Guide to Information Sources in Engineering

Charles Lord

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2000
• eBook ISBN: 9780313009433
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

The only source that focuses exclusively on engineering and technology, this important guide maps the dynamic and changing field of information sources published for engineers in recent years. Lord highlights basic perspectives, access tools, and English-language resources—directories, encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, databases, indexes, libraries, buyer's guides, Internet resources, and more. Substantial emphasis is placed on digital resources. The author also discusses how engineers and scientists use information, the culture and generation of scientific information, different types of engineering information, and the tools and resources you need to locate and access that material. Other sections describe regulations, standards and specifications, government resources, professional and trade associations, and education and career resources. Engineers, scientists, librarians, and other information professionals working with engineering and technology information will welcome this research

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: How Engineers Use Information
• Chapter 2: General Reference Sources
• Chapter 3: Information Access Tools
• Chapter 4: Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals, and Newsletters
• Chapter 5: Grey Literature: Conference Literature, Research and Technical Reports
• Chapter 6: Handbooks, Manuals, and Tables
• Chapter 7: Buyer's Guides, Databooks, and Catalogs
• Chapter 8: Internet Resources
• Chapter 9: Regulations, Standards, and Specifications
• Chapter 10: Government Resources
• Chapter 11: Professional and Trade Associations, Organizations, and Societies
• Chapter 12: Education and Career Resources
• Appendix: Publishers
• Index