Professional Bio

To write your Professional Bio Memo you’ll need to locate a few sources demonstrating your knowledge of the trends in your area of engineering. This page will help you locate those sources.

 Finding Scholarly Journals & Articles

• Engineering Village – A great place to search for articles since it contains two databases (Compendex & INSPEC) that cover all areas of engineering.   

 Finding Trade Journals & Articles

Locating these can be tricky, but here are some engineering-related databases that can be helpful: 

• IEEE Xplore Digital Library – You have the ability to filter your search to magazine articles (which are often from trade publications). 

• Technology Collection – Search your topic and then select Trade Journal from the Source Type filter options. 

• Scopus – Search for your topic and filter your results to "Trade Journal" using the "Source Type" filter. 

 Do the UF Libraries own the journal I need?

You can find out using the UF Catalog. Click on the pink icons below (e.g., ) to learn more.