| 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). |
| eBrary Academic Collection |
|
Over 50,000 online books on a wide range of subjects |
| 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. |
| Google Books |
|
Full text or "snippets" of books from over 10,000 publishers in 35 countries |
| 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 |