Master of Engineering in Manufacturing

Getting started:

View these video tutorials to get started using the MIT Libraries.

Finding Articles

• Part 1: Beyond Google: Introducing Article Databases (4:09)
• Part 2: Finding Journal Articles on a Specific Topic (5:34)
• Part 3: Getting Articles from Known Citations (4:40)

Getting to Full Text

• Part 1: Full Text Databases: Getting to Full Text (2:52)
• Part 2: Other Full Text Tools (4:49)
• Off-Campus: Quick Access to Articles (1:28)

Database Search Tips

• Part 1: Keyword Searching (3:01)
• Part 2: Using Boolean Operators (4:02)
• Part 3: Truncation (1:43)
• Part 4: Subject Headings (4:35)
• Part 5: Searching Fields and Applying Limits (3:54)

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Finding articles on manufacturing or engineering topics:

Note: you will need MIT Certificates to access these resources from off-campus.

• Compendex: a database of citations for articles in all areas of engineering
• Inspec: a database of citations for articles in electronics, computers, control, robotics, and physics.
• Video Tutorial: Compendex and Inspec (3:37)

Finding articles or information on industry or management topics:

• Try the Business Database Advisor. This tool will walk you through databases related to your research need. Use the site index page to get an overview of all the research categories.
• The Dewey Research Advisor is a Q&A database to help you get started on a variety of topics. Just enter your search terms (for example "manufacturing" or "supply chain") and see what our experts recommend.
• Note: you will need MIT Certificates to access these resources from off-campus.
• For other database suggestions (depending on your research topic), Ask Us!

Managing your citations: Overview of Bibliographic Software

Need help?

• Ask Us! Library staff are happy to help you find what you need.

This page was last updated on 02/27/08