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Drexel Engineering Library Introduction to Engineering Design Research Tutorials

Drexel Engineering Library Introduction to Engineering Design Research Tutorials . Finding Background Information. Jay Bhatt Engineering Librarian. Can’t I find everything I need online?. Engineering Library Resources. Online Engineering Resources. Library subscribed electronic resources

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Drexel Engineering Library Introduction to Engineering Design Research Tutorials

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  1. Drexel Engineering LibraryIntroduction to Engineering Design Research Tutorials Finding Background Information Jay Bhatt Engineering Librarian

  2. Can’t I find everything I need online? Engineering Library Resources Online Engineering Resources • Library subscribed electronic resources • Trustworthy • Highly Organized and Searchable • Large Collection of Electronic Databases and E-Books can be accessed from anywhere • Some free, some $$$ • Requires Evaluation • Can be difficult to Navigate • Good for finding government publications, data and patents • Online search engines like Google Scholar link directly to Library Resources

  3. Engineering Books? • Reference Books • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Handbooks • Electronic Reference and E-Book Collections • ENGnetBASE • AccessScience • Knovel

  4. Dictionaries • Gain understanding of Terminology • Definitions • Diagrams • Foreign Language Translation Sample entry from Comprehensive dictionary of electrical engineering , 2nd ed.

  5. Encyclopedias • General, background information • may include historical overview • may also include statistical information, images and illustrations • Entries usually written by subject experts and contain references

  6. Handbooks • Contain collected primary data from diverse sources that are categorized and presented for ready reference • Tables, Figures, Diagrams Sample Figure - Exploded view of a short coupled driveshaft from 2004 SAE Handbook

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