Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL) project was started in August 1995 and the core database went live in September 1996.
Its objective was to provide a free guide to specialist engineering resources to UK higher education institutions.
The types used were: Commercial, Society/Institution, Higher Education, Resource Guide/Directory, E-journal/Newsletter, Governmental, Document, Research Project/Centr, Mailing/Discussion List, Software, Database/Databank, Training Materials, Reference, Recruitment/Employment, Patents/Standards, Conference/Meeting Announcements, Frequently Asked Questions, Video, Library Catalogues EEVL also provided additional services such as a search engine for electronic journals, EESE.
In 1999 the project expanded to become an Engineering, Mathematics and Computing (EMC) Hub as part of the Resource Discovery Network.
March 1997, Ariadne Issue 8 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue8/around-table/ Harrison NJ, MacLeod R. "Free Full-text E-journals and EEVL's Engineering E-journal Search Engine".