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- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Sources for background information
If you are not sure what your topic is all about, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Start with:
- American Men and Women of Science
- Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
- Electrical Engineering Handbook
- Electrical Engineering Handbook: Sensors, Nanoscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Instruments
- Newnes Electrical Power Engineer’s Handbook
- TechEncyclopedia
- Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Searching the library catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - electrical, electric?, engineering, computer, control, system?, etc.
Search tips for the library catalogue
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. control? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words control, controls, controller, controllers, controlling, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "control theory" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase control theory |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. nonlinear AND (systems OR control) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word nonlinear AND either systems OR control |
You can also browse the catalogue, or the shelves at the following call numbers:
- TK1-9971
- Electrical engineering
- TK301-399
- Electric meters
- TK452-454.4
- Electric apparatus: circuits, networks, etc.
- TK1001-1841
- Production of electric energy
- TK2000-2891
- Generators, motors, transformers, etc.
- TK2896-2985
- Energy conversion
- TK3001-3521
- Transmission of electric power
- TK4001-4102
- Applications of electric power
- TK4125-4399
- Electric lighting
- TK4601-4661
- Electric heating
- TK5101-6720
- Telecommunication
- TK7885-7895
- Computer engineering
- TK8300-8360
- Photoelectronic devices
- TK9001-9401
- Nuclear engineering
- TK9900-9971
- Electricity for amateurs
Can't find the book you want at McGill?
McGill students and staff may order books not not available at McGill using COLOMBO (interlibrary loan). Or, suggest a purchase. We may be able to buy a copy for the Library.
Core databases for Electrical and computer engineering
- INSPEC 1898-
Covers journals, conferences proceedings, dissertations and books - IEEE Xplore
Full text of IEEE/IEE journals, conference proceedings, standards and monographs - ACM Digital Library
Full text source for journals, conference proceedings, special interest groups and upcoming conferences of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and other affiliated organizations
Additional databases for Electrical and computer engineering
- Applied Science & Technology Full Text (Wilson)
Covers many engineering journals - Compendex
Interdisciplinary database for engineering research - Computer Database
News and reviews on computer-related products, such as hardware, software, electronic devices, etc. - Derwent Innovations Index
Patents database - General Science Full Text (Wilson)
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- Scopus
Interdisciplinary citation database - Web of Science
Interdisciplinary citation database
Full-text sources
- Electrical & Computer Engineering Societies
- Synthesis: ebooks available from Morgan & Claypool on Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Science
- IET e-Books
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Series of Computer Science eBooks - Online CS Techreports
- Optical Society of America journals
- Safari Books Online
- Science Direct
- SIAM Journals Online, 1997-
- SpringerLink eBook collection
- Springer Publications, 1995-
Search full-text Springer journals
Ordering material not found at McGill
COLOMBO (interlibrary loan)
All McGill students and staff may order books, articles and conference reports not available at McGill using COLOMBO.