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Bibliographies Links toContentsThis is a guide to basic reference sources for material science & engineering. Most of the materials on engineering are located in the Central Library though some relevant materials may also be found in Science Library. Please always check LINC (the NUS Library INtegrated Catalogue) for the specific location.
Library of Congress
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| Back to Contents | Literature GuidesThese guides tell you how to find engineering materials. Encyclopedia of physical sciences and engineering information sources. 2nd ed. / Edited by Martin A. Smith; David E. Wilt; Judith B. Erickson. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.Z7401 Enc (SC Reference 9) How to find chemical information: a guide for
practising chemists, educators and students. 3rd ed. / Robert C.
Maizell. New York: John Wiley; 1998. Information sources in engineering. 4th ed.
Munchen: Bowker-Saur, 2005. Information sources in metallic materials.
Information sources in metallic
materials. / Edited by M.N. Patten. New York: Bowker Saur, 1989. Information sources in science and
technology. 3rd ed. / Charlie D. Hurt. Englewwod, Colo.: Libraries
Unlimited, Inc, 1998. Walford's guide to reference materials. Vol 1.
Science and technology. 8th ed. London: Library Association Pub., 2001. | Back to Contents | These guides teach you how to cite references, write technical papers, reports, etc. The ACS style guide: a manual for authors and editors. 2nd ed. / Edited by Janet S. Dodd. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1997. QD8.5 Acs (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 9) American National Standard for bibliographic references [ANSI
Z39.29-1977]. New York: American National Standards Institute,
1977. The art of the footnote: the intelligent student's guide to the art
and science of annotating texts. / Francis A. Burkle-Young ; Saundra
Rose Maley. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996. British Standard recommendations for references to published
materials [Standard Number: BS1629:1989]. London: British Standards
Institution, 1989. The Chicago guide to writing about multivariate analysis / Jane
E. Miller. An engineer's practical guide to technical communication
/ Sheryl A. Sorby, William M. Bulleit. Upper Saddle River, NJ,
2005: Prentice Hall, c2006. A guide to writing as an engineer / David Beer,
David McMurrey. How to write and publish a scientific paper. 6th ed. / Robert A.
Day and Barbara Gastel.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006. Merriam-Webster's manual for writers
and editors. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1998. Power tools for technical communication / David
McMurrey. Fort Worth : Harcourt College Pub., c2002. Simon & Schuster handbook for
writers. 7th ed. / Lynn Quitman Troyka
with Douglas Hesse.
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, c2005. Web research : selecting, evaluating, and citing
/ Marie L. Radford, Susan B. Barnes, Linda R. Barr, Boston :
Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, c2006. Where credit is due: a guide to proper citing of sources, print and
nonprint. 2nd ed. / Nancy E. Shields, Mary E. Uhle. Lanham, MD:
Scarecrow Press, 1997. Writing and speaking in the technology professions : a practical
guide. 2nd ed. / edited by David F. Beer. New York : IEEE
Press, c2003. Note: For more materials on writing, publishing technical papers, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject and typing Technical Writing. | Back to Contents | For such materials, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject Keyword. Use terms like: Materials Encyclopedias, Chemical Engineering Dictionaries. ASM materials engineering dictionary. ASM materials engineering
dictionary. / Edited by J. R. Davis. Materials Park: ASM International,
1992. Concise encyclopedia of composite materials. Concise encyclopedia
of composite materials. / Edited by Anthony Kelly; Robert W. Cahn; Michael
B. Bever. Rev ed. Oxford: Pergamon, 1994. Concise polymeric materials encyclopedia.
/ Edited by Joseph C. Salamone. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1998. Concise encyclopedia of materials characterization. 2nd ed. / Edited by
Robert W. Cahn. Amsterdam ; San Diego, CA ; Oxford : Elsevier, 2005. CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics. 2nd
ed. / Eric W. Weisstein. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2003. The Merck index
[electronic resource] : chemistry's constant companion = Der stetige
begleiter für die chemie = Le compagnon du chimiste. Cambridge,
MA : CambridgeSoft, c2005. Version 13.4 Dictionary of engineering acronyms and abbreviations. 2nd ed. /
Harald Keller; Uwe Erb. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1994. Dictionary of engineering materials /
Harald Keller, Uwe Erb. Hoboken,
NJ : John Wiley, 2004. Dictionary of scientific units: including dimensionless numbers.
6th ed. / Jerrard, H. G.; D.B. McNeill. London: Chapman & Hall,
1992. The encyclopedia of advanced materials. / Edited by David Bloor
[et al.] Oxford, England ; Tarrytown, N.Y., USA: Pergamon ,
1994. Encylopedia of analytical science : applications, theory and
instrumentation / editor-in-chief, Robert A. Meyers. Chichester; New
York : Wiley, 2000. Encyclopedia of physics. /
Edited by Rita G. Lerner, George L. Trigg.Weinheim : Wiley-VCH ;
Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2005. Encyclopedia of chemical processing and design. / Edited by John
J. McKetta; William A. Cunningham. New York: M. Dekker, 1976- Encyclopedia of materials : science and technology. /
editors-in-chief, K.H. Jürgen Buschow ...
[et al.]. New York : Elsevier, c2001. Encyclopedia of polymer science and technology 3rd. ed. /
Corinna Czekaj. Encyclopedia of separation technology. / Edited by Douglas M.
Ruthven. New York: Wiley, 1997. Encyclopedia of separation science / editor-in-chief, Ian D. Wilson.
San Diego : Academic Press, 2000. Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary. / Revised by Richard J.
Lewis, Sr. 14th ed. New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2001. International encyclopedia of composites. / Edited by Stuart M.
Lee. New York: VCH Publishers, 1990-1991. Kirk Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology. 5th ed. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2004-2005.TP9 Kir 2005 (CL Reference 2) This is a multi-volume publication. Materials handbook: an encyclopedia for managers, technical
professionals, purchasing and production managers, technicians, and
supervisors. 15th ed. / George S. Brady, Henry R. Clauser, John A.
Vaccari. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002. McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of science
& technology. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of engineering. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2005. The polymer lexicon : acronyms and
abbreviations used in the rubber and plastics industries. / Vernon
Beddoes. Shawbury : Rapra Technology, 1998. Polymer science dictionary. 2nd ed. / Mark S. M. Alger. London:
Chapman & Hall, 1997. Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
fifth edition on
CD-ROM [electronic resource].
Weinhein : VCH, 1997. Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia. 9th ed. / Glenn D. Considine,
editor ; Peter H. Kulik, Associate Editor.
New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2002. Whittington's dictionary of plastics. Whittington's dictionary of
plastics. 3rd ed. / Edited by James F. Carley. Lancaster, PA: Technomic
Pub, 1993. | Back to Contents | Electronic Resources (CD-ROMs & Web Databases) To access, go to E-Resources, Databases, select By Subject, then Engineering & Technology | Back to Contents | Indexes & Abstracts These indexes and abstracts allow you to search for citations of journals articles and conference papers on a topic. Chemical Abstracts
1(1907)-133(2000) Conference papers
index: Vol 7,
no. 1,2,12 (Jan, Feb, Dec 1979), Vol 8, no. 1(Jan 1980), Vol 10, no. 1
(1982)-Vol 19 (1991). Corrosion prevention
technology.
Vol 20(1995)-Vol 23(1998) Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of
Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic awards. Surface treatment technology abstracts. Vol 31(1989)- Vol 43:5
(2001). Web of Science (available in E-Resources) | Back to Contents | Corrosion resistance tables: metals, nonmetals, coatings, mortars,
plastics, elastomers and linings, and fabrics. 5th ed. rev. and
expanded./ Philip A. Schweitzer. New York: M. Dekker, 2004. CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Cleveland, OH: CRC Press,
1997- Databook on fatigue strength of metallic materials. / The Society
of Material Science, Japan. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1996. The elements. 3rd ed. / John Emsley. Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1998. Formulas for stress, strain, and structural matrices. 2nd ed. / Walter
D. Pilkey. Hoboken, NJ: . Wiley, 2004. Lange's handbook of chemistry. 16th ed. /
[edited by] J.G. Speight. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. The metals databook. / Alok Nayar. New York: McGraw-HIll,
1997. The plastics compendium. / Shawbury: Rapra Technology Ltd,
1995. Tables of physical and chemical constants. 16th ed. / Essex:
Longman, 1995. | Back to Contents | Contains the NUS examination papers from recent years. To access, go to Library homepage www.lib.nus.edu.sg, scroll down and look for Search for Exam Papers | Back to Contents | These provide quick guides to topics, formulas, etc. Most of the latest edition of handbooks are kept in CL Reference. For handbooks on various topics, please check LINC. Search under the option Subject Keyword. Key in terms such as: Materials handbooks, Chemical Engineering handbooks. Active electronic component handbook. / Edited by Charles A.
Harper; Harold C. Jones. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. ASM handbook. 10th ed. / Prepared under the direction of the ASM
International Handbook Committee. Materials Park, OH: ASM International,
1990- Atlas of fatigue curves. / Edited by Howard E. Boyer. Metals
Park, OH: American Society for Metals, 1986. Atlas of stress-corrosion and corrosion fatigue curves. / Edited
by A.J. McEvily, Jr. Materials Park, OH: ASM International, 1990. Composites engineering handbook. / Edited by P.K. Mallick. New
York: M.Dekker, 1997. Concrete and masonry
databook / Christine
Beall, Rochelle Jaffe. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2003 Construction materials reference book. / Edited by David K.
Doran. London: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992. Corrosion engineering handbook. / Edited by Philip A.
Schweitzer. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1996. Corrosion atlas: a collection of illustrated case histories.
3rd, ex. & rev. ed. / Compiled by Evert D.D. During. Amsterdam:
Elsevier, 1997. CRC materials science & engineering handbook. 3rd ed. /
[edited by] James F. Shackelford, William
Alexander. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2001. CRC practical handbook of materials selection. / James F.
Shackelford; William Alexander; Jun S. Park. Boca Raton: CRC Press,
1995. DuBois and Pribble's plastics mold engineering handbook. 5th ed.
/ Edited by Eric V. Buckleiner. New York: Chapman & Hall,
1995. Corrosion : materials /
prepared under the direction of the ASM International Handbook Committee ;
Stephen D. Cramer and Bernard S. Covino, Jr., volume editors. Materials
Park, OH : ASM International, c2005. Electronic components: selection and application guidelines. /
Victor Meeldijk. New York: Wiley, 1995. Electronic materials and processes handbook. 3rd ed. /
Charles A. Harper, editor in chief. New York: McGraw-Hill,
2004. Electronic techniques : shop practices and construction.
7th ed./ Robert S. Villanucci, Alexander W.
Avtgis, William F. Megow. Upper Saddle River : Prentice
Hall, c2002. Elsevier materials selector. / Edited by Norman A. Waterman;
Michael F. Ashby. London: Elsevier Applied Science, 1991. Encyclopaedia of scientific units, weights, and measures : their SI
equivalences and origins / François Cardarelli.
London ; New York : Springer, 2003. Engineered materials handbook. Desk ed. / Prepared under the
direction of the ASM International Handbook Committee ; Michelle M.
Gauthier, volume chair. Materials Park, OH: ASM International,
1995. The engineering handbook [electronic resource] 2nd ed./
editor-in-chief, Richard C. Dorf. Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2005. Engineering mathematics handbook.4th ed. / Jan J. Tuma; Ronald A.
Walsh. New York: McGraw Hill, 1997. Engineering plastics handbook/ James M. Margolis,
editor-in-chief. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2006. ENGnetBASE [electronic resource] : engineering handbooks online Gardner's chemical synomyms and trade names. 11th ed. /
edited by G.W.A. Milne.
Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, c1999. Handbook of advanced electronic and photonic materials and devices
/ edited by Hari Singh Nalwa.San Diego, Calif. ;
London : Academic, 2001. Handbook of ceramics and composites. / Edited by Nicholas P.
Cheremisinoff. New York: M. Dekker, 1990-<1992 > Handbook of composites. 2nd. ed./ Edited by S.T. Peters. London: Chapman
& Hall, 1998. Handbook of electromagnetic materials: monolithic and composite
versions and their applications. / Perambur S. Neelakanta. Boca Raton:
CRC Press, 1995. Handbook of electronics manufacturing engineering. 3rd ed. /
Bernard S. Matisoff. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997. Handbook of fluid dynamics and fluid machinery. / Edited by
Joseph A. Schetz; Allen E. Fuhs. New York: John Wiley & Sons,
1996. Handbook of materials selection / edited by
Myer Kutz. New York : J. Wiley, c2002. Handbook of plastics and rubber additives /
compiled by Michael Ash and Irene Ash. New York : Synapse
Information Resources, c2005. Handbook of plastics joining : a practical guide. / Plastic
Joining Library. Norwich: The Library, 1997. Handbook of plastics, elastomers, and composites. 4th ed. /
Edited by Charles A. Harper. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Handbook of ternary alloy phase diagrams. / P. Villars; A.
Prince; H. Okamoto. Materials Park, OH: ASM International, 1997. Handbook of thin film process technology
[electronic resource]. / Edited by David A.
Glocker; S. Ismat Shah. Bristol, UK ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics,
c1997. Industrial minerals and their uses: a handbook and formulary. /
Edited by Peter A. Ciullo. Westwood, NJ: Noyes Publications,
1996. Industrial polymers handbook : products, processes, applications /
Edward S. WilKs, editor. Weinheim; New York :
Wiley-VCH, c2001. Material environmental data sheets. / Karel Verschueren. New
York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996. The materials selector [electronic resource] / Edited by
Norman A. Waterman and Michael F. Ashby. Boca Raton, fla. : Chapman &
Hall, c1999 Mathematics handbook for science and engineering. 5th ed. / Lennart Rade; Bertil Westergren.
Berlin ; New York : Springer ; Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2004. Mechanical engineer's handbook. 3rd ed.
/ edited by Myer Kutz. New York : Wiley, c2006. Newnes engineering and physical science pocket book. 2nd ed. /
J.O. Bird; P.J. Chivers. Oxford: Newnes, 1996. Nondestructive testing handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Robert C.
McMaster. [Columbus, OH]: American Society for Nondestructive Testing,
[Metals Park, OH]: American Society for Metals, 1982. Plastics additives and modifiers handbook. Rev ed. / Edited by
Jesse Edenbaum. London: Chapman & Hall, 1996. Printed circuit board materials handbook. / Edited by Martin W.
Jawitz. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Rules of thumb for chemical engineers: a manual of quick, accurate
soluations to everyday process engineering problems. 4thed. / Carl Branan,
editor. Boston : Elsevier, 2005. Smithells metals reference book / edited by W.
F. Gale and T. C. Totemeier. Oxford : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004 Standard handbook of engineering calculations. 4th ed. / Tyler
G. Hicks, editor-in-chief. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. Stress intensity factors handbook. / Edited by Y. Murakami [et
al.]. Oxford; New York: Pergamon, 1987-1992. Uhlig's corrosion handbook. / edited by R.
Winston Revie. New
York: Wiley, 2000. Wiley's remediation technologies handbook : major contaminant
chemicals and chemical groups / Jay H. Lehr. Hoboken,
New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, c2004. | Back to Contents | Theses Theses (Masters and PhD) submitted to the Faculty of Engineering are located at the Central Library Closed Stacks. They are for consultation in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying. | Back to Contents | Standards Standards are kept at CL Reference 10. Standards are for consultations in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying. Some standards such as British Standards are also available in electronic version. For a complete list, go to E-Resources, Databases, select By Type and then click on Standards. | Back to Contents | Document Delivery Service For NUS academic staff and higher degree students (with approval from their supervisors) who need to obtain journal articles or conference papers that are not found in the library. Request for document delivery service is available via E-Forms in the Library portal. For more information, please refer to Library Services: Document Delivery Service | Back to Contents | Inter-Library Loan NUS academic staff and higher degree students who need books which are not available in NUS Libraries can submit their request for inter-library loan service. This service is available via E-Forms in the Library portal. | Back to Contents | Location Codes Used
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