e-Reference Materials
When researching a new topic it is often necessary to get an overview, explanations of unfamiliar terms, or brief factual information.
The electronic resources listed below include selected e-reference tools (dictionaries, encyclopaedias, handbooks, guides, and standards) for the field of engineering.
Check out the detailed Engineering guides for e-reference in specific fields.
Key Resources
- AccessEngineering A full text collection of a few hundred McGraw-Hill engineering book titles covering 12 major areas of engineering and more than 200 topics.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - CRCnetBASE - incorporated into Taylor and Francis Group eBooks CRCnetBASE eBooks have been incorporated into Taylor and Francis Group eBooks -- please visit the record for access and further information. Individual titles can still be found in our eBook search or UNBWorldCat, with access redirecting to the new site.
- The IEEE Guide to Writing in the Engineering and Technical Fields
This book introduces students and practicing engineers to all the components of writing in the workplace. It teaches readers how considerations of audience and purpose govern the structure of their documents within particular work settings. The IEEE Guide to Writing in the Engineering and Technical Fields is broken up into two sections: "Writing in Engineering Organizations" and "What Can You Do With Writing?" The first section helps readers approach their writing in a logical and persuasive way as well as analyze their purpose for writing. The second section demonstrates how to distinguish rhetorical situations and the generic forms to inform, train, persuade, and collaborate.
- CSA Standards and Codes Online (Canadian Standards Association) The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit standards development, membership-based association, in business, industry, government and consumers. CSA is the largest standards development organization (SDO) in Canada and is accredited in Canada and the U.S. to develop standards in a wide range of subject areas.
UNB Libraries’ subscribes to the Complete CSA Collection package which includes over 3,000 current and historical (including IT and Telecommunications standards) and standard related documents such as handbooks, guidelines and commentaries.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - ASTM Compass - International Standards & Digital Library ASTM Compass - International Standards & Digital Library includes all 13,000 active ASTM standards (equivalent to the printed 82 volumes), the historical standards back to 1998, as well as the withdrawn and redlined version comparisons. In addition, it includes full-text access to Manuals, Monographs, Data Series, STPs (Special Technical Publications) and almost a dozen Journals dating back to the 1930s.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - McGraw-Hill dictionary of engineering
Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline.
- The Computer Engineering Handbook
After nearly six years as the field's leading reference, the second edition of this award-winning handbook reemerges with completely updated content and a brand new format. The Computer Engineering Handbook, Second Edition is now offered as a set of two carefully focused books that together encompass all aspects of the field. In addition to complete updates throughout the book to reflect the latest issues in low-power design, embedded processors, and new standards, this edition includes a new section on computer memory and storage as well as several new chapters on such topics as semiconductor memory circuits, stream and wireless processors, and nonvolatile memory technologies and applications.
- Standard handbook for civil engineers
A revision of the classic reference covering all important principles and techniques needed by practicing civil engineers.
- Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers
This fully revised, industry-standard resource offers practical details on every aspect of electric power engineering. The book contains in-depth discussions from more than 100 internationally recognized experts. Generation, transmission, distribution, operation, system protection, and switchgear are thoroughly explained. Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Seventeenth Edition, features brand-new sections on measurement and instrumentation; interconnected power grids; smart grids and microgrids; wind, solar, and photovoltaic power generation; electric machines and transformers; power system analysis, operations, stability, and protection; and the electricity market.
- Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
The gold standard for chemical engineering information—from the fundamentals to the state of the art. This industry-standard resource, first published in 1934, has equipped generations of engineers and chemists with vital information, data, and insights. Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest technological advances and processes, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Ninth Edition, is indispensable for unsurpassed coverage of every aspect of chemical engineering.
- Electrical Engineer’s Portable Handbook
Aimed at electrical engineers and technicians working in building power systems, the relentlessly practical Handbook succeeded as an in the field working tool. This new edition is necessitated by the new 2002 version of the National Electrical Code (NEC). This code changes render much of the existing material obsolete, so over half the chapters require heavy rewrites to stay current.
- CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering
This second edition of The CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering covers every important aspect of the subject in one single volume. It provides a reference for the practicing engineer in industry, government, and academia, with relevant background and up-to-date information on the most important topics of modern mechanical engineering. These topics include modern manufacturing and design, robotics, computer engineering, environmental engineering, economics and project management, patent law, bioengineering, and communication and information systems. The final chapter and appendix provide information regarding physical properties and mathematical and computational methods.
- Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
The 100th anniversary edition of the cornerstone text of mechanical engineering—fully revised to focus on the core subjects critical to the discipline.
This 100th anniversary edition has been extensively updated to deliver current, authoritative coverage of the topics most critical to today's mechanical engineer. Featuring contributions from more than 160 global experts, Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Twelfth Edition, offers instant access to a wealth of practical information on every essential aspect of mechanical engineering. It provides clear, concise answers to thousands of mechanical engineering questions. You get accurate data and calculations along with easy-to-understand explanations of current principles, standards, and practices and important codes. All-new sections cover micro- and nano-engineering, robotic vision, alternative energy production, biological materials, biomechanics, composite materials, engineering ethics, and much more.
Open Access e-Resources: Statistics, Data, Data Sets
- Physical Reference Data, Physical Measurement Laboratory, NIST
- Table of Physical and Chemical Constants, Kaye & Laby
- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation
- NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods
- DOE Data Explorer for Energy and Science Data, US Department of Energy
- NIOSH Data and Statistics Gateway, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC, US
- Data and Products, Earthquake Hazards Program, USGS
- Earthquake Data and Information, NOAA
e-Books
To search for books at UNB Libraries use UNB WorldCat. UNB WorldCat contains books (including e-books), videos, and other material held by UNB libraries as well as material held by other libraries around the world. Some journal collections are also searchable in UNB WorldCat.
Key Resources
- AccessEngineering A full text collection of a few hundred McGraw-Hill engineering book titles covering 12 major areas of engineering and more than 200 topics.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - CRCnetBASE - incorporated into Taylor and Francis Group eBooks CRCnetBASE eBooks have been incorporated into Taylor and Francis Group eBooks -- please visit the record for access and further information. Individual titles can still be found in our eBook search or UNBWorldCat, with access redirecting to the new site.
- ASCE Library eBooks (American Society of Civil Engineers) ASCE E-books and Standards encompass all civil engineering content areas, including construction, structures, transportation, geotechnics, environment, water resources, and professional practice. Also includes ASCE journals and proceedings.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - ICE Virtual Library (Institution of Civil Engineers) The ICE Virtual Library gives you full online access to the journals published by the Institution of Civil Engineers, along with eBook collections covering Energy and Transport information. With coverage back to 1836, including all ICE Transactions and all titles published under the Thomas Telford banner, the Virtual Library gives you access to some of the most prestigious scholarly journals in Civil Engineering, along with a subset of ebooks in the energy and transport fields.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - SpringerLink eBooks SpringerLink eBooks provides access to eBooks, eReference Works and eBook Series titles on a wide variety of subjects, including science, technology, medicine and the humanities.
Note: UNB has online access to over 15,000 titles published between 2005-2008, as well as select titles from later years.
Unlimited simultaneous users.
Open Access e-Resources (e-books, reports, other publications)
- Engineering - Open Textbook Library. Textbooks in Fluid mechanics, Electrical engineering, Probability, and more. Open Textbook Library (OTL) provides textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality.
- Engineering and Technology, National Academies Press
- Publications, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NCSES Publication Index, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation
e-Journals & Articles
When searching for journal articles, the Scopus database is usually the best place to begin.
Below are a few UNB-subscribed databases for research in Computer Engineering. For additional databases, check the Article Databases page of the library website.
Key Resources
- Inspec (Engineering Village) "Inspec is the world’s leading bibliographic database, providing comprehensive access to the world's scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers, computing, information technology, manufacturing, production and mechanical engineering. First published in 1898 as the Scientific Abstracts, Inspec now contains close to 10 million bibliographic records taken from more than 3850 scientific and technical journals and 2200 conference proceedings, as well as numerous books, reports, dissertations and patents, many with full-text linking."
Unlimited simultaneous users. - IEEE Xplore Digital Library (Current & Archive) The IEEE Xplore Digital Library is a powerful resource for discovery and access to both current and archival scientific and technical content published by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. This resource provides Web access to almost 3-million full-text documents from some of the world's most highly cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics, including:
IEEE journals, transactions, and magazines, including early access documents
IEEE conference proceedings
IET journals
IET conference proceedings
IEEE published standards
IEEE Standards Dictionary Online
Note: limited to 10 simultaneous users.
10 simultaneous users. - ASTM Compass - International Standards & Digital Library ASTM Compass - International Standards & Digital Library includes all 13,000 active ASTM standards (equivalent to the printed 82 volumes), the historical standards back to 1998, as well as the withdrawn and redlined version comparisons. In addition, it includes full-text access to Manuals, Monographs, Data Series, STPs (Special Technical Publications) and almost a dozen Journals dating back to the 1930s.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - OnePetro "OnePetro.org is a multi-society library that provides a simple way to search for and access a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. From one place, you can search and [view] documents from many different professional societies, or similar organizations, that serve the oil and gas industry. OnePetro currently contains more than 80,000 documents, with more being added frequently."--From the OnePetro website, Nov. 2009.
Participants include American Petroleum Institute (API), American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), Society of Underwater Technology (SUT), World Petroleum Council (WPC) and others. Further details can be found at http://www.onepetro.org/coverage.htm
Unlimited simultaneous users. - TRIS (Transportation Research Information Services) The Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database is the largest online bibliographic database of transportation research. TRIS now contains more than 650,000 records of published research covering all modes and disciplines of transportation. TRIS is produced and maintained by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies with sponsorship by state Departments of Transportation and the administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other sponsors of TRB's core technical activities.
NOTE: The Transportation Research Record is NOT accessible through the TRB site.
Please use UNB's access through SAGE Journals Online:
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
no. 1517 1996-Current
Unlimited simultaneous users. - ASCE Library eJournals (American Society of Civil Engineers) The ASCE Library provides a comprehensive online tool for locating articles of interest across all disciplines of civil engineering. The American Society of Civil Engineers publishes just over 30 journals available through the ASCE Library.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A collection of engineering and mechanical engineering journals from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library provides access to journals, publications, newsletters and conference proceedings.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - Computer Source Index (EBSCO) Computer Source (formerly Computer Science Index) provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database features: abstracts and indexing for over 320 titles - valuable market information on topics such as computers, telecommunications, electronics, and the Internet. - information users need to remain informed on the technological advances that are changing our world.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - Scopus Scopus, a multidisciplinary online resource, will be invaluable to students and faculty in various fields of study within the sciences, health sciences and the social sciences. Scopus offers full-text linking, abstracting-and-indexing information including peer-reviewed titles from international publishers, Open Access journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, quality web sources.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - Google Scholar Google Scholar searches a subset of the Web that Google has classified as "scholarly literature". They do not publish a list of chosen sites, and they do not state how often sites are checked. Some important sources are not covered at all. Thus, Google Scholar alone should not be relied on for comprehensive research.
Unlimited simultaneous users. - SciFinder-n (Chemical Abstracts (CAplus), CAS Registry, CASREACT, CHEMCATS, CHEMLIST, MARPAT) SciFinder-n is the world's premier chemical information database produced by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society. SciFinder-n indexes over 50,000 journal titles (historical and current) and patent records from 63 patent authorities. You can search documents by topic, author, company name, or document identifier such as DOI; substances by name or CAS Registry Number, OR use the editor to draw chemical structures, substructures, or reactions. SciFinder-n is a core research tool for chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, nanotechnology, physics, environmental science. SciFinder-n is a collection of 6 CAS databases plus Medline: Chemical Abstracts (CAplus), CAS Registry, CASREACT, CHEMCATS, CHEMLIST, MARPAT. Depending on your research, SciFinder-n is complementary to other databases like Scopus, PubMed, INSPEC, IEEE. Content includes: journal articles, patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, books, dissertations, and meeting abstracts, organic and inorganic substances, DNA and protein sequences, single and multi-step reactions, synthetic preparations, catalog database of commercially available products from chemical suppliers, Markush structures, etc.
Subscribed multi-user unlimited access
Check out the Engineering and Computer Science - Library Video Tutorials Guide for more information about how to search for journal articles and other information sources.
Professional Practice
Societies and Associations
- Engineers Canada
- Canadian Society of Professional Engineers
- The Engineering Institute of Canada
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB)
- World Federation of Engineering Organizations
- European Federation of National Engineering Associations
- IEEE
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
- Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
- Engineering Council, UK
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- American Society of Civil Engineers
Professional Practice
- Engineering and Geoscience Profession Act, New Brunswick
- By-laws & Code of Ethics, Engineers Geoscientists New Brunswick, APEGNB
- Women in Engineering, IEEE
- Architecture and Engineering Occupations, Occupational Outlook Handbook, US Bureau of Labor
- SESTAT: Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System, National Science Foundation
Multimedia
- IEEE.tv
- Podcasts, IEEE Spectrum
- IEEE Women in Engineering, Youtube Channel
Government Departments and Agencies
- Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation, US
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC, US
- Engineering Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US
- US Army Corps of Engineers
Citing Your Sources
Accurate, properly formatted footnotes, reading lists, and bibliographies are hallmarks of good academic research. Through citing, you acknowledge the source of any ideas you mention in your writing, document your research, and provide the information your readers need to track down your sources.
Consult your course syllabus or check with your instructor to be sure of using the correct citation style for your assignment. Check out the detailed Engineering guides for citation styles required for each specialty.
Style Guides & Helpful Resources
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
- APA Style: Style and Grammar Guidelines
- Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA Style, Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL) maintains extensive resources and instructional material on APA style and formatting
- IEEE Citation Reference, Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers
- IEEE Editorial Style Manual, Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers
- Writing in Engineering, Purdue Online Writing Lab
- Science and Engineering Journal Abbreviations, Woodward Library, UBC
- Zotero is a web-based citation manager, available freely online, that allows you to create a database of references that can be organized, searched, and used to automatically construct bibliographies and reading lists in many citation styles.
- Guide to Citation and Plagiarism
Writing and Study Skills Center
UNB Writing and Study Skills Center (Fredericton), and the Writing Centre (Saint John) provide a number of brief guides to citing various types of information sources, as well as a guide to avoiding inadvertent plagiarism. Simply login to the Sharepoint site and click on "Writing Answers".
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- Steps in the Research Process (4:42)
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- Evaluate Your Sources (4:05)
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