ScienceDirect is a platform for full-text journals, e-books, and references from the publisher Elsevier, some of which are accessible through library subscriptions or purchases. The University of Maine System Libraries have access to the Freedom Collection (see list at https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/sciencedirect/content/journal-title-lists) of more than 1,800 journals on science, technology, medicine, and other topics, most with backfiles from 1995 to present. In addition, individual campuses may subscribe to selected journals outside of the Freedom Collection, or may have purchased selected e-books; these selections have been cataloged and linked in URSUS.
Locations: UM, UMA, UMF, UMFK, UMM, UMPI, USM, LAW
Remote Access: Available
The ASCE Library is an extensive resource for civil engineering research, with full text from more than 30 ASCE Journals (1983 to the present), and hundreds of Conference Proceedings (2000 to present). In addition, ASCE Library provides online access to more than 300 E-books and Standards published through 2014, encompassing all civil engineering content areas, including construction, structures, transportation, geotechnics, environment, water resources, and civil engineering practice.
Coverage: From 1983
Locations: UM
Remote Access: Available
The ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library is a large collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. The Library covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering. Includes more than 12,000 ASTM Standards, six journals, and more than 29,000 symposia and technical papers, handbooks, manuals, and monographs.
Locations: UM
Journal Coverage List: http://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/index.htm
Remote Access: Available
1. On the ASTM Compass homepage, Click on the Subscriptions tab
2. Click on the ASTM logo
3. Click on Journals
4. Select journal title of interest to drill down to desired content
Once an individual issue is selected, the page will refresh and it will appear the issue did not open, scroll down to see the contents of the issue.
Complete full-text access to the IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) - over 3.7 million documents from over 170 journals and magazines published by the IEEE and IET, along with transactions, conference proceedings and active IEEE standards. These publications are relevant to many disciplines, including electrical engineering, computer science, electronics, sensors, energy, aerospace, communications, nanotechnology and information technology. Indexing extends back to 1988 for all journals and conference proceedings and further back to 1872 for selected publications. The IEEE Xplore search platform allows simple keyword and phrase searching or complex search queries employing a variety of operators. It also offers an alerting service, saved searches, and other valuable Web 2.0 capabilities for users who register for free personal accounts. We have contracted for 15 simultaneous users.
Coverage: From 1988, from 1872 for selected titles
Locations: UM
Remote Access: Available
Coverage undefined, but good to check.
To get the most full text, go to the Menu bar in the upper left, click on Settings, then click on Library Links. Choose University of Maine - Full Text. Contains harder to spot empirical articles.
Access to Articles
Once you have an article or citation, the tools below can help you get to the full text of an article.