Electronic Books


Electronic books retain the pleasing appearance of printed books (tables of contents, indexes, illustrations) but also may be searched full-text, bookmarked, and annotated; they also include links to similar resources.  Although they can be read "cover to cover," they work best when trying to locate a short passage or information on a specific point.

Title Connect Description
AccessScience
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
ASM Handbooks Online
Materials properties and uses
Characterization of Materials
Techniques for examining materials
Chemical Properties Handbook
Properties of inorganic and organic compounds under variable conditions
Digital Bridges 19th Century Bridge pictures, plans, and histories
Early English Books Online
Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661). 
Encyclopedia Britannica
General encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation
Engineering properties of the body as well as medical devices.
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology
Discovery, development, properties, manufacturing, regulations, economics of polymers and their use. Extensive bibliographies.
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Music history, instruments, and biographies
Historical Statistics of the United States
Colonial times through 1970. See Statistical Abstract of the United States for the current data.
International Critical Tables
Physical property data for inorganic, organic, and pure compounds, plus many "practical" substances, such as building stones. Compiled between 1926-1930, it is still largely accurate and often the only source for some materials.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Chemical manufacturing
Knovel Critical Tables
Knovel is a publisher of web accessible, searchable science and engineering data, which is often available in downloadable form.
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
Properties of inorganic/organic compounds and polymers.
Literature Online
Largely English-language literary works, beginning with the 8th C.
Literature Resource Center
Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography and other biographical and critical literature resources
National Academies Press National issues and policy in science, engineering, and social sciences.
NetLibrary
Wide range of popular non-fiction.  Individual titles are included in ASA. For more information
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Definitions and etymology
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
Chemical engineering; some data in "interactive, downloadable" tables [Excel format]
Safari
Computer, IT, and Web manuals and how-to books from O'Reilly, Peach Pit, and other software manual publishers. Not all areas are covered; contact the Engineering Librarian for suggested addtions.
Smithsonian Physical Tables
The 1954 9th ed., revised. 901 tables of physical and engineering properties.
SourceOECD
Books, periodicals, and statistics from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Thermochemistry of the Chemical Substances
Heats of formation, transition, fusion, vaporization, and reaction.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
Short (one or two pages) articles on aspects of American legal matters.
Women Writers Online
Selected women authors, 1400-1850
World Almanac
Popular current events, data,  and statistics



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