April 2, 2014

Books

To find books on a particular topic, search in our online catalog using 'Advanced Keyword Searching 'feature and using appropriate keyword representing that topic. The Drexel University Libraries provides services to Drexel's online learning community equivalent to those available on the physical campuses.

For more information, see:  'Distance Learners' .

To request print material within Drexel University Libraries' collection, use the Request Item option in the Library Catalog and select Distance Education Delivery as the pick up location.

Electronic books can be accessed by using your Drexel email ID and password.

Examples:

• Q & As for the PMBOK(r) guide : fourth edition / edited by Frank T. Anbari.
• Business Plans
• Entrepreneurship
• Ventures and Technology
• Emerging Technologies
• The Project Management Institute [electronic resource] : project management handbook / Jeffrey K. Pinto, editor ; foreword by Lewis R. Ireland.
• The Wiley guide to managing projects [electronic resource] / [edited by] Peter W.G. Morris, Jeffrey K. Pinto.
  
• Building customer-based project organizations [electronic resource] / Jeffrey K. Pinto, Pekka Rouhiainen.
• Project Management
• Books by Pinto, Jeffrey
• PMBOK
• A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK guide), fifth edition [electronic resource]
• A user's manual to the PMBOK guide-- fifth edition [electronic resource] / Cynthia Stackpole Snyder.
• Planning and control using Microsoft Office Project and PMBOK(r) guide, fourth edition
• Overview of the PMBOK(r) guide [electronic resource] : short cuts for PMP certification / by Deasun
• Q & As for the PMBOK(r) guide : fourth edition / edited by Frank T. Anbari.

Electronic Books Click on the links below to access electronic books (Access only to Drexel faculty and students)
NOTE: Search for any relevant topics related to Project Management for the course.

• AccessScience
• ebrary
• ENGnetBASE  
• Knovel: Engineering & Scientific Online References
• MATERIALSnetBASE
• MECHANICALENGINEERINGnetBASE

Using Summon:
Try Summon to find books, articles and more. See also What is Summon? How can I use it?.

• Click on Articles & More Tab in the Library Home page
• For example, type 'Project Management' and click on Search Library link.
• Refine your search results by selecting an option from the left column. For example, select 'ebook' option. You will see a listing with links to  electronic books.
• Try Summon for quick search. For more in depth search, explore the resources below.

 Key Engineering Electronic Databases

• ASTM Digital Library 
• Engineering Village: Ei Compendex and INSPEC
• Google Scholar 
• IEEE Xplore 
• ScienceDirect
• Web of Knowledge

Key Business and Entrepreneurship Databases
Use the following databases to find articles related to project management:

• Academic Universe(Lexis/Nexis)
• Business & Industry

• Business Source Complete
• D&B Million Dollar Database
• Expanded Academic

• Factiva Global news and business information service, international business, company/industry research
• Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies

• Hoover's Companies, Industries and Market Intelligence
• IBISWorld Industry Reports

• Mintel Reports - Market Research
• Proquest