Articles and databases
Find by title | Find by subject | Find in alphabetical list | Search across multiple databases | List by broad subject categories | List by format of contents of database | Find conference proceedings | List of database trials | Find article indexes in print
NOTE: Most items obtained from this page are subscribed to by the library and accessible only to VT students, faculty and staff.
WARNING: The abuse of VT-licensed online resources by such means as systematic downloading violates the university's acceptable use policy, jeopardizes Tech's future access to resources, and is prohibited.
Additionally, some databases and electronic journals require an additional username and password.
Find databases by:
Search for a database by its title (other keywords won't work):
Or - if you know the know the beginning letter name of the database you need, click the alphabetical link for its first letter:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Or - Find subject-specific databases by selecting a specific topic area from this menu:
Or - Search across multiple databases/indexes simultaneously with ArticleExplorer
Find databases by broad subject category
Click the broad subject category for a list of databases.
- General interest databases (broad coverage of multiple subjects; good general starting places)
- Agricultural, biological & medical sciences
- Architecture, art & design
- Business
- Engineering & physical sciences
- Human & social sciences
- Humanities & performing arts
- Languages & literatures
Find databases by type/format
Click on one of these links for a list of databases containing materials of this type or format.
- Article searching
- Biographical resources
- Catalogs & bibliographic tools
- Directories
- E-books, literary & historical texts
- Encyclopedias & dictionaries
- Handbooks
- Specialized reference tools
- Statistics/data
- Technical reports/papers/standards
Conference Proceedings
Includes access to full text of conference proceedings from these organizations: ACM, AIP, ASCE, ASAE, IAU, IEEE, ISI, SPIE, USAHA.
Current trials
This page provides you with opportunities to try out new resources the University Libraries is looking at on a trial basis.
Article indexes in print
Print indexes cover older material or material not indexed in electronic databases. They are essential if you are doing comprehensive research on a topic. Print indexes may be located using Addison, the library catalog.



