Mechanical Engineering

Databases: find journal articles, technical reports, standards, etc.

• Academic Search Premier. Provides full text for over 3,200 scholarly publications.
• Business Source Premier. Provides full text for over 2500 business journals.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Scientific and Technical Information Network. Access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to documents added from late December 1974 to present, many from 1998 to present in full text
• E-Print Network. Maintained by the Dept. of Energy. Allows simultaneous searching of a variety of preprint servers.
• Energy Citations Database. U.S. Department of Energy database. Coverage is 1948 to present.
• Energy Portal Search. Provides access to government and research society databases and evaluated web sites.
• Fire Research Information Services (FRIS).  FIREDOC database.  Made available by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory BFRL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
• Fossil Energy R & D Project Database. U.S. Dept. of Energy.
• Google Scholar. Beta version, under construction. 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. They rank results based on their relevance criteria.
• Ingenta (Formerly UnCover). Coverage is 1988 - Present.
• MasterFILE Premier. 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.
• MInd: The Meetings Index. Provides a free databases of future national and international conferences, regional meetings, and short courses.  
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Database. 1990 to present.
• NSSN: National Standards Systems Network.
• NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS). 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• TechStreet: Technical Information Superstore. Most comprehensive index for engineering standards. Also indexes books, materials physical property data, software and free professional trade magazines.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. Scientific and Technical Information.
• U.S. Patent database. See also the Patent and Trademark Depository Library web site.

Library Catalogs

• URSUS. University of Maine System catalog.  
• MaineCat. College, university, and major public libraries in Maine.  
• Library of Congress. Online catalog.
• British Library. Catalogue.
• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) Catalog.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• 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.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.
• Bartleby.com. Dictionaries, thesaurus, quotations, etc.
• Infoplease.com. Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary and thesaurus in one resource with good science and technology coverage. Nobel and science awards page. 

Educational Resources

• Alliance to Save Energy.
• Discover engineering.
• Discovery Channel. Discovery School.  Try the brain boosters.
• 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.
• Engineer Girl. For everyone with lots of links and information.
• Engineering your Future.
• Frank Potter's Science Gems. Great links to great resources for students, parents, teachers, etc. Sorted by categories and grade levels.
• Future Scientists & Engineers of America (FSEA).
• How Stuff Works.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Math/Science Network. Expanding Your Horizons.      
• NASA Kids.
• National Engineers Week.
• Nobel Prize in Physics - Educational sites.
• Pieces of Science. Franklin Institute.
• Try Science. Sponsored by the New York Hall of Science.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. Kids Zone.

Maine Resources

• Maine Business Works. This web site brings together business development resources for Maine.
• Maine Department of Economic and Community Development.
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
• Maine Solar Energy Association.
• Maine Technology Institute.
• River Valley Precision Manufacturing Incubator. Maine's Applied Technology Development Centers.
• University of Maine. Advanced Manufacturing Center.
• University of Maine. Dept of Mechanical Engineering.
• University of Maine. Mechanical Engineering Technology.

Federal Resources

• U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). EERE works to strengthen the United States' energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships. EERE manages ten programs, including: Biomass, Building Technologies, Federal Energy Management, Geothermal Technologies, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies, Industrial Technologies, Solar Energy Technologies, Vehicle Technologies, Weatherization and Intergovernmental, and Wind & Hydropower Technologies.

Professional Societies and Research Organizations

• Alliance to Save Energy.
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (ASME)
• ASTM International.
• Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST). Renewable Energy Policy Project
• Fluid Power Society (FPS).
• Heat Exchange Institute. (HEI)
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
• International Federation of Robotics. (IFR).
• Materials Research Society. (MRS)
• National Association of Industrial Technology. (NAIT)
• National Biodiesel Board (NBB). The national trade association representing the biodiesel industry in the United States.
• National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. (NCMS)
• National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing. (NACFAM)
• National Nanotechnology Initiative.
• National Shipbuilding Research Program. (NSRP)
• National Tooling and Machining Association. (NTMA)
• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). The nation's leading regional membership organization promoting sustainable energy solutions; committed to advancing three core elements: sustainable solutions, proven results and cutting-edge development in the field. NESEA's largest programs focus on: Buildings & Renewable Energy and K-12 Education.
• Society for Experimental Mechanics. (SEM)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
• Society of Manufacuring Engineers. (SME)
• Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. (STLE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE). A not-for-profit educational and service organization that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women.
• Union of Concerned Scientists.
• United States Association for Computational Mechanics. (USACM)
• United States Council for Automotive Research. (USCAR)

Government Agencies and Resources

• Energy Information Administration. Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
• Navy Manufacturing Technology Program. MANTECH.
• NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory.
• NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
• Science.gov. Catalog of U.S. government science and technology web sites.
• U.S. Dept. of Defense. Manufacturing Technology Information Analysis Center (MTIAC).
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL)
• U.S. Dept. of Energy.  Office of Industrial Technologies.

Selected Internet Resources

• Advanced Fuels Properties Database. From the Dept. of Energy and includes data on various physical, chemical, operational, and environmental, safety, and health properties.
• Engineering Fundamentals (EFUNDA). Materials, Formulas, Mathematics, Processes and Design, Etc.
• Engineers Edge. contains design and technical data, equations, current news, job announcements, links to free trade journals.
• 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.
• MatWeb. Complete physical property data on polymers, metals and alloys, and composites.
• Mechanical Design Engineering. CAD/CAM/CAE, design information and calculators and conversion factors, etc.
• Nanotechnology Now. Background articles, glossary, news digest, etc.
• Robotics Online.
• Robots Life.com.
• Tech Museum of Innovation. Robotics: sensing, thinking, acting.

Directories of Products and Companies  

• Building Materials by McGraw-Hill Sweet's.
• GlobalSpec.com.
• Hoover's Online.The business information authority.
• IQS Directory. Industrial Quick Search Manufacturer Directory.
• ManufacuringNet.The manufacturing marketplace Construction industry marketplace that lists close to 60,000 products.
• ThomasNet Register.Lists over 173,000 U.S. and Canadian manufacturers.
• Thomas Global Register Europe. European industrial buying guide.
• Yahoo Business directories and yellow pages.

Internet Directories

• INFOMINE. Scholarly internet resources. University of California, Riverside.
• Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing (EEVL)
• Mechanical Engineer.com.
• PSIgate: Physical Sciences Information Gateway.

Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661

Updated: 07/29/2009
by Martin Wallace