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.
The Library Search Tool
- The Library Search Tool
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In the Library Search Tool you can search for books, e-books, dissertations and articles in all subject areas.
Articles and databases
Interdisciplinary databases
- Scopus (LTU)
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Contains scientific journal articles in all subjects. - Web of Science (LTU)
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Multi-database database covering almost 10,000 leading journals in fields such as science, technology and social sciences. - ScienceDirect Journals & Books (LTU)
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E-journals and e-books on natural sciences, technical and medical research. Access to all journals in full text from 1995-, as well as back files in some areas. - Academic Search Premier (LTU)
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A multidisciplinary research database. - IEEE Xplore (LTU)
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Full-text of all IEEE journals, conference proceedings, and standards in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics. - Springer Materials, the Landolt-Börnstein database (LTU)
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SpringerMaterials provides curated data and advanced functionalities to support research in materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering and other related fields. - Springer Nature Link (LTU)
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E-journals and e-books in biomedicine, life sciences, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, law, and economics. Includes backfile access for journals and the Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
Databases in mathematics and science
- SciFinder N (LTU)
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Reference database and chemical abstracts available for students and staff at Luleå University of Technology. - SciFinder Registration
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Use this link to register a new user. The email address must be associated with ltu.se. - MathSciNet (LTU)
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Reference database to reviews and bibliographic data from Mathematical Review and Current Mathematical Publications. - zbMATH Open
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A comprehensive abstracting and reviewing service for pure and applied mathematics, available as Open Access.
Databases in built environment and architecture
- AMA: Allmän material- och arbetsbeskrivning (LTU)
Educational package from Svensk Byggtjänst, which includes the National Board of Housing, Building, and Planning's building regulations, general provisions, and access to web services such as AMA and the Build catalogue. Users must first create an account with Svensk Byggtjänst and activate it using the activation link. The registered email address must end with @student.ltu.se or @ltu.se. - Svensk byggtjänst (LTU)
Educational package from Svensk Byggtjänst, which includes resources such as the National Board of Housing, Building, and Planning's building regulations and general provisions, as well as web services like AMA and the Build catalogue. Users need to first create an account with Svensk Byggtjänst and then activate it via the activation link. The registered email address must end with @student.ltu.se or @ltu.se.
Databases in IT and electronics
- ACM Digital Library (LTU)
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Materials related to computer science. - SPIE Digital Library (LTU)
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Reference database in optics and photonics, including full-text access to SPIE conference proceedings from volume 1200 onwards, as well as six journals.
Databases in mining and metals
- Geodata (LTU)
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The Swedish Land Survey's geodata portal, where you can search, find and view geodata. - Geografiska sverigedata (LTU)
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Geodata from the Swedish Land Survey, Swedish Transport Administration, Statistics Sweden, and Swedish Maritime Administration. - GeoRef (LTU)
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A subject database in the geoscience. - OneMine (LTU)
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A collection of resources related to mining and minerals. - OnePetro (LTU)
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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)
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E-journals in mechanical engineering from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Databases in Arctic and cold climate
- Arctic & Antarctic Regions (LTU)
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A reference database for materials related to cold climates.
Journals in engineering
- DOAJ, Directory of Open Access Journals
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Open-Access journals and articles within your subject area. - Journals
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Search among the University Library's journals within your subject area.
Links
Links in mathematics and science
- ChemSpider
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ChemSpider is a database that provides access to over 67 million chemical structures from hundreds of data sources. - Swedish Chemicals Agency
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An authority that regulates chemical products, among other responsibilities.
Links in built environment and architecture
- Byggforskningsrådets skrifter
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A database with 4,500 publications from the Swedish Council for Building Research, including R, D and T publications. - Materialguiden
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A fact base for professionals in building maintenance and property management, available in Swedish. - SundaHus Miljödata
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A database for environmental assessment of construction products. Users must register with an email ending in @student.ltu.se or @ltu.se.
Links in IT and electronics
- Swedish energy agency
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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
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A large collection of annual reports from mining companies worldwide. - Geological Survey of Sweden, SGU
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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
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An expert authority on matters related to construction, land use and natural resources. - The Mining Inspectorate of Sweden
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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
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Basic research, education and related observatory activities in space physics, space technology and atmospheric physics - The Swedish National Space Agency
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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
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A competence center that accelerates the electrification of society. - Arctic Centre at Umeå University
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A hub for Arctic transdisciplinary research and education, connecting new and established researchers with an Arctic context to their work. - Arctic Council
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An intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation and interaction among Arctic states, Indigenous peoples, and other Arctic inhabitants on common issues. - Arctic Six
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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
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Provides open access to climate and Earth system data from Bolin Centre scientists and their collaborators. - CIRC – Climate Impacts Research Centre
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Develops, facilitates and coordinates research at Umeå University on the effects of climate change on Arctic ecosystems. - IASC – International Arctic Science Committee
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A link to a list of publications by IASC. - NSF – Arctic Data Center
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The primary data and software repository for the Arctic section of the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs, NSF OPP. - Open Polar
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An open-access portal for research data and publications on the Arctic and Antarctic. - Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
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Open data from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat. - UArctic – University of the Arctic
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A network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organisations focused on Arctic education and research.
Standards
- ASTM Compass (LTU)
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Books, reports, and standards from the American Society for Testing and Materials. - CEN and CENELEC
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European standards from national standardisation bodies across 34 countries. - ETSI – European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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A leading organisation for ICT standards. - SIS Subscription (LTU)
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Full-text standards, including Eurocodes and quality/environmental management standards.
Patents
- Espacenet
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Free access to over 90 million patent documents, covering inventions and technological developments from the 20th century to today. - Swedish Intellectual Property Office – PRV
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Learn about patents and their significance. - Swedish Patent Database
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Search Swedish patents, public applications, and validated European patents (EP patents). - The Lens
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A full-text database of over 7 million patents from WIPO, USPTO, EPO and IPAustralia. - WIPO Patentscope
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Search millions of patent documents, including published PCT applications.
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