University of Virginia Subject Research Guides - Chemical Engineering

Find@UVa Button

Use the Find@UVA button in your database search results to search for the full text of that journal article online. The results may sometimes look a little confusing, so don't hesitate to ask for help!

Newspapers

The Library maintains subscriptions and access to a wide variety of domestic and foreign newspapers and news sources. For information about available newspapers please see the guide page below.

Newspaper Guide

General Information Databases

Use one or more of these databases for general searching on a topic, when you want broad coverage at a (mostly) general level of detail, or when you are interested in multi-disciplinary aspects of your subject. Ask a librarian for assistance, if you are not finding what you need in these or other databases.

See also the Library's Complete Database Listing for many additional resources.

Academic Search Complete

Large general database of articles from scholarly journals and a few newspapers covering a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images.
African Journals Online

Find articles from journals published in Africa on all subjects or browse lists of the journals by subject or by country of publication. Some articles are available in full-text.
Alternative Press Index

Indexes alternative, radical and left newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political and social change. Most are from the US, but some other countries are covered.
Archives USA

Locate manuscripts and other unique primary material in archival repositories and other collections throughout the United States.
Article First

Find articles from over 16,000 journals on all subjects.
CLASS/PERIODICA

Find articles in journals from 24 Latin American and Caribbean countries. CLASE covers journals specializing in social sciences and humanities. PERIÓDICA covers journals specializing in science and technology.
Conference Papers Index

Search for papers and poster sessions presented at scientific meetings. Focus is on the life sciences (including clinical medicine) and on environmental and aquatic sciences.
CQ Researcher

In depth reports on selected issues in the news with lists of recommended books and articles.
Ethnic NewsWatch

Full-text of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from 200 ethnic, minority, and native publications in the U.S., in English and in Spanish.
Factiva

Company and business information from Dow Jones; articles from over 6,000 newspapers and periodicals plus news photographs. Select "News pages" to browse daily issues of recent newspapers from many countries; use "Search" to find older articles.
GreenFILE

Find journal articles and other information on environmental issues such as global warming, energy conservation, natural resources and pollution. GreenFILE supports both research on environmental issues and practical steps for individuals.
Lalisio Literature

"Lalisio Literature" is a search engine designed to help you find the right literature for your research, studies, and teaching.
Lexis-Nexis Academic

News and business information from sources around the world; book reviews, biographical, and other reference sources; U.S. Code, constitution, and court cases. Includes many newspapers. Most entries are full-text, some updated daily.
Military and Government Collection

Magazines and academic journals providing news about defense issues for all branches of the armed services, army, air forrce, navy, marines. Also includes counntry reports and relevant government and international documents.
National Academy Press

Reports from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, written by leading researchers, on science, health, and engineering.
Newspaper Source Plus

Full text of major American newspapers and some foreigh newspapers plus selected atories from other US regional newspapers. Also includes full-text of transcripts for television and radio network news broadcasts.
Oxford Reference Online

A large collection of basic information on many subjects drawn from reference books published by Oxford University Press.
PAIS International

International database covering public and social policy. Includes journal articles, books, government documents, statistics, and reports from organizations and abstracts from 1985.
PapersFirst

Citations of papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses and symposia.
Web of Science/Web of Knowledge

1970-present
Includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index (1981-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1981-present) which can be searched together or separately.
World News Connection

Information from thousands of foreign media sources, including speeches, radio, television, newspapers, periodicals, and books. Includes unclassified military, political, environmental, sociological, scientific and technical data. All in English.