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Mechanical Engineering
Author: Mark
England
INDEX
I. FINDING MATERIALS IN THE
LIBRARY
Library materials may be located using the library's
online computerized catalog, ODIN.
Please consult the library's ODIN guides
or a librarian if you need information about using the catalog.
Use the volumes entitled Library of Congress Subject
Headings or the Library
of Congress Subject Authorities file to find the correct subjects
used in the catalog. Standard subdivisions may be used following
most subject headings (e.g. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING--DICTIONARIES
or POWER--HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC.).
Consult the Library's guide
"How do I get an article?" to locate periodicals at NDSU.
The NDSU Library uses several classification systems.
Most of the Libraries' periodicals are in theDewey
Decimal classification system. The Libraries' books and reference
materials are classified in the Library
of Congress system, and U.S. government documents are classed
in the Superintendent
of Documents classification system.
Professional librarians knowledgeable in various
subjects are available at the reference desk of the Main Library
to assist you. Library
subject specialists are also available by appointment to provide
in-depth assistance in locating and using information resources
and library services in specific subject areas. Using their knowledge
and experience in searching bibliographic databases, they can also
help you identify and obtain material not owned by the University.
II. GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE AND RESEARCH HELPS
Guides to the literature help the researcher determine
what bibliographies, indexes, directories, statistical sources and
other reference books and information resources pertain to his subject.
These guides can often save hours of research time if they are consulted
at the beginning of a research project.
Ardis, Susan. A Guide to the Literature of Electrical
and Electronics Engineering. Littleton, Co: Libraries Unlimited,
1987. (TK145 .A73 1987)
Hurt, Charlie D. Information Sources in Science
and Technology, 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited,
Inc. 1998. (Q158.5.Z99H85 1998)
Lord, Charles R. Guide to Information Sources
in Engineering. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2000. (T10.7.L67
2000)
Mildrin, K. W. and P.J. Hicks. Information Sources
in Engineering, 3rd ed. London; New Jersey: Bowker-Saur, 1996.
(Ref. T10.5 .I49 1996)
Powell, Russell H., ed. Handbooks and Tables in
Science and Technology, 2nd ed. Phoenix, Az: Oryx Press,
1983. (Sci. Ref. Q199.H35)
Powell, Russell H., ed. Handbooks and Tables in
Science and Technology, 3rd ed. Phoenix, Az: Oryx Press, 1994.
(Ref. Q199.H35 1994)
Some information about research that is not yet published
in journals or conference proceedings can be accessed on the Internet.
Use one of the Internet search engines, such as Google.
Research helps:
Balian, Edward S. The Graduate Research Guidebook:
A Practical Approach to Doctoral/Masters Research, 3rd ed. Lanham,
Md.: University Press of America, 1994. (LB2369 .B24 1994)
Day, Robert A. How to Write & Publish a Scientific
Paper, 5th ed. Phoenix, Az. : Oryx Press, 1998. (T11 .D33 1998).
How to Write and Publish Engineering Papers and
Reports, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: ISI Press, 1986. (T11 .M418 1986)
Hult, Christine A. Researching and Writing in
the Sciences and Technology. Allyn and Bacon, 1996. (Q180.55.M4
H85 1996)
Lannon, John M. Technical Communication, 8th
ed.. New York: Longman, 2000. (T11.L24 2000 )
Leedy, Paul D. Practical Research: Planning and
Design, 6th. ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill, 1997. (Q180.55.M4
L43 1997)
Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers: A Complete
Guide, 5th. ed. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1987. (Ref.
LB2369 .L4 1987)
Mauch, James E.
Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for
Students and Faculty , 4th ed. New York: M. Dekker, 1998.
(LB2369.M377 1998)
Style Manuals of the English-Speaking World:
A Guide. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1983. (Ref. PN147 .H68
1983)
Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions:
A Practical Guide. New York: IEEE Press, 1992. (T11 .W75 1992)
III. DICTIONARIES
The following is a selective list of dictionaries
in the NDSU Libraries and on the Internet. The scope of these dictionaries
varies considerably.
World
Book Encylopedia Dictionary.
OneLook Dictionaries:
the Faster Finder.
Technical Dictionaries:
Aviation Space Dictionary, 6th
ed. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers. (Ref. TL509 .A8)
Chambers Science and Technology Dictionary.
Edinburgh, Scotland: Chambers; Cambridge, England; New York,
NY: Cambridge University Press. (Ref. Q123 .C482 1988)
Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering,
4th ed. Warrendale, Pa.: Society of Automotive Engineers; Oxford;
Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. (Ref. TJ9.N28 1996 )
Dictionary
of Computing. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.
A Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering Terms:
Originally Compiled by J. G. Horner, 9th ed. revised and enlarged
by G. K. Grahame-White. London: Technical Press. 1967. (Ref. TJ9
.H82 1967)
A Dictionary of Scientific Units: Including
Dimensionless Numbers and Scales, 4th ed. London; New York:
Chapman and Hall, 1980. (Ref. QC82 .J4 1980)
A Dictionary of Thermodynamics. New
York: Wiley, 1976. (Ref. QC310.3 .J35 1976)
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Mathematics
for Engineers and Applied Scientists. Oxford; New York:Pergamon
Press, 1976. (Ref. TA330 .S66 1976)
IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and
Electronics Terms , 4th ed. New York: Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1988 (Ref. TK9 .I35 1988)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and
Technical Terms. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. (Ref. Q123 .M34
1994)
Abbreviations and Symbols:
Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations
Dictionary. Detroit: Gale Research.(Ref. P365 . A3)
All
That JAS. All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources is
a registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full
title of journal abbreviations or other types of abbreviated publication
titles (e.g., conference proceedings titles).
Dictionary
of Industrial Engineering Abbreviations, Signs and Symbols.
New York: Odyssey Press, 1967 (Ref. T58 .D5)
Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering Abbreviations,
Signs and Symbols. New York: Odyssey Press, 1967. (Ref. TJ9
.D5)
Directory of Engineering Document Sources.
Santa Ana, Calif.: Global Engineering Documents, 1986. (Ref. T10.7
.D48 1986)
Encyclopedia of Engineering Signs and Symbols.
New York: Odyssey Press, 1965. (Ref. TA11 .E5)
Periodical Title Abbreviations: By Abbreviation.
Detroit: Gale Research. (Ref. Z6945.A2 .P47)
Yahoo's
Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary Reference List
Thesauri:
Other thesauri can be found by consulting ODIN
under subject heading of "SUBJECT HEADINGS" and the correct
subject heading for your topic (e.g. SUBJECT HEADINGS - ENGINEERING).
EI Thesaurus. Hoboken, NJ: Engineering
Information Inc., 1992 (Ref. TA1 .E655)
EI Vocabulary. New York, N.Y. : Engineering
Information Inc., 1988. (TA1 .E65)
GeoRef Thesaurus and Guide to Indexing.
Alexandria, Va.: American Geological Institute. (Ref. Z695.1 .G43
G46)
Library
of Congress Subject Headings. Washington, D.C.: Library
of Congress, 1995. ( also available as
file LCA on WebPALS)
Thesaurus of Scientific, Technical, and
Engineering Terms. Philadelphia: Science Information Resource
Center; Cambridge, Mass.: Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1988. (Ref. Z695.1
.S3 T52 1988)
IV. ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedias are useful starting points for those
who are beginning research in unfamiliar subjects. A listing of
selected useful encyclopedias follows. Others can be found by using
ODIN. Look in
ODIN under subject
headings for your topic and the subheading --DICTIONARIES.
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Mathematics
for Engineers and Applied Scientists. Oxford; New York:Pergamon
Press, 1976. (Ref. TA330 .S66 1976)
Encyclopedia of Acoustics. New York:
John Wiley, 1997. (Ref. QC221.5 .E53 1997)
Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics. Houston
: Gulf Pub. Co., Book Division, 1986-. (TA357.E53)
Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering.
Oxford: Pergamon Press; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1986. (Ref.
TA402.E53 1986b)
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology.
Academic Press, 1989-. (Ref. Q123.E4973)
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering,
2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1985-. (Chem Ref. TP1087 .E46 1985)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology: An International Reference Work in Twenty Volumes Including
an Index. New York: McGraw-Hill. (Ref. Q121.M3)
V. HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, AND TABLES
Handbooks and manuals serve as compact sources of
information useful to those practicing in the subject area. The
following handbooks are listed as examples of sources in the NDSU
Libraries. Others can be found by consulting consulting with a librarian,
or using ODIN.
Look in ODIN under
subject headings appropriate to your topic and the LC subdivisions
for these works (e.g. ENGINEERING --TABLES, CALCULATIONS, ETC. or
POWER RESOURCES--HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC.).
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. ASME handbook, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965-.
(Ref. TJ233 .A572)
American Welding Society. Welding Handbook,
6th ed. New York: The Society. 1968-73. (TS227 .A477 1968)
ASHRAE handbook. Heating, Ventilating, and
Air-Conditioning Systems and Equipment, Inch-pound ed. Atlanta,
GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
Engineers. (Ref. TH7005 .A855)
ASM Handbook, 10th ed. Materials Park,
OH: ASM International, 1990-. (Ref. TA459 .M43 1990)
CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics.
New York: Hemisphere Pub. Corp., 1989. (Chem. Ref. QD504 .C62 1989)
Composite Materials Handbook, 2nd ed.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992. (Ref. TA418.9.C6 C65 1992)
Conversion Factors. Oxford, England;
New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. (Chem. Ref. QC94 .C67 1991)
Conversion Tables for SI Metrication.
New York: Industrial Press, 1974. (Ref. QC94 .S45)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.
Cleveland: CRC Press. (Chem. Ref. QD65.H3).
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook,
2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994. (Ref. TA403.4 .C74 1994)
CRC Standard Mathematical Tables. Boca
Raton, Fla.: CRC Press.(Ref. QA47 .M315)
Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. (Pharmacy Ref. T55.3.H3 S3).
Engineered Materials Handbook. Metals
Park, Ohio: ASM International, 1987-. (TA403 .E497 1987)
Engineering Mathematics Handbook: Definitions,
Theorems, Formulas, Tables, 2nd enl. and rev. ed. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1979. (Ref. TA332 .T85 1979)
Gas Tables: Thermodynamic Properties of
Air Products of Combustion and Component Gases, Compressible Flow
Fnctions, Including Those of Ascher H. Shapiro and Gilbert M. Edelman,
2d ed. New York: Wiley, 1980. (Ref. QC161.5 .K43 1980)
Handbook of Corrosion Data, 2nd ed.
Materials Park, OH: ASM International, 1995. (Ref. TA462 .H37 1995)
Handbook of Mathematical Functions with
Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, 10th printing, with
corrections. Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972.(Ref. QA3
.U5 no. 55 1972)
Handbook of Physical Constants. Rev.
ed. New York: Geological Society of America, 1966. (QE1 .G4x no.
97)
Handbook of Practical Gear Design. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 1984. (TJ184 .D784 1984)
Human Factors Design Handbook, 2nd ed.
New York: McGraw-Hill,1992 (TA166 .W57 1992)
Index to the U.S. Patent Classification.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office:
Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1977-. (Ref. T223 .A25)
Industrial Lubrication: A Practical Handbook
for Lubrication and Production Engineers. Oxford; New York:
Pergamon Press, 1979. (TJ1075 .B48 1979)
International Critical Tables of Numerical
Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology, 1st ed. New York, Published
for the National Research Council by McGraw-Hill, 1926-1930. (Chem
Ref. Q199.N32).
Inventing and Patenting Sourcebook: How
to Sell and Protect Your Ideas. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990.(Ref.
T339 .L38 1990)
Inventory of Data Sources in Science and
Technology: A Preliminary Survey. CODATA (Committee on Data
for Science and Technology of the International Council of Scientific
Unions). Paris: Unesco, 1982.
JANAF Thermochemical Tables, 3rd ed.
Washington, D.C.: published by the American Chemical Society and
the American Institute of Physics for the National Bureau of Standards,
1986. (Chem. Ref. QD511.8.J35 1986).
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data.
New York: American Chemical Society, v.1- ; 1956- . [1963-1986].
(540.5 J826).
Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference
Data. New YorkAmerican Chemical Society, v.1- ; 1972- . (Chem.
Ref. QD511.8 J35 1986).
Machinery's Handbook, 25th
ed. New York: Industrial Press, 1996- (Ref. TJ151 .M3)
Machining Data Handbook, 2nd ed. Cincinnati:
Machinability Data Center, 1972. (TJ1185 .M2 1972)
Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical
engineers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. (Ref. TJ151 .S82)
Materials Handbook, 14th
ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1997. (Ref. TA403 .B75)
McGraw-Hill Machining and Metalworking Handbook.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. (TJ1185 .W35 1994)
Mechanical Design and Systems Handbook,
2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985. (TJ230 .M43 1985)
Mechanical Design Handbook. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1996. (Ref. TJ230 .M433 1996)
Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual,
9th ed. Belmont, CA: Professional Publications, 1994. (TJ159 .L5
1994)
Mechanical Engineer's Data Handbook.
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1993. (TJ151 .C36 1993b)
Metals Handbook. Cleveland, Ohio: American
Society for Metals. (Ref. TA459 .A5)
NBS/NRC Steam Tables: Thermodynamic and
Transport Properties and Computer Programs for Vapor and Liquid
States of Water in SI Units. Washington, DC: Hemisphere Pub.
Corp., 1984. (TJ270 .H3 1984)
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook,
6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984. (Chem. Ref. TP151.P45 19984).
Piping Handbook, 4th ed. New York; London:
McGraw-Hill book company, inc., 1945. (TJ415 .W3 1945)
Pneumatic Handbook, 3rd ed. Morden,
Trade and Technical Press [1972] (TJ950 .P58 1972)
Pumping Manual, 7th ed. Houston, Tex.:
Gulf Pub. Co., Book Division, 1984. (TJ900 .P82 1984)
Purdue University. Thermophysical Properties Research
Center. Thermophysical Properties of High Temperature Solid Materials.
New York, Macmillan, 1967. (TA418.26 .P8)
Purdue University. Thermophysical Properties Research
Center. Thermophysical PropertiesResearch Literature Retrieval
Guide, 2nd ed. New York: Plenum Press, 1967. (Chem. TA418.52
.T48 1982)
Purdue University. Thermophysical Properties Research
Center. Thermophysical Properties of Matter: The TPRC Data Series;
A Comprehensive Compilation of Data. New York: IFI/Plenum, 1970-
.
Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances.
Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public
Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and health; Washington, D.C.: G.P.O. 1981/82-
. (Pharm. Ref. Microfiche RA1215 .N37a).
Roark, R.J., Formulas for Stress and Strain,
3d ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1954. (TG265 .R45 1954)
Rules of Thumb for Engineers and Scientists.
Houston, TX: Gulf Pub. Co., 1991. (Ref. Q199 .F57 1991)
S.A.E. Handbook. Warrendale, PA: Society
of Automotive Engineers, Inc. (Ref. TL151 .S62)
Shock and Vibration Handbook, 2nd ed.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. (TA355 .H35 1976)
Smithells Metals Reference Book, 6th
ed. London; Boston: Butterworths, 1983. (Ref. TN671 .S55 1983)
Standard Handbook of Fastening and Joining,
2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989. (TJ1320 .S74 1989)
Statistical Data Analysis Handbook.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1986. (QA276.25 .W35 1986)
Steam, Its Generation and Use, 37th
ed. New York: Babcock and Wilcox Company, 1955. (TJ315.B2 A3 1955)
Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants,
16th ed. New York: Longman, 1995. (Ref. QC61 .K3 1995)
Tables of Thermal Properties of Gases; Comprising
Tables of Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Air, Argon,
Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and
Steam. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of
Standards, 1955. (Doc. C 13.4:564)
Taylor, Charles Fayette. The Internal-Combustion
Engine in Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., rev. Cambridge, Mass.:
M.I.T. Press, 1985. (TJ785 .T382 1985)
The Hydraulic Handbook, 9th ed. Kidlington,
Oxford, UK: Elsevier Advanced Technology, 1996. (TJ843 .H86 1996)
The Sigma-Aldrich Library of Regulatory
and Safety Data. U.S.A.: Sigma/Aldrich. 1993 (Chem. Ref. T55.3
H3 S54 1993).
Thermodynamic Properties of Steam, Including
Data for the Liquid and Solid Phases. New York, J. Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 1967. (TJ270 .K38)
Thermophysical Properties of Selected Gases
Below 3000K. Washington, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau
of Mines, 1967. (Doc. I 28.27:8317)
Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook:
A Reference Book for Manufacturing Engineers, Managers, and Technicians,
4th ed., revised under the supervision of the SME Publications Committee
in cooperation with the SME Technical Divisions. Dearborn, Mich.:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1983-. (TS176 .T63 1983)
VDI-Wasserdampftafeln. VDI Steam Tables. Berlin,
Heidelberg, New York, Springer; Mèunchen, Oldenbourg, 1968. (FOLIO
TJ270 .S28 1968)
Woldman's Engineering Alloys. Materials Park,
OH: ASM International. (Ref. TA483 .W64 1990)
VI. ABSTRACTS AND INDEXES (PRINTED AND COMPUTERIZED)
Each year tens of thousands of articles, patents,
technical reports and conference papers are published in applied
science, technology, and engineering. About half of this primary
literature is indexed in many printed and computer-searchable indexes,
reviews, and abstracts. This is a very selective list of appropriate
indexes and abstracts for civil engineering and related fields.
For more guidance consult with an librarian. An NDSU librarian can
help you search many of the resources below.
CSA Technology Research Database
Description: The Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Technology Research Database is a
single database of all the records available through its components:
the CSA Materials Research Database, CSA High Technology Research
Database, and the CSA Engineering Research Database. The database
covers over 4,000 periodicals, and also indexes selected conference
proceedings, technical reports, trade literature, patents, and
books. Major areas of coverage include:; aeronautics; astronautics;
biomaterials; manufacturing; ceramics; civil engineering;
communications; networks; composites; computer applications;
construction materials; corrosion; earthquake engineering;
electronics; engineered materials; environmental engineering;
mechanical engineering; metallurgy; metals and alloys and their
processing and applications; meteorology, climatology and
oceanography; optical and acoustic technology; pollution, waste and
water engineering; polymers; robotics and automation;
semiconductors; telecommunications; transportation engineering; and
many other technical subjects.
Databases included in the The Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Technology Research Database include: Abstracts in New Technologies
and Engineering; Civil Engineering Abstracts; Earthquake Engineering
Abstracts; Environmental Engineering Abstracts; Mechanical &
Transportation Engineering Abstracts; Aerospace & High Technology
Database; Computer and Information Systems Abstracts; Electronics
and Communications Abstracts; Solid State and Superconductivity
Abstracts; Aluminium Industry Abstracts; Ceramic Abstracts/World
Ceramics Abstracts; Copper Data Center Database; Corrosion
Abstracts; Engineered Materials Abstracts; Materials Business File;
METADEX; WELDASEARCH. [Details]
Record Count: 5,000,000+
Date: 1962 to present
Updated: Every two weeks
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts
Description: The Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts database
provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the serials
literature in mechanical and transportation engineering and their
complementary fields. The database provides coverage of the
international engineering literature with the monitoring of over
2,600 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications.
Major areas of coverage include: Engineering of aircraft,
spacecraft, rockets and missiles; automobiles, trucks, buses, and
motorcycles, electric and hybrid vehicles, tanks and armored
vehicles, earthmoving machinery, farm machinery, industrial
materials handling and machinery, recreational vehicles, railroads,
locomotives, railroad cars, rapid transit railways, and ships. Also
covered in the database are electric power generation; industrial
and manufacturing processes; robots and automation; mechanics and
dynamics; engineering mathematics and computation; fuels,
propellants, and lubricants; and engineering management, marketing,
and education. [Details]
Record Count: 500,000+
Date: 1966 - current
Updated: Twice a month
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Web of Science
Description: Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index
Expanded and Social Science
Citation Index.
Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary index to the
journal literature of the
sciences. It fully indexes 5,900 major journals across 150
scientific disciplines. The
Science Citation Index Expanded includes all cited references
captured from indexed
articles.
In addition, the Science Citation Index Expanded:
- Provides access to current information and retrospective data from
1992 to the present.
- Averages 19,000 new records per week.
- Includes approximately 423,000 new cited references per week.
- As of January 1991, contains searchable, full-length, English-
language author abstracts
for approximately 70% of the articles in the index.
The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to
the journal literature of
the social sciences. It fully indexes more than 1,725 journals
across 50 social sciences
disciplines, and it indexes individually selected, relevant items
from over 3,300 of the
world's leading scientific and technical journals.
In addition, the Social Sciences Citation Index:
- Provides access to current information and retrospective data from
1992 forward.
- Averages 2,900 new records per week.
- Includes approximately 60,000 new cited references per week.
- As of January 1992, contains searchable, full-length, English-
language author abstracts
for approximately 60% of the articles in the index.
[Details]
Producer: Thomson-ISI
INSPEC
Description: INSPEC contains citations, with abstracts, to worldwide literature in
physics, electronics, electrical engineering, computing, control, and
information technology. Primary coverage is of journal articles and
papers presented at conferences, although significant books,
technical
reports, and dissertations are also included. The INSPEC database is
the electronic equivalent of three printed abstracting journals:
Physics Abstracts, Electrical and Electronics Abstracts, and Computer
& Control Abstracts. The database contains more than 7 million
records, and currently indexes more than 4,200 journals and more than
2,000 conferences. Over 300,000 abstracts are added to INSPEC each
year. [Details]
Record Count: 7,165,000
Date: 1969 to present
Updated: Monthly
Producer: INSPEC, Inc.; Institution of Electrical Engineers
METADEX
Description: METADEX indexes information relating to metals and alloys that has
appeared in selected journals, patents, dissertations, government
reports, conference proceedings, and selected books. Over 2,000
journals are indexed by the database. Major areas of coverage
include: steel; microstructure; strength; refining; casting;
coatings; heat treatment; metal matrix composites; nonferrous metals
and alloys, corrosion, extracting and smelting, metal processing,
machining, welding, testing, analysis, and many other areas. [Details]
Record Count: 1,375,000+
Date: 1966 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Scopus
Description: NDSU no longer subscribes to the Scopus database. In its place NDSU
researchers now have access to a new science database called Web of
Science. [Details]
Producer: Science Direct
Aerospace and High Technology Database
Description: The Aerospace and High Technology Database indexes periodicals and
technical reports published in aeronautics, astronautics, and space
sciences. The database indexes reports issued by NASA, other U.S.
government agencies, international institutions, universities, and
private firms. Major areas of coverage include: aerodynamics,
aircraft design, communications, navigation, geophysics,
meteorology, propellants and fuels, spacecraft design and systems,
and other aspects of aeronautical engineering. [Details]
Record Count: 2,400,000+
Date: 1962 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Engineered Materials Abstracts
Description: Engineered Materials Abstracts provides indexing of literature
concerning research, manufacturing practices, properties and
applications of polymers, ceramics, and composites. Over 1,300
journals are indexed. Also indexed are dissertations and selected
government reports, conference proceedings, and books. Ceramics,
Composites, and Polymers subfiles can be search separately. Subjects
covered by the database include: biomedical materials; ceramics;
composites; compounding and blending of materials; corrosion;
design; joining; machining; mechanical properties; microstructure;
molding and forming; physical properties; testing; and polymer
preparation and synthesis. [Details]
Record Count: 250,000+
Date: 1986 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Advanced Polymers Abstracts
Description: Advanced Polymers Abstracts is a subset of the Engineered Materials
Abstracts (EMA) database. It indexes technical information relating
to the use, manufacturing, and properties of thermoset and
thermoplastic resins. Areas of plastics technology that this
database covers includes: molding, elastomers, extrusion, polymer
blends, joining and bonding, synthesis, performance testing,
structure, compounding, reinforced, and filled plastics. [Details]
Record Count: 93,000+
Date: 1986 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Weldasearch
Description: Weldasearch contains abstracts to journal articles, research reports,
books, standards, patents, theses and special publications in the
areas of joining metals, plastics, and ceramics. Weldasearch includes
information on metal and ceramic spraying, thermal cutting, brazing,
soldering and related topics, including design, metallurgy, fatigue,
fracture, equipment, surfacing, quality control, testing, safety, and
news of the industry. [Details]
Record Count: 180,000+
Date: 1967 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Weldasearch Services, TWI
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Description: Academic Search Premier is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text
database. Academic Search Premier contains full text for nearly 4,600
scholarly publications. In addition to the full text, this database
offers indexing and abstracts for over 8,000 journals. The database
offers information in nearly every area of academic study. [Details]
Record Count: unknown
Date: Varies; 1975 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: EBSCO
Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
Description: Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts is a comprehensive
database indexing literature on the manufacture, processing,
applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced
ceramics. Over 200 journals are indexed. Also indexed are selected
conference proceedings, books, patents, standards and company
product literature. Subjects covered include: whitewares (tableware,
sanitary-ware, tiles); functional, technical and advanced ceramics
(electro-ceramics, engineering ceramics, composites); abrasives;
building ceramics (bricks, pipes, roofing tiles, cement-based
materials); refractories; glass; ceramic raw materials; ceramics
processing, treatment and finishing; properties and testing methods;
bioceramics; automotive, aerospace, and nuclear applications;
commercial business and economic information; legislation and
standards; environmental and pollution information; metal-ceramic
systems and composites. [Details]
Record Count: 350,000+
Date: 1975 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; CERAM Research Ltd
Aluminium Industry Abstracts
Description: Aluminium Industry Abstracts, formerly World Aluminum Abstracts
(WAA), provides comprehensive coverage of the world's technical
literature on aluminum, including production processes, products,
applications, and business developments. The Aluminium Industry
Abstracts database selectively indexes over 2,300 scientific and
technical journals and also indexes selected government reports,
conference proceedings,dissertations, books, and patents.
Database coverage includes aluminum industry literature; uses of
aluminum, engineering properties; testing and analysis of aluminum;
extractive metallurgy; casting and foundry information; metalworking
processes; fabrication and finishing information; physical and
mechanical metallurgy; and information about aluminum ores. [Details]
Record Count: 250,000+
Date: 1972 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Electronics and Communications Abstracts
Description: Electronics and Communications Abstracts database indexesover 3,000
journals and indexes selected conference proceedings, technical
reports and other non-serial publications. Subjects covered include
circuits, components, materials, photonics, control,
telecommunications, power systems, theoretical electronics, and many
others. [Details]
Record Count: 253,000+
Date: 1981 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
MathSciNet
Description: MathSciNet is a comprehensive database covering the world's
mathematical literature since 1940. The database also covers
mathematical applications in a wide range of disciplines, including
operations research, econometrics, engineering, physics, biology, and
many other related fields. Coverage is international, and about
45,000 reviews are added each year. Approximately 1,800 current
serials and journals are reviewed, and roughly 4,000 monographs,
conference proceedings, theses, and technical reports that contain new
contributions to mathematical research are reviewed annually [Details]
Record Count: Nearly 2,000,000
Date: 1940 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: American Mathematical Society
DIALOG Databases
Description: Provides access to more than 900 online databases collectively
containing over 800 million records. Many of these databases are not
otherwise available at NDSU. To access dialog
databases supporting your research, contact a subject librarian or the
staff at the Main Library reference desk, and they will perform a
search of appropriate Dialog databases for you. Generally, you will
be billed for the cost of DIALOG searches. [Details]
Record Count: 800,000,000+
Date: varies
Updated: varies
Producer: varies
Environmental Engineering Abstracts
Description: Environmental Engineering Abstracts covers world literature
pertaining to air and water quality, environmental safety, and
energy production. More than 700 journals are indexed and over 2,500
additional sources, including monographs and conference proceedings,
are also monitored for relevant articles. [Details]
Record Count: 150,000+
Date: 1990 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Corrosion Abstracts
Description: Corrosion Abstracts provides bibliographic information in the area
of corrosion science and engineering. International sources of
literature are scanned and abstracted in the areas
of general corrosion, testing, corrosion characteristics, preventive
measures, materials construction, and materials performance,
Major areas of coverage include: alloying, atmospheric corrosion,
corrosion in specific materials, corrosion prevention, designing for
corrosion control, inspection, microbiologically influenced corrosion,
pitting, protective coatings and linings, theory and data
interpretation, and cathodic protection. [Details]
Record Count: 100,000
Date: 1980 - current
Updated: Bimonthly.
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Materials Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Description: This database includes the full text of 15 journals published by SAGE.
Some journals go back 10 years. The entire database contains about
5,500 articles. The database covers such subjects as: polymers;
molecular modeling, composites; re-inforced plastics; mechanics of
materials; textile design, and intelligent materials.
[Details]
Record Count: 5,500 articles
Date: 1995 to present
Updated: Weekly
Producer: SAGE Publications
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)
Description: A comprehensive index
to chemical literature. The database contains over 21 million
document
records and more than 41 chemical substance registrations. SciFinder
Scholar offers access to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
databases including Chemical Abstracts, Registry, CASREACT, CHEMCATS,
and CHEMLIST. SciFinder Scholar also includes access to MEDLINE.
Subjects covered by these databases include chemistry, chemical
engineering, biochemistry, geochemistry, agricultural chemistry,
biomedical and medicinal chemistry, biotechnology, materials science,
organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, medicine, pharmacology,
toxicology, environmental science, and waste management. More than
8,000 journals are indexed. Also indexed are patents, technical
reports, books, conference proceedings, and dissertations from around
the world. About 14,000 new document records are added every. [Details]
Record Count: 21,500,000
Date: 1907 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: American Chemical Society Chemical Abstracts Service
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
Description: Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts provides access to
current research and applications across the field of solid state
and superconductivity technology. The database indexes over 3,000
journals and numerous non-serial publications. The database presents
coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of
solid state materials and devices. A few of the topics covered
include: phase, crystal, and mechanical properties of solids;
optical and dielectric properties; conductive and magnetic
properties; exotic electronic structure and energy gaps; SQUIDs;
impurity effects; flux structures and critical current; ceramics;
twinning phenomena; applied physics; atomic and molecular physics
condensed matter physics; plasma physics; nuclear and high-energy
physics; superconductors; semiconductors; and electronics. [Details]
Record Count: 200,000+
Date: 1981 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
ABI Inform
Description: Index to business periodicals and trade publications. Full text
articles are available for approximately 550 of the 1,000
business periodicals indexed. ABI Inform provides information about
nearly every aspect of business including: mandagement, advertising,
marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers,
new product development, competitive intelligence, and more,
including
more than 60,000 company histories. [Details]
Record Count: 2,157,000
Date: 1971 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: UMI/Bell & Howell
ACM Portal to Computing Literature
Description: The ACM Portal to Computing Literature combines in one database the
ACM Online Guide to Computing Literature, the ACM Digital Library,
and
the Online Computing Reviews Service (OCRS). The ACM Online Guide to
Computing Literature provides indexing for over 400,000 items
relating
to computer science dating back to 1985. It includes indexing for
both
ACM-published works and from works of other publishers: some books,
periodical articles, theses, and technical reports. The ACM Digital
Library provides indexing and full text access to publications of
the
ACM: journals, newsletters, and conference proceedings. The OCRS
provides access to review articles and interactive discussion
forums. [Details]
Record Count: 400,000+
Date: 1985+
Updated: Daily
Producer: Association for Computing Machinery
ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering
Description: ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (formerly
Current Technology Database) indexes 350 academic and trade
publications from the U.K. and the U.S. that report on new
technologies. Information technology, computing, electronics,
biotechnology, medical technology, and engineering (including
construction, electrical and chemical engineering) are covered
disciplines. [Details]
Record Count: 325,000+
Date: 1981 - current
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Description: The Business Source Premier database contains indexing and full text
for nearly 3,000 journals and business periodicals covering
management, economics, finance, accounting, and other business
subjects. The database also has economic reports from the EIU,
DRI-WEFA, ICON Group and CountryWatch; and contains indexing for 300
top scholarly business journals dating back to 1965 (or the first
issue published). In addition, the database contains 5,000 company
profiles and 1,600 industry reports from Datamonitor.
Use their
enhanced
business searching interface for searching
for country reports, industry profiles, company profiles and some
market research reports. [Details]
Record Count: unknown
Date: Varies; 1965 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: EBSCO
Computer and Information Systems Abstracts
Description: Computer and Information Systems Abstracts indexes literature in
computing, information science, and communications technology. The
database provides indexing of over 3,000 journals and also indexes
conference proceedings. Subjects covered include artificial
intelligence; computer applications; programming; computer hardware;
information systems and information science; mathematics of
computing; and software engineering. [Details]
Record Count: 375,000+
Date: 1981 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
IEEExplore
Description: IEEE Xplore® is an online delivery system that provides full text
access to IEEE’s transactions, journals, magazines and conference
proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE standards via
the Internet. IEEE Xplore® serves IEEE members as well as users who
are not members of the IEEE but have subscriptions to online
publication packages. [Details]
Date: 1988-present
Producer: IEEE
MEDLINE (via PubMed)
Description: Index with abstracts to medical and biomedical research published in
more than 4,600 research journals. PubMed access to MEDLINE also
includes the National Library of Medicine molecular biology databases.
In addition to clinical medicine research, the
PubMedE database supports research in nursing, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, pharmacy, pre-clinical sciences, environmental science,
plant and animal science, biophysics and chemistry. PubMed provides
access to selected full-text articles. [Details]
Record Count: 11,800,000
Date: 1966 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: National Center for Biotechnology Information
MEDLINE (via ScienceDirect)
Description: Index with abstracts to medical and biomedical research published in
more than 4,600 research journals. PubMed access to MEDLINE also
includes the National Library of Medicine molecular biology databases.
In addition to clinical medicine research, the
PubMedE database supports research in nursing, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, pharmacy, pre-clinical sciences, environmental science,
plant and animal science, biophysics and chemistry. PubMed provides
access to selected full-text articles. [Details]
Date: 1966-present
NTIS (Government Reports Announcements and Index)
Description: The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database provides indexing and abstracts for U.S. government-sponsored research and analyses prepared by federal agencies, and their contractors, or grantees. NTIS makes unclassified research reports from agencies such as NASA, DOD, DOE, HUD, DOT, and 240 other agencies available to the public. Some state and local government agencies also contribute summaries of their reports to the database. The NTIS database also provides access to the results of government-sponsored research from other countries; for example, the Japan Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI); the United Kingdom Department of Industry; the German Federal Ministry of Research and Technology (BMFT); and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) submit documents to the NTIS. [Details]
Record Count: Unknown
Date: 1990 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: National Technical Information Service
Transport
Description: Use TRANSPORT to search comprehensively for highway and transportation engineering information. TRANSPORT consists of two leading bibliographic databases merged into one file: The International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) database produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) based in Paris; and the Transportation Research Information Services database (TRIS) produced by the Transportation Research Board of the United States. Together, the databases will help you locate research in transportation systems, traffic, road safety, intermodal transport, transport economics, transport policy, and social sciences of transportation. Resources indexed in the database includes research reports, books, articles from journals and reviews, theses, standards, and specifications, conference proceedings, and summaries of research in progress. [Details]
Record Count: 650,000 +
Date: 1968 to present
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Transportation Research Board of the United States
ASABE Technical Library
Description: Full text (1999-present)of agricultural engineering technical papers and
periodicals from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers (ASABE) as well as selected other agricultural
engineering associations. Also provides full text to all ASABE
monographs, textbooks, and proceedings published since 2001. Formerly
known as ASAE Technical Library, when the society was named American
Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) [Details]
Record Count: unknown
Date: 2001 to date
Updated: unknown
Producer: Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems (ASAE)
Copper Data Center
Description: The Copper Data Center Database indexes the world's literature on
copper, copper alloys, and copper technology. The database covers
copper technology from extractive refining, smelting and
hydrometallurgy through the performance of copper and copper alloys
in their end-use applications. The database also includes reference
data on the properties and performance of copper and copper alloys.
Indexers monitor over 2,400 serial titles as well as numberous non-
serial publications for selected articles relating to copper
technology. Subjects included are extractive metallurgy, melting,
casting, fabrication, machining, surface treatment, joining, powder
metallurgy, physical metallurgy, properties, corrosion and
oxidation, composite materials, copper compounds, conductivity,
applications, and pollution control. [Details]
Record Count: 60,000+
Date: 1863 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
BioEngineering Abstracts
Description: BioEngineering Abstracts provides access to international research on
all aspects of biochemical and microbial technology as applied to
bioengineering. Information is drawn from journals, conference
proceeding, and other sources - including other indexes. Biochemical
engineers, fermentation technologists, enzyme technologists,
microbiologists, environmental engineers, food processing specialists,
and other professionals who work within these areas can turn to this
database for up-to-date information. [Details]
Record Count: 100,000+
Date: 1993 - current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Civil Engineering Abstracts
Description: The Civil Engineering Abstracts database provides citations,
abstracts, and indexing of the serials literature in all aspects
civil engineering and its complementary fields, including management
and marketing of engineering services and computation. The database
provides coverage of over 3,000 serial titles and indexes numerous
non-serial publications. [Details]
Record Count: 250,000+
Date: 1966 - current
Updated: 2 weeks
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Conference Papers Index
Description: The Conference Papers Index database provides citations to papers
and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around
the world. Subject emphasis is in the life sciences, environmental
sciences and the aquatic sciences, but the database also covers
meetings in physics, engineering and materials science. Records
include complete ordering information to obtain preprints,
abstracts, proceedings and other publications derived from the
conference, together with title and author information needed to
track the specific papers. [Details]
Record Count: 1,500,000+
Date: 1982 - current
Updated: Bimonthly
Producer: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
DIN, Deutsches Institut für Normung
Description: This database provides a search engine for DIN (Deutsches Institut fnr
Normung) and ISO technical standards, VDI guidelines and DVS codes of
practice. [Details]
Producer: Beuth Verlag
Dissertation Abstracts Online
Description: Index to U.S. dissertations and selected
masters thesis; also includes selective coverage of theses and
dissertations from
Canada, Great Britain, and other European countries. Dissertations
and theses from all academic disciplines are included. In the
database are dissertation citations from 1861 to present;
dissertation abstracts since 1980; and thesis abstracts since 1988. [Details]
Record Count: 1,560,000+
Date: 1861 to present
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Bell and Howell Information and Learning
NASA Technical Report Server
Description: The CASI Technical Report Server database contains bibliographic
citations and abstracts for publicly available aerospace documents,
journal articles, and conference proceedings. It is part of the NASA
Technical Report Server (NTRS), which primarily provides recent
full-text reports produced by the NASA centers. The database contains
bibliographic citations for Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
(STAR series), journal articles, and conference proceedings (Open
Literature file series), and citations from the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) collection, NASA's predecessor
organization. The citations represent a selected portion of the
publicly available information available through the NASA RECONplus
system, which is only available to employees of NASA or NASA contractors.
[Details]
Record Count: 2,200,000+
Date: 1962 to present
Updated: Daily
Producer: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information
 | This is only a selection of some relevant databases.
A number of other printed access tools and databases also exist
to meet the information needs of engineering professionals which
are not discussed above. For more details contact an engineering
librarian.
VII. STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
We are fortunate to have several approaches to locating
standards and specifications today. Global Engineering, a subsidiary
of Information Handling Services, is one well-known example of a
private, fee-based, document delivery service specializing in providing
copies of standards and specifications to organizations and individuals.
The National
Center for Standards and Certification Information acts as an
information and referral center for standards-related information
in the United States. The NCSCI will respond to inquiries on the
existence, source and availability of standards and related documents,
but they will not provide copies of standards or specifications.
Most U.S. government specifications and standards
can be ordered from the addresses below. The charge for federal
specifications and standards varies from document to document, and
the requester has the option of having them delivered via regular
1st class U.S. Mail or Overnight Federal Express. The requester
pays the postage charges.
- General Services
Administration
Federal Supply Services
Specifications Section
470 E. L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.
Suite 8100
Washington, D.C. 20407
Phone: (202) 619-8925
Fax: (202) 619-8978
Military specifications and standards, as well as
other federal specifications and standards, can be ordered from:
As mentioned above, the private firm Global Engineering
(1-800-854-7179) sells copies of many industry, federal, military
and international standards and specifications:
- Global Engineering
Documents
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, CO 80112
Fax: 303-397-2740
Telephone: 303-397-7956 (outside the U.S.)
800-854-7179 (U.S. and Canada)
E-mail: global@ihs.com
World Wide Web: http://global.ihs.com
Global requires the requester to pay for the standard
or specification, pay a handling fee, and the postage charges. Global
will send owned documents via FAX, the U.S. Mail, UPS, or Federal
Express.
Standards may also be ordered from the supplier:
- Document
Center Inc.
Document Center Inc. 111
Industrial Road Suite 9
Belmont, California 94002 USA
Phone: (650)-591-7600
Fax: (650)-591-7617
Many of the most frequently requested standards are
available from the following suppliers:
Because standards and specifications are so frequently
updated and so numerous, they are not all collected by the NDSU
Libraries. The Libraries do possess a collection of selected ANSI
standards that are now becoming dated. The Libraries also periodically
purchases the ASTM Annual Book of Standards. The other standards
that are collected by the Libraries can typically be located by
checking in the ODIN
catalogg under the title of the standard or under the subject heading
appropriate for the standard sought and the subheading "standards".
The following indexes and reference sources may be helpful in identifying
standards and specifications produced by other standards producing
organizations. The standard producing organization or the suppliers
listed above can then be contacted to provide the standard desired.
The NSSN, the Index
and Directory of Industry Standards (Ref. T59.2.U6 I5) and other
resources provide access to the majority of current standards and
provide the addresses and phone numbers of most standards preparing
organizations. Other organizations addresses and phone numbers can
be obtained from the many directories held by the Libraries.
Industrial Standards - Indexes
American National Standards Catalog.
New York: American National Standards Institute,1993-. (Ref. TA368
.A43)
Military and U.S. Federal Specifications
and Standards - Indexes
U.S. Department of Defense. Department of Defense
Index of Specifications and Standards. Washington: Government
Printing Office. (Doc. D 1.76: )
General Services Administration. Index of Federal
Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.
Washington: Government Printing Office. (Ref. Z1223. A199 I56 or
Doc. GS 2.8/2: )
Computer Databases
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Description: ANSI is a private, non-profit organization that administers and
coordinates the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment
system. A total of 14,650 approved ANSI are available for a fee at.
ANSI's electronic store. Although the database to locate an ANSI
standard is free, you must purchase the text of any standard you
need or desire. [Details]
Record Count: 14,650
Date: Current
Updated: Monthly
Producer: American National Standards Institute
ASABE Technical Library
Description: Full text (1999-present)of agricultural engineering technical papers and
periodicals from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers (ASABE) as well as selected other agricultural
engineering associations. Also provides full text to all ASABE
monographs, textbooks, and proceedings published since 2001. Formerly
known as ASAE Technical Library, when the society was named American
Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) [Details]
Record Count: unknown
Date: 2001 to date
Updated: unknown
Producer: Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems (ASAE)
CODATA Recommended Values of Physical Constants
Description: Site of the NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty, one of the technical activities of
the Fundamental Constants Data Center of the NIST Physics Laboratory. These are the 1998 CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants, the latest CODATA values available. Contents of this site include values of the constants and related information, searchable bibliography on the constants, in-depth information on the SI, the modern metric system, and guidelines for the expression of uncertainty in measurement. [Details]
Date: Current
Updated: Irregular
Producer: CODATA/National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Defense Single Stock Point, Defense Automated Printing Service
Description: United States military specifications and standards, as well as other
federal specifications and standards, can be ordered from the
Department of Defense Single Stock Point Defense Automated Printing
Service. [Details]
Record Count: 40,000+
Date: Current
Updated: Irregularly
Producer: United States Navy
DIN, Deutsches Institut für Normung
Description: This database provides a search engine for DIN (Deutsches Institut fnr
Normung) and ISO technical standards, VDI guidelines and DVS codes of
practice. [Details]
Producer: Beuth Verlag
Document Center Inc.
Description: The Document Center Inc. provides a comprehensive database of
industry and government standards from around the world. The
database provides the standard number, title, date of publication,
and status for free. The Document Center can also provide you with
the full text of many standards for a fee. [Details]
Date: Current
Updated: Daily
Producer: Document Center Inc.
General Services Administration Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions
Description: This database lists United States government specifications and standards. [Details]
Date: Current
Updated: Annually
Producer: United States General Services Administration
Global Engineering DocSearch
Description: Global Engineering Documents is a division of the information company, IHS Engineering. Their DocSearch database allows you to freely search the worlds largest database technical standards. Standards can be ordered from Global Engineering for a fee. DocSearch includes industry, government, military, U.S., international and national standards, specifications, and related publications. Global's collection includes more than one million documents from over 460 organizations worldwide, including AES, AFNOR, AIA/NAS, ANSI, API, ASME, ASTM, BSI, DIN, EIA, Ford, GM, IEC, IEEE, ISO, ITU, JAA, JSA (JIS), NEMA, NFPA, SAE, and TIA. [Details]
Record Count: 1,000,000
Date: Current
Producer: Global Engineering
ILI Standards & Specifications
Description: ILI is a commercial supplier of hardcopy & electronic technical standards and specifications. The site includes a free search engine for international standards and specifications. [Details]
Date: Current
Producer: ILI
NDSU Library Catalog
Description: ODIN is the catalog of the North Dakota State University Libraries.
The catalog contains bibliographic records for all books, periodical
subscriptions, documents, maps, and media owned by the Libraries at NDSU. [Details]
Record Count: 340,000
Date: 19th century to present date
Updated: Daily
Producer: NDSU
NSSN (National Standards Systems Network): A National Resource for Global Standards
Description: The NSSN contains information from more than 600 national, foreign, regional and international organizations producing standards and regulatory documents. NSSN databases route users to over 250,000 references for standards grouped into six categories: approved industry standards; approved international standards; approved U.S. government standards; industry standards under development; international standards under development; and U.S. government standards under development. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Catalog is also available through NSSN. [Details]
Record Count: 250,000+
Date: Current
Updated: Weekly
Producer: American National Standards Institute, National Standards Systems Network
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VIII. DISSERTATIONS AND THESES
Dissertations and theses have two features which
are valuable to those doing research: (1) since they are required
to be unique and contribute new information, they deal with topics
which are on the leading edge of progress; and (2) they generally
have fairly extensive bibliographies. The following list of directional
sources will help you find theses and dissertations on your topic.
You will find dissertations and theses completed at NDSU in the
ODIN catalog under
the paper's author, subject, or title. Search "te 'department
name' thes#" in the catalog for theses and dissertations from
specific academic departments at NDSU. NDSU has few theses that
were completed at other institutions. Many theses and dissertations
are available through interlibrary loan or are available for purchase
through University
Microfilms International. The Center
for Research Libraries and the British
Library are two major sources of foreign dissertations. The
Reference Desk or the Interlibrary Loan Office in the Main Library
can help you locate and request items.
Comprehensive Dissertation Index. 1861+.
Annual. The best printed index to doctoral dissertations and recent
masters degree theses. The index is divided by subject, and the
entries for each author include a code that refers to a specific
entry in Dissertation Abstracts International. Dissertation
Abstracts International is available for computer searching
from 1861 to date online. Contact a librarian. (Ref. Microfilm Z5053
.D57)
IX. CURRENT AWARENESS SERVICES
The following services can help you keep up on developments
in your field or help provide you with the latest information in
your research areas. The library would be glad to assist you in
using these services.
Agricola (via EBSCO)
Description: Index to publications and resources encompassing all aspects of
agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary
sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and
fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics,
extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and
environmental sciences. Provided by the National Agricultural Library. [Details]
Community of Science (COS)
Description: COS is the leading Internet site for the global R&D community. COS
brings together the world's most prominent scientists and researchers
at more than 1,600 universities, corporations and government agencies
worldwide. COS provides tools and services that enable these
professionals to communicate, exchange information and find the people
and technologies that are important to their work. These services
include: COS Expertise®, the database of detailed, first person
profiles of more than 480,000 R&D professionals; COS Funding
Opportunities™, the largest source of grant information on the Web;
COS Abstract Management System™, an online publishing solution for
universities and professional societies; and customized access to a
range of professional reference databases.
[Details]
Record Count: 500,000
Date: current
Updated: Daily
Producer: Community of Science, Inc.
SPIRS System (WinSpirs, MacSpirs, WebSpirs)
Description: The SilverPlatter Information Retrieval System (SPIRS) is an interface
to several important bibliographic databases at NDSU: Biological
Abstracts, AGRICOLA (agriculture), CAB Abstracts (agriculture), Life
Sciences, MEDLINE (medicine), PsycINFO (psychology), Transport
(transportation engineering), INSPEC (physics, electrical engineering,
computer science), the Art Index, Current Contents, MLA Bibliography
(literature and linguistics), the ERIC Database (education), and
GeoRef (Geology). The SPIRS system is available via the web (WebSpirs),
or via Macintosh (MacSpirs) or Windows (WinSpirs)telnet clients.
[Details]
Record Count: 30,000,000+
Date: varies by database
Updated: Monthly
Producer: Varies
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A number of online bibliographic databases
offer current-awareness services. Saved computer searches are automatically
and periodically updated, and the result of each search is then
e-mailed to you.
X. BOOK REVIEWS AND COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
The sources listed below can provide the researcher
with an awareness of what books and journals have been and are being
published in a particular area of interest. NDSU Libraries also
have access to the RLIN database and the OCLC WorldCat
database. Finally, you can search the catalogs of many libraries
through links provided by the Libraries
Directory .
RLIN is the Research Libraries Group
shared computerized card catalog. The RLIN catalog provides
access to the combined holdings of many of the largest research
libraries (e.g. Library of Congress, Yale, Princeton, Stanford,
University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois,
etc.). An NDSU |
