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EI Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Includes cross database searching of the Compendex, EI Patents, GeoBase, NTIS and Referex engineering and applied science databases.
EI Engineering Village is a cross database searching service offering a wide range of resources covering applied science and engineering. Databases include: Compendex, EI Patents, GeoBase, NTIS and Referex. Compendex contains references and abstracts from some 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports covering all engineering disciplines. Online coverage is from 1884 to date. Ei Patents comprises millions of patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office. GeoBase is a multidisciplinary database of indexed research literature on the earth sciences, including geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences, oceanography, geomechanics, alternative energy sources, pollution, waste management and nature conservation. NTIS (National Technical Information Service) database contains citations to unclassified reports from U.S. and international government agencies such as NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Materials cited date from 1899 to the present. Referex Engineering is comprised of six collections of full-text searchable engineering reference e-books.
ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Full text of journal and conference papers from the Association for Computing Machinery Includes or has links to full text.
ACM Digital Library provides bibliographic information, abstracts, index terms, reviews,and the full-text for ACM conference proceedings. ACM journals, magazines, and newsletters are also available at this site, as well as through the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
The IEEE Xplore digital library is a powerful resource for discovery of scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. It provides web access to more than five million full-text documents from some of the world's most highly-cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.

IEEE Journal Databases
IEEE is the world's largest technical engineering professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

For Background Research

AccessScience This link opens in a new window
Contains the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, and The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms. Includes or has links to full text.
AccessScience is an online encyclopedia of science and technology. AccessScience contains encyclopedia articles, dictionary terms, biographies, research updates, and science news.

Subject keywords: Agriculture, Forestry and Soils. Anthropology and Archaeology. Astronomy and Space Science. Biological and Biomedical Science. Chemistry. Computing and Information Technology. Data, Tables, and Tools. Earth Science. Engineering and Materials. Environmental Science. Food Science and Technology. General Science and Technology. Mathematics. Medicine. Military Science. Navigation. Paleontology. Physics. Psychiatry and Psychology. Veterinary Medicine.
Knovel This link opens in a new window
Knovel is an engineering decision-support solution enabling engineers to solve problems faster.
Knovel is an engineering decision-support solution enabling engineers to solve problems faster. With powerful search and interactive analytical tools, engineers can confidently find answers to technical questions through best practice insights, validated equations and materials and substances data from more than 120 providers. For more than 15 years, Knovel has helped thousands of engineers and researchers from leading companies and institutions around the world enhance research and productivity, achieve operational excellence, reduce costs and time to market and build expertise.
Energy & Power Source This link opens in a new window
Energy & Power Source is a comprehensive full-text database designed to support the informational needs of the energy and power industries at all levels.
Energy & Power Source is a comprehensive full-text database designed to support the informational needs of the energy and power industries at all levels. This collection provides unmatched full-text coverage of information relevant to many areas integral to the energy and power industries, encompassing all component industries within, including those focused on coal, electric power, natural gas, nuclear power, petroleum, renewable energy (including hydroelectric power, wind power, solar power, alternative fuels, etc.) This product provides vital information for professionals involved at any level within the energy and power industries, including distribution, exploration, extraction, marketing, processing, production, research, and selling. Energy & Power Source offers cover-to-cover indexing from nearly 5,100 publications, including journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications, all directly dealing with energy industry-related issues. Hundreds of key energy-focused industry and market reports are also included. This database also features tens of thousands of additional energy industry articles, benchmarks, and best practices, selected from thousands of trade and industry publications.

For Standard Protocols & Lab Methods

ASCE Standards This link opens in a new window
In 2016, the Board of Direction approved revisions to the ASCE Rules for Standards Committees to govern the writing and maintenance of standards developed by ASCE. All such standards are developed by a consensus standards process managed by ASCE.
All such standards are developed by a consensus standards process managed by the ASCE Codes and Standards Committee (CSC). The consensus process includes balloting by the balanced standards committee and reviewing during a public comment period. All standards are updated or reaffirmed by the same process every five to ten years.

ASTM Standards & Publications
Digital Library of ASTM materials standards as well as access to contemporary engineering research.

All Mechanical Engineering Databases

Engineering & Computer Science Databases

Reference Books

Springer Handbook of Mechanical Engineering by Karl-Heinrich Grote (Editor); Erik K. Antonsson (Editor)
Call #: MAIN 621 S769
Publication Date: 2009-01-13
Engineering Ethics by Steve Starrett; Amy L. Lara; Carlos Bertha
Call #: MAIN 174.962 S796E
Publication Date: 2017-04-24

Reference Books

An Engineers Guide to MATLAB by Edward B. Magrab; Balakumar Balachandran; James Duncan; Keith Herold; Gregory Walsh; Shapour Azarm
Call #: MAIN 620.001 M433M2
Publication Date: 2010-01-07
Materials Selection and Applications in Mechanical Engineers by A. Raman
Call #: MAIN 621.3 R165M
Publication Date: 2006-09-30

Library Collection Search: Subject Headings

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Websites

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines.
The Institution of Engineering & Technology
Organization which seeks to inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community to engineer a better world by sharing knowledge to solve engineering challenges that matter.
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
As the world's largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology, IEEE's core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a major UK science and engineering institution whose activities develop all aspects of the materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through processing and application.
American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM)
An international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services
MatWeb
MatWeb is a searchable database of material properties includes data sheets of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers

Format Style

APA

Purdue OWL | APA
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
APA Quick Guide
Guide created by Centennial Library covering APA topics and how to cite your sources properly.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th Ed. by American Psychological Association
Call #: MAIN 808.06615 P976
ISBN: 9781433832154
Publication Date: 2019-10-01

IEEE

IEEE Writing Guide - Purdue OWL
A quick guide to the IEEE citation system

The IEEE Guide to Engineering Communication by David Kmiec; Julia Williams; Bernadette Longo
Publication Date: 2017-08-30

Research Tips: ENGINEERING

Tip #1

Use Centennial Library's OneSearch, as well as AccessScience and Google Scholar to begin your research and to identify current background information, news, videos and and related links to scholarly journals.
Likewise, take time to navigate the Engineering Village database for specific engineering research & utilize Knovel to help support your understanding and use of equations, material properties and engineering standards.

Tip #2

Sign up and begin using a Citation Manager to manage your citations to create a quick bibliography and even quick in-text citations using the ProQuest RefWorks and Zotero add-ons for Google Docs and Microsoft Word.

Tip #3

Sign up for a Research Appointment with your STEM/Business Faculty Librarian for extra support in navigating databases and the research process.

Tip #4

Take time to visit the CU Writing Center for extra support and to sign up for a Writing Session to help improve your writing.

Writing In: ENGINEERING

How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by Barbara Gastel; Robert A. Day
Call #: MAIN 808.0665 G255H
Publication Date: 2016-03-28
Now thoroughly updated and expanded, this new edition of a classic guide offers practical advice on preparing and publishing journal articles as well as succeeding in other communication-related aspects of a scientific career. * Provides practical, easy-to-read, and immediately applicable guidance on preparing each part of a scientific paper: from the title and abstract, through each section of the main text, to the acknowledgments and references * Explains step by step how to decide to which journal to submit a paper, what happens to a paper after submission, and how to work effectively with a journal throughout the publication process * Includes key advice on other communication important to success in scientific careers, such as giving presentations and writing proposals * Presents an insightful insider's view of how journals actually work--and describes how best to work with them