Product Design and Design Engineering: Specialist Databases

The library subscribes to a range of databases which can be accessed from MyMDX>library. 

These resources allow access to a varied range of information and services including:

• Subject specific journal databases i.e. collections of journals, but often including other types of information such as book chapters, conference papers and research papers in a particular subject area e.g.  IEEE Xplore (computing and engineering)
• Specialist/Themed information e.g. WGSN Lifestyle and Interiors (trends, forecasting, news, inspiration) and Mintel (business, industry and marketing information)
• Specific information types such as British Standards Online (Standards), Global Newsstream (newspapers) and Box of Broadcasts (TV and radio programmes)
• Referencing such as Cite Them Right Online (referencing)

Journal databases enable access to journal articles and may also contain conference proceedings, research papers, newspapers, TV programmes and Standards.

Journal databases can usually be searched by subject and more specifically by author, type of material, article title, publisher, year, language or organisation.

Many databases provide full-text articles i.e. the articles can be read online.

Databases which are useful for product design and design engineering programmes include: