  1982-
     Indexes information on water and the environment from Australian sources or about Australian conditions.  STREAMLINE is available on the engineering & applied science database service and the heritage & environment database service.    Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

AESIS: Australian Earth Sciences Information Service  1976-
     Australian earth sciences information service covers Australian generated, published and unpublished material, and material on Australia from non-Australian sources on //////////////////////// and coastal engineering.   Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

CSIRO index.  1952-1986.
Reference collection  506  A93cs
     Covers Australian and overseas documents relating to CSIRO research including the work of the Division of Water Resources.  From 1987 CSIRO index is available only as an on-line database.  The State Library can provide access to this service which is not available through the Barr Smith Library.

ENGINE Australian engineering database.  1980-
     Provides an index to journal articles and conference papers published or sponsored by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and its State Divisions.

For an international coverage see -

Chemical Abstracts  1907-1999
Reference collection  540.6  A51
 
continued in
SciFinder Scholar  1947-
     Available in the Barr Smith Library on workstaion 336 only.  For access from outside the Library follow the link from the Catalogue record for the installation of software.

Civil engineering hydraulics abstracts  1968-1990
Reference collection  627.05  C582
continued in
Fluid abstracts: civil engineering  1991-1999
Reference collection  627.05 C582.2
     Provides an international coverage of the literature for flow in streams, rivers, coastal and ocean waters.  Includes hydraulics, coastal engineering, sewage operations and water supply.

Applied mechanics reviews.  1948-2000
Reference collection  620.105  A6525
     Provides critical reviews of the literature.  Section V, Mechanics of Fluids, includes hydraulics, flow (pipe, channel); Section VII, Earth Sciences, includes hydrology, oceanology.

GeoBase  1980-
     The major geographical database, including streamflow & basin hydrology, channel hydraulics, surface water quality, groundwater processes and water resources.  Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

GeoRef  1933-
     Covers geophysics and environmental geology.  Use the same search basic techniques as for ENGINE.  In addition, use the Thesaurus to find alternative terms for search concepts.

Water Resources Abstracts  1967-
     The major index for all aspects of water, sewerage and wastewater.
At the Alphabetical List of IDS Databases select Earth & Environmental Sciences, then Water Resources Abstracts only or add  ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality by clicking on the box to the left of each database name.

Geotechnical engineering

AESIS: Australian Earth Sciences Information Service  1976-
     Covers Australian generated, published and unpublished material, and material on Australia from non-Australian sources.  Includes engineering geology, foundations, site investigation, soil mechanics, soils, bearing capacity, expansive soils, earth dams, etc.  Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

Applied mechanics reviews.  1948-1999
Reference collection  620.105  A6525
     Provides critical reviews of the literature.  Section IV, Mechanics of Solids, includes soil mechanics and rock mechanics; Section VII, Earth Sciences, includes geomechanics, earthquake mechanics, porous media.

GeoRef  1933-
     Provides an international coverage of engineering geology.  Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.  In addition, Georef has a useful Thesaurus to find alternative terms for search concepts.

Geotechnical abstracts.  1970-1993.
Reference collection  624.1505  G352
     An international coverage of the literature of site investigation;  soil and rock mechanics;  design, construction and behaviour of engineering works;  construction methods and equipment.

Structural engineering

Abstract journal in earthquake engineering.  1971-1996
Reference collection  624.176205  A164
     A international coverage of the literature about earthquake resistant design and construction.  continued in
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts  1971-
     An index to some 70,000 references from the  Library of the US National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering.
     Type individual words or phrases in the Keywords: search box.  Click the button marked  AND  or  OR  to operate between the words you enter in a search box.  Do not type 'and' or 'or' in the box with your search terms.  The default search between search boxes is AND.   Alter this as necessary.
     A maximum of 200 records is retrieved for a search.  Add more search terms to reduce the size of your answer set.
     For truncation, type [~] before the search term.  The system offers a phonetic, sounds-like search for authorís surname, to use this, type @ before the name.

Applied mechanics reviews.  1948-1999
Reference collection  620.105  A6525
     Provides critical reviews of the literature.  Section II, Dynamics and Vibration includes vibrations of structures and structural elements; Section IV, Mechanics of Solids includes elasticity, beams, plates, shells, membranes, strucures and structural stability.

Concrete abstracts  1977-
Reference collection  624.183405  C744
     Covers all aspects of concrete as a material, in design, construction, research

Construction references  1970-1990
Reference collection  690.05  C758
     Provides a broad coverage of the literature, including design, materials, construction methods, costing and contracts.  Includes CSIRO publications.

CSIRO index.  1952-1986.
Reference collection  506  A93cs
Covers Australian and overseas documents relating to CSIRO research.
continued in
BUILD  1985-
     From the CSIRO Division of Building Construction & Engineering, BUILD covers design, materials, life-cycle costs and energy and environmental aspects of buildings.  Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

ICONDA  1976-
Online database, see the Engineering Librarian for access and costs.
     International construction database, collecting references from building research centres in many countries.

Industrial aerodynamics abstracts  1970-1990
Reference collection  533.6205  I42
     Includes aerodynamics of surface structures such as buildings, bridges, chimneys, antennas.
 

Transportation

ATRI: Australian transport index 1976-
     Indexes articles, papers, research reports from Australian sources or from overseas relevant to Australian conditions. Includes design, economics, engineering, environmental and social issues. Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.

TRIS: Transportation Research Information Service.  1966 -
     An international index to all aspects of transportation.
 

A number of Multidisciplinary indexes include civil and environmental engineering, some of these may be useful for your topic -

ArticleFirst 1990-

Current Contents 1993-

DISS: Dissertation abstracts  1861-
     Indexes higher degree theses, primarily from universities in the United States and Canada.  Copies of the dissertations can be purchased from University Microfilms.  Their Dissertation Express service aims to provide a photocopy within a month.  See the Engineering Librarian, Kay Leverett  if you need a copy of a thesis

Dow Jones Interactive [date varies with individual publications]

Electric Library Australasia 1995-

Expanded academic index  1980-
     Indexes over 1500 English-language journals in the humanities, social sciences and science, with full text provided articles from about 500 journals.
     The default search is keywords in entire article content, including full text.  Use Boolean operators and the * asterisk as the truncation symbol to describe your search, without operators the system will search for words as a phrase.  If your search result is large, select search for words in title, citation, abstract to restrict the set.
For display, Retrieval options offers Browser Print, Acrobat Reader or E-Mail Delivery.

Ingenta 1988-

Web of Science citation database   1995-
 
 

Databases from other disciplines which may be useful for petroleum engineering and management

Biology and ecology

Aquatic sciences and fisheries abstracts.  1971-
Reference collection  574.9205  A657
     Pt. 3, Aquatic pollution & environmental quality, includes mechanical and natural environmental changes, conservation and management.
continued in part in
ASFA:aquatic pollution and environmental quality  1991-1997
Reference collection  574.9205  A657.3
continued in
ASFA3  1990-
     On the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database service, use the same access and search techniques as for Water resources abstracts.

ASFA: ocean technology, policy and living resources  1978-1998
Reference collection  574.9205  A657.2

Biological abstracts  1926-1994
Reference collection  570.5 B6
continued in
Biological abstracts on Compact Disc.  1980-
     The major international indexing service for the life sciences.  Use the same search techniques as for ENGINE.   There are some additional search options, in particular use the Index or Thesaurus to get other ideas for search terms.
     Each full record on Biological abstracts includes concept codes.  You may use the concept codes to make your search more specific, for example,

type  #2(set number)  AND  10511 in cc
to restrict a subject search to engineering principles and methods.

Ecological abstracts  1974-1992
Reference collection  574.505  E181
     An international coverage of ecological and environmental literature.  Covers global, marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecology, pollution, nature conservation, restoration ecology.
continued in
Geobase  1980-
     Use the same access and search techniques as for ENGINE.

Ecology abstracts  1980-1998
Reference collection  574.505  E194
     Covers the interactions between microbes, plants, animals and their environments which are affected primarily by climate, water resources, soil and humans.  Includes Ecology studies, Environmental degradation, Planning/Development, Pollution control, Riverbasins, and Wetlands.
continued in
Ecology abstracts 1982-

ELIXIR  1990-

EVA  1987-

Wetlands of South Australia: a selective bibliography of their natural history.  1982.
Main collection  574.5263  W255w

Law

AGIS: Attorney General's Information Service  1975-
     Use the same access and search techniques as for ENGINE.

Index to legal periodicals  1981-
 

Management

ABIX: Australasian Business Intelligence 1992- 1998
Electronic database machine 333
continued in
DJI: Dow Jones Interactive  [date varies with individual publications]

Business Australia ONDISK  [date varies with individual publications]

Business source elite  1984-

Emerald reviews  1989-

GIBLIN  1990-

International abstracts in operations research  1961-1999
Reference collection  658.05  I61

IREL: Australian industrial relations database  1983-

MEDGE:  Management EDGE  1985-
     Use the same access and search techniques as for ENGINE.

Operations research/Management science  1961-1999
Reference collection  658.05  O615

Quality control and applied statistics 1966-1999
Reference collection  658.505 Q2
 
 

 If you are not getting the results you expect, please contact the Engineering Librarian, Kay Leverett.