Library Resources for ENG3957 Product/Process Development I

Reference Collection First Floor

 

Encyclopedias & Handbooks - Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
Encyclopedia of materials science and engineering - TA402 .E53 1986 Ref

CRC-Elsevier Materials Selector TA 403 .C733 1991 REF

Engineered Materials Handbook TA 403 .E497 1987

Handbook of Materials Science TA 403.4 .L94 REF

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology TP 9 .E561 1991 REF

Ullmanns Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry TP 9 .U57 2003 REF

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering TP 1087 .E46 1985 REF

 

Handbooks, Data Books General Engineering
Laws and models: science, engineering and technology - Q 40 .H35 2000 Ref

International Critical Tables Q 199 .N2 REF (Includes thermal and other properties of various materials.)
CRC handbook of tables for applied engineering science - TA151 .C2 1973 Ref
Engineering formulas - TA151 .G4713 1997 Ref
Engineering mathematics handbook - TA332 .T85 1998 Ref
Materials handbook: an encyclopedia for purchasing agents, engineers, executives, and foremen - TA403 .B8m Ref

Handbooks, Data Books - Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Maynard's Industrial engineering handbook - T 56 .M39 2001 REF
Handbook of industrial engineering - T 56.23 .H36 2001 Ref
Design for manufacturability handbook - TS176 .H337 1999 Ref
Handbook of industrial robotics - TS191.8 .H36 1999 Ref

Handbooks, Data Books - Engineering Mathematics
Standard handbook of engineering calculations - TA332 .S73 1995 Ref
Tuma, Jan J. Engineering mathematics handbook: definitions, theorems, formulas, tables - TA332 .T85 Ref

Handbooks, Data Books - Mechanical Engineering
CRC handbook of mechanical engineering - TJ151 .C73 1997 Ref
Machinery's handbook - TJ151 .M3 Ref
Engineers' data book - TJ151 .M38 2000 Ref
Marks' standard handbook for mechanical engineers - TJ151 .S7 Perm Resv
Standard handbook of machine design - TJ230 .S8235 1996 Ref

Standards
Annual Book of ASTM Standards TA 401 .A5s REF

Contain accepted specifications, test methods, guides and practices for materials, products, systems and services, including insulation and insulating materials. An index for the set appears in Volume 00.01.
Catalog of American National Standards - TA 401 .A42 Ref

 

Resources on the Librarys Web Page- www.lib.mtu.edu

 

Patent Searching

For a collection of links to patent databases on the Librarys web page, select E-Resources, then Recommended Web Sites, then Patents & Trademarks. Listings include:

 

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Web Patent Databases (images 1790-present, search full-text 1976-present)

http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Official Gazette. (1995-)

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/og/

Patent and Technology Transfer Databases Swain Library, Stanford University

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/swain/patent/patdbases.html#us

 

E-Resources access to electronic indexes/abstracts, online books, e-journals and selected websites.

From the Search for an E-Resource menu, databases may be searched alphabetically by name (e.g. Engineering Village 2), by topic (e.g. Materials Science & Engineering), or by collection (e.g. FirstSearch or Cambridge Scientific Abstracts). E-Resources are also searchable by keyword(s.) Use the index databases to locate journal articles, newspaper articles, or reviews on your topic. Some indexes or collections of indexes especially useful for research in this course include:

 

ABI/Inform Covers a wide range of business and management topics.

Engineering Village 2
An index to journal articles in all engineering disciplines, applied physics, electronics, materials science and related fields in science and management from 1970 to the present.

EngNetBase
A compilation of information in general, structural, electrical, mechanical, civil, environmental, remediation, and optomechanical engineering previously published in CRC engineering handbooks.

First Search
A collection providing access to about 50 databases, most of which are periodical indexes with abstracts, including

ASTA (Applied Science & Technology Abstracts) - An index to the literature of the applied sciences and technology
INSPEC - An index to the literature of physics, electronics and computing
PapersFirst - An index to papers presented at conferences
Proceedings - An index to conference publications

Lexis-Nexis Academic Includes full-text access to news, business, and legal materials.

Machinery's Handbook
A standard handbook of practical information for mechanical engineers.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
A collection of databases providing comprehensive coverage of all aspects of materials science, including

Aluminium Industry Abstracts
Ceramic Abstracts
Conference Papers Index
Corrosion Abstracts
Engineered Materials Abstracts
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
Materials Business File
Mechanical Engineering Abstracts
METADEX
NTIS (National Technical Information Service) - An index of government-sponsored research reports
WELDASEARCH

 

Business Directories

Use these for finding commercial suppliers of plastics.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers & Thomas Register Catalog File T 12 .T4 REF

Thomas Register web version - http://www.thomasregister.com

Plastics Digest TA 455 .P5 P524 REF

 

Searching for Books

MTU Online Catalog lists the books, periodicals, government publications, and other materials available in the Michigan Tech library.

 

WorldCat (FirstSearch) is a worldwide library catalog that can be used to learn what books have been published on a subject.

Introduction to Government Publications

The Michigan Tech Library is one of 1,365 depository libraries in the United States. Others in Michigan include Detroit Public Library, The Library of Michigan, and many college and university libraries.

Not all government information is distributed through the depository library program. Patents, for example, are sent only to designated Patent Libraries. In addition, the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) sells scientific and technical reports, business information, and other data, produced by U.S. government agencies, international government organizations, and government contractors. Most of these must be purchased from NTIS (www.ntis.gov).

 

Copyright Law

Basic information on Copyright Law is available on web site of the Library of Congress at http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

 

 

Interlibrary Loan access to items from other libraries.

Request items using an ILL form available at the Circulation desk or online (Under Library Services menu, select Interlibrary Loans.) FirstSearch and Cambridge Scientific Abstracts also allow ILL requests through their sites.

Note The ILL process can take time (longer than 10 days in some cases.) Plan your research time accordingly.

 

For Assistance

For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, visit or phone the Reference/Information Desk (487-2507), e-mail instrlib@mtu.edu, or complete an Individual Instruction Request form found under Reference & Instruction on the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu.