Subject Guide
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Subscription Databases
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Find mechanical engineering articles in academic & industry journals by searching in these databases (which the library provides for students, faculty, and staff exclusively).
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Books
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Engineering your future |
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the non-technical side of professional practice in engineering and other technical fields |
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T56.8 W36 2000 |
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Mechanisms and mechanical devices sourcebook. 2nd ed |
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TJ 181 M32 1996 |
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reference books
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ENGnetBASE
Engineering Handbooks Online |
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ENGnetBASE includes over 400 CRC handbooks
online in four special collections: CivilENGINEERINGnetBase,
ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBase, MechanicalENGINEERINGnetBASE,
and TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE. |
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Machinery's Handbook |
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Ref TJ 151 M3 25th 1997 |
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McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and
Technology |
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This comprehensive encyclopedia contains
7100 articles covering every field of science and technology,
including advances in information technology and computing and
environmental sciences. This work has numerous illustrations,
charts and graphs and is condidered the best availabile multivolume
science encyclopedia. Updated by annual volumes. Location: Encyclopedia
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REF Q121 .M3 2002 |
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Mechanical Engineer's Data Book |
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Ref TJ 151 C36 1993b |
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Standard Handbook of Machine Design |
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Ref TJ 230 S8235 1996 |
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Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia |
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A two volume covering all areas of
science and technology. Survey articles as well as brief entries
for more specific aspects of a topic are arranged alphabetically. |
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REF Q121 .V3 |
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Company Information
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Thomas Register of Manufacturers |
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Need to find the manufacturer of a product in the US? Thomas Register of Manufacturers is a free directory service for this information. Requires registration. |
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
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Concise encyclopedia of composite materials |
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REF TA418.9 .C6 C635 |
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Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering |
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Published by the Society of Automotive Engineers, this dictionary puts special emphasis on terms relating to automotive engineering. |
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REf TJ 9 N28 1999 |
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Directories
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GlobalSpec |
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Find over 10,000 catalogs, 40,000 material data sheets, and 50,000 application notes at this site. |
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Electronic Books
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ENGnetBASE
Engineering Handbooks Online |
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ENGnetBASE includes over 400 CRC handbooks
online in four special collections: CivilENGINEERINGnetBase,
ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBase, MechanicalENGINEERINGnetBASE,
and TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE. |
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Heat
Transfer Textbook by John H. Lienhard |
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3rd ed. 2004 Free e-book available
for downloading. |
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Standard handbook of machine design |
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e-book available through our online catalog
or through the Netlibrary database. |
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TJ230 .S8235 1996 EBOOK |
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Handbooks
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The ASHRAE handbook CD [computer file] |
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Refrigeration (I-P ed.); Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems and equipment (Inch-pound ed.) Fundamentals (Inch-pound edition) Systems.Available in paper copy as well as cd rom in separate volumes. Check online catalog for call number. |
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TH7011 A73 1995 CD-ROM |
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ASM handbook (American Society of Metals) |
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-- v. 3. Alloy phase diagrams -- v. 8. Mechanical testing and evaluation v. 17. Nondestructive evaluation and quality control -- v. 19. Fatigue and fracture -- v. 20. Materials selection and design |
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REF TA459 .A5 |
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Automotive electronics handbook |
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TL272.5 .A982 |
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The Biomedical engineering handbook |
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REF R856.15 .B56 2000 |
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The CRC handbook of mechanical engineering |
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TJ151 C73 1998 |
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The CRC handbook of thermal engineering |
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TJ260 C69 2000 |
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Handbook of heat transfer |
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QC320.4 .H36 1998 |
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Harris' shock and vibration handbook |
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TA355 S5164 2002 |
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Mechanical engineers' handbook |
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REF TJ151 .M395 1998 |
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S.A.E. handbook (Society of Automotive Engineers) |
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4 volume set. |
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REF TL151 .S62 |
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Web Sites
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eFunda: Engineering Fundamentals |
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Information on materials, design, processes, engineering formulas and math -- written by engineers. |
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efluids |
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"eFluids is a specialty web portal designed to serve as a one-stop web information resource for anyone working in the areas of flow engineering, fluid mechanics research, education and directly related topics. It is designed to become the first step on the path to solving problems in flow engineering and fluid mechanics research and development for the global fluid dynamics community by providing engineers, industry professionals, researchers, educators, and students with a consolidated, intelligently selected and organized database linking all aspects of the fluid flow specialization." |
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Fluid Power Web |
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This fluid power web site has a good link to specifications and company links for fluid power products. Use the Designer's Guide to find this information. A selective archive of trade articles on fluid power also is available on this web site. |
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Guided Tour on Wind Power |
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Excellent source for information on wind power. The site is subdivided by topics with clear descriptions. |
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VLME-Virtual Library Mechanical Engineering |
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Menu links to ME Institutes, Vendors and Free online information in the field of Mechanical Engineering. |
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MatWeb |
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Data sheets for over 63,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites. |
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News
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Automotive News |
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Some articles available from website. There is a search engine for locating online archived articles. This title is also available full text through library databases. The library maintains 5 years of this title in print. |
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Design News |
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"It covers the latest tools, components, and materials used in mechanical and electromechanical design of a broad range of products." Full text for some articles from the current and archived issues available online. Includes access to the global edition. Available full text through library databases as well as through our print subscription which goes back to 1986. |
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e4engineering.com |
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News from the UK on the engineering profession. In addition to news articles, there is information on products and a five-year archive. |
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Science News Online |
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This a science news digest. The online services features selected articles. The library subscribes to the print copy 1966-. Title is full text in library databases. Good source for keeping up-to-date with the news of science. |
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Research Guides
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Flow of Scientific Information |
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University of Waterloo chart on how scientific information starts with an idea and how that idea is disseminated in the scientific literature. |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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Resource Guide from the Libraries at North Dakota State University contains good links to sources on the net, as well to standard print sources. |
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Standards
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Annual book of ASTM standards |
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Published by the American Society for Testing Materials. In 72 vols. it contains ASTM standards, definitions and recommended practices. |
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REF TA401 .A653 |
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Universities
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AVEL. Sustainability Knowledge Network. |
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"AVEL Sustainability Knowledge Network is a portal and brokerage service for engineers, other professionals and researchers concerned with sustainable systems." This network is supported by Australian and New Zealand universities and other partners referred to as the Australasian Virtual Engineering Library. Engineering links are separated into "hot topics in sustainable systems," "emerging topics" and "foundation topics in engineering." |
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Digital Library Network for Engineering and Technology |
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"The Digital Library Network for Engineering and Technology or DLNET is a project funded by the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) initiative of the National Science Foundation under NSF Grant DUE-0085849. DLNET is envisaged as a repository to archive "Learning Objects" (LOs) as well as a platform for information discovery, interaction, content-building and distribution that will support pedagogy and learning in Engineering and Technology. It is a collaborative effort of four institutions, namely, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Iowa State University (ISU) and Virginia Tech (VATECH). The Alexandria Research Institution (ARI) of Virginia Tech manages the project providing the necessary support to integrate the inputs and guidance from participating institutions as well as the NSDL." Pulldown menus allow the searcher to limit results by topics and subtopics. |
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Patent and Trademark Information at the University of Washington Library |
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Good starting point for links to patent sites on the web, both governmental and commercial. |
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Videos
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Mechanics of materials [videorecording] |
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TP155 .P75 1997 |
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Working Papers
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GrayLIT Network |
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Over 100,000 full text documents are in this database. Access to reports, as a result of federally funded research from Dept of Defense, DOE, EPA and NASA |
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Papers First |
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From 1993-. Updated monthly, this database consists of citations to papers presented at international meetings and conferences. |
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SAE Technical Papers |
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Search for SAE (Society for Automotive Engineers) papers published since 1998. |
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