A database is a searchable collection of information. You can use the following databases to find engineering-specific journal articles.
As database users, we can optimize our searches using specialized search strategies. The following video demonstrates these strategies in Engineering Village, but they can be applied to most databases.
Sometimes the full-text of an article doesn’t appear in the database, but that doesn’t mean the library doesn’t have access to it. You can use the “Find It” button (embedded in the database record) to search the full library collection for the article, and see if we have it elsewhere.
If the library does not in fact have access to the article, you can request a copy through Interlibrary Loan. The following video demonstrates this workflow.
When you access Google Scholar, you can get access to the full text of the articles that San Jose State University Library subscribes to. In order to access full-text materials, please follow the steps below or watch this video to change the settings on Google Scholar.
Once you have linked the library to your Google scholar account you may see a link, 'Find It@SJSU' on the right side of the article. Clicking on that link directs you to your library catalog where you can see the full text.
