Begin searching in Engineering Village by selecting/deselecting the resources that you want to use.

You will notice that by default, all four resources, Compendex, Inspec, GeoRef, and Knovel, are selected when you first connect to Engineering Village. You can search all four together or select a subset of resources. Select one or two or three resources by unchecking boxes for those that you do not want to use.

In general, most engineering researchers will not need to search in the GeoRef database unless their research project is related to the geosciences.

For our search, we will deselect both GeoRef and Knovel by first clicking on "4 databases are selected" and then toggling off unwanted databases.

Screenshot showing the “Available databases” menu in Engineering Village. All four databases—Compendex, Inspec, GeoRef, and Knovel—are toggled on. Brief descriptions of each database are visible, explaining their coverage areas such as engineering, geosciences, and technical reference content.