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

The Libraries have over 500,000 items you can get, from books, books on Reserve, e-books or journal articles to help you. And if we don’t have what you need, we will help you get it from somewhere else.

Find Books & Journals

• Start by searching The Catalog
• The Catalog helps you find books, electronic resources, journals, video, and course reserves – everything we have is in there
• Searching The Catalog is as easy as entering a word or phrase to start simple searches
• You can learn to do more targeted searches in this tutorial

Find Articles & Non-Text Resources

• Use the Databases* to find articles for your coursework and research
• The Library has hundreds of different databases available to you, many with full text
• Start with these general academic (Proquest & Expanded Academic) databases
• The databases can contain scholarly articles, financial information, artwork, even music.

See ‘How Can We Help You’? for more information.

CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX

The CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX brings together in one place the majority of the leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. Everything from raw materials and refining through processing, welding and fabrication to end uses, corrosion, performance and recycling is covered in depth for all metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.

The subfiles that make up this database can be searched separately.

The subfiles are:

Aluminium Industry Abstracts, Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts, Copper Data Center Database, Corrosion Abstracts, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Materials Business File , METADEX, and WELDASEARCH

Search Help links include: Help & Support, Quick Search Tutorial, Advanced Search Tutorial, Command Search Tutorial, and Quick Reference Card.

SciFinder is a research discovery tool that allows college students and faculty to access a wide diversity of research from many scientific disciplines, including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more!

Follow along and explore Nanotechnology in SciFinder:

Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences throughout the world. The ASME Journal Program started with a single title “Transactions” in the year 1880.

Access: ASME Journals

You can also access them from Find an Electronic Journal link. Type ‘ASME’ in the ‘Title’ box, select ‘Contains’ button and click on ‘Go’. Journal titles include:

IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics 1083-4435
Journal of applied mechanics 0021-8936
Journal of biomechanical engineering 0148-0731
Journal of computing and information science in engineering 1530-9827
Journal of dynamic systems, measurement, and control 0022-0434
Journal of electronic packaging 1043-7398
Journal of energy resources technology 0195-0738
Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power 0742-4795
Journal of engineering materials and technology 0094-4289
Journal of fluids engineering 0098-2202
Journal of heat transfer 0022-1481
Journal of manufacturing science and engineering 1087-1357
Journal of mechanical design 1050-0472
Journal of offshore mechanics and Arctic engineering 0892-7219
Journal of pressure vessel technology 0094-9930
Journal of solar energy engineering 0199-6231
Journal of tribology 0742-4787
Journal of turbomachinery 0889-504X

AccessScience:

• Over 8,500 online articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology 10th edition
• Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology
• 110,000+ definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
• 15,000 illustrations and graphics, and bibliographies containing more than 28,000 literature citations
• Content contributed by more than 5000 researchers, including 36 Nobel Prize winners
• Biographies of more than 2,000 well-known scientists from the Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography
• The latest news in science and technology from Science News and ScienCentral videos
• Continuously updated, fully-searchable, media-rich content, terms, images and videos
• added illustrations, animations, and image galleries

Access: AccessScience

See animations related to areas such as Acoustics or Cell Biology at: AccessScience Multimedia

The senior design team of Eric Eisele, Courtney Reid, Dan Pugh, Sarah Byrnes, and Charlie Woods was awarded a Phase II People, Prosperity, and Planet Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  See Senior Design Team wins EPA funding for more details.

Eric and his team used several Library resources over a period of time.  These include:

• ASCE Civil Engineering Database
• ASCE Conference Proceedings Online
• BuildingGreen – (BuildingGreen Suite integrates online versions of GreenSpec, Environmental Building News, and a database of more than 160 high-performance building case studies.)
• DoE Energy Codes
• Ei Compendex and INSPEC
• Environmental Engineering Abstracts
• Google Scholar
• Home Depot Smart Home
• Knovel: Engineering and Scientific Online References
• MAD CAD – (NOTE: access to cross-referenced collections of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire, and maintenance codes from BOCA, SBCCI, ICBO, ICC, and NFPA.)
• ScienceDirect
• Statistical Resources
• Statistical Resources on the Web-Energy
• Web of Knowledge

Eric also needed some ASTM standards for the Solar Coating project. Using How Do I access ASTM, SAE, ASHRAE, ISO or ANSI standards? Any other standards? Eric was able to obtain ASTM standards that he needed for the project. Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering and Materials Engineering Site include a few resources that may also help in future for other projects. See also Cool Roofs and Cool Roofing Materials Database available from Heat Island Group Resources.

Eric found using Knovel very useful since he was able to locate number of electronic handbooks that helped him find properties of materials through researching this database.

Eric also contributed in creating  Drexel’s web site for Sustainability and Drexel Green.

Congratulations to the Senior Design Team!

Presentation on Job Searching for Biomedical Engineering students is now available from the main Engineering Reference Page

Special Presentations:

* CAEE Research Presentation
* Job Searching For Biomedical Engineering Students

Learn how to use electronic databases, patent information tools and various FDA sites  to generate lists of potential employers.

How does Find It@Drexel work?

The Library has sent Google information about our electronic holdings, our linking utility (SFX), and IP ranges for our campus networks. It uses a “Preferences” setting to display a Find It@Drexel link if the libraries offer access to an electronic version of an article. Click on the Find It@Drexel link to display an SFX menu showing full-text access options.

How does Google Scholar know I’m associated with Drexel?

If you’re using a computer connected to the University City or Center City (Hahnemann) campuses, Google Scholar recognizes your IP address, and sets Drexel University as your default library preference. If you’re off-campus, or on the College of Medicine campus, you can set Drexel as your library preference yourself. If you allow cookies on your computer, the setting will stay in place across search sessions.

How do I do that?

From here, or from the Scholar Preferences link on the Google Scholar search page, open the Preference page. In the Library Links search box type drexel; click on Find Library . Check the box next to Drexel University, then click on the Save Preferences button. Note: you can set up to two additional library preferences.

Do I have to search from the Libraries’ page to use Find It@Drexel?

No; as long as Drexel is set as your library preference (either by default if you’re on the network, or if you have selected it yourself) all your Google Scholar searches will show Find It@Drexel links when we have access to an appropriate resource.

Can Google Scholar meet all my research needs?

Probably not – the libraries offer more than 300 academic databases, both broad spectrum, and highly discipline-specific for deeper, more thorough searching.

Please refer to http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/tutorials/googlescholar.html for more information.

Suppose I am looking for the following article found in Ei Compendex (Engineering Village) database:

Interface constrained growth for size control nanofabrication: Mechanism and experiments
Chen, Kunji (National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics, Nanjing University); Chen, Kai; Han, Peigao; Zhang, Lin; Huang, Xinfan Source: International Journal of Nanoscience, v 5, n 6, December, 2006, p 919-925
Database: Compendex

Clicking on Full Text, requires us to enter ‘Username’ and ‘Password’.  The Library does not subscribe to ‘International Journal of Nanoscience’ either in Print or Electronic form at present.

Clicking on the  ‘SFX’ takes us to InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad) Link. Click on Go. Fill up the Interlibrary Loan Request form after you logon.

Some fields are automatically populated from the citation record of the article in Ei copmpendex.
Make sure that you fill all the required fields including the one for the ‘Year’ when the paper was published.
You will be able to access your requested articles through your iLLiad account in the electronic form as soon as they are available.

For more information, please refer to: ILLiad