Research Guides: Mechanical Engineering: Databases

Citation Management Tools

The library can help you with three different tools for managing your footnotes and creating bibliographies. Those tools are RefWorks, EndNote and Zotero. Expert help is available from Scholarspace.

RefWorks
Web-based, the library subscribes to this tool so you don't have to buy it. Just be sure to migrate your references before you graduate! Visit the RefWorks guide to learn more.
EndNote
Offers more advanced operations than RefWorks. You buy the software and install it on your computer. See the EndNote guide for more information.
Zotero
A free Firefox extension that you use on your own computer, not library or Sites machines. It's good for citing web resources but still in beta. Visit the Zotero guide for more information.

Indexes and Abstracts

Search for journal articles, conference papers, and research reports in these databases. For a complete list of databases for Mechanical Engineering, please see U-M Library Databases Search.

ASME Digital Collection
The ASME DIgital Library features

*ASME's Transaction Journals from 1990 to the present.
*ASME's Conference Proceedings from 2008 to the present.
Engineering Village (Compendex)
The broad subject areas of engineering and applied science are comprehensively represented. Coverage includes nuclear technology, bioengineering, transportation, chemical and process engineering, light and optical technology, agricultural engineering and
NTRL (National Technical Reports Library)
National Technical Information Service acquires, indexes, abstracts, and archives the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports in existence. The National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) offers access to these authenticated government technical reports to libraries and technical information users. Find index entries for over 3 million titles, and find full-text access to over 800,000 titles in PDF format.
SAE Mobilus
Includes full text of every paper contained in the SAE Proceedings, Special Publications, and Transactions since 1998, as well as information on articles published back to 1908. Covers advancements in all areas of mobility engineering.

Includes full text of every paper contained in the SAE Proceedings, Special Publications, and Transactions since 1906, as well as information on articles published back to 1906. Covers advancements in all areas of mobility engineering. Access is available from on campus only.
Science Citation Index (Web of Science)
Key index to articles from major journals in all areas of science and technology. Use to find other articles citing a specific article (footnotes in reverse).
Scopus
International multi-disciplinary indexing & abstracting database for scientific, medical, technical, and social sciences. Searchable by cited-reference (forward citation searching). Covers journals, patents, and websites (16,500+ titles) from 4,000+ publishers.