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1. 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:
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
- Dictionary of business and management
- Encyclopedia of production and manufacturing management
- Van Nostrand’s scientific encyclopedia
Handbooks
- Machinery's handbook a reference book for the mechanical engineer, designer, manufacturing engineer, draftsman, toolmaker, and machinist
- Manufacturing engineering handbook
- Wiley guide to managing projects
2. Searching the library catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - manufacturing, management, operations, production, manufactur? etc.
Search tips for the library catalogue
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. manufactur? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words manufacture, manufactures, manufacturing, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "supply chain" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase supply chain |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. management AND (manufacturing OR production) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word management AND either manufacturing OR production |
Get more catalogue search tips.
3.1 Core databases for manufacturing management
- Business Source Complete
indexing and abstracts for scholarly business journals back to 1886 - Compendex
covers all engineering disciplines
3.2 Additional databases for manufacturing management
Databases for related subjects
- ABI/Inform Global
covers management science, and includes full-text for over 500 journals - CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX
surveys literature in engineering management and production engineering - Current Contents
provides access to the Table of Contents of journals in engineering - INSPEC
covers manufacturing and production engineering, physics, computers and control, electrical engineering and electronics - Scopus
covers science and engineering - Web of Science, 1945-
Full-text Sources
- Knovel
provides a one-stop source for finding answers to science and engineering questions - IEEE Xplore
IEEE/IEE articles, proceedings and standards from 1988 to the present - Annual Review of Materials Research
Most of the Library's licensed electronic resources, such as databases, full-text online journals and e-books, are restricted to McGill students, faculty, staff and other authorized users of the McGill Library. Find out about accessing the Library's online resources from on and off campus.
4. Selected Internet sites for manufacturing management
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers: ASME Digital Library
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- Master in Manufacturing Management Program (McGill University)
- Manufacturing Management Resources
5. Other resources
Videos in Manufacturing Management
These videos, all produced by SME, are on 2-day loan at Schulich Library. Ask for them at the Circulation desk.
- Setup Time Reduction for CNC Machining & Turning Centers
- Manufacturing Insights:
- Cellular Manufacturing in a Global Marketplace:
- Designing a Successful Cell
- Cell Implementation
- Key to Cell Productivity