Who uses Compendex?

All topics in Engineering use Compendex:  Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

What is the coverage of Compendex?

Compendex indexes Engineering publications from 1970 to the present.  However, when you search Compendex, unless you specify otherwise, you are searching the last ten years.  Compendex includes both conference papers and journal articles.

Is Compendex a full-text database?

Compendex contains citations and abstracts only.  However, if you are using Compendex in the library, certain citations will link to the article's full text in the Science Direct database (which is in-library use only).  For instructions on how to find journal articles, please consult our user guide at http://www.gl.iit.edu/resources/journals/journ.asp.

Where do I access Compendex?

Select Compendex from the database page on the Galvin Library home page at http://www.gl.iit.edu/database/database.htm.

How do I search Compendex?

Compendex allows for field searching, which means you can search by all fields, author, or serial title.  Compendex also allows Boolean searching which means combining terms that you want to appear together in your results, like an author publishing in a particular serial.  Limit your search by year and document type (conference papers or journal articles).  Sort your results either by Relevance or Publication date.