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- AccessEngineering
McGraw-Hill’s Access Engineering E-book collection has over 280 titles plus the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Engineering, the latest editions of classics such as Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, WEF Manual of Practice issues, and more are being added all the time. Print to PDF. - AccessScience
The online McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. A collection of articles, bibliographies, study guides, dictionaries, etc. Print to PDF. - ASCE Research Library
American Society of Civil Engineers Research Library provides proceedings papers from 2001-present for more than 257 conference proceedings as well as journal papers from 1983-present for all 32 Journals. Mobile optimized site. Download articles in PDF - ASM Materials Information
Consists of four main content areas:- ASM Handbooks Online, featuring the complete content of twenty ASM Handbook volumes plus two ASM Desk Editions.
- ASM Alloy Center Online, featuring ASM property data, performance charts, and processing guidelines for specific metals and alloys.
- ASM Micrograph Center Online, with over 2500 micrographs for industrially important alloys.
- ASM Failure Analysis Center Online, with over 1000 case histories and authoritative handbook information on failure mechanisms and analysis methods.
- ASM Alloy Phase Diagrams Center provides access to more than 11,000 binary and ternary phase diagrams and associated phase data.
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Computer Science and Engineering titles. Many relevant manuals for engineering software like AutoCad and Autodesk, etc. - Cambridge Books Online
Stanford subscription covers July-Dec 2009, 2010, and 2011 e-books. Download chapters to PDF. - ebrary
Multidisciplinary collection of e-books. Search by keyword or title to find relevant resources - IET Digital Library Features 300 books across 12 series, covering all the key areas of engineering and technology. PDF download by chapter or full book.
- Institution of Civil Engineers Virtual Library Contains e-books on the topics of Construction Materials, GeoEngineering, and Water & Wastewater Treatment. Available items denoted by yellow box. Download chapters to PDF.
- Kindles at the Engineering Library
Visit this page to see the books on our circulating Kindle 2 readers. - Knovel
Handbooks in science and engineering covering a variety of subjects including: Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants & Inks; Aerospace & Radar Technology; Biochemistry; Biology & Biotechnology; Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering & Construction Materials; Electrical & Power Engineering; Environment & Environmental Engineering; Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering; Metals & Metallurgy; and Plastics & Rubber. Download chapters to PDF. - MyiLibrary
Multidisciplinary resource. Includes books from all the following publishers: Cambridge University Press; Elsevier Science & Technology; Greenwood Publishing Group; Humana Press Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press USA; Springer; and Taylor & Francis - National Academies Press e-books
Freely available e-books. Download book or chapters to PDF. For subject specific resources, try:- Engineering and Technology
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Space and Aeronautics
- Environment and Environmental Studies
- Energy and Energy Conservation
- Safari Books Online
Titles in computer science, programming and technology. The Safari mobile app is only available for Safari individual subscribers, not institutional users. - SCI-TECHnetBASE
Multidisciplinary collection of e-books. Green check mark indicates subscribed titles. Search by keyword or title to find relevant resources. Download chapters to PDF. - Science Direct
Multidisciplinary resource. Search by keyword or title to find relevant resources. Subscribed titles have a green icon
next to the title. Download chapters to PDF. Also includes the following encyclopedias:
- Sony Touch E-readers at the Engineering Library
Visit this page to see the books on our circulating Sony Touch readers. - Springerlink
Multidisciplinary resource. Search by keyword or title to find relevant resources. Subscribed items have a green box. Download chapters by PDF. - Synthesis Digital Library
Electronic book series that synthesizes important research or development topics, authored by an expert contributor to the field. Download complete reports by PDF. Subject areas include:- Computer & Information Science
- Electromagnetics & Antennas
- Signal Processing & Communications
- Digital Circuits & General Electrical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Water Intelligence Online
Provides access to reference books, research reports, research papers and conference proceedings covering water, wastewater and related environmental topics. The years of coverage varies by book or journal title, but is generally 2002 to present. Download entire books to PDF. For additional WEF resources try the AccessEngineering E-books set. - Wiley Interscience
Not all titles are available look for the open lock indicator. Tables of contents and index chapters, will sometimes open even for unsubscribed books. Download chapters to PDF. - World Scientific
Titles are available from the following collections: Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Material Science, and Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. Download chapters to PDF. Only selected titles are subscribed. There is no indicator.