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Compendex & Ei Backfile

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Compendex is one of the most comprehensive engineering literature databases available to engineers.  With 11.3 million records across 190 engineering disciplines, Compendex delivers the comprehensive, precise information and insights that researchers need.  Available on Engineering Village, users get results that are consistently accurate.  Relevant.  Up-to-date.  And easy to find.

Users know that when they search with Compendex, valuable information is not overlooked.  Thousands of new records are added weekly and are indexed according to the Engineering Index Thesaurus.   And with email and RSS alerts on new records in areas of interest, users stay up-to-date on new developments.


Compendex covers subjects in every engineering discipline including:
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering

Since 1970, Compendex has been the engineering database of choice for researchers, students, faculty and engineering professionals around the world.   In fact, 98% of the top 50 U.S. engineering schools currently subscribe to Compendex.  To view the Compendex Journals Source List, click here.  To view the Compendex Monographs, Serials and Proceedings Source List, click here.


Engineering Index Backfile

The Engineering Index Backfile provides a comprehensive, historical view of engineering developments and innovations described in literature from 1884-1969.  Over 1.7 million records have been digitized from the original Engineering Index print indexes.  Information is fully searchable, for easy user access to original records chronicling virtually every major engineering breakthrough from the late 19th through 20th centuries. Available on Engineering Village, the combined searching capability of Compendex and the Ei Backfile offers the most comprehensive resource for engineering available anywhere.



   
   
   

 



Compendex Quick Facts:

  • 11.3 million records from 1970-present
  • 190 engineering disciplines covered
  • Publications from over 55 countries
  • Over 650,000 records added annually
  • Over 5,600 journals, trade magazines and conference proceedings indexed annually
  • Updated weekly


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Ei Backfile Quick Facts:

  • Over 1.7 million abstract records from 1884-1969
  • Fully searchable, abstracted and indexed records
  • Available only at Engineering Village
 
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