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Engineering information resources

Information sources for Electrical, Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering

| Engineering Communication (EAL) ENG 3003 | Engineering Communication & Critical Thinking ELEC ENG 7057 |

Useful Shortcuts

INSPEC
Compendex
EnergyFiles
EPRI Research
SciFinder Scholar
Web of Science
Digital dissertations online

databases in other areas might be useful

for maths and computer science see -
ACM Digital Library
MathSciNet

for business and management issues see -
Business Source Complete
EMERALD

for Australian issues see -
ENGINE: (IEAust)
AGIS: Attorney General's Information Service
ABIX: Australian Busines Intelligence

for social aspects try -
ERIC - education
PsycINFO - psychology
Sociological abstracts - social issues

for sources of general comment there are databases which cover a wide range of journal and newspaper articles -
Academic Search Premier
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
Expanded Academic ASAP
eLibrary
Factiva

Patents
Standards
Australian Standards Online
Statistics
Theses and dissertations

Libraries Australia
Library Catalogue

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Biographical sources

Engineering ethics

Which library has this journal?
Document Delivery
Intercampus requests

Essay and thesis style guides
Techniques for engineering report writing
How references should look
EndNote
styles | FAQ | training & manuals
Image and Copy Centre

Exam papers

Remote student library service

Other teriary and research institutions

School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Need to understand a topic but don't need the in-depth presentation of a textbook?

Try a specialised handbook or encyclopaedia. These sources are intended for the professional engineer who needs a quick, reliable answer, but does not have a library of textbooks at hand. Most include a substantial list of references to articles and papers on the topic.

Need some journals articles, reports or conference papers?
Use an appropriate index to find out what articles and papers have been written on your topic.

Most topics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering are covered in two international indexes, INSPEC and Compendex. Try these first.
Then try a more specialised index, such as EnergyFiles; ENGINE; and EPRI which includes links to its journal of research. For earlier information from the EPRI journal click here.

Specialised databases from related subject areas may be useful, including -
ACM Digital Library - all aspects of computer science
BIOSIS Previews - life sciences;
MathSciNet - all aspects of mathematics, pure and applied
PubMed - the international database for medicine and public health
SciFinder Scholar - all aspects of chemical sciences, including materials

Comment on current issues is often found in the broad multidisciplinary indexes such as Academic Search Premier; Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre; eLibrary; Expanded Academic ASAP

For business and management issues try Business Source Complete and Emerald Fulltext.

For an international newspaper coverage try Factiva.

To find out if an author has cited or refered to an article that interests you use Web of Science.

Engineering Ethics
Wikipedia has a useful article on engineering ethics with links to the relevant sites of professional associations.

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