Aviation - Salina Campus

This is a research guide for Aviation Students attending K-State Salina

Library Research Guide

Government Databases

Need government information on aerospace industry? These databases are a great place to start your research.

GovInfo
Free Resource
A website from the Government Printing Office (GPO) that provides free public access to more than a million official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. govinfo replaced the FDsys website in December 2018.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) PubSpace
Publication Dates Covered: 1961 - present Free Resource
NASA PubSpace is a peer-reviewed repository of NASA-funded authors and co-authors' (both civil servant and non-civil servant) scientific publications and associated data. However, certain materials are excluded, such as patents, publications that contain material governed by personal privacy, export control, proprietary restrictions, or national security law or regulations.
TRID: Transportation Research Information Database
Publication Dates Covered: 1922 - present Free Resource how to search
TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide and is comprised of the records from TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database.

Scholarly Databases

If you need scholarly peer-reviewed articles for your research, these general databases are a great place to start. There's a wide range of topics to explore.

ABI/INFORM Collection
Publication Dates Covered: 1971 - present; for Dateline 1985 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Covers thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as The Economist and Sloan Management Review, country-and industry-focused reports, and major news sources like the Wall Street Journal. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Xplore
Publication Dates Covered: varies, generally 1988 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
IEEE Xplore provides access to technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics published through the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) societies. This resource contains full-text documents from IEEE and IEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, e-books, conference proceedings, and technical standards.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)-Wiley eBooks Library
Publication Dates Covered: 2000 - present; selected 1974 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Available through IEEE Xplore, access full-text content pertaining to cutting-edge technologies in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. The collection of over 700 titles includes handbooks, introductory and advanced texts, reference books, and professional books.
ProQuest Central
Paid for by K-State Libraries
ProQuest Central brings together many of the most used ProQuest databases. It provides access to databases across all major subject areas (business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion). It includes full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional titles, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports. With our Ebook Central subscription (especially access to Academic Complete and Academic Video Online) users can now search in a comprehensive way that connects text and video.

Government Databases

Need government information on aerospace industry? These databases are a great place to start your research.

GovInfo
Free Resource
A website from the Government Printing Office (GPO) that provides free public access to more than a million official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. govinfo replaced the FDsys website in December 2018.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) PubSpace
Publication Dates Covered: 1961 - present Free Resource
NASA PubSpace is a peer-reviewed repository of NASA-funded authors and co-authors' (both civil servant and non-civil servant) scientific publications and associated data. However, certain materials are excluded, such as patents, publications that contain material governed by personal privacy, export control, proprietary restrictions, or national security law or regulations.
TRID: Transportation Research Information Database
Publication Dates Covered: 1922 - present Free Resource how to search
TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide and is comprised of the records from TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database.