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Below are a few major, frequently used sources for the study of various engineering disciplines. See also the research guides in related disciplines, including the sciences, computer science, mathematics, environmental studies, and health. For additional information on sources please consult a librarian. Internet resources require a Tufts I.D. number for off-campus access (authorized users statement). |
Facts and Background Information [back to top]
Guides to the Literature
Lord, Charles R.
Guide to Information Sources in Engineering
[PRINT. Tisch Reference T10.7.L67]
Mildren, K. W.
Information Sources in Engineering
[PRINT. Tisch Reference T10.5.I49]
Dictionaries
General technical dictionaries are located in the Tisch reference collection under the call numbers Q123 (scientific) or T8 through T11 (technical). Some dictionaries are multilingual. For more subject-specific dictionaries, look in the same call number ranges as for handbooks, listed below.
Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA76.15 .D5258]
Pocket Illustrated Dictionary of Engineering Terms
Encyclopedias
Access Science: McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
[PRINT. Tisch Reference Q121.M3]
Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TP9.E66]
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
[PRINT. Tisch Reference Q123.E497]
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TP9.E685]
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TK9.E53]
Handbooks
Following are call numbers for handbooks on general engineering subjects. Key handbooks are located in Tisch Reference, but many valuable ones focusing on special topics are available in the circulating stacks.
Chemical Engineering TP151
Chemistry/Physics QD65
Civil Engineering TA151
Computer Science QA76
Electrical Engineering TK151
Electronics Engineering TK7800 to TK7899
Energy TJ163
Environment TD100 to TD400
Internet TK5105.85
Materials Science/Engineering TA403
Metals TA459 and TN671
Mechanical Engineering TJ151
Mathematical Tables QA47 to QA55
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
[PRINT. Tisch Reference Desk QD65.H3]
Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.
[PRINT. Tisch Stacks RC967.P37]
Resources for Writing
Citation Sources
General information from Tisch Library about major citation sources and guidelines. Includes links to information about bibliographic reference managers such as RefWorks and Endnote, essential tools for tracking references and generating bibliographies.
Owl at Purdue: Writing Engineering Reports
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
A library’s catalog covers most aspects of a subject over centuries of publications in many languages. Catalogs can be searched by author, title, subject, and keyword. Tisch Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification scheme. LC classification brings similar books together on the shelves, which facilitates browsing. Books on Engineering are classified primarily in T (Technology) but many related sources are classified in QA (Mathematics), QA75.5-76 (Computer science), QC (Physics), and QD Chemistry and other sub-classes of the Q (Science) class.
The Catalogs
Boston Library Consortium Catalogs
Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology
Catalogs and collections from the world's largest privately funded library of science, engineering and technology that is open to the public.
National Research
Council of Canada
Includes content from the Canada Institute for Scientific & Technical Information
(CISTI), Canada's national science library and major scientific publisher.
WorldCat.
FirstSearch.
Click on WorldCat or select WorldCat database from the search
box.
Covers almost all of the catalogs of the major research libraries,
as well as public libraries.
Electronic Book Collections
Knovel
Extensive collection of technical e-books for engineers and applied scientists, with interactive charts, tables, graphs, equations and information on best practices.
Online Books Page - Engineering Topics
A gateway to freely readable online books, hosted by the University
of Pennsylvania Library
Safari Tech Books Online
Fully-searchable e-reference library housing a collection of technical books that cover the technologies most essential to users including certification, enterprise computing, Java, Linus/Unix, Web development, Windows, XML, and more. Users can search hundreds of books simultaneously.
Other Sources for Books
Books
in Print
Lists books currently in print and available on the market for
purchasing.
Document Delivery
Borrow from other libraries, both books and journal articles.
All print and most electronic periodicals are listed in the library catalog. Holdings in all formats are unified in one record, and most entries for journals held in electronic format contain a hyperlink to the source. Searches in the web-based catalog enable one to follow these links directly. A complete list of electronic journals is on the Tisch homepage under E-Journal Titles. If Tufts does not subscribe directly to a title, you can search for it in WorldCat or in Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, which lists where periodicals are indexed or abstracted and often includes the publisher's website.
You can locate articles through Tisch's online article databases. Some of these database offer full text; others provide indexing or abstracting services only. Database Searching Tips (also available in PDF format) provides valuable information on how to construct effective searches in some of the major databases.
An increasing number of electronic indexes and article databases provide digitized versions of their contents since publication began. For those that do not, you may have to place an order through Tufts Document Delivery Services. A select group of indexes for major engineering and science publications is available in the print format in the Reference Indexes section of Tisch; consult the library catalog for their exact location.
Indexes
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
A suite of index databases which includes Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts; Bioengineering Abstracts; Biotechnology Research Abstracts (archive); Environmental Engineering Abstracts; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgmt; Genetics Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; and many other biologically-focused specialties. The indexes can be searched together or individually.
Chemical Abstracts.
[PRINT. Tisch Reference Indexes]
Worldwide abstracting service from the American Chemical Society for chemical literature going back to 1907 and including
patents. Electronic version is entitled SciFinder Scholar (see below).
Current
Contents Connect
A component of ISI Web of Science, this database offers bibliographic information and tables of contents from leading scholarly journals and books and high-quality websites and documents as well as pre-published journal articles. Includes the Engineering, Computing & Technology database (1998-present)
Engineering Village (EV)
The premier index for engineering literature, EV from Elsevier covers all areas of engineering going back to 1884 and includes journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, dissertations, and early patents, in multiple languages. EV comprises covers two databases; both cover all areas of engineering but each has particular strengths. Compendex is especially
strong in civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering. INSPEC focuses on electrical, electronics, and computer engineering as well as physics.
The print versions of these databases [Engineering Index (1884-1999), Electrical & Electronics Abstracts (1908-1991), Computer & Control Abstracts (1969-1991), and Physics Abstracts (1906- )] are available in the Reference Index section of Tisch.
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)
A proprietary software client that provides access to Chemical
Abstracts, a major database for all of chemistry published by the American Chemical Society. SciFinder Scholar
provides for both regular and substructure searching. Updated
version 2002 includes access to MEDLINE and OLD MEDLINE databases.
To use, the software needs to be downloaded onto your PC (at least
a Pentium processor) or Mac (needs Power PC processor) within
the Tufts campus. At this time home use is not supported by Tufts.
This database is to be used for research purposes only and there
is a limit on how many records may be downloaded. Commercial use
is forbidden. Tufts users have access to 3 ports, simultaneously,
on a 24 hour basis. Users should log out as soon as searches are
completed. Installation or upgrade to SciFinder Scholar 2002.
Scopus
An index to the scientific technical and medical literature, including over 14,000 titles in the natural sciences. Updated daily. Full-text linking is available wherever the technology and the access arrangements permit. Integrated web searching and patent searching by Scirus.
Web
of Science
From ISI, a gateway to a number of different services,
including the Science
Citation Index. Although it is more science- than engineering-oriented,
it does contain a valuable engineering-related material.
Unlike most indexing services, it allows you to determine how
a particular paper was cited after it was published and includes tools for tracking citation metrics.
Collections of Electronic Journals
Many professional societies and commercial publishers offer all of their web journal titles through a common interface. All of them allow you to search for articles like the indexes listed above. Be aware, though, that you are searching only the publications of a particular publisher, not all of the relevant literature.
ACM
Digital Library
Online database of the publications of the Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM) since its founding. Includes full text of all its published articles going back to the 1950s.
American
Chemical Society (ACS) Publications
Online database of basic research journals in the field of chemistry going back to 1879; full text of both current and archived titles are available.
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Online Journals
Online collection of journals published by the AIP.
Annual Reviews
29 series covering the biomedical, physical and social sciences. Search full text of recent volumes or across all the annual review volumes using Bibliographic Search 1984-95.
arXiv.org e-Print archive
An extensive, searchable collection of computer science, mathematics, physics, quantitative biology and statistics papers beginning in 1991. The site is maintained by Cornell University.
ASCE Online Research Library
Online database of major journals going back to 1996 published by the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
ASME.Org Journals
Online database of major journals published by the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Includes Applied Mechanics Reviews.
IEEE Xplore
Online database of Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) journals and conferences,
standards, and all IEE
(Institution of Electrical Engineers) journals and conferences
published.
Institute of Physics (IOP) Journals
Online database of the IOP journals. Includes a number of titles focusing specifically on engineering topics.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Online database providing access to citations, full-text documents, images, and videos and related research sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) going back to 1915. Topics covered include not just aeronautics but also general engineering, chemistry, materials, physics, and other subjects. Weekly additions are covered in NASA's Scientific and technical aerospace reports (STAR).
Oxford Journals
Full-text access to the Oxford University Press journals. Includes publications from the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) and many mathematics associations.
Project Euclid
A collection of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals covering theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics, some with an engineering focus.
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Journals
Includes both primary and review journals covering all branches of chemistry. The library subscribes to most of these journals; however, for the few non-subscribed journals a user name and password, will be requested effectively blocking one from access.
ScienceDirect
Provided by Elsevier, online database of over 14,000 journal titles covering the life, physical, technical and social sciences. Titles start with the initial volume of publication; all titles have tables of contents and abstracts, and many have full text articles. The titles formerly published by Academic Press commence with 1993. Green boxes indicate subscribed titles, white boxes are for unsubscribed titles, yellow boxes are complementary, and white with red boxes are partner websites. ScienceDirect no longer provides access to unsubscribed titles. Articles from unsubscribed titles must be obtained from Tufts Document Delivery Services or purchased directly from ScienceDirect.
SIAM Journals Online
A collection of 13 searchable, full-text titles published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Journal topics include computing, imaging, and modeling.
SpringerLINK
Full-text access to high-quality journals and books with full text published by Springer Verlag. The Engineering collection includes titles back to 1910.
Wiley
Interscience
Full-text access to high-quality journals and reference books published by John Wiley
& Sons and Blackwell-Synergy. Subjects covered include Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Education, Engineering,
Life & Medical Science, Mathematics & Statistics,
and Physics. Online publication date varies by title
but most start with 1997.
Dissertations & Theses
A comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world offering over 2 million titles, more than 930,000 of which are available in PDF format for immediate download. New full-text titles are added weekly. A subset, Dissertations & Theses @ Tufts University, focuses on titles from Tufts programs. Tufts dissertations which are not available in digital format are located in the Tufts Archives or in the library stacks.
Other Data Resources for Engineers [back to top]
GlobalSpec
Information about products, materials, and services from over 14,000 suppliers and service providers, which provides timely information for design projects. Includes technical specifications and contact information. Free registration
is required.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (ThomasNet)
[PRINT. Tisch Reference T12.T6]
Thomas Register is a catalog of over 189,000 U.S. and Canadian
manufacturers of all variety of products. The online version also includes links to catalogs and CAD drawings.
United States Geological Survey (USGS). Real-time monitoring and reporting data.
Comprehensive, searchable list of all USGS online data covering topics ranging from earthquakes to water resources. Includes information on techniques, methods, procedures, and strategies for data gathering and analysis. For historical data and print publications from the USGS, check the Tufts online catalog and the Tisch Government Documents collection.
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
[PRINT. Tisch Reference T55.3 .H3S3]
The first place to look for toxicological data.
Standards
With few exceptions, Tisch does not acquire print versions of testing standards. Information on standards can be obtained from the standard organizations' websites.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Tisch has a complete, current set of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. [PRINT. Tisch Reference TA401.A64] The set is
updated continually throughout the year, so usually
two different years appear on the spines of various volumes, but all
are the latest edition available.
Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
NSSI Search for Standards
Administered by ANSI, searchable database for standards from standard agencies worldwide, including those listed above.
Standards & Specifications Written By Scholarly Societies
Links to websites of professional societies which have produced technical standards.
Patents Indexes
Derwent
Innovations Index
A resource for patent literature from 40 patent issuing authorities. Uses the ISI search interface and links forward in time to citing patents and backwards in time to cited patents. Coverage from some source patents begins in 1963. Can be searched alongside other ISI Web of Knowledge databases.
European Patent
Office esp@cenet
Database for European patent information which features patent families and offers links to the
patent offices of individual European Commission countries.
Patent Lens
Open access patent informatics resource, which tracks granted patents and patent applications worldwide. Includes the ability to search on sequences and presents patent families in a visual tree view.
Scopus
Offers the ability to include patents alongside journal articles, websites, and other sources in searches.
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patents Database
The USPTO website provides
searchable full text of all U.S. patents since 1976 and images of pages
since 1790. It also includes information on applying for patents
and trademarks.
Tufts University School
of Engineering (SOE)
Information on all of the SOE's academic programs, faculty, and research initiatives.
Abledata
A national database of information on assistive technology and
rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international
sources. Produced by the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research, U. S. Dept. of Education.
Greatest Engineering Achievements
of the 20th Century
Educational project from the National Academy of Engineering and 29
other professional societies and groups. It contains brief histories
and timelines of 20 notable engineering
achievements of the 20th century.
Intute Engineering Gateway
Sponsored by a consortium of British universities, portal to top-quality websites covering education and research in engineering and related topics. The selections are edited by subject specialists.
Linear Algebra Toolkit
Applications and step by step demonstrations of solutions to linear
equations.
Math2.org
Handy quick reference of math tables and formulas, in both English and Spanish languages.
RadWaste.org
Comprehensive guide to internet sources about radioactive waste resources.
Scholarly Societies: Engineering
Links to scholarly societies worldwide that focus on both general engineering and specialties.
TechXtra
Gateway to a selection of articles, books, websites, industry news, technical reports, and other materials in engineering, mathematics and computing. Includes TechXtra OneStep Industry News, a collection of links to news feeds from major technical and industry sources.
GWEC: Global Wind Energy Council Website
Resources about the wind energy sector, including links to international, national, and regional associations.
Contact a Librarian [back to top]
Miriam Allman. Contact for questions about library collections.Karen Vagts. Contact for reference questions and instruction requests.
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