New functionality allows searches by meters, temperature, data bits and more than 60 other measurement units

By Marilynn Larkin

Summary: Engineers will no longer be stymied by the many ways numerical data appears in the literature. Forget about searching on qualitative terms such as “big,” “short,” “heavy” or “shallow.” Numeric search—new functionality for Compendex and Inspec on Engineering Village—lets you search directly on the specific terms that matter to you, and receive standardized results in the format of your choice.

Streamline your searches

Numerical data is often used by

By Sally Fell

As we close out 2016, the Engineering Village team would like to thank our customers and wish you the very best for 2017.  We will continue to evolve the Engineering Village platform to meet our customer’s changing needs.  Let’s take a look back at the achievements made this year:

Grant Funding – Users who want to identify grant funding resources or track projects sponsored by funding agencies can use three new grant funding fields in Compendex, GEOBASE, EnCompassLIT, Chemica and PaperChem.

By Marilynn Larkin

Work…family…career planning…hobbies. How can you take that dream engineering job and ensure you don’t put the rest of your life on hold or on the back burner? Dr. Christine Grant, Academic Resilience Strategist, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement at the North Carolina State College of Engineering shows you how in Engineering Village’s Navigating Your Engineereing Career Path webinar, now archived and available for viewing free of charge.         

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We've recently introduced an important enhancement that makes search refinement faster and more efficient in Engineering Village. Previously, you would revert back to the search page to modifyyour most recent search. Now, a search form on the top of the results page makes search modifications easier.This new search form eliminates the need to take the extra step of clicking the back arrow to the original search form when editing a search.  Additionally, terms and concepts within the search results list can be consulted as you modify your queries.

As a result, less time is needed to modify