Research Librarian
Tips for getting started
Because Human Factors draws on a number of disciplines, relevant scholarly articles and conference proceedings can be found in either general databases/indexes that cross disciplines, or in ones specific to the area of interest. So for human factors in computers, use computer science databases; for human factors in medical devices, use medical databases, etc..
Some useful general and discipline-specific databases/indexes are listed in the box below. To learn more about resources in a discipline, look for a library guide for that discipline:
Finding scholarly articles and conference proceedings
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Web of ScienceA good starting point. Indexes top scholarly journals and other publications across a wide range of subjects, including physical sciences, engineering, and social sciences. Allows discovery of related articles by following citations.
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ScopusSpecializes in scientific technical and medical literature but also includes access to hundreds of journals in psychology, education, and more.
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Google ScholarIndexes a wide range of scholarly resources using the familiar Google interface. In the settings in Google Scholar you can enter "Tufts" in the Library Links section to activate "Get This Item at Tufts" links to access the full-text of articles.
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Engineering VillageContains articles, conference proceedings, and research from a variety of engineering disciplines.
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Ergonomics AbstractsArticles, book chapters, and conference proceedings specifically focused on ergonomics.
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ACM Digital LibraryA good starting point for human factors in computing. Contains journals and conference proceedings published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the premier publisher in computer science. Use the "Expand your search..." option to see results from non-ACM publications.
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IEEE Xplore digital libraryIEEE publishes conference proceedings, articles, and standards in electrical, computer, and software engineering, as well as biotechnology, telecommunications, power and energy, and more.
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PubMedContains journal articles, clinical trials, and research abstracts on biomedical topics. Primarily focused on medicine, nursing, and health sciences.
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PsycInfoCovers the scholarly literature in the broad field of psychology.