Information Sources in Engineering
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Information Sources in Engineering

  1. 703 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

The current, thoroughly revised and updated edition of this approved title, evaluates information sources in the field of technology. It provides the reader not only with information of primary and secondary sources, but also analyses the details of information from all the important technical fields, including environmental technology, biotechnology, aviation and defence, nanotechnology, industrial design, material science, security and health care in the workplace, as well as aspects of the fields of chemistry, electro technology and mechanical engineering. The sources of information presented also contain publications available in printed and electronic form, such as books, journals, electronic magazines, technical reports, dissertations, scientific reports, articles from conferences, meetings and symposiums, patents and patent information, technical standards, products, electronic full text services, abstract and indexing services, bibliographies, reviews, internet sources, reference works and publications of professional associations.

Information Sources in Engineering is aimed at librarians and information scientists in technical fields as well as non-professional information specialists, who have to provide information about technical issues. Furthermore, this title is of great value to students and people with technical professions.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Series Editor’s Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. About the Contributors
  5. 1. Information and the Engineer
  6. 2. Journals and Electronic Journals
  7. 3. Reports,Theses and Research in Progress
  8. 4. Conferences
  9. 5. Patent Information
  10. 6. Standards
  11. 7. Product information
  12. 8. Electronic Full Text Services
  13. 9. Abstracting and Indexing Services
  14. 10. Bibliographies and Reviews
  15. 11. Internet Resources in Engineering
  16. 12. Reference Sources
  17. 13. Professional Societies
  18. 14. Information Sources in Aerospace and Defence
  19. 15. Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
  20. 16. Chemical Engineering
  21. 17. Civil Engineering
  22. 18. Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
  23. 19. Engineering Design
  24. 20. Environmental Engineering
  25. 21. Manufacturing Engineering
  26. 22. Materials Engineering
  27. 23. Mechanical Engineering
  28. 24. Mining and Mineral Process Engineering
  29. 25. Nanotechnology
  30. 26. Occupational Safety and Health
  31. 27. Petroleum and Offshore Engineering
  32. Index