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Library Bibliographies Links toContentsThis is a guide to basic reference sources for mechanical 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 Classification Numbers (for science & technology
materials)
| 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 10) How to find information in science and
technology. 2nd ed. / Jill Lambert; Peter A. Lambert. London:
Library Association Pub., 1991. Information sources in engineering. 3rd ed.
/ Edited by K. W. Mildren; P. J. Hicks. Guides to Information Sources.
London: Bowker-Saur, 1996. 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. 7th ed. London: Library Association Pub.,
1996. | Back to Contents | These guides teach you how to cite references, write technical papers, reports, etc. 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 manual of style. 14 ed. /
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Electronic styles: a handbook for citing
electronic information. 2nd ed. / Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane.
Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996. Handbook for scientific and technical research.
/ David P. Beach; Torsten K. E. Alvager. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice
Hall, 1992. How to write and publish a scientific paper.
5th ed. / Robert A. Day. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998. How to write and publish engineering papers and
reports. 3rd ed. / Herbert B. Michaelson. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1990. PN147 Mer (CL Reference) Science and technical writing: a manual of
style. 4th ed. / Edited by Philip Rubens. New York: H. Holt, 1992. T11Wil (CL Reference) 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. 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: Heating Dictionaries, Mechanical Engineering Dictionaries. Comprehensive dictionary of measurement and
control. / Instrument Society of America. Research Triangle Park,
N.C. : Instrument Society of America, 1995. QA5 Wei (CL Reference1, SC Reference1) Dictionary of engineering acronyms and
abbreviations. 2nd ed. / Harald Keller; Uwe Erb. New York: New-Schuman,
1994. Dictionary of mechanical engineering. 4th
ed. / G.H.F. Nayler. Warrendale, PA.: Society of Automotive Engineers;
Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. Dictionary of materials and testing. /
William H. Cubberly. Warrendale, PA. : Society of Automotive Engineers,
1993. Dictionary of scientific units: including
dimensionless numbers. 6th ed. / Jerrard, H. G.; D.B. McNeill.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1992. Encyclopedia of applied physics. / Edited
by George L. Trigg; Eduardo S. Vera; Walter Greulich. New York: VCH Pub,
1991. Encyclopedia of energy technology and the
environment. / Edited by Attilio Bisio; Sharon Boots. New York :
Wiley , 1995. Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics. / Edited
by N.P. Cheremisinoff, [et al]. Houston: Gulf Pub. Co., 1991. Encyclopedia of tribology. / C. Kajdas,
S.S.K. Harvey, E. Wilusz. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1990. Encyclopedic dictionary of gears and gearing.
/ David W. South; Richard H. Ewert. New York : McGraw-Hill , 1994. HVAC/R terminology : a quick reference guide.
/ Richard Wirtz. Upper Saddle River, NJ. : Prentice Hall, 1998. TN609 Ill (CL Reference1) The International dictionary of heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning. 2nd ed. / Compiled by the
Publishing Committee of REHVA (Federation of European Heating and
Airconditioning Associations). London : E. & FN Spon , 1994. International encyclopedia of heat & mass
transfer. / Edited by G.F. Hewitt; G.L. Shires; Y.V. Polezhaev. Boca
Raton : CRC Press, 1996. Q121 Macg (CL Reference1, SC Reference1) McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of engineering. 2nd ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. TA9 Mcr (CL Reference1) The McGraw-Hill illustrated encyclopedia of
robotics & artificial intelligence. / Edited by Stan Gibilisco.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. Plumbing encyclopaedia. 2nd ed. / R.D.
Treloar. Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1996. Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia. /
Edited by Douglas M. Considine; Glenn D. Considine. New York: Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1995. | Back to Contents | Electronic Resources (CD-ROMs & Web Databases) Please click on link to Engineering : Databases Available in NUS Library. | Back to Contents | Printed Indexes & Abstracts These indexes and abstracts allow you to search for citations of journals articles and conference papers on a topic. Applied mechanics review. Vol
34(1981)- Applied science technology index.
1958-1997. Conference papers index: life sciences,
chemistry, physical sciences, geosciences, engineering. Vol 7, no.
1,2,12 (Jan, Feb, Dec 1979), Vol 8, no. 1(Jan 1980), Vol 10, no. 1
(1982)-Vol 19 (1991) Current technology index. 1981-1996. Engineering index annual. 1968-1991.
(Equivalent to Compendex Plus). View the electronic version : Ei
Compendex (available on Digital Library). Index to scientific reviews: an
international interdisciplinary index to the review literature of
science, medicine, agriculture, technology, and the behavioral sciences.
1985- Index to theses accepted for higher
degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council
for National Academic awards. 1950- ISMEC :Mechanical engineering abstracts.
Vol 21 (1988)-Vol 25 (1992). Mechanical engineering abstracts.
Vol 26 (1993)-Vol 29 (1996). Surface treatment technology abstracts. Vol
31(1989)- Wind engineering abstracts. Vol
1(1982)- | Back to Contents | Formulas for stress, strain, and
structural matrices. / Walter D. Pilkey. New York: J. Wiley, c1994. Machine design data handbook. / K.
Lingaiah. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. Tables for the hydraulic design of
pipes, sewers and channels. / HR Wallingford; D.I.H. Barr. London:
T. Telford, 1998. 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 Digital Library, select Exam Papers under "Browse by Type of Format". | 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: Heating handbooks, Mechanical engineering handbooks. Advanced machining technology handbook.
/ James Brown. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Automotive electronics handbook. 2nd
ed. / Edited by Ronald K. Jurgen. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Boiler operator's guide. 4th ed. /
Anthony Lawrence Kohan. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Composites engineering handbook. /
Edited by P.K. Mallick. New York: M. Dekker, 1997. The control handbook. / Edited by
William S. Levine. New York: IEEE Press, 1996. CRC handbook of lubrication : theory and
practice of tribology. / Edited by E. Richard Booser. Boca Raton:
CRC Press, 1983-1994. CRC materials science & engineering
handbook. 2nd ed. / James F. Shackelford. Boca Raton: CRC Press,
1994. CRC practical handbook of materials
selection. / James F. Shackelford; William Alexander; Jun S. Park.
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995. Dudley's gear handbook. 2nd ed. /
Edited by Dennis P. Townsend. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1991. Energy management handbook. 3rd ed.
/ Wayne C. Turner. Lilburn, GA : Fairmount Press, 1997. Engineered materials handbook.
Materials Park, OH : ASM International, 1995. Engineering handbook. / Edited by
Richard C. Dorf. Boca Raton: CRC Press; [Piscataway, NJ]: IEEE Press,
1996. Engineering mathematics handbook.
4th ed. / Jan J. Tuma; Ronald A. Walsh. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Fan handbook : selection, application
and design. / Frank P. Bleier. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997. Flow measurement engineering handbook.
3rd ed. / Richard W. Miller. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1996. Handbook of composites. / Edited by
S.T. Peters. London : Chapman & Hall, 1998. Handbook of die design. / Ivana
Suchy. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998. Handbook of electronics manufacturing
engineering. 3rd ed. / Bernard S. Matisoff. New York: Chapman &
Hall, 1997. Handbook of energy engineering. 4th
ed. / Albert Thumann. Lilburn, GA : Fairmount Press, 1997. Handbook of fluid dynamics and fluid
machinery. / Edited by Joseph A. Schetz; Allen E. Fuhs. New York:
John Wiley & Sons, 1996. Handbook of heat and mass transfer.
/ Edited by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff. Houston : Gulf Pub. Co. ,
c1986-<c1990> Handbook of hydraulics for the solution
of hydraulic engineering problems. 7th ed. / Ernest F. Brater,
Horace Williams King ; Edited by James E. Lindell ; C.Y. Wei. New York :
McGraw-Hill , c1996. Handbook of manufacturing engineering.
/ Edited by Jack M. Walker. New York: M. Dekker, 1996. Handbook of materials selection for
engineering applications. / Edited by G. T. Murray. New York :
Marcel Dekker, Inc, 1997. Handbook of mechanical engineering
calculations. / Edited by Tyler G. Hicks. New York : McGraw-Hill,
1998. Handbook of phase change : boiling and
condensation. / Edited by Satish G. Kandlikar, Masahiro Shoji, Vijay
K. Dhir. Philadelphia, PA.: Taylor & Francis, 1999. Handbook of plastics joining : a
practical guide. / Plastic Joining Library. Norwich: The Library,
1997. HVAC maintenance and operations
handbook. / [Edited by] Robert C. Rosaler. New York : McGraw-Hill,
1997. HVAC pump handbook. / James B.
Rishel. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1996. HVAC systems and components handbook.
2nd ed. / [Edited by] Nils R. Grimm; Robert C. Rosaler. New York :
McGraw-Hill, 1997. Industrial control handbook. 2nd ed.
/ E. A. Parr. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995. Industrial refrigeration handbook. /
Wilbert F. Stoecker. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998. Kempe's engineer's year-book.
London: Morgan-Grampian, 1999. Machinery's handbook. 25th ed. /
Erik Oberg, et al. New York: Industrial Press, 1996. Mark's standard handbook for mechanical
engineers. 10th ed. / Eugene A. Avallone; Theodore Baumeister III.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1996. Mathematics handbook for science and
engineering. Int'l ed. / Lennart Rade; Bertil Westergren. Cambridge,
Ma.: Birkhauser Boston, 1995. McGraw-Hill machining and metalworking
handbook. / Ronald A.Walsh. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1994 [i.e.
c1993] Mechanical design handbook. / Edited
by Harold A. Rothbart. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Mechanical engineers' handbook. 2nd
ed. / Edited by Myer Kutz. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Mechanical engineer's reference book.
12th ed. / Edited by Edward H. Smith. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann,
1994. Metric units and conversion charts: a
metrication handbook for engineers, technologists, and scientists.
2nd ed. / Theodore Wildi. New York: IEEE Press, 1996. Motor control electronics handbook.
/ Richard Valentine. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Newnes engineering and physical science
pocket book. 2nd ed. / J.O. Bird; P.J. Chivers. Oxford: Newnes,
1996. Plumber's and pipefitter's calculations
manual. / R. Dodge Woodson. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1996. Plumber's quick-reference manual. /
R. Dodge Woodson. New York : McGraw-Hill , c1996. Pneumatic handbook. 7th ed. / by
Antony Barber. Morden, Surrey: Trade & Technical Press , 1989. Process/industrial instruments and
controls handbook. 5th ed. / Edited by Gregory K. McMillan.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Pumping manual. 9th ed. / Dickenson,
T. C.. Oxford : Elsevier Advanced Technology, 1995. Rules of thumb for engineers and
scientists. Rev. & expanded ed. / Edited by David Fisher.
Houston: Gulf Pub, 1991. Rule of thumb for mechanical engineers:
a manual of quick, accurate solutions to everyday mechanical engineering
problems. / Edited by J. Edward Pope. Houston: Gulf Pub, 1997. Scientific unit conversion : a
practical guide to metrication. Francois Cardarelli; English
translation by M.J. Shields. London: Springer, 1997. Seals and sealing handbook. 4th ed.
/ Melvin W. Brown. Oxford : Elsevier Advanced Technology, 1995. Shock and vibration handbook. 4th
ed. / Edited by Cyril M. Harris. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Standard handbook of engineering
calculations. 3rd ed. / Tyler G. Hicks; S. David Hicks; Joseph Leto.
New York : McGraw-Hill, 1995. Standard handbook of fastening and
joining. 3rd ed. / Edited by Robert O. Parmley. New York :
McGraw-Hill, 1996. Standard handbook of machine design.
2nd ed. / Edited by Joseph E. Shigley; Charles R. Mischke. New York :
McGraw-Hill, 1996. Standard handbook of plant engineering.
2nd ed. / Edited by Robert C. Rosaler. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1995. Standard handbook of powerplant
engineering. 2nd ed. / [Edited by] Thomas C. Elliott; Kao Chen;
Robert Swanekamp. New York : McGraw Hill, 1997. Steel heat treatment handbook. /
Edited by George E. Totten; Maurice A.H. Howes. New York : Marcel Dekker,
1997. Structural engineering & applied
mechanics data handbook. / Teng H. Hsu. Houston : Gulf Pub. Co. ,
c1988-c1991. Tool and manufacturing engineers
handbook: a reference book for manufacturing engineers, managers, and
technicians. 4th ed. / Edited by Thomas J. Drozda; Charles Wick.
Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1983-1998. The tribology handbook. 2nd ed. /
Edited by M. J. Neale. Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995. Valve handbook. / Philip L. Skousen.
New York : MacGraw-Hill, 1998. Welding codes, standards, and
specifications. / Jeffrey D. Mouser. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997. The Wiley engineer's desk reference
: a conside guide for the professional engineer. 2nd ed. / Sanford I.
Heisler. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. | Back to Contents | Academic exercises and theses submitted to the Faculty of Engineering are located at the Central Library Theses Collection (CL Theses Collection). They are for consultation in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying. | Back to Contents | StandardsStandards are kept at CL Reference 12 (inside CL Reference Office) and they are arranged by alphabetical order of the issuing organizations. 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 on CD-ROMs. | 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 Electronic Forms in the Digital Library page or on prescribed form obtainable at Information Desk, Central Library. | 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 Electronic Forms in the Digital Library page or on prescribed forms obtainable at Loan Counter 3 (Circulation Dept.) in Central Library. | Back to Contents | Location Codes Used
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