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Department
of Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences
Departmental Research Guide
This research guide relays some basic information on library
and information resources pertaining to the concerns of this
department, as provided by University Libraries and/or sites
on the World Wide Web.
1.
LC Call Nos. - - - 2.
Finding Articles - - - 3.
Reference Collection - - - 4.
AMS Faculty - - - 5.
Professional Societies - - - 6.
Web Sites
1.
To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library
of Congress Subject Divisions)
Books
on subjects associated with this field are shelved under
the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT
to search for specific items in the collection, or more
narrowly-defined subjects.
Industrial
Production Economic Conditions: HD28-HD70 -------
Architectural Drawing & Design: NA2695-NA2790
------- Design & Illustration: NC730 -------
General Technology: T ------- Building Construction:
TH ------- Mechanical Engineering: TJ -------
Electrical Engineering & Electronics: TK -------
Metallurgy: TN600-TN799 ------- Chemical Engineering:
TP ------- Manufacturing Processes: TS -------
Wood Technology: TT180-TT345 ------- various bibliographic
subjects (Z)
2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text
services)
The
following services are recommended for use by first-year students
and nonmajors:
- Academic
Search Premier and MasterFILE Premier:
These two all-subject WWW-based services (they are part
of the EBSCOhost system) feature indexing and abstracting
of many journals and magazines WKU Libraries receives in
hardcopy, plus a large selection of articles in full-text.
- Applied
Science and Technology Index: A Web-based database
that indexes many engineering/technology-related titles.
A paper version running through 1997 is located in Reference
at TA1 .A66 (ref.per.ind.).
- Google
Scholar: A free Web-based Google service that restricts
searches to the scholarly literature. Now features linking
to full-text of articles held by WKU.
- ArticleFirst:
This all-subject FirstSearch-based database indexes
almost 13000 journals and magazines from 1992 onward, including
some ninety percent of the ones University Libraries carries
in hardcopy.
- Science
(Magazine) Online (AAAS).
- ABI/Inform
Global ProQuest Direct: This WWW-based service
is primarily business-oriented, but also provides the full-text
of many articles in trade publications concerning technology-related
subjects.
The
following services are recommended for use by advanced students
and researchers:
Special
resource: Comprehensive
List of Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text Services Related
to the Natural & Applied Sciences Held by University Libraries
Special resource:
TDNet
Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries'
electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as
some indexes and databases containing full-text articles;
includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]
Special
resource: Knovel
Online Library:
A set of technical reference books and tables of particular
interest to engineering, mathematics, physics, astronomy,
and chemistry.
3. Monographic and Other Reference Materials in the
Helm Library and Kentucky Building
The
following are recommended for use:
- handbooks,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, etc.: available
in Helm Reference, mainly in the T, TA,
TH, TJ, TK, TP, TS,
and TT parts of the collection. Note, for example:
Index & Directory of Industry Standards T59.2
.U6.I5 ------- Job Opportunities for Engineering Majors
TA157.P445 ------- Standard Handbook of Engineering
Calculations TA332.S73 ------- The Metal Databook
TA459.N39x ------- Handbook of Structural Engineering
TA633.H36 ------- Time-Saver Standards for Architectural
Design Data TH151.T55 ------- The Control Handbook
TJ213.C642 ------- McGraw-Hill Machining & Metalworking
Handbook TJ1185.W35 ------- The Electronics Handbook
TK7867.E4244 ------- Juran's Quality Handbook TS156.Q3618.
See the Shelf
List of Science & Technology-Related Reference Works in
the Reference Department, Helm Library.
- architectural
drawings and studies on historic architecture, in the Kentucky
Building.
4. Dept. of Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences
Faculty
Faculty,
Dept. of Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/Ogden/AMS/
5. Related Professional Societies (for professional
news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)
6. Web Sites Recommended by Dept. of Architectural
& Manufacturing Sciences Faculty
Gateways
etc. Manufacturing/Industrial
Tech Construction
Architecture/Drafting
Gateways
& Miscellaneous Technical & Professional Resources
Manufacturing/Industrial
Technology-Related
Construction-Related
Architecture/Drafting-Related
University
Libraries Liaison: Charles
H. Smith (x6079 / charles.smith@wku.edu)
last updated 4/14/2008
page maintained by Charles H. Smith
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