Indexes and Databases for Petroleum Engineering and Management
Published indexes and abstracting services enable you to discover what
has been written on your topic in individual articles from a wide range
of journals, in papers given at conferences, and in books, patents and
theses.
An indexing service provides bibliographical details, title of
the article, author's name, the title of the journal, volume number, date,
and page numbers. An abstracting service includes a summary of the
paper.
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.
For specific subjects go to
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| Biology | Civil engineering
| Coastal engineering | Construction | Computer
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| Environmental engineering - in Australia
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| Mathematical applications | Materials | Multidisciplinary
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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
Ei CompendexWeb. 1970-
Compendex is available through Engineering
Village 2 which gives access to Compendex, Compendex: Last 2 weeks,Website
Abstracts.
EV2 has two search modes, Quick
Search (the default screen) and Expert
Search.
Use Expert
Search in most cases, this allows you to control the search,
and is more suitable for a literature search.
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
BUILD 1985-
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.
| SciFinder Scholar has a unique search
software - DO NOT USE Boolean operators in your search strategy!
Contact the Engineering Librarian
if your searches don't work out as expected. |
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
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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.
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