Dear Faculty and Students,

The Library has compiled a list of databases currently available for trial access, which may be useful for teaching and research. We welcome all faculty and students to explore these resources and share your feedback for future evaluation.

【Trial Databases Overview】

1️⃣ EBSCO Engineering Full-Text Database

• Trial Period: Until June 30, 2025
• About: This resource includes two full-text databases dedicated to engineering, specifically designed to meet research and development needs. Through this platform, users can access over 20 million peer-reviewed full-text journal articles covering engineering, computer science, technology, medicine, and related fields. In addition to full-text journals, it also provides monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. The database is updated daily to ensure the latest content is available.
• Link: Access Here

2️⃣ Web of Science Research Assistant

• Trial Period: Until July 31, 2025
• About: Web of Science Research Assistant combines generative AI, a knowledge graph, and a chat interface to help researchers simplify searches, gain insights into research trends, enhance decision-making and skills, and accelerate tasks at any stage of their research—powered by over 120 years of trusted data from the Web of Science Core Collection. Multilingual interaction is supported, including Chinese, but the content is primarily in English.
• Link: Access Here
• Database Quiz Event(in Chinese): https://www.sris.com.tw/Events/2025_WOSRA/index.html

🔗 How to Access: Please use the campus network or VPN.

• For mobile devices, connect to Ming Chi Wi-Fi [Instructions].
• For off-campus connections, use Ming Chi VPN [Instructions].

If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact Ms. Ke, Wen-Chi at the library. Contact phone: 02-2908-9899 #2282, email: hawkeye@mail.mcut.edu.tw.

Sincerely,

Library Division of Reference and Circulation