Course guides for Mechanical Engineering
Background Information
For background information and fact-checking, look it up in a dictionary, encyclopedia or handbook.
- Marks' standard handbook for mechanical engineers
- Mechanical engineers' handbook
Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4 - Springer handbook of mechanical engineering
- Mechanical engineer’s reference book
- Eshbach's handbook of engineering fundamentals
- Encyclopedia of computational mechanics
- Springer handbook of experimental solid mechanics
- Encyclopedia of space science and technology
- Aeronautical engineers' data book
- Encyclopedia of physical science and technology
- Standard handbook of machine design
- Van Nostrand’s scientific encyclopedia
- Springer handbook of robotics
- Machinery's handbook
- Handbook of composites
Article and Research Databases
Core Databases
- Compendex
covers all aspects of engineering - Aerospace Database
covers aeronautics, astronautics and space sciences - Applied Science Full Text
covers scientific and technical publications, recommended for undergrads
Additional Databases
- ABI/Inform Global
covers management science, and includes full-text for over 500 journals - Materials Research Database with METADEX
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
covers dissertations at U.S. institutions; selectively covers Masters theses, Canadian and other dissertations - INSPEC
covers physics, computer and control, electrical engineering and electronics - MathSciNet
provides access to pure and applied mathematics publications - SciFinder Scholar
Chemical Abstracts for the McGill Community - Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 2000-
Citation Databases
- Web of Science
covers science and engineering - Scopus
covers science and engineering
- COLOMBO (interlibrary loan)
All McGill students and staff may order materials not available at McGill using COLOMBO.
Full-text Sources
- Full-text journals available at McGill
- Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
- Annual Review of Materials Research
- IEEE Xplore
IEEE/IEE articles, proceedings and standards from 1988 to the present - DOAJ
Mechanical Engineering e-journals from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - McGill Engineering Technical Reports
Mechanical Engineering Resources on the Internet
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
the world’s leading professional society and publisher in aerospace - American Society of Mechanical Engineers: ASME Digital Library
- CFD Online
an online center for Computational Fluid Dynamics - Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Globalspec
products & suppliers; services & consultants - Intute: science, engineering and technology
internet resources selected by subject specialists from the UK - NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) 1917-1958
Reports - NASA Scientific and Technical Information
- NASA Technical Reports
- SAE International
professional organization dedicated to advancing mobility engineering worldwide - science.gov
a gateway to government scientific information and research - Scirus
search engine for scientific research - TechXtra
internet resources in engineering, mathematics and computing - Virtual Technical Reports Center
eprints, preprints, and technical reports on the web, University of Maryland Libraries