Disciplines & Professions: Mechanical Engineering

Web Sites

Academic Info's Mechanical Engineering Gateway
http://www.academicinfo.net/engringme.html

Includes a library with sources organized by topic. Also includes a reference desk where basic information and national standards may be found. Links to indexes and general directories are also offered.

Open Directory's Mechanical Engineering Directory
http://dmoz.org/Science/Technology/Mechanical_Engineering/

Provides links to 280+ sites dealing with mechanical engineering and offers visitors an additional subject heading under which more information may be located online. Also offers annotated links to useful URLs.

Yahoo!'s Mechanical Engineering Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering/Mechanical_Engineering/

Directory covers a wide range of mechanical engineering topics, organized into several categories and includes an annotated listing of popular Web sites and an Internet search that can be limited to search only for this topic.

Databases

Mechanical Engineering Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

Includes citations of journals, articles, and conference papers. Aimed specifically at an audience of specialists and engineers. Over 200,000 records of sources from 1981 to the present.

Print Resources

Applied Science and Technology Index. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1958-.

Published annually, this work indexes more than 350 English language periodicals. Covers all engineering disciplines. Entries are organized alphabetically by subject.

Avallone, Eugene A., and Theodore Baumeister III, eds. Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.

Provides a wide range of articles on all areas of mechanical engineering. Entries are organized by topic. A general index is also included.

Davies, B. J., ed. Dubbel Handbook of Mechanical Engineering. London: Springer-Verlag, 1994.

Provides information on all aspects of mechanical engineering. Organizes chapters by topic. Numerous illustrations and figures to make definitions more accessible and thorough. Index included.

Hurt, C. D. Information Sources in Science and Technology. 3rd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

Covers all disciplines within science, mathematics, and engineering. Sources organized by discipline, then by type of reference work. Includes an author/title index.

Kutz, Myer, ed. Mechanical Engineers' Handbook. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1998.

Single comprehensive volume of information on all aspects of mechanical engineering. More than 70 chapters organized by topic. Includes an index.

Lord, Charles R. Guide to Information Sources in Engineering. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

Provides descriptions of hundreds of sources. Organizes entries by type of source, then by specialized field. An index is included.

Mildren, K. W., and P. J. Hicks, eds. Information Sources in Engineering. 3rd ed. London: Bowker-Saur, 1996.

Organizes descriptions of sources by specialized field in engineering. An index is included. This book covers print and non-print sources.

Nayler, G. H. F. Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering. 4th ed. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, 1996.

Brief definitions of more than 4,500 mechanical engineering terms. Organized alphabetically.