The following are selected resources that are available at Fogler Library
or on the Internet. If you have questions about finding information
related to Mechanical Engineering, please contact the Science and Engineering
Center: 581-1691 or email Martin Wallace. Or use our
Ask a
Librarian service.
Use these databases to locate citations or full text for journal
articles, conference papers, technical reports and theses in mechanical engineering. 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:
Use truncation to allow for the various spellings of a word. Truncation symbol for most databases is the * (asterisk). For
example: Comput* will retrieve: computer, computing, computers,
computational, etc.
Use double quotes to search for an exact phrase: "wave
energy" will retrieve much more precise results. Searching
without quotes in most databases yields a search for - wave and
energy. Finds the words anywhere in the same record not as a phrase.
Check the length of the article. Would probably
not want to pursue articles under 3 pages unless you are looking for news
items to gather information on companies or research labs making news.
Use synonyms to make your search more comprehensive. Link synonyms
with 'or' operator. For example: underwater or submers*
Link concepts with the 'and' operator. Use parentheses to group
synonyms together when using one search box. For example: (hybrid*
or electric*) and (automobile* or vehicle* or cars or car)
When you have located some relevant articles, review the abstract and
subject headings of these records. Utilize subject headings for more precise
results. Most databases you can click on a subject heading for a new
search and then refine this new search with additional keywords.
Utilize the bibliography at the end of relevant research papers to expand
your list of resources. Some of these references may have
errors. It has been found that 20% of the references cited will have
an error.
Most relevant databases:
Compendex (Engineering Index). Coverage is 1970 - Present. The best
multidisciplinary engineering database that indexes over 5000 engineering
journals, conferences and technical reports. Use their subject headings to
obtain more precise results. Access is provided by the following indexes:
author, author's affiliation (university or company), keywords from the
abstract and title, subject terms and source title (journal or conference
title).compendex is part of the Engineering Village. This service also
provides specialized indexing of the Internet, a technical standards
database, and a link to the U.S. Patent Database. Print copy at Sci Index
TA1. E6, 1884 - 1995. For more comprehensive results, choose the
option to search Compendex and INSPEC together. Then use the remove
duplicate feature to eliminate the overlapping records.
INSPEC. Coverage is 1969 - Present. Provides worldwide coverage of the
research literature for the fields of physics, electrical engineering,
electronics, computer hardware and software, control engineering and
information technology. It is produced by the Institution of
Electrical Engineers, Great Britain. Literature is reviewed from over
3,500 journals and 1,500 conference proceedings each year. Database is
updated weekly. Searching in combination with Compendex is recommended and
utilize the "Remove Duplicates" feature.
Web
of Science. Coverage is 1900 to present. Online version
of Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and
Humanities Citation Index. Citation searching provides one method for
bringing your list of references more up- to- date. Take your most
important known papers and use this index to determine if they have been
cited by more recent journal articles. They index over 8,500 journals
but do not include technical reports, conference papers or
theses.
Academic
Search Premier. PARTIAL FULL TEXT DATABASE. Provides full text for over
3,200 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including
social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering,
and mathematics. Good resource for a few basic articles on a topic. This database is designed for undergraduate research. If you only want
research level articles limit your search to peer reviewed articles. For a more
comprehensive search, search Academic Search Premier, Business Source
Premier and Master File Premier at the same time. Select the Choose
Databases link in the EBSCO interface to select multiple databases.
DOE Information Bridge. FULL TEXT DATABASE. Full-text reports for 1995 to present
contracted by the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
NTRS: NASA Technical
Report Server. This database collects, archives,
and disseminates aerospace information produced by NASA and other
relevant worldwide research.
Science Accelerator, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Search collections of DOE research results, project descriptions, and accomplishments. These collections enable you to find out about ongoing research projects, explore significant DOE discoveries, learn about DOE Nobel Prize Winners, access and search scientific e-prints, locate science conference papers and proceedings, patents, and more.
Transportation
Research Information Service (TRIS). TRIS Online indexes over 420,000 records covering books, journal
articles, technical reports and other articles. Coverage includes Federal,
state, local and association publications and conference proceedings from
the 1960s to the present. There are links provided when the full text
document is available on the internet. Search the database by author,
title, subject, corporate author/publisher, journal/conference title.
Databases that may also be helpful:
Advanced
Technology Vehicles. Document Database. Provides indexing and
access to the full text of technical reports on fuel cells, hybrid vehicles,
alternative fuels, etc. Produced by the Dept. of Energy, Clean
Cities Program.
Business
Source Premier. PARTIAL FULL TEXT DATABASE.
Provides full text for over 3200 business and industry journals. Coverage is
back to the 1950's for some important publications and contains detailed
company profiles for the world's 5,000 largest companies.
Digital
Dissertations and Theses (Proquest). Indexes
dissertations and theses written by graduates of North American and European
universities. The complete text of dissertations written at the University of
Maine after 1996 is included.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Provides access to the full text of over 1100 free scholarly
journals. Some journals are searchable at the article level. Also
provides access by broad subject areas.
E-Print Network. Maintained
by the Dept. of Energy. Allows simultaneous searching of a variety of
preprint servers.
Energy
Citations Database. Coverage is 1948 - Present. Contains
bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical
reports and papers sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) and its
predecessor agencies. It provides coverage of traditional and alternative
forms of energy production and conservation. Many aspects of
electrical engineering and applied physics are covered including fission and
fusion.
Energy Portal
Search. Provides access to government and research society databases
and evaluated web sites.
Environmental
Engineering Abstracts. Coverage is 1990 -
Present. Produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. The focus
of this database is engineering aspects of air and water quality,
environmental safety, and energy production. More than 700 primary journals
are covered and over 2,500 additional sources, including monographs and
conference proceedings.
Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management. Provides access to the
electronic versions of several standard indexes: Agricultural & environmental biotechnology abstracts (1993-present); AFSA Aquatic pollution
& environmental quality (1990-present); Ecology abstracts
(1982-present); EIS Digests of environmental impact statements
(1985-present); Environmental engineering abstracts (1990-present); Health
& safety sciences abstracts (1981-present); Industrial & applied
microbiology abstracts (Microbiology A) (1982-present); Bacteriology
abstracts (Microbiology B) (1982-present); Pollution abstracts
(1981-present); Risk abstracts (1990-present); Toxicology abstracts
(1981-present); Water resources abstracts (1967-present). Helpful to
search all the files at once.
Google
Scholar. Indexes scholarly literature, including
peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical
reports. Google Scholar includes articles from a variety of academic
publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. Results ranked by Google's relevance criteria.
IEEE
Xplore. IEEE Xplore is a searchable
database which includes the 130+ journals published by the IEEE and IEE and
also their conference proceedings and the current edition of IEEE standards. Indexing extends back to 1988 for all journals and conference proceedings
and further back to 1950 for selected publications. Full text of IEEE
journal articles is available for 1998 to present. Full text is not
available through IEEE Xplore for the IEE journals or IEEE and IEE
conference proceedings and standards. Check URSUS to determine our holdings
of these publications. The database allows simple keyword and phrase
searching or complex search queries employing a variety of operators. Tables
of contents are available for browsing and there is also a useful alerting
service. Register to have an email alert sent of the table of contents when
a new issue is published. We have contracted for 5 simultaneous users.
MasterFILE
Premier. PARTIAL FULL TEXT DATABASE. Provides full text for over 1,830 general
reference, business, consumer health, general science. Full text
extends back to January, 1990. Indexing and abstracts is
available for an additional 1,000 journals.
MathSciNet. Coverage is 1940 - Present. Searchable database of citations
and abstracts of mathematical journal articles and books. It also
includes full-text reviews of many of the articles. This is the electronic version
of Mathematical Reviews (Sci Index QA 1 M7) and Current Mathematical
Publications (shelved in Sci Periodicals).
MathSciNet Guidebook and
MathSciNet Search Help.
Military
and Government Collection. PARTIAL FULL TEXT DATABASE. Search over 600 military titles, government periodicals,
trade publications and newsweeklies for topics concerning all branches of
the military. Full text is available for more than a third of the
periodicals indexed. Over 240 pamphlets are also included.
MInd: The Meetings
Index. Provides a free databases of future national and
international conferences, regional meetings, and short courses.
Pollution
Abstracts. 1981 - present. Presented by Cambridge Scientific
Abstracts this resources covers air, water, land and noise pollution. Industry pollution problems and solutions are covered. Updated
monthly.
Science.gov. New improved gateway to
U.S. government publications and web sites. 12 major science agencies are
collaborating on this project. They have recently added relevancy-ranked
order to the results of a search. It includes 30 databases and over 1700
web sites.
Science Citation Index. Paper copy at Sci Index
Q1.A1S36. Holdings are 1965 to present. An excellent multidisciplinary science information source which leads you
to papers that cite a paper of interest, thus resulting in records for articles
that you may not find using traditional subject or keyword searching. To learn how
to use it, ask a Science and Engineering Center librarian. Online
access is available through
Web of Science. Coverage is 1900 to present.
ScienceDirect. FULL TEXT FOR UMAINE SUBSCRIBED JOURNAL TITLES ONLY (1800+). Online access to full text from 1995 for most titles. Sign up for automatic notification when new issues are published.
Scirus. Produced by Elsevier. Use for searching instead of ScienceDirect
interface. Use this Advanced search which provides many options for
full text searching and across a variety of databases.
Scitopia.
Search over 3.5 million science and technology documents, technical reports,
and patents from Esp@cent, Japan Patent Office, and the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office.
SPIN:
Searchable Physics Information Notices. A bibliographic database
published by the American Institute of Physics. It is updated every 2 weeks
with coverage of all AIP journals and proceedings. Coverage also
includesjournals from other societies including the Electrochemical
Society, Russian Academy of Sciences, etc.
STAT-USA. Primary source for U.S. economic data includes over 2,000 current
and historical U.S. statistical data reports from the Department of Energy.
This set of data provides state and national statistics for various energy
sectors, including coal, petroleum and renewables.
Virtual
Technical Reports Center. Maintained by the University of
Maryland Libraries. Links to institutions worldwide that provide full text
and indexing to their reports, dissertations, reprints and preprints.
New York Times Historical. 1851 to 4 years ago. Full
indexing and full page image of articles, reviews, advertisements, photos,
etc.
News
on the Web - Archive. Provides links to U.S. and international
newspaper archives that are searchable. Also has links to TV and radio
broadcast archives.
PE Magazine. News magazine from the National Society
of Professional Engineers.
ProQuest
Newspapers. Full text of more than 500 U.S. and international news sources. Includes The New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, Boston Globe, and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news
sources and news wires. Years of coverage vary by title. Maine papers
included: Bangor Daily News (1992+), Portland Press Herald (1995+), and
selected business coverage from Maine Times (1994-2002) and Central Maine
Morning Sentinel (1993-1997).
SciCentral. Gateway to the best
scientific and engineering research news sources
URSUS. University of Maine System
catalog. Use the Request function to request items from other
campuses. Items are sent to Orono and loaned for 4 weeks.
MaineCat. College and
university libraries in Maine. Use the Request function to request
items from other libraries. Items are sent to Orono and loaned for 4 weeks.
WorldCat. International catalog containing the holdings of over 8,000 libraries.
Free Tech
Books. Lists many books on programming languages, operating
systems, compilers, etc.
Mathtools.net. Collection of tutorials, books, and web sites on programming languages
including MATLAB, C, C++, JAVA, Visual Basic, etc. Full text tutorials
are extensive.
National Science Digital Library. A digital library of
exemplary resource collections and services, organized in
support of science education at all levels.
NetLibrary. A collection of 7,400 e-books (3,400 copyrighted titles and 4,000 in the
public domain). Although access to the public domain titles is unrestricted,
users must create a personal account in order to check out copyrighted
titles and in order to access these titles from non-University IP addresses
or commercial internet service providers. The check-out period is 4 hours
and can be repeated.
Bartleby.com. Dictionaries,
thesaurus, quotations, etc.
Encyclopedia of Energy. Ed. by C. Cleveland. Elsevier,
2004. (SciRef TJ163.2.E539 2004)
Encyclopedia of energy engineering and technology. CRC Press. (SciRef TJ163.2 .E385
2007 Vols. 1-3).
Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment. Wiley-Interscience,
1995. (SciRef TJ163.235.E53 1995)
Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics. Gulf Pub. , 1986-1993. (ORO Stacks TA357.E53 1986 vol. 1 - 10 and Suppl. 1- 3)
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Ed. by H. Nalwa. American Scientific Pub. , 2004. (SciRef T174.7E53
2004 vol. 1 - 10)
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 4th
ed. John Wiley, 1991. (SciRef TP9.E685 1991) Starting to receive the 5th ed. John Wiley,
2004. (SciRef TP0/K54 2004) Excellent resource for
students and researchers of all levels. Covers all areas of chemical
technology and articles are written by experts in the field. General scientific and technical articles are included. Extensive bibliographies. May need to consult the 2nd and 3rd
editions for some topics in the ORO stacks.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy. Macmillan Reference, 2001. (SciRef TJ163.28.M33 2000)
Ullmann's
Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley -
Interscience, 7th ed, 2003. (SciRef TP9.U57) Contains information
complementary to that of Kirk-Othmer.
Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology. Wiley, 1997. (SciRef TS195.A2W55 1997)
Access
Science. Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science
& Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.
National Standards Systems Network (NSSN). Searchable bibliographic database of
thousands of industrial standards and specifications and links to many
standards-issuing organizations.
American Society of Testing and
Materials. Annual Book of ASTM Standards. (SciRef TA401.A653
Standards shelves) Have 2004 edition complete. 2002 edition and
older editions in ORO Stacks TA401. A653.
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) Standards. SciRef Standards Collection TK275.A57 Not an updated set. These are in loose-leaf format and shelved by standard number. ASME standards are
purchased on a title by title basis. The ASME
web site has an index to their standards.
National Fire Protection
Association. National Fire Codes. SciRef Standards Collection TH9115.N32002
edition. Older editions in ORO Stacks. This multi-volume set has a Master Index published as a separate volume as well as an
index following the text of each standard. Click here to
search for the latest version of the National Fire Code.
National Fire Protection
Association. National Electrical Code (NEC). SciRef Standards Collection
TK223.N37 1999. Older editions in ORO Stacks. This
is a voluntary code which is intended to outline safeguards for persons and
property from the hazards of using electricity. Covers installation of
electric conductors and equipment, and optical fiber cables in buildings and
other structures and connections to the supply of electricity. National
Electrical Code Handbook. SciRef Standards Collection
TK260.N47b 2005. Provides commentary text and illustrations and
drawings to help explain the NEC.
Society of Automotive Engineers. SAE Handbook.
SciRef Standards
Collection TL151.S62 2005 edition. Older editions in ORO
Stacks. The handbook contains surface vehicle standards, recommended
practices, and information reports issued by SAE. Each volume contains a complete subject
index and a numerical index of standards.
Energy Tutorial.
Created by the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), University of
California, Irvine. Provides over 25 tutorials for learning about energy production technologies.
Engineers Edge.
Contains
design and technical data, equations, current news, job announcements, links
to free trade journals.
Fluid Power Net International. Worldwide group of research laboratories which produces tech briefs, journal
and maintains web directory.
Fueleconomy.gov.
Helps consumers make informed fuel economy choices when purchasing a vehicle
and helps them achieve the best fuel economy possible from the cars they
own. Maintained jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
Greencar. Provides news and
technical information on green vehicles, green energy and technologies.
Industry Week. Online electronic journal and directories of top manufacturing companies.
National Science Digital Library. A digital library of
exemplary resource collections and services, organized in
support of science education at all levels.
NIST Data Gateway. Covers a broad range of substances and properties from many different
scientific disciplines. U.S. National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
Society of Women
Engineers (SWE). A not-for-profit educational and service
organization that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career
aspiration for women.
Dictionary of Canadian
Biography Online. This first phase presents persons who died
between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls
within these years. Contains many mathematicians and scientists.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography.
SciRef Q141.D5.
World of Scientific
Biography. Interactive encyclopedia listing
over 250 important researchers in mathematics. Links to information
about their contributions.
Web sites that describe the engineering profession, link to college and university web sites, and that provide guidance on choosing a major field of
study.
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