Mechanical and Automotive Engineering: guide to finding useful resources in the library Books You can search for books in the library by looking on the library catalogue. http://catalogue.brad.ac.uk . See the link to reading lists on the library home page for books recommended on individual modules. eBooks To access the eBook databases go to: http://catalogue.brad.ac.uk/search/m?web_mechauto_ebooks . ebrary Academic Complete®: ebrary Academic Complete offers 70,000+ eBooks in many different academic subject areas. Knovel: This engineering eBook database gives you access to hundreds of engineering textbooks. We subscribe to the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering package. Summon This is a search you can do from the library home page of ALL the resources available (both electronic and paper). The service is called ‘Summon’. Journals To search for a specific title go to the Journals link on the library home page and type in the journal title to see if we have access to the content. Databases Use the following databases to find journal articles, technical papers and conference proceedings to complete your literature review and support your research. You can find links to them all from the subject support pages on the library home page: http://catalogue.brad.ac.uk/search/m?web_mechauto_databases . The University of Bradford retains copyright for this material, which may not be reproduced without prior written permission. If you need to view this document in an alternative format or have any comments on the content email: lib-webadmin@bradford.ac.uk September 2015 Mechanical and Automotive Engineering: guide to finding useful resources in the library ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library: A vast collection of industryleading standards and technical engineering information. Business Source Complete: This database contains access to scholarly business journals dating back to 1886. Subject areas it covers include marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Over 300 different titles are related to Engineering. Engineering Village: Engineering Village is the most comprehensive database for engineering. You can search for journal articles, technical papers and it also includes conference proceedings. The material dates back to 1884. IEEE Xplore® Digital Library: An excellent resource which allows you access to the full IEEE / IET Electronic Library (IEL) which contains over 2.6 million full text documents. High quality technical literature in engineering and technology. IMechE Proceedings Archive: The IMechE Proceedings Archive 1847-1998 gives you direct access to over 200,000 pages of unique material, including technical papers, obituaries, meeting reports, technical drawings, and editorial comment, all covering some of the most influential and innovative years of engineering development. Lexis®Library: This database includes company information. It also has full text access to newspapers such as The Guardian, Independent and Observer. Proquest®: ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry/ Global. In-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends and other topics: study and compare specific trades and industries. Business and financial information. SAE Digital Library: The Digital Library includes over 200,000 standards, technical papers, eBooks, and magazines published by SAE International. The Digital Library includes full text access to over 10,000 SAE Standards, 17,000 SAE Historical Standards, 90,000 SAE Technical Papers, and nearly 250 eBooks. ScienceDirect: Full text access to over 2,000 journal titles. Many of the important journals for chemical engineers with the highest impact factor are available in full text via this database. Scopus: Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of scientific journals, books and conference proceedings with nearly 22,000 titles. Web of Sciencesm: Web of Science indexes peer reviewed journals. A good multidisciplinary database. Wiley Online Library: Access to over 4 million articles from 1500 journals, hundreds of reference works, laboratory protocols and databases. Health and Safety Information Barbour: Full text of a wide range of up to date health and safety documentation, including legislation, regulations, standards and guidance. 2 September 2015 Mechanical and Automotive Engineering: guide to finding useful resources in the library Standards ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library: A vast collection of industryleading standards and technical engineering information. British Standards Online®: The library has access to all current British Standards in full text via BSOnline. Eurocodes also included. Patents Espacenet Patent Search, Esp@cenet: Worldwide coverage from 63 different countries. Theses and Research EthOS (Electronic Theses Online Service): Look here to find UK PhD theses that have been digitalised. If full text is not available, try using our Interlibrary Loan service. Bradford Scholars: An online service designed to host the full text of research materials produced by staff and MPhil/PhD students at the University of Bradford. Search the library catalogue for MSc dissertations. Past Exam Papers Past exam papers are available via Blackboard. Click on Past Exam Papers under Student Organisations. Email Alerts Zetoc: This provides access to the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents of around 28,000 current journals and around 16,000 conference proceedings published per year. The database covers 1993 to date, and is updated on a daily basis. It includes an email alerting service, to enable you to keep up-to-date with relevant new articles and papers. Library Language: words and definitions A glossary of frequently used words in the library. Find the link from the Library home page and the subject support pages. http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/help/librarylanguage/. Inter-library loans The Interlibrary Loans (ILL) service aims to obtain items which are not held in the University of Bradford libraries and are required to support your studies or research. See: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/library/services/interlibrary-loans/. 3 September 2015 Mechanical and Automotive Engineering: guide to finding useful resources in the library Help? Contact Subject Librarian for Engineering Kirsty Carver email: k.carver@bradford.ac.uk , Room 1.5 in Library. 4 September 2015