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Discover how to navigate the Drexel Engineering Library's vast array of resources for engineering design research. This tutorial, guided by Jay Bhatt, the Engineering Librarian, emphasizes online accessibility to electronic resources, including journals, databases, and e-books. Learn how to effectively evaluate and utilize trustworthy materials, including government publications and patents. Enhance your research with reference books, encyclopedias, and handbooks available at your fingertips. Get started on finding the engineering information you need, whether for a project or expanding your knowledge.
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Drexel Engineering LibraryIntroduction to Engineering Design Research Tutorials Finding Background Information Jay Bhatt Engineering Librarian
Can’t I find everything I need online? Engineering Library Resources Online Engineering Resources • Library subscribed electronic resources • Trustworthy • Highly Organized and Searchable • Large Collection of Electronic Databases and E-Books can be accessed from anywhere • Some free, some $$$ • Requires Evaluation • Can be difficult to Navigate • Good for finding government publications, data and patents • Online search engines like Google Scholar link directly to Library Resources
Engineering Books? • Reference Books • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Handbooks • Electronic Reference and E-Book Collections • ENGnetBASE • AccessScience • Knovel
Dictionaries • Gain understanding of Terminology • Definitions • Diagrams • Foreign Language Translation Sample entry from Comprehensive dictionary of electrical engineering , 2nd ed.
Encyclopedias • General, background information • may include historical overview • may also include statistical information, images and illustrations • Entries usually written by subject experts and contain references
Handbooks • Contain collected primary data from diverse sources that are categorized and presented for ready reference • Tables, Figures, Diagrams Sample Figure - Exploded view of a short coupled driveshaft from 2004 SAE Handbook