The Association for Computing Machinery, or ACM, Digital Library, is the full-text collection of all ACM publications and a collection of curated full-text publications from selected publishers. ACM is a scientific and educational association whose mission is to advance art, science, engineering, and the application of computing.
To get started, click on 'Advanced Search' on the homepage.
Going to the Advanced Search page will give you the option to have several different keywords and phrases. There are some search tips on the right, including using Boolean operators and quotes to enclose phrases.
Once here, you can type in your keywords and Boolean operators. (Make sure that your Boolean operators are in ALL CAPS.) In this case, I wanted to search for portable EV charging.
Notice I put the phrase "electric vehicle" in quotes, and I put it with EV and put OR between them since I am using them as synonyms. The AND was added to make the search smaller. I could have put the word 'portable' after charging with another AND, but chose to put it on the second line. All lines are assumed to use the Boolean operator AND between them. To add another line, click the + symbol after the line, click the - symbol to remove it. Click on the search button at the bottom to get your results.
I had 513 results for this search.
In the left column of ACM, you will see your potential filters. You can filter for date, content and publication type, and there are additional filters for authors, institutions, and more.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Xplore, is the digital library and online platform of IEEE with access to over 6 million documents and other materials. IEEE's mission is to "foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity".
To get started, click on 'Advanced Search' on the homepage.
Going to the Advanced Search page will give you the option to have several different keywords and phrases. On the right, there are links to search tips if you need assistance with this database.
Once here, you can type in your keywords; there are Boolean operators in the drop-down menu between fields, and you can add more fields by clicking on the + symbol. In this case, I wanted to search for the effects of an energy management system in residential buildings on energy price.
Notice I put each of the phrases in quotes. All lines use the Boolean operator AND as the default. To add another line, click the + symbol after the line. I chose to search Full Text & Metadata; this is important! This is the widest search in the documents to help find what you are looking for. Click on the search button at the bottom right to get your results.
I had 169 results for this search.
In the left column of IEEE, you will see your potential filters. You can filter for date, and subscribed content (this is the full text option), and there are additional filters for authors, institutions, and more.