Fogler Guide to Materials Science


The following are selected resources that are available at Fogler Library or on the Internet. If you have questions about finding information related to Materials Science, please contact the Science and Engineering Center: 581-1691 or email Martin Wallace. Or use our Ask a Librarian service.

CONTENTS

Indexes & Databases for locating journal articlesSelected Internet Sites
Newspaper Indexes & Engineering News Professional & Research Organizations
Library Catalogs Maine Organizations
Grant & Funding Resources Technical and Statistical Data
Electronic Journals Graduate School & Postdoctoral Work
Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc. Citation Guides, Writing Manuals & Evaluation Criteria
Engineering Standards & SpecificationsCompany and Product Directories
U.S. & International Patents Internet Directories

Indexes & Databases

Use these databases to locate citations or full text for journal articles, conference papers, technical reports and theses. Once you have located relevant articles, search URSUS by journal or book title to determine if Fogler Library owns the item. We may own journals in print or online or both formats. Need to check the record listed as Serials (for print holdings) and E-Serials (for electronic holdings). Must click on the "Restricted Access UM" link to see the online holdings. If we do not own the item you need, consider requesting through Interlibrary Loan. Remember most of the articles listed in these databases cannot be located by using a regular web browser such as Google. These databases provide the means to locating scholarly research articles.

Tips for Searching:

Most relevant databases:

Additional useful databases:

NEWSPAPER INDEXES and SCIENCE NEWS

LIBRARY CATALOGS

GRANT & FUNDING RESOURCES

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

This is a very selective list. Check URSUS for our holdings in paper and electronic formats.

DICTIONARIES

HANDBOOKS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DATA COMPILATIONS, etc

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND WOOD COMPOSITES

CIVIL ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING STANDARDS

See the Engineering Standards and Specifications Guide for more information.

Indexes

Standards

U.S. & INTERNATIONAL PATENTS

SELECTED INTERNET SITES

Professional & Research Organizations

MAINE ORGANIZATIONS

TECHNICAL AND STATISTICAL DATA

GRADUATE SCHOOL & POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCES

CITATION GUIDES, WRITING MANUALS & EVALUATION CRITERIA

COMPANY AND PRODUCT DIRECTORIES

  • Directory of the Wood Products Industry. (Buyers and Sellers Directory of the Forest Products Industry). Random Lengths, 2004. (Sci Ref HD9753.D57 2004) Directory of sawmills, board manufacturers, exporters, etc.
  • Forest Directory.com.
  • JEC Composites.com. Lists over 3000 companies. Also provides news and technology updates.
  • Lumber & panel company profiles : performance and strategy analysis of the largest North American companies. Miller Freeman, 1998. (Sci Ref HD9754.L8 1998)
  • Maine Wood Products Association. Maine Companies Making Quality Wood Products. Membership Directory.
  • Wood and Wood Products. Red Book.Comprehensive guide to equipment, supplies and services. Reference charts provides details on machines and supplies. Available online and in print. Print copy located with the journal Wood and Wood Products.
  • Woodweb. Contains product directories, discussion forums, and newstand.

INTERNET DIRECTORIES

RELATED FOGLER GUIDES

Fogler Guide to Engineering Standards and Specifications
Research Guide: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Guide: Patents and Trademarks

Return to the research guides listing.
Updated by: Martin Wallace, 04/22/2008


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