Engineering
Information sources for Engineering
This site aims to provide information about materials in the Library
and
links to internet sources of information in support of the University's
Courses. Links to sources for specific Courses and disciplines
are
listed first, then materials relevant to a range of engineering
topics, followed by links to materials for individual Schools. If
these pages do not seem to answer your question, please contact me,
Kay
Leverett, Research Librarian for Engineering.
For discipline specific
material see -
Chemical
Engineering | Civil &
Environmental Engineering
| Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
| Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation
and Innovation
Centre | Mechanical
Engineering | Petroleum
Engineering &
Management |
For individual Courses see
-
Engineering
Systems, Design
and Communication MECH ENG 3027 | Engineering
Planning & Design C&ENVENG 1008 | Professional Practice I CHEM ENG 1010
| Engineering
Communication
(EAL) ENG 3003 | Engineering
Communication &
Critical Thinking ELEC ENG 7057 |
Handbooks,
Subject
Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
Useful
sources
of information, intended for professional engineers but which can be
very
useful for filling gaps in your knowledge, or as a reminder of some
'forgotten'
information. For
a list of handbooks in electronic format, click here.
Finding
information
in the Library on a topic
Some
suggestions on how to make effective use of the Library Catalogue -
save
your time, reduce stress!
Finding
references to articles on a topic using Databases
Information
about, links to and search techniques for indexes that cover aspects of
engineering.
A
number
of Databases provide links to the full text of
the articles listed.
In many
cases the full text may be provided as part of the subscription cost to
the database, or where the Library has a subscription to the journal.
The
Library provides access to some of the primary specialised subject
databases for aspects of engineering, eg.
There are a number of
large databases having a broad coverage of
topics, such as
A number of the large
publishers also produce their own database to the
content of their journals, such as
For
specifically
Australian
comment try
The full
text of Australian
Standards Online is available through the Catalogue
record. The Library subscription only provides for
2 concurrent users. You may need to try again.
Finding journals in
this
and other libraries
To find out if a known
journal
is in the Library, check the Library
Catalogue.
If we don't
have the
journal
try
- the link on the Library
Catalogue to Other Libraries, to
search
Flinders and UniSA library catalogues;
- the Library
A to Z
button; click on O for the Other Library
Catalogues section which provides links to local, Australian and
overseas sources
If
the journal is not
available
locally, use our Document
Delivery services.
Dealing with
abbreviated
titles
of journals
Often references will
provide
only an abbreviated title of the journal. There is no agreed list
of these abbreviations but useful sources are
- Periodical
title
abbreviations. 14th ed. 2003. Kept on the table
behind
the Information Desk
Patents
Remember that the full text of US Patents is freely available.
Standards
Australian
Standards Online
Language dictionaries
The Library
has many dictionaries of English as well as dictionaries specifically
for
technical material in other languages. A number are now available
in electronic format.
Presenting reports
Essay,thesis
and report writing style guides. How
your
references should look.
Techniques for engineering report writing.
Engineering references in brief
Theses
and
Dissertations
How to
find theses
Specifications
for University of Adelaide theses
Thesis
writing
Engineering
Ethics
Wikipedia has a useful article on engineering
ethics with links to the relevant sites of professional
associations.
Engineering History and Heritage
(under investigation)
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