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Virtual Library. IMechE members can access engineering and business information resources worth £100,000 from anywhere in the world. This presentation will introduce you to the services available in the Virtual Library.
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Virtual Library IMechE members can access engineering and business information resources worth £100,000 from anywhere in the world. This presentation will introduce you to the services available in the Virtual Library. If you have any questions, please contact usat library@imeche.org or call +44 (0)207 973 1274.
Virtual Library • The Virtual Library is a superb and comprehensive back up resource to your university library • Helps you with your studies • Helps with alternative research requirements • Helps you to achieve your academic goals • Helps you locate the latest research to support your thesis or dissertation • Access unique specialist resources to help complete your assignments
Logging in To access the Virtual Library log in to the Members’ Area from the Institution’s home page, and click on “Members’ Virtual Library”
What’s available • 850 full-text ebooks • 4000 full-text ejournals • Full-text IMechE journals • Technical databases: Engineering Village 2, EBSCO, Efunda
Knovel Search across 350 core engineering reference books available in full-text. You can download, print or save individual chapters as PDF files
Books24x7 200 engineering handbooks and 300 management and career development texts Fully searchable Subjects include six sigma, maintenance, and project management
EBSCO Databases 830 full-text technical journals, including IMechE titles 3000 full-text trade journals Search for articles to support your research
IMechE Proceedings Download papers from the latest issues for free. Older papers are available for free from the EBSCO database or can be supplied by the library
Engineering Village 2 World’s most comprehensive engineering abstracts database Search for summaries of any article or report that has been published in the last 40 years
Efunda Find engineering reference data, including formulae, datasheets and unit conversion tools.
Contact the Library If you have any questions about the Virtual Library or any other library service, please contact the Information and Library Service: Email: library@imeche.org Telephone: +44 (0)207 973 1274 More information is available on the website: www.imeche.org/library