MTU Library Resources

CE 5406: Airport Design Project

 

Librarian: Joan Goodbody: email; goodbody@mtu.edu: phone; 487-2698

 

MTU Library Catalog:

Use the catalog to find items that the library owns: Searchable by author, title, subject or keywords. Also after using an index to find a paper/article that you want, youll need to use this catalog to determine whether we have the journal that the article appeared in. Articles from journals we do not have or books we do not have can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Many of the databases now have a direct ILL link.

 

Reference resources:

The reference collection is a good place to begin exploring an unfamiliar subject. The encyclopedias and dictionaries found here can give you definitions of terms and background information on your subject. Along with help identifying specific issues within your broad subject area to explore in more detail.

 

E-Resources access to electronic indexes/abstracts, online books, e-journals and selected websites. From the E-Resource menu select listings by alphabet, topic or collection (e.g. FirstSearch or InfoTrac.) E-Resources are also searchable by name or 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:

 

FirstSearch: This database provides access to over 60 databases. They include:

Worldcat, a comprehensive database for all types of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. This does NOT index periodicals at the article level;

 

Infotrac: A comprehensive multi-index database including:

Expanded Academic ASAP:Gives access to arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!;

 

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: (scientific) CSA is a collection of databases in the science and social sciences subject areas. Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality; ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts; Biological Sciences; Ecology Abstracts; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management; Oceanic Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts.

 

LexisNexis:

Academicprovides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. 

Congressional provides a comprehensive online resource from Congressional hearings, public issues, legislation, history, and legal research.

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.

 

Web of Science: Coverage: 1998 Present: This database offers web access to the ISI Citation Indexes (Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index), which contains multidisciplinary, high quality research information from the world's leading science, social science and art and humanities journals. Only 3 simultaneous users at any one time are able to use this resource.

 

IEEE Xplore: This database provides access to full-text articles from all journals published by IEEE and IEE (the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Full text for all IEEE and IEE conference proceedings and standards is included as is select legacy content dating back to 1950.

Websites:

Firstgov.gov: www.firstgov.gov This is the official government site that searches over 87 million sites. Can search for just federal, federal and a specific state, federal and all states, all states, or a specific state. Advanced search gives the most flexibility.

United States Geological Survey: maps and information: http://www.usgs.gov;

United States Geological Survey Water Resources: http://water.usgs.gov/: The Water Resources mission is to provide water information that benefits the Nation's citizens: publications, data, maps, and applications software.

Great Lakes Science Center: http://www.glsc.usgs.gov: The Great Lakes Science Center is in its ninth decade of providing information about biological resources in the Great Lakes Basin. 

UNEP: World conservation Monitoring Center: http://www.unep-wcmc.org: The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world.

Topography maps online: http://www.topo.com ; the free maps are limited, to get a detailed map a fee is charged.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: http://www.noaa.gov/; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service that touch the lives of all Americans.

National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/; This is the weather page of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

EPA, watershed information: http://www.epa.gov/owow/; This site has information on different watersheds, pollution and environmental issues.

 

Some online Government Sources: searched GPO

Airport design.

 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS39683 Materials specified: Appendices
 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS39687 Materials specified: Changes 5-7
 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS39688

 

Results of a search in Firstgov.gov.

Airport Design Activities: http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/design/design.htm

Airport Design, Engineering, & Construction Standards: http://www.faa.gov/ARP/engineering/design.cfm?ARpnav=engineer

Airport Design, Engineering, & Construction:http://www.faa.gov/arp/engineering/

 

Interlibrary Loanaccess 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.