Subject Guide: Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials

Finding Journal Articles and Conference Papers

Compendex  UCB access only
Coverage: 1884–present
All areas of engineering, journals and conferences.
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GeoRef  UCB access only
Coverage: North American geology, 1785–present; Geology of the world, 1933–present
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Web of Science  UCB access only
Coverage: 1900–present
Article database covering the core journals in all scholarly fields. Provides cited reference searching.
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Finding Books and Conference Proceedings

Next Generation Melvyl Pilot
The Next Generation Melvyl Pilot is a collaboration between the UC Libraries and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). Holdings from all ten UC campuses are included.

Current Melvyl
Library catalog for the UC System. Find call numbers, locations, and online access for books, journals, conference proceedings, and more.
» A Brief Guide to Melvyl
» How to Find Conference Proceedings

OskiCat
OskiCat is the UC Berkeley library catalog. It does not include some engineering-related libraries at UC Berkeley. All library users can find course reserves and renew items in OskiCat. UC Berkeley faculty, students, staff, and other UC Berkeley library cardholders may request materials from NRLF in OskiCat.

Finding Background and General Information

ENGnetBASE  UCB access only
Compilation of engineering handbooks published by CRC Press. Selected titles include:

• The Civil Engineering Handbook. 2nd ed. CRC Press, c2003.
• Earthquake Engineering Handbook. CRC Press, 2003.
• Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods. CRC Press, c2000.
• Handbook of Structural Engineering. CRC Press, c1997.
• Soil Engineering: Testing, Design and Remediation. CRC Press, 2000.
• Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques. 2nd ed. CRC Press, c1999.

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Finding Electronic Journals

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Finding Dissertations and Theses

For the most part, only UCB dissertations are available in the UCB Libraries. To find specific UCB dissertations, search Current Melvyl by Author. To locate sample UCB dissertations from your department, search Current Melvyl for the Subject berkeley dissertations civil engineering.
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