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Computer Engineering

A guide to Computer Engineering resources, including research papers, articles, data, material properties, codes, standards, patents, & product information.

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This guide will help you find reliable resources for your research assignments for Computer Engineering. Use the recommended resources below or navigate this guide using the tabs at the left to find more specific resources or get additional information.

Recommended Resources

These are some of the most relevant and widely used resources for Computer Engineering.

  • DTIC Online: Public Technical Reports
    • Mostly free or Open Access. Some content may be paywalled or restricted to Illinois Tech
    Best Bet
    The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®) serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today .
  • Google Dataset search
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Best Bet
    Google Dataset Search is a search engine for datasets. Using a simple keyword search, users can discover freely available datasets hosted in thousands of open access repositories across the Web.
  • IEEE Xplore - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet Featured

    IEEE Xplore is a database providing access to cutting-edge technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and related fields. It offers full-text access to millions of documents from IEEE journals, conferences, standards, and other publications, making it an invaluable resource for engineers, researchers, and students seeking the latest advancements in technology and applied sciences. 

  • IQS (Industrial Quick Search) Directory
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Best Bet
    IQS Directory is a FREE, comprehensive listing of manufacturers and suppliers serving major segments of the OEM industrial manufacturing marketplace across the United States and Canada. Industrial engineers and buyers rely on IQS Directory to specify products within a series of categories and buy products directly from manufacturers.
  • Octopart
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Best Bet
    Octopart is a search engine for electronic components and industrial products. It includes a Common Parts Library, which is a set of commonly used electronic components for prototyping, designing, and manufacturing connected devices
  • Papers First
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet
    An index of papers presented at conferences. Includes every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at the British Library.
  • PATENTSCOPE
    • Free or Open Access Resource. Unrestricted public access.
    Best Bet
    PATENTSCOPE is a searchable database 84 million worldwide patent documents including 3.8 million published international patent applications (PCT). Be signing up for a FREE account, users are able to search chemical patents by structure and have access to PATENTSCOPE's cutting edge translation tools for accessing patents in other languages. PATENTSCOPE is a service of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency of the United Nations.
  • ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet Featured

    ProQuest Dissertations and Theses is a database containing millions of doctoral dissertations and master's theses from universities around the world. It provides researchers with access to original scholarly work across numerous disciplines, offering full-text downloads for many recent submissions and abstracts for older works, making it an essential resource for in-depth academic research and literature reviews. 

  • SpringerMaterials
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet
    SpringerMaterials is based on the Landolt-Börnstein New Series, the unique, fully evaluated data collection in all areas of physical sciences and engineering. SpringerMaterials also comprises the Dortmund Data Bank Software & Separation Technology, a Database on Thermophysical Properties and the Linus Pauling Files, a Database on Inorganic Solid Phases and chemical safety data.
  • Web of Science
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet Featured

    Web of Science is a multidisciplinary citation indexing database that provides coverage of high-impact scholarly literature across the sciences, technology, engineering, and math. It offers powerful tools for tracking research trends, analyzing citation networks, and evaluating research impact. 

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