Electronic, electrical and systems engineering

Providing access to quality Electronic, electrical and systems engineering resources and subject support.

References and citations Working off-campus Using the library

Databases View more

Here are the key databases/online resources to start finding information in your subject area. Click on 'View more' to go to the full listing for the Library, and use the filters to find more for this subject and others.

IEEE Xplore

Covers Aerospace, Automotive, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Power & Energy, Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Transportation and more.

Video guide available here (Basic search) and other video tutorials here 

ACM Digital Library

The full-text collection of all ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters and books. The resource also includes full-text publications from select publishers and a comprehensive database of references focused on the field of computing.

Video guide available here

Compendex

Covers 190 engineering disciplines and applied science.

Video guide available here

Scopus

Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: academic journals, books and conference proceedings. Scopus is a comprehensive resource covering chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering; life and health sciences; social sciences, psychology, business and economics; arts and humanities and biological and environmental sciences. It also includes the Geobase database.

Video guide available here

British Standards (BSOL)

A standard is an agreed way of doing something e.g.making a product, managing a process or delivering a service. Our subscription covers BS standards and BS EN ISO standards.

To log in please click on the Institutional login link, select Loughborough University from the list and log in with your usual University credentials. Please note that  British Standards Online (BSOL) is gradually introducing a new security feature to their documents. This means that from the beginning of March 2021, BSOL documents can only be opened with a plug-in installed on your device (File Open). The File Open plug-in has been installed on University lab machines and is being made available via the Software Centre to those using the University’s managed desktop service. To download it onto your own device the BSI have provided this help document.

ASTM digital library and standards

Standards produced by the American Society for Testing and Materials. Covers metals, paints, plastics, textiles, petroleum, construction, energy, the environment, consumer products, medical services, devices and electronics, advanced materials and more.  

Espacenet (patents)

World-wide full-text patents database. Patents cover the technical details of an invention together with any associated legal information.

Video guide available here

The Lens

The Lens allows you to search and explore the world’s patent literature alongside scholarly, technical, regulatory and business information.

Video guide to patent search analysis available here and further video guides available here

Books Catalogue

The shelf marks tell you where you can browse for books on popular topics in the Library (the level is for the Library in Loughborough). Click on ‘Catalogue’ to search for specific books and check their availability.

Subject / title Pilkington level Shelfmark
Electrical, computer and electronic engineering 1 621.3
Electronics 1 621.381
Communications 1 623.7
Energy engineering 1 621.042
Solar energy engineering 1 621.47

Videos View more

Use the videos to learn more about some resources or finding information.

IEEE Xplore: Basic search

Frequently asked questions View more

Here are some of the most popular questions asked by students in this subject. If you have a different question, check 'View more' or ask your Academic Librarian.

Some databases provide the full-text of the article in the database in either HTML or PDF format. Others just give you the basic details but you have to access the full-text via a link that might say 'SFX' or 'Full-text'.

If you are on-campus or have the VPN activated on your device when you are off-campus, you should click on the link and it will take you to the full-text if the Library subscribes to the journal.

If it doesn't do this, then search Library Catalogue Plus to see if we subscribe to the journal you need (including the correct year).  If you get stuck, contact the Library (library@lboro.ac.uk).

The Library subscribes to British Standards Online.  This is the best place to start your search. Don't forget to use the VPN if you are accessing it from off-campus.

From Library Catalogue Plus look at the options at the side of the page and click on ‘eBook’ in the ‘Format’ section to limit the results to eBooks. Click on ‘Get full text’ to open the eBook.

You need to search via the VPN when you are off campus, this link will show you how to download this onto your device.

You can only access a journal article if the Library subscribes to it. If we do and you are on-campus, or have the VPN activated on your device if you are off-campus, you should be able to get straight to it.

If you still can't access it, then search Library Catalogue Plus to see if we subscribe to the journal you need (including the correct year) . If we do, but you still can't access it, contact the Library (library@lboro.ac.uk).

You need to find out which referencing style your lecturer/supervisor is expecting you to use. In MEME there are two main reference styles used : IEEE and Vancouver. See the quick guides on Learn WSLS01 for more information or   ‘Cite them right’ for Harvard referencing.