Online resources

A bibliographic database that includes citations and provides access to the full text of subscription-based resources. It aggregates a collection of databases that the user can choose to query individually or simultaneously. The WOS Core Collection, which is divided into several sections, is the most important database within WOS.

For more information and to learn how to search on WOS, consult the specific guide prepared by the Library (currently available only in Italian).

Website: Web of science
Type: bibliographic, citational
Subject area: multidisciplinary 
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN.

A citation database covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and humanities. It includes 18,000 peer-reviewed journal titles, with a total of 54 million records.

Website: Scopus
Type: bibliographic, citational
Subject area: multidisciplinary 
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

The online version of the prestigious database produced by the American Mathematical Society (AMS). It is a comprehensive collection covering nearly all literature in the mathematical disciplines. It provides access to reviews, abstracts, and bibliographic information, with coverage spanning from 1940 to the present.

Website: MathSciNet
Type: bibliographic, citational
Subject area: mathematics
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

A database of dissertations and theses owned by the US publisher ProQuest. The accessible theses come from all over the world, with coverage spanning from 1743 to the present day.

Website: Proquest dissertations & theses global
Resources: dissertation 
Subject area: multidisciplinary
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

A platform that provides access to the journals and proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery, an international academic non-profit organization dedicated to scientists and educators in computer science.

Website: ACM Digital Library
Subject area: computer engineering, computer science
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN.

A package of journals from the American Chemical Society, a U.S.-based scientific society and professional association active in chemical research.

Website: ACS Journals
Subject area: chemistry
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

A package of physics journals published by the American Physical Society, a U.S. organization founded in 1899 to promote the advancement of physics through scholarly support, information dissemination, and international collaboration.

Website: APS publications
Subject area: physics
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN.

An international monthly magazine focused on architecture and construction engineering, available in both Italian and English. Each issue explores a key theme within the construction process. The Library has subscribed to the digital edition since 2014.

Website: Arketipo (access only with credentials)
Subject area: architecture, construction engineering
Access: exclusively from the workstations available in the Library by requesting credentials from the staff

A database specialized in the technical-scientific sector by Elsevier, a historic Anglo-Dutch publishing group operating in the fields of scientific, technical, medical, legal, educational, and professional publishing and communication

Website: Science Direct
Subject area: multidisciplinary (covers all areas of engineering, especially the energy and environmental sectors, materials science)
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN.

A platform providing access to ICE Publishing (Institution of Civil Engineers) resources, a free association of engineers founded in London in 1818. Today, it is the most important civil engineering association in the UK and one of the most renowned worldwide.

The subscription provides access to the following journals:

• Géotechnique (coverage starts from 2003)
• Géotechnique Letters (coverage starts from 2011)

Website: the journals are accessible at the links above
Subject area: civil engineering
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

The database provides access to journals and conference proceedings published by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). IEEE is the world’s leading organization in electrical and electronic engineering and information technology.

Website: IEEE Xplore
Subject area: electronic, electrical, computer engineering
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

The online version of Nature, a journal published since 1869 and one of the oldest and most important scientific publications. Among the most prestigious in the international scientific community, Nature remains one of the few journals to publish original articles across various scientific disciplines, maintaining a multidisciplinary profile.

Other scientific journals published by the Nature Publishing Group (e.g. Nature Medicine) are linked to Nature.
All these titles can be accessed on the same publisher’s platform.

Site: Nature.com
Subject area: multidisciplinary
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 
Coverage: the journal Nature has been accessible since 1869. For the other titles, we recommend searching on the Tor Vergata Library Search to verify the accessibility.

A platform that provides access to content from SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers), a standards body for the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries.

Website: SAE Mobilus
Subject area: aerospace, automotive engineering
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN.

Platform from the publisher Springer, an editorial group specialized in the publication of scientific, technological, and medical journals.

Website: SpringerLink
Subject area: multidisciplinary 
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

A platform from the publisher Taylor & Francis, an international British publishing house that publishes books and journals in the academic field. The Library has subscribed to the Engineering, Computing & Technology collection, which provides access to the journals available in the following list.

Website: Taylor & Francis Online 
Subject area: civil, environmental engineering and architecture
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

A platform from the publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc., a U.S.-based publishing house specializing in monographs and technical, medical, scientific, and academic journals. The Library has subscribed to the journals listed below. 

Website: Wiley Online Library
Subject area: multidisciplinary
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN. 

The Library has subscribed to access the SAE eBooks Complete Collection published by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE). The subscription provides access to a series of titles published since 1990 on aerospace and automotive engineering topics.

Website: SAE Mobilus
Subject area: aerospace, automotive engineering
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN  

The Library has subscribed to the Wiley Data and Cybersecurity eBooks Library from publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The subscription includes over 200 titles published since 2014, covering topics such as data privacy and cybersecurity. Some of the most recent and popular titles include:

• Blockchain for Real World Applications (2023)
• Cyber Threat Intelligence (2023)
• Deep Learning: From Big Data to Artificial Intelligence with R (2023)
• Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path (2022)
• Optimization for Learning and Control (2023)
• Ransomware Protection Playbook (2022)

Website: IEEE Xplore
Subject area: data privacy, cybersecurity
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN

The Library has subscribed to the eBooks Collection from ICE Publishing. The subscription includes over 1,500 titles on civil engineering topics. At the end of the year, the 50 most consulted texts will be purchased for perpetual access.

Website: ICE Virtual Library
Subject area: civil engineering
Access: University network, proxy service, VPN

The ASTM Compass subscription database provides access to the standards of the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM). Founded in 1898, ASTM is a U.S. standards organization and one of the largest technical contributors to ISO. 

ASTM standards are technical specifications that define criteria for the design, manufacturing, and evaluation of products and services. They provide guidelines to ensure consistency and regulatory compliance across industries worldwide. Nearly all industries interact with ASTM standards in some way, with the most impacted sectors including:

• Building and Construction;
• Manufacturing;
• Energy and environment;
• Materials industry;
• Product safety.

Access: via the University network or proxy/VPN, to access only the subscription resources connect to the following link.

UNI standards are issued by the Italian National Standardization Body, , a private, non-profit association that carries out regulatory activities in the industrial, commercial, and service sectors, excluding the electrical and electrotechnical sectors (which fall under the jurisdiction of CEI).

UNI standards can be accessed via a dedicated computer workstation provided by the Library. For more information on how to access them, please refer to the dedicated page.