Guide to Information Sources in Engineering
Guide to Information Sources in Engineering

Author: Charles Lord

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2000-08-15

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0313009430

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The only source that focuses exclusively on engineering and technology, this important guide maps the dynamic and changing field of information sources published for engineers in recent years. Lord highlights basic perspectives, access tools, and English-language resources—directories, encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, databases, indexes, libraries, buyer's guides, Internet resources, and more. Substantial emphasis is placed on digital resources. The author also discusses how engineers and scientists use information, the culture and generation of scientific information, different types of engineering information, and the tools and resources you need to locate and access that material. Other sections describe regulations, standards and specifications, government resources, professional and trade associations, and education and career resources. Engineers, scientists, librarians, and other information professionals working with engineering and technology information will welcome this research

Scientific and Technical Information Resources
Scientific and Technical Information Resources

Author: Krishina Subramanyam

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-07-24

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1000147606

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This book focuses on current practices in scientific and technical communication, historical aspects, and characteristics and bibliographic control of various forms of scientific and technical literature. It integrates the inventory approach for scientific and technical communication.

Using the Engineering Literature
Using the Engineering Literature

Author: Bonnie A. Osif

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-08-23

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 0203966163

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The field of engineering is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary, and there is an ever-growing need for engineers to investigate engineering and scientific resources outside their own area of expertise. However, studies have shown that quality information-finding skills often tend to be lacking in the engineering profession. Using the Engineerin

The Literature of Agricultural Engineering
The Literature of Agricultural Engineering

Author: Carl W. Hall

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780801428128

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The second of a seven-volume series, The Literature of the Agricultural Sciences, this book analyzes the trends in published literature of agricultural engineering during the past century with emphasis on the last forty years. It uses citation analysis and other bibliometric techniques to identify the most important journals, report series, and monographs for the developed countries as well as those in the Third World.