Virtual Library
IMechE members can access engineering
and business information resources worth
£100,000 from anywhere in the world.
This presentation will introduce you to the
services available in the Virtual Library.
If you have any questions, please contact us
at library@imeche.org or call +44 (0)207
973 1274.
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Virtual Library
 The Virtual Library is a superb and comprehensive
back up resource to your university library
 Helps you with your studies
 Helps with alternative research requirements
 Helps you to achieve your academic goals
 Helps you locate the latest research to support your
thesis or dissertation
 Access unique specialist resources to help complete
your assignments
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Logging in
To access the
Virtual Library
log in to the
Members’ Area
from the
Institution’s
home page,
and click on
“Members’
Virtual Library”
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What’s available
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850 full-text ebooks
4000 full-text ejournals
Full-text IMechE journals
Technical databases:
Engineering Village 2, EBSCO, Efunda
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Knovel
Search across
350 core
engineering
reference books
available in fulltext. You can
download, print
or save individual
chapters as PDF
files
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Books24x7
200 engineering
handbooks and 300
management and
career development
texts
Fully searchable
Subjects include six
sigma, maintenance,
and project
management
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EBSCO Databases
830 full-text
technical
journals,
including
IMechE titles
3000 full-text
trade journals
Search for
articles to
support your
research
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IMechE Proceedings
Download
papers from
the latest
issues for
free.
Older papers
are available
for free from
the EBSCO
database or
can be
supplied by
the library
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Engineering Village 2
World’s most
comprehensive
engineering
abstracts
database
Search for
summaries of
any article or
report that has
been published
in the last 40
years
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Efunda
Find
engineering
reference data,
including
formulae,
datasheets and
unit conversion
tools.
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Contact the Library
If you have any questions about the Virtual
Library or any other library service, please
contact the Information and Library Service:
Email: library@imeche.org
Telephone: +44 (0)207 973 1274
More information is available on the website:
www.imeche.org/library
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