Compendex® is the most comprehensive bibliographic engineering database, covering 190 disciplines from the world's significant engineering and technology literature from 1800 to present.

Coverage includes journals, conference proceedings, selected government reports and books. Subjects include: civil, energy, environmental, geological, and biological engineering; electrical, electronics, and control engineering; chemical, mining, metals, and fuel engineering; mechanical, automotive, nuclear, and aerospace engineering; computers, and robotics. The database is designed to assist engineers, scientists and others to locate relevant journal articles, conference papers and other documents in response to specific queries.