New Engineering Books
November 1, 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01
October 26, 2009
New Engineering Books
October 19, 2009
New Engineering Books
October 14, 2009
Knovel University Challenge
The Knovel University Challenge starts on 9/14/09 and is open to all universities with current subscriptions and trials to Knovel. You have until (midnight) December 1st to submit your answers and contact information (full name, school name, email address) via the contest widget available at www.info.knovel.com/challenge.
All entries with a total of at least 3 correct answers will be placed into a random drawing for one of (1) Kindle, (2) Nintendo Wiis, (4) iPod Nanos and (6) iTunes Gift Cards. The drawing will take place on December 1st, 2009.
The Prizes will be awarded to entrants in the US, Canada, Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe and all other regions. All winners must present correct answers to 3 quiz questions. All universities, domestic and international, are eligible to participate and win. For entries to be valid, and to qualify for prizes, students must use Knovel to answer the questions.
Join the ranks of Drexel Knovel University Challenge winners!
October 13, 2009
New Engineering Books
October 6, 2009
Patent Searching
-Patent Searching
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
The USPTO offers web access to bibliographic and full-text patent databases. These databases provide full-text of patents from 1976 to the present and full page images from 1790 to the present.
See What is a Patent?
See Patent Searching Tips.
See ‘What is Intellectual Property?’ in Frequently Asked Questions for Inventors
See ‘Manual of Patent Classification’
Fresh Patents
Provides access to the latest published US patent applications each week BEFORE the USPTO decision to
grant/deny.
pat2pdf.org
Given a patent number, pat2pdf.org will return a free, pdf formated version of the patent.
The Google Patent Search covers the entire collection of patents made available by the USPTO—from patents issued in the 1790s to present.
October 5, 2009
Mechanical Engineering
Click on the links below to see what books are available in the library in some key areas related to Mechanical Engineering.
Motorsports
Automobiles–Brakes
SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers
Nanomaterials
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Engineering Ethics
Nanowires
Biopolymers
Sensor Networks
Aircraft Design
To find additional books on, search in our online catalog using Advanced Keyword searching .
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Books
Click on the links below to see what books are available in the library in some key areas related to Electrical and Computer Engineering
Search by Keyword:
Intrusion Detection
Memory Design
Hybrid and Electric
Vehicle and (Unmanned or Autonomous)
Search by Subject:
Telecommunication
Biosensors
Robots – Control Systems
To find additional books, search in our online catalog using Advanced Keyword Searching and using appropriate research keywords.
October 4, 2009
There are a number of reference books available online. How can I find out which reference books are available from our Library’s web site?
You can find electronic encyclopedias or handbooks by searching in our Library’s online catalog. For example, to locate electronic handbooks in the area of Mechanical Engineering, use ‘mechanical*’ and ‘handbook*’ as keywords in ‘Advanced Searching’ feature and by limiting to ‘DU Electronic Books’ option.
For example, see: Mechanical and Handbook
Here are some electronic encyclopedias and reference works available to Drexel Community.
AccessScience-McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Comprehensive Composite Materials
Encyclopedia of Agrochemicals
Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical engineering
Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology
Encyclopedia of Chemical physics and Physical Chemistry
Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering
Encyclopedia of Materials: Science andTechnology
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology
International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia
Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine
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