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.

Traffic Engineering: HE331-HE380 ------- Analytical Methods: QA401-QA433 ------- Analytic Mechanics: QA801-QA939 ------- Fluid Mechanics: QC138-QC168 ------- Chemical Reactions: QD501-QD505.5 ------- General Technology: T ------- Civil Engineering: TA ------- Hydraulic Engineering: TC ------- Sanitary Engineering: TD ------- Highway Engineering: TE ------- Bridge Engineering: TG ------- Building Construction: TH ------- Mechanical Engineering & Machinery: TJ ------- Electrical Engineering & Electronics: TK ------- Chemical Engineering: TP ------- Manufacturing Processes: TS ------- various bibliographic subjects (Z)

2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

The following services are recommended for courses for 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.
• 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.
• Science (Magazine) Online (AAAS).
• Google Scholar: 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.
• IOPScience (Institute of Physics): 250,000 articles in full-text from the serial publications of the IOP.
• Ingenta: A free online database indexing some 28000 journals and magazines from the 1980s onward. Offers for-pay 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 Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

• handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, etc.: available in Reference, mainly in the QA, QC, T, TA, TC, TD, TH, TJ, TK, TP, and TS parts of the collection. Note, for example: Index & Directory of Industry Standards T59.2 .U6.I5 ------- The Civil Engineering Handbook TA151.C57 ------- Job Opportunities for Engineering Majors TA157.P445 ------- Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations TA332.S73 ------- Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering TD145.S72 ------- Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution & Cleanup TD173.E53 ------- Encyclopedia of Energy & the Environment TJ163.235 .W55 ------- International Encyclopedia of Heat & Mass Transfer TJ260.I579 ------- The Communications Handbook TK5101.C6583 ------- The Electronics Handbook TK7867.E4244. See the Shelf List of Science & Technology-Related Reference Works in the Reference Department, Helm Library.

4. Department of Engineering Faculty

Engineering Faculty http://www.wku.edu/engineering/Faculty/faculty.php

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• Air & Waste Management Association http://www.awma.org/
• American Concrete Institute http://www.aci-int.org/
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc. (ACGIH) http://www.acgih.org/
• American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) http://www.aisc.org/
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) http://www.asee.org/
• American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) http://www.astm.org/
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) http://www.asce.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 Safety Engineers (ASSE) http://www.asse.org/
• Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) http://www.aeecenter.org/
• BOCA: see International Code Council
• Engineering Research Centers Association (ERCs) http://www.erc-assoc.org/
• IEEE Communications Society http://www.comsoc.org/
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) http://www.ieee.org/
• Institute of Transportation Engineers http://www.ite.org/
• Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) http://www.iee.org.uk/
• International Code Council (BOCA, ICBO & SBCCI) http://www.iccsafe.org/
• International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO): see International Code Council
• International Society for Measurement and Control (ISA) http://www.isa.org/
• Kentucky Engineering Center http://www.KyEngCenter.org/
• National Academy of Engineering http://www.nationalacademies.org/
• National Environmental Health Association http://www.neha.org/
• National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) http://www.nicet.org/
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) http://www.nspe.org/
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE) http://www.swe.org/
• Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.: see International Code Council
• Structural Engineers Association International http://www.seaint.org/seaemp1.asp
• Tau Beta Pi Association http://www.tbp.org/
• Water Environment Federation http://www.wef.org/

6. Web Sites Recommended by Dept. of Engineering Faculty

General/Miscellaneous          Civil Engineering          Electrical Engineering          Mechanical Engineering

General & Miscellaneous

• BUBL LINK 5:15 Catalogue: Engineering http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=8181
• Cadalyst [industry news & information] http://www.cadalyst.com/cadalyst/
• CADTutor [tutorials, articles & applications] http://www.cadtutor.net/
• Dept. of Engineering, WKU http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/Ogden/Engineering/
• eFunda [engineering fundamentals] http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm
• eFunda Engineering Fundamentals: Mathematics [review of engineering mathematics] http://www.efunda.com/math/math_home/math.cfm
• eiNET: Engineering and Technology [website links] http://www.einet.net/directory/29557/Engineering-and-Technology.htm
• Energy Efficiency (U.S. Dept. of Energy) http://www.energy.gov/energyefficiency/index.htm
• Energy Topics from A to Z [energy use statistics] http://www.eia.doe.gov/fueloverview.html
• Engineering Case Studies (Carleton University) http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/ECL/
• Engineering Jobs, Resume & Salary Survey [for job searching] http://www.interec.net
• Engineering Statistics Handbook http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/
• Engineer's Edge: Solutions by Design [engineering aids] http://www.engineersedge.com/
• Engineers Edge: Strength and Mechanics of Materials http://www.engineersedge.com/mechanics_material_menu.shtml
• Engineeringtalk.com [news] http://www.engineeringtalk.com/
• EngNet: Engineering + Internet [portal] http://www.engnetglobal.com/
• E-Print Network [preprints, etc.] http://www.osti.gov/eprints/
• 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/
• Manufacturing.net http://www.manufacturing.net
• Modern Steel Construction [magazine] http://www.modernsteel.com/
• 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/nanobase/alt/frmwelcome.htm
• Nanotechweb.org: The World Service for Nanotechnology http://www.nanotechweb.org/
• 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
• Sensors: How They Work http://www.sensorland.com/HowPage001.html
• Smithsonian Physical Tables 9th rev. ed. http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?SpaceID=10093&BookID=736
• Structural Engineering (Open Directory Project) http://dmoz.org/Science/Technology/Structural_Engineering/
• TechXtra [multi-materials gateway] http://www.techxtra.ac.uk/
• Techstreet [technical standards, etc.] http://www.techstreet.com/
• Virtual Technical Reports Center http://www.lib.umd.edu/ENGIN/TechReports/Virtual-TechReports.html
• The Wavelet Tutorial: The Engineer's Ultimate Guide to Wavelet Analysis http://engineering.rowan.edu/~polikar/WAVELETS/WTtutorial.html
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: CAD Resources Library [links/resources] http://www.caddprimer.com/library/
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/

Civil Engineering

• Advanced Building Technologies [design & construction issues] http://www.advancedbuildings.org/
• ASCE Publications [searchable index to ASCE publications, including journals] http://www.pubs.asce.org/cedbsrch.html
• Earthworks Jobs http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/index.shtml
• Engineer Manuals (USACE) http://www.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals/
• EnviroLink Network [environmental resources] http://www.envirolink.org/
• Environmental Sites on the Internet http://www.ima.kth.se/im/envsite/envsite.htm
• HazDat Database (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazdat.html
• iCivilEngineer [news, resources, careers, etc.] http://www.icivilengineer.com/Structural_Engineering/
• Land Surveyor Reference Page [surveying resources] http://www.lsrp.com/
• National Library for the Environment [environmental news & resources] http://www.cnie.org/nle/
• Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory http://www.tenlinks.com/engineering/civil/index.htm
• WebDirectory.com: Pollution [links] http://www.webdirectory.com/Pollution/

Electrical Engineering

• EE Times Network [news] http://www.eetnetwork.com/
• Lazar's Power Electronics Corner [switching power supply design resources on the web] http://www.smps.us/
• Telecoms Virtual Library [telecommunications] http://www.analysys.com/default.asp?mode=article&iLeftArticle=288
• UW Electrical Engineering Circuits Archive http://www.ee.washington.edu/circuit_archive/
• WebEE.com: The Electrical Engineering Homepage http://www.web-ee.com/

Mechanical Engineering

• Career Resource Center, Materials Science & Engineering http://www.crc4mse.org/
• iCrank.com [mechanical engineering portal] http://icrank.com/cgi-bin/pageman/pageout.cgi?path=/index_html.html
• Materials Information Gateway http://www.mrs.org/connections/matl_news_pop.html
• MatWeb: The Online Materials Information Resource http://www.matweb.com/
• Mechanical Engineering (ASME) http://memagazine.asme.org/
• SubsTech [open knowledge source in materials engineering] http://www.substech.com/

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