1. Information Services & Systems
ISS Literature Search Training Session
Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Division of Engineering
Useful Resources
Unless a web address is provided, the resources in this information sheet, and
many others, can be accessed from the log-in page for the University Portal,
Onespace: http://onespace.kcl.ac.uk (Click the link for Databases on the right hand
side of the screen).
ATHENS
Athens is a system to access databases, e-journals and other ISS resources on or off
campus.
It is NOT a resource on its own, simply a gateway.
To use Athens you need your Athens Username and Password
Passwords can be reset by the ISS Enquiry Desks
(or by contacting us by telephone: 020 7848 2430 or e-mail: issenquiry@kcl.ac.uk)
ISS Databases (For searching for journal articles)
• Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science and INSPEC)
• IEEE Xplore
• Sciverse / Scopus
• ACM Portal
• MathSciNet
• Zetoc (British Library Table of Contents Database)

2. • OCLC FirstSearch
Online Journal Packages / Archives
• Science Direct
• Springer Link
• ASME Journals
• Sage Journals Online (includes Institute of Mechanical Engineers Publications)
• Wiley Online Library
• InformaWorld
• JSTOR
• Cambridge Journals Online
Business / Management Databases
• Social Science Citation Index
• Emerald management Xtra
• InfoTrac Management Journals
• Nexis News & Business
• Management & Organisation Studies (Sage)
• Management & Business Studies Portal (British Library)
Free Databases (For searching for journal articles)
• Compendex (http://www.engineeringvillage.com/)
• Scitopia
• Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.co.uk/)
Pre-prints / E-prints / Open Access
Arxiv and Directory of Open Access
Searching for books & using other libraries
• King’s College ISS Catalogue (http://library.kcl.ac.uk/ or from the OneSpace log-in page)
• Senate House Library Catalogue (http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/)
• Access other London University Libraries (see the access agreement & information regarding
the colleges and institutes) (http://www.london.ac.uk/libraries_agreement.html)
• IET Library (http://www.theiet.org/about/libarc/)
• British Library (http://searchbeta.bl.uk/) (and reader registration information
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/register/stpregister.html)
• COPAC (http://copac.ac.uk/) and M25 Catalogue (http://www.inform25.ac.uk/Link/)

3. Need help with ISS Resources?
Your Information Specialist is Jamie Halstead
E-Mail: jamie.halstead@kcl.ac.uk