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. 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.
• 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:

• Applied Science and Technology Index: As described above.
• ArticleFirst: FirstSearch database available to faculty and graduate students (and to undergraduate students by special permission). Indexes almost 13,000 journals and magazines from 1990 onward, including some ninety percent of the ones University Libraries carries in hardcopy.
• Science (Magazine) Online (AAAS).
• SpringerLink: Access to about 1000 Springer journals with full content back to about 1997.
• ejournal collections by individual publisher: Cambridge Journals Online, ScienceDirect (Elsevier), and Wiley Interscience. Abstracting of the nearly 2000 science journals published by these companies, with some full-text available at each site (individually).
• DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals): "This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals" (across all subject areas, and in multiple languages).
• Electronic Journal Service: EJS (EBSCOhost): Full-text articles, tables of content, and abstracts from journals across all subject areas.
• Google Scholar: As described above.
• ABI/Inform Global ProQuest Direct: As described above.
• Ingenta: A free online database indexing some 28000 journals and magazines from the 1980s onward. Offers for-pay article text delivery.

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.)

• American Ceramic Society http://www.acers.org/
• American Concrete Institute http://www.concrete.org/general/home.asp
• American Foundry Society http://www.afsinc.org/
• American Institute of Architects http://www.aia.org/
• American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) http://www.aisc.org/
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) http://www.asee.org/
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) http://www.asq.org/
• American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) http://www.astm.org/
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) http://www.ashrae.org/
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) http://www.asme.org/
• American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) http://www.aspe.org/
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) http://www.asse.org/
• American Welding Society http://www.aws.org/
• ASM International (American Society for Metals) http://asmcommunity.asminternational.org/portal/site/asm/
• Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) http://www.aeecenter.org/
• Association of Iron and Steel Engineers http://www.aise.org/
• BOCA: see International Code Council
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) http://www.ieee.org/
• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) http://www.iienet.org/
• Institute of Transportation Engineers http://www.ite.org/
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) http://www.theiet.org/
• International Code Council (BOCA, ICBO & SBCCI) http://www.iccsafe.org/
• International Conference of Building Officials: see International Code Council
• International Society for Measurement and Control (ISA) http://www.isa.org/
• Kentucky Engineering Center http://www.KyEngCenter.org/
• National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) http://www.nasf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
• National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) http://www.nicet.org/
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) http://www.nspe.org/
• National Tooling & Machining Association http://www.ntma.org/
• North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI) http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/communities.pl?/communities/namri/namrihome.htm&&&SME&
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) http://www.sme.org/
• Society of Plastics Engineers http://www.4spe.org/
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE) http://www.swe.org/
• Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.: see International Code Council
• Steel Founders' Society of America (SFSA) http://www.sfsa.org/
• Structural Engineers Association International http://www.seaint.org/seaemp1.asp
• Tau Beta Pi Association http://www.tbp.org/

6. Web Sites Recommended by Dept. of Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences Faculty

Gateways etc.            Manufacturing/Industrial Tech            Construction            Architecture/Drafting

Gateways & Miscellaneous Technical & Professional Resources

• BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources: Engineering & Allied Operations http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=8181
• eFunda Engineering Fundamentals: Mathematics [review of engineering mathematics] http://www.efunda.com/math/math_home/math.cfm
• Engineering Jobs, Resume & Salary Survey [for job searching] http://www.interec.net
• Engineering Case Studies (Carleton University) http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/ECL/
• Engineering Statistics Handbook http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/
• Engineer's Edge: Solutions by Design [engineering aids] http://www.engineersedge.com/
• iHireEngineering [jobs] http://www.ihireengineering.com/default.asp
• Interactive Units Converter [measurements conversions] http://www.convert-me.com/en/
• Intute: Science, Engineering & Technology [gateway to web resources] http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/
• ISIHighlyCited.com [highly cited scientists] http://isihighlycited.com/
• National Academy of Engineering http://www.nationalacademies.org/
• National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/
• Professional Publications, Inc. [professional exams preparation] http://www.ppi2pass.com/
• Project Links: Mathematics and its Applications in Engineering and Science http://links.math.rpi.edu/index.html
• Techstreet [identify & purchase technical standards] http://www.techstreet.com/
• TechXtra [multi-materials gateway] http://www.techxtra.ac.uk/
• Virtual Technical Reports Center http://www.lib.umd.edu/ENGIN/TechReports/Virtual-TechReports.html
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/

• Advanced Design and Manufacturing with IT http://www.cimwareukandusa.com/ADAMmain.html
• Advanced Manufacturing: Tomorrow's Ideas at Work Today [news] http://www.advancedmanufacturing.com/
• Career Resource Center, Materials Science & Engineering http://www.crc4mse.org/
• CYBERMAN: A Manufacturing Education Experience http://www.mfg.mtu.edu/cyberman/
• efunda: Machining Introduction http://www.efunda.com/processes/machining/machin_intro.cfm
• Manufacturing.net http://www.manufacturing.net/
• Manufacturing Engineering (SME) [magazine] http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/find-issues.pl?&&ME&SME&
• Materials Information Gateway http://www.mrs.org/connections/matl_news_pop.html
• Nanodot: The Original Nanotechnology Weblog [news & discussion] http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/
• NanoScout [nanotechnology portal] http://www.nanoscout.de
• Nanotechnology Database (NSF & Loyola College) http://www.wtec.org/loyola/
• Nanotechweb.org: The World Service for Nanotechnology http://www.nanotechweb.org/
• Sensors: How They Work http://www.sensorland.com/HowPage001.html
• SubsTech [open knowledge source in materials engineering] http://www.substech.com/
• Virtual Machine Shop http://www.jjjtrain.com/vms/

• Advanced Building Technologies [design & construction issues] http://www.advancedbuildings.org/
• Building Technologies Center (Oak Ridge National Lab) http://www.ornl.gov/sci/btc/
• Careers in Construction http://www.careersinconstruction.com/
• The Center for Earthquake Research and Information http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/index.shtml
• Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation (CEFI) http://content.asce.org/cefi/HomePage.html
• Construction Engineering Research Laboratory http://www.cecer.army.mil/td/tips/index.cfm
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (U.S. Dept. of Energy) http://www.eere.energy.gov/
• Engineers Edge: Strength and Mechanics of Materials http://www.engineersedge.com/mechanics_material_menu.shtml
• First Source (CMD) [building & construction news] http://www.cmdfirstsource.com/
• Masonry Advisory Council [resources, information, technical library] http://www.maconline.org/
• MatWeb: The Online Materials Information Resource http://www.matweb.com/
• Modern Steel Construction [magazine] http://www.modernsteel.com/
• Structural Engineering (Open Directory Project) http://dmoz.org/Science/Technology/Structural_Engineering/

• Advanced Building Technologies [design & construction issues] http://www.advancedbuildings.org/
• Architecture and Building Resources by Topic [guide to resources] http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/webresources/
• Architecture: Drafting and Conversion (Yahoo! Small Business Directory) http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/Architecture/Drafting_and_Conversion/
• Cadalyst [industry news & information] http://www.cadalyst.com/cadalyst/
• CADdepot.com [shareware directory] http://www.caddepot.com/
• CAD-Portal.com http://www.cad-portal.com/
• CADTutor [tutorials, articles & applications] http://www.cadtutor.net/
• eARCHITECT http://www.e-architect.com/
• Illustrated Architecture Dictionary http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html
• SustainableABC.com [sustainable architecture] http://www.sustainableabc.com/index.html
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: CAD Resources Library [links/resources] http://www.caddprimer.com/library/

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