How to Find Out About Engineering
The Commonwealth and International Library: Libraries and Technical Information Division
Published on 22. October 2013
286 pages
978-1-4831-5968-3 (ISBN)
Description
How to Find Out About Engineering provides a guide to sources of information on engineering and its various branches. Topics include branches of engineering, careers in engineering, sources of engineering-related information, libraries, handbooks, patents, dictionaries and encyclopedias, and periodical literature. Engineering organizations as well as education and training for careers in engineering are also considered. This volume consists of 20 chapters; the first of which introduces the reader to jobs available in the engineering industry, along with guides and sources of information on careers. The discussion then turns to sources of information on engineering such as bibliographies, reference works, publishers' and booksellers' catalogs, government publications, and industrial liaison centers in Britain. The chapters that follow focus on libraries and other sources of information that are available to engineers and engineering students, including handbooks, standards, patents, and technical drawings and designs. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, theses, and translations are also covered. In addition, the book includes chapters on the history and biography of engineering as well as different branches of engineering, from mechanical to chemical, aeronautical, and agricultural engineering. This book will be of interest to all persons engaged in the engineering profession or are contemplating on entering the profession.
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List of IllustrationsPreface1. Careers in Engineering The Engineering Industry Jobs in Engineering Careers in Engineering Guides to Careers Employment Registers and Careers Advice Careers Research and Advisory Center Government Publications Career and Vocational Guidance in the United States Brief Guides to the Employment of Professional Engineers Aeronautical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Gas Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Municipal Engineering Nuclear Engineering Production Engineering Railway Engineering Shipbuilding, Ship-repairing, Naval Architecture, and Marine Engineering Water Engineering The Defense Services Engineers in the Government Service Engineering and Industrial Design The Patent Office2. Finding Information on Engineering Bibliographies Guides to Bibliographies National Bibliographies Subject Bibliographies Guides to Reference Works Publishers' and Booksellers' Catalogs Reviews Government Publications National Technical Information Service Industrial Liaison Centers in Britain Engineering and Society Economics of Engineering3. Libraries The Library and Its Functions Using Libraries Libraries in Britain National Libraries Guides to Library Resources Library Facilities Library Catalogs and Accessions Lists Classification The Personal Library4. Handbooks, Standards, Technical Drawing and Design, PatentsDewey Classes: 620, 744.24 Handbooks Reference Books Standards The Adoption of the Metric System in the United Kingdom Standards Organizations Technical Data Technical Drawing and Design Books on Engineering Design Patents The British Patent System Patent Information Services Patent Publications Books on Patents Designs and Trade Marks5. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Theses, and TranslationsDewey Classes: 620.3-4 General Dictionaries Engineering and Technical Dictionaries General Encyclopedias Engineering Encyclopedias Theses Research in Progress Translations Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries European Translations Center6. Periodical LiteratureDewey Class: 620.5 Kinds of Periodicals Guides to Newspapers and Periodicals Guides to Periodicals Newspapers General Engineering Periodicals Indexes and Abstracts7. OrganizationsDewey Class: 620.6 International Organizations British Organizations Organization and Administration of Professional Engineering Institutions United States Organizations European Organizations Location of Societies Trade and Industrial Associations8. Education and Training for Careers in EngineeringDewey Class: 620.7 Opportunities in Higher Education University Entrance Requirements Entrance to Degree Courses in Engineering University Degree Courses The Open University Courses in Polytechnics Courses in Technical Colleges Further Education Information Service University and College Prospectuses Grants for Students Science Research Council Grants Whitworth Fellowships and Exhibitions Guides to Educational Facilities Reference Books Periodicals Organizations Industrial Training Boards British Government Publications Examination of Engineers Selected Books on Engineering Education in Britain Education and Training in Other Countries9. History and BiographyDewey Class: 620.
