Mechanical Engineering
Resources for Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering definitions, overviews, facts and figures
- Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information than a dictionary
- Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts
Online dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
Print dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
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Dictionary of mechanical engineering
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621.03/3
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Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics
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620.106/53
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The CRC handbook of mechanical engineering
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621.3/143
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ASME engineer's data book
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621/61
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Mechanical engineering formulas pocket guide
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621/67
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Machine devices and components illustrated sourcebook
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621.82/13
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To find additional reference items
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- Select advanced keyword search
- Combine a broad keyword AND the word dictionar**
mechanical engineer** AND dictionar**
mechanical engineer** AND handbook**
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Mechanical Engineering books and more
Search the Library Catalogue to find books, videos, CDs
If you know the exact title
- Select title search
- Type in the exact title
- Check the location, call number and status boxes to find the item in the Library collection
If you don't have an exact title OR only have a topic area
- Select advanced keyword search
- Type in keywords from your topic
- Combine your keywords with AND to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
e.g. electric** AND power system**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. electric** will retrieve electric, electrical, electricity
Catalogue search tips:
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Use the limit functions in advanced keyword search e.g. limit by publication date, format, location
- Found a useful title? Click on the subject headings to find similar material
- Studying at a different UOW campus? Use an advanced keyword search and limit by location
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Mechanical Engineering journal articles
Search a database to find journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and research reports
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Database
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Notes
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Truncation symbol
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Help
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Compendex
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Engineering and technology. International. 1969-present.
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Engineering village search tips
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ENGINE
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Produced by Engineers Australia, covering all branches of engineering. Australian. 1980-present.
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Informit search tips
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Engineered Materials Abstracts
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Research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications of polymers, ceramics, and composites. International. Dates vary, approximately 1986-current.
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CSA search tips
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Proquest 5000
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Multidisciplinary. International. Full text.
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Proquest search tips
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ScienceDirect
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Peer reviewed titles from physical, life, medical, technical and social science areas. International. 1995-present, some earlier. Partial full text.
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ScienceDirect search tips
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Complete list of Engineering databases
Found a useful reference?
Some databases do not provide the fulltext of the article. To locate these articles, you will need to search the catalogue to determine if the Library holds the journal title(s) either in print or electronically on another database.
Database search tips:
- Break your topic into keywords and/or phrases. The search strategy worksheet will help you
- Consider alternative keywords or spelling variations
- To narrow your search combine your keywords with AND to find records that contain all your keywords
e.g. steel AND alloy
- To broaden your search combine your keywords with OR to find records that contain either of your keywords
e.g. iron OR copper
- Use truncation to retrieve variations of your keyword.
e.g. engineer* retrieves engineer, engineers, engineering, engineered
- Found a useful reference? Use the subject headings to find similar material
- Use library database tips or the database help screens for tips on how to search
More information: Finding Journal Articles Tutorial
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Mechanical Engineering Internet sites
It is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web.
Try the following sites as a starting point.
Internet sites
Organisations and departments
Search engines
Search engines create databases using computer programs called 'spiders', 'robots' or 'crawlers' that trawl the web and other Internet sites and return results to the database.
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Directories
Directories organise Internet resources by subject. The information provided in directories is created, arranged and maintained by people rather than machines.
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