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HANDBOOKS

Handbook of Data Sheets for Solution of Mechanical Systems
R 696.0202 H19h

Subject(s): Buildings--Mechanical equipment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Mechanical engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc

Transamerica Delaval Engineering Handbook
R 621.406 En3t

Subject(s): Turbomachines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Mechanical engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Mechanical Engineer's Reference Book
R 621.03 P24m

Subject(s): Mechanical engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Machinery's Handbook Guide to the Use of Tables and Formulas
R 621.02 M18ha 1996

Subject(s): Mechanical engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Kent's Mechanical Engineers' Handbook
R 621 C21k

Subject(s): Mechanical engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Engineer's Reference Library.
R 620 P87e

Subject(s): Mechanical engineering.
Power (Mechanics)
Oil and gas engines.
Electric distribution equipment.
Waste-water treatment.


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DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS & ALMANACS

Print

Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering
R 621.03 N23d

CAD/CAM Dictionary
R 620.00425 P92c

Online

Professional Engineering Inspections Dictionary of Terms
Dictionary of terms compiled by Professional Engineering Inspections, Inc.

Information Please Almanac
Facts, definitions, articles, photographs, maps, lists, and tables.

OneLook
More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook® search engine.

Refdesk
Single source for a variety of facts.

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DATABASES

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ABI/INFORM (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
A leading electronic database providing indexing and abstracting of over 7,000 scholarly and general interest publications in the fields of business, law, education, computing, science, technology, engineering, arts, medicine, and religion.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

Applied Science & Technology (Citations)
Basic Coverage of engineering, computers, construction.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

ASCE Civil Engineering Database (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
The database covers ASCE publications all the journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newspapers. Journal papers with abstracts go back to 1970. Non-abstract journal records go back to 1920's. The book records are complete dating back to 1800.

Business & Company Resource Center (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
Brings together in a single database company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

Business & Company ASAP (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
Business,finance, management, and industry periodicals with a full text directory of global private and public companies.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

Compendex (Engineering Index) (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
Comprehensive coverage of all areas of engineering.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

Expanded Academic (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
An interdisciplinary database that contains citations, abstracts, and links to selected full-text articles from general interest magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

General Business File ASAP (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
Business and trade publications. Includes directory listings for companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

IEEE Electronic Library Online (Citations, Abstracts and Full-Text)
Contains full-text of journal articles, conference papers, and technical standards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE).
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

Knovel (Full-Text)
Full text science and engineering reference books and materials.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

LexisNexis Academic (Citations, Abstracts, and Full-Text)
Lexis/Nexis Academic is a full-text database which focuses primarily on business, legal and news resources. Included in the database are law reports, company filings, journal and newspaper articles, broadcast transcripts, etc.
(Use on campus or Log-In for off campus use)

Science.gov (Abstracts, Full-Text)
Connects you to U.S. Government science and technology.

Scirus (Abstracts, Full-Text)
The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet focusing on legitimate scientific sites.

US Patent Office (Full-Text)
United States Patent and Trademark Office

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E-JOURNALS

Follow instructions above for off-campus use of databases

American Machinist
http://www.americanmachinist.com/

Assembly Automation
from 1992 to 2001 in ABI/INFORM
from 1994 to present in Emerald Fulltext

Control
http://www.controlmag.com/ME2/default.asp

Desktop Engineering
http://www.deskeng.com/

Diversity Inc.
http://www.diversityinc.com/

Engineered Systems
from 06/01/1999 to present in Business & Company ProFile ASAP, Business & Company Resource Center, Expanded Academic ASAP and General Business File ASAP

Journal of Engineering Mechanics
from 01/01/1995 to present in ASCE Civil Engineering Database

Leadership and Management in Engineering
from 01/01/2001 to present in ASCE Civil Engineering Database

Machine Design
http://www.machinedesign.com/
from 01/01/1999 to present in Business & Company ProFile ASAP and Business &
Company Resource Center

from 01/14/1999 to present in General Business File ASAP
from 1992 to 2004 in ABI/INFORM

Mechanical Engineering
http://www.memagazine.org/
from 01/01/1992 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP
from 12/01/1998 to present in Business & Company Resource Center
from 1992 to 2004 in ABI/INFORM
from 1994 to 2004 in Periodical Abstracts

Modern Machine Shop
http://www.mmsonline.com/
from 01/01/1989 to present in Business & Company ProFile ASAP, Business &
Company Resource Center
and General Business File ASAP

Nanotechnology
http://www.nanozine.com/
from 1990 to 2002 in Institute of Physics and Institute of Physics Archives

NASA Briefs
http://www.nasatech.com/

New Equipment Digest
http://www.newequipment.com/
from 04/01/2000 to present in Business & Company ProFile ASAP, Business &
Company Resource Center
and General Business File ASAP

Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.ohsonline.com/
from 01/01/1992 to present in ABI/INFORM

Pharmaceutical Processing
http://www.pharmpro.com
from 01/01/2000 to present in Business & Company ProFile ASAP, Business &
Company Resource Center
and General Business File ASAP

Plastics Technology
http://www.plasticstechnology.com
from 04/01/1989 to present in Business & Company ProFile ASAP, Business &
Company Resource Center
and General Business File ASAP

Product Design
http://www.pddnet.com

Production Machining
http://www.production-machining.com/

Robotics World
http://www.roboticsworld.com/
from 01/01/1993 to present in ABI/INFORM
from 03/01/1999 to present in Business & Company ProFile ASAP, Business &
Company Resource Center
, Computer Database, Expanded Academic ASAP and
General Business File ASAP

Sensors
http://www.sensorsmag.com/


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RECOMMENDED WEBSITES

Mechanical Engineering and Technology Related Sites

21st Century UK Portal
http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/

Engineering Fundamentals
http://efunda.com/home.cfm

Engineering Technology Listserv
http://www.purdue.anderson.edu/etd/lservlatest.htm

Engineering Technology Website
http://www.purdue.anderson.edu/etd/

Engineering Toolbox
http://engineeringtoolbox.com/

Online Destination for Mechanical Designers and Manufacturing Professionals
http://www.engineersedge.com/

US Mechanical Engineering Portal
http://icrank.com


Professional Organizations

ABET-Engineering Technology
http://www.abet.org/tac1.html

American Society for Engineering Education
http://www.engineeringk12.org/

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
http://www.asme.org/

Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
http://www.engineeringsights.org/

Society of Automotive Engineers
http://students.sae.org/

Society of Manufacturing Engineers
http://www.sme.org/


Courses

MIT Open Courseware
http://ocw.mit.edu/

Virtual Library
http://vlib.org/


Ethics

Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions
http://www.iit.edu/departments/csep/PublicWWW/codes/

National Institute of Engineering Ethics
http://www.niee.org/

National Society of Professional Engineers
http://www.nspe.org/

Online Ethics for Engineering and Science
http://www.onlineethics.org/


Women in Engineering

Engineer Girl
http://www.engineergirl.org

IEEE Women in Engineering
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/committee/women

Society of Women Engineers
http://www.swe.org

Women in Engineering Organization
http://www.engineering.tufts.edu/wieo


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JOB RESOURCES

Websites may require a FREE registration in order to search for job openings.

Mechanical Engineer.com

ASME.org

EngineerJobs.com

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November 4, 2004