ENGIN 296: Master of Engineering

This research guide for Master of Engineering students is designed to help you find resources for your capstone projects. It is by no means an exhaustive list of everything the library has available. Due to the specialized nature of each group's projects, we recommend that groups make appointments with librarians if they are not finding what they need with the resources listed.

To access UCB Library resources from off campus, configure your machine using one of two simple methods (Proxy Server is the quickest and easiest):

Proxy Server
After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID when you click on the link to a licensed resource. See the setup instructions, FAQ, and Troubleshooting pages to configure your browser. Follow these steps to check your proxy configuration.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)
After you install and run the VPN client software on your computer, you can log in with a CalNet ID to establish a secure connection with the campus network.

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These databases index scholarly journal and conference articles in engineering and technology subjects. Click the orange UC-eLinks button to link out to the full text of the article if Berkeley has a subscription, or to the catalog to find a print copy if there is no online copy. ucelinks

For more engineering-related indexes and subject-specific databases, see the Engineering Library's Article Databases guide.

Compendex
All areas of engineering from 1884 to present.
INSPEC
Electrical engineering, computer science, and physics from 1898 to present.
PubMed
Medical and life sciences journals from 1947.
SciFinder Scholar
Chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and the biomedical sciences from 1970. In order to use SciFinder, you must first register using your @berkeley.edu email address at this site http://software.chem.ucla.edu/scifind/UCBwebSFS.html.
Web of Science
Journals articles (not conferences) in all subject areas - from 1899 (Sciences), 1900 (Social Sciences), and 1945 (Humanities).

patent illustration

A US patent is a property right granted to an inventor "to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling" the invention in the United States or "importing" the invention into the United States for a period of 20 years from the date of application. (USPTO)

United States Patents

Google Patent Search
US patents from 1790 to the present, excludes patents issued in the most recent months and published applications. Keyword and advanced searches. PDFs of documents.

United States Patent and Trademark Office
US patents from 1790 to present; published applications 2001 to present. Keyword and advanced searches from 1976 to present; prior to 1976, search by number, date and classification only. TIFF Viewer required to view or print patents.

International Patents

European Patent Office - 1836 to present for ~180 countries

Patent Lens
Search data from the World Intellectual Property Organization, European Patent Office, U.S. Patent Office, and the Australian Patent Office.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - A special United Nations agency formed in 1967 "to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among the states." Search international patent applications.

Free Patents Online - Fun for its lists of patents in various areas, including Crazy Patents

For more information about finding patents, see the Engineering Library's Patents guide.

Use the OskiCat catalog to find library items at UC Berkeley.

Use the Melvyl catalog to look in all UC campuses.

You can refine your search to e-books and other online resources by using the Available Online limiter when you are in the OskiCat catalog.

OskiCat Advanced Search
Melvyl Advanced Search

OskiCat: Find ebooks in the OskiCat catalog by changing the drop-down menu that defaults to Entire Collection to Available Online.

Full text searches of publisher collections of e-books like Safari Tech Books and Springer e-books can be done by searching the publisher's native interface. See a list of Berkeley subscribed publisher packages here.

These databases include ready made market research reports. Generally these include:

Market size
Market share
Market segments
Key players
Analysis and forecast

Frost and Sullivan
Contains market research on the following industries: Aerospace and Defense; Automotive and Transportation; Chemicals, Materials and Food; Electronics and Security; Energy and Power Systems; Environment and Building Technologies; Healthcare; Industrial Automation and Process Control; Information and Communication Technologies; and Measurement and Instrumentation.
Gartner
Provides in-depth market research on information technology industries, including computer software, hardware components, and wired and mobile telecommunications. Note: available only via a CalNet ID.
IBIS World Industry Market Research
25-40 page research reports on hundreds of U.S. industries.
MarketResearch Academic
Includes more than 600 market studies covering the Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Food & Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy Technology, Materials & Chemicals, Equipment & Machinery, Building & Trades, Publishing & Media.

Hoover's Online
Contains profiles of companies including history, financials, competitors, etc.
Mergent Online
Mergent is the library's best source for public company financials and SEC documents going back to 1994.

The following databases cover all areas of business and industry and include articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and trade publications. When you see an article you're interested in, the orange UC-eLinks button will link you to the full text of the article if Berkeley has a subscription. ucelinks

Business and Industry Database
Covers almost 1000 major U.S. and international trade journals, general business publications, and national & regional newspapers and newsletters.
Factiva
Provides general and business news and information from more than 9,000 sources in 22 languages, including influential local, national and international newspapers, leading business magazines, trade publications, and news wires. Includes The Wall Street Journal (1979-present) and the Financial Times.
Access World News
Provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources. Offers strong regional coverage, indexing California newspapers such as Contra Costa Times (1995-current), Sacramento Bee (1984-current), San Francisco Chronicle (1985-current), and San Jose Mercury News (1985-current).

Citation management tools help you manage your research, collect and cite sources, and create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but any are easier than doing it by hand!

RefWorks - free for UC Berkeley users. It allows you to create your own database by importing references and using them for footnotes and bibliographies. Use the RefWorks New User Form to sign up.

Introduction to RefWorks handout (from October 12, 2012 class)

EndNote: may be purchased from UC Berkeley's Software Central.Supports many citations styles in science and engineering.

Zotero: A free plug-in that works exclusively with the Firefox browser: keeps copies of what you find on the web, permits tagging, notation, full text searching of your library of resources, works with Word, and has a free web backup service.