Engineering

Welcome to the subject guide for engineering! Here you will find databases, journals, links and other information that you may find useful when searching for material in a specific subject area.

Articles and databases

Interdisciplinary databases

• Scopus (LTU)
  A reference database that provides abstracts and citations for scholarly articles. It covers subjects in science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.
  
• Web of Science (LTU)
  Multidisciplinary reference and citation database containing scientific articles and conference proceedings. Allows you to search and perform analyses based on cited publications.
• ScienceDirect Journals & Books (LTU)
  E-journals and e-books in natural sciences, technical and medical research.
• Academic Search Premier (LTU)
  A multidisciplinary research database.
  
• IEEE Xplore (LTU)
  Full-text of all IEEE journals, conference proceedings, and standards in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics.
• Springer Materials, the Landolt-Börnstein database (LTU)
  SpringerMaterials provides curated data and advanced functionalities to support research in materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering and other related fields.
• Springer Nature Link (LTU)
  E-journals and e-books in various subject areas such as natural sciences, health sciences and humanities.
  

Databases in mathematics and science

• SciFinder Discovery Platform (LTU)
  Web-based search system for chemical compounds, chemical reactions and literature references. Contains CAS SciFinder, CAS Formula and CAS Analytical Methods. Published by Chemical Abstracts Service.
  
• SciFinder Discovery Platform Registration
  Use this link to register a new user. The e-mail address must be within ltu.se
• MathSciNet (LTU)
  Reference database in mathematics from American Mathematical Society.
• zbMATH Open
  A comprehensive abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics. Open Access.
  

Databases in built environment and architecture

• AMA: Allmän material- och arbetsbeskrivning (LTU)
  AMA is used to produce technical descriptions and tender documents in areas such as electricity, civil engineering and plumbing.
  
• Svensk byggtjänst (LTU)
  Educational package from Svensk Byggtjänst. Contains AMA-online. Users must first create an account with Svensk byggtjänst.
  

Databases in IT and electronics

• ACM Digital Library (LTU)
  Materials related to computer science.
• SPIE Digital Library (LTU)
  E-journals and proceedings in optics and photonics.
  

Databases in mining and metals

• Geodata (LTU)
  The Swedish Land Survey's geodata portal, where you can search, find and view geodata.
  
• Geografiska sverigedata (LTU)
  Geodata from the Swedish Land Survey, Swedish Transport Administration, Statistics Sweden, and Swedish Maritime Administration.
• GeoRef (LTU)
  A subject database in the geoscience.
• OneMine (LTU)
  Database including technical information on tunneling, mining and minerals.
  
• OnePetro (LTU)
  An online library of technical literature for the oil and gas industry.

Databases in materials and mechanical engineering, automotive systems and space technology

• ASME Digital Collection (LTU)
  E-journals in mechanical engineering from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  

Databases in Arctic and cold climate

• Arctic & Antarctic Regions (LTU)
  A reference database for materials related to cold climates.
  

Journals in engineering

• DOAJ, Directory of Open Access Journals
  Open access, peer-reviewed scientific journals in various subject areas.
  
• Journals
  Search among the University Library's journals within your subject area.

Links

Links in mathematics and science

• ChemSpider
  ChemSpider is a database that provides access to over 67 million chemical structures from hundreds of data sources.
• Swedish Chemicals Agency
  An authority that regulates chemical products, among other responsibilities.

Links in built environment and architecture

• Byggforskningsrådets skrifter
  A database with publications from the Swedish Council for Building Research, including R, D and T publications.
• Materialguiden
  A fact base for professionals in building maintenance and property management, available in Swedish.
  
• SundaHus Miljödata
  Database for environmental assessment of products in the construction industry. Each user must register, and the email address provided must end with @student.ltu.se or @ltu.se.
  

Links in IT and electronics

• Swedish energy agency
  Find various fact reports on energy and information about their research on the Swedish Energy Agency’s website.

Links in mining and metals

• Annual reports of mining companies
  A large collection of annual reports from mining companies worldwide.
• Geological Survey of Sweden, SGU
  An authority for issues related to bedrock, soil, and groundwater in Sweden. Here you can search for, order, or download publications, maps, and other materials from, for example, GeoLagret.
• Swedish Geotechnical Institute, SGI
  An expert authority on matters related to construction, land use and natural resources.
• The Mining Inspectorate of Sweden
  An authority overseeing legislation related to mineral exploration and extraction.

Links in materials and mechanical engineering, automotive systems and space technology

• Swedish Institute of Space Physics
  Basic research, education and related observatory activities in space physics, space technology and atmospheric physics
  
• The Swedish National Space Agency
  Responsible for national and international activities related to space and remote sensing, with a primary focus on research and development.
  

Links in Arctic and cold climate

• ACE – Arctic Center of Energy
  A competence center that accelerates the electrification of society.
  
• Arctic Centre at Umeå University
  A hub for Arctic transdisciplinary research and education, connecting new and established researchers with an Arctic context to their work.
• Arctic Council
  An intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation and interaction among Arctic states, Indigenous peoples, and other Arctic inhabitants on common issues.
  
• Arctic Six
  A partnership between Luleå University of Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Umeå University, the University of Lapland and the University of Oulu, focusing on Arctic issues.
• Bolin Centre Database
  Provides open access to climate and Earth system data from Bolin Centre scientists and their collaborators.
• CIRC – Climate Impacts Research Centre
  Develops, facilitates and coordinates research at Umeå University on the effects of climate change on Arctic ecosystems.
• IASC – International Arctic Science Committee
  A link to a list of publications by IASC.
  
• NSF – Arctic Data Center
  The primary data and software repository for the Arctic section of the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs, NSF OPP.
  
• Open Polar
  An open-access portal for research data and publications on the Arctic and Antarctic.
  
• Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
  Open data from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.
• UArctic – University of the Arctic
  A network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organisations focused on Arctic education and research.
  

Standards

• ASTM Compass (LTU)
  Standards in fulltext from ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials.
  Please note: Use ASTM Digital Library for technical papers, journals and e-boooks.
  
• CEN and CENELEC
  European standards from national standardisation bodies across 34 countries.
  
• ETSI – European Telecommunications Standards Institute
  A leading organisation for ICT standards.
  
• SIS Abonnemang (LTU)
  Swedish and international standards from SIS, SEK, ISO, IEC and other standards.
  
• SIS Bygghandlingar (LTU)
  Online service that updates the guidelines and recommendations in Bygghandlingar 90. Provides instructions for drafting construction documents based on Swedish and international standards, supplemented by Swedish practice.

Patents

• Espacenet
  Free access to over 90 million patent documents, covering inventions and technological developments from the 20th century to today.
  
• Swedish Intellectual Property Office – PRV
  Learn about patents and their significance.
  
• Swedish Patent Database
  Search Swedish patents, public applications, and validated European patents (EP patents).
  
• The Lens
  A full-text database of over 7 million patents from WIPO, USPTO, EPO and IPAustralia.
  
• WIPO Patentscope
  Search millions of patent documents, including published PCT applications.