Civil Engineering Association

Using the Engineering Literature, Second Edition >> By Bonnie A. Osif (Editor)

1.Description

Features

Features contributions from experienced engineering librarians
Updates information from the first edition, which won an ASEE Best Reference Book award in 2007
Includes new material on nanotechnology
Covers green engineering

Summary

With the encroachment of the Internet into nearly all aspects of work and life, it seems as though information is everywhere. However, there is information and then there is correct, appropriate, and timely information. While we might love being able to turn to Wikipedia® for encyclopedia-like information or search Google® for the thousands of links on a topic, engineers need the best information, information that is evaluated, up-to-date, and complete. Accurate, vetted information is necessary when building new skyscrapers or developing new prosthetics for returning military veterans

While the award-winning first edition of Using the Engineering Literature used a roadmap analogy, we now need a three-dimensional analysis reflecting the complex and dynamic nature of research in the information age. Using the Engineering Literature, Second Edition provides a guide to the wide range of resources available in all fields of engineering. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and features new sections on nanotechnology as well as green engineering.

The information age has greatly impacted the way engineers find information. Engineers have an effect, directly and indirectly, on almost all aspects of our lives, and it is vital that they find the right information at the right time to create better products and processes.

Comprehensive and up to date, with expert chapter authors, this book fills a gap in the literature, providing critical information in a user-friendly format.

2.Table of Contents

Introduction
Bonnie A. Osif

General Engineering Resources
John J Meier (based on the first edition by Jean Z. Piety and John Piety)

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Thomas W. Conkling

Agricultural and Food Engineering
Kathy Fescemyer and Helen Smith

Architectural Engineering
Barbara Opar

Bioengineering
Honora Nerz Eskridge and Linda Martinez (based on the first edition by Linda Martinez and Mary D. Steiner)

Chemical Engineering
Dana Roth

Civil Engineering
Carol Reese and Michael Chrimes

Computer Engineering
Hema Ramachandran (based on the first edition by Hema Ramachandran and Renee Henry)

Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Larry Thompson

Engineering Education
Jill H. Powell and Jeremy Cusker

Environmental Engineering
Robert Tolliver (based on the first edition by Linda Vida and Lois Widmer)

History of Engineering
Nestor L. Osorio and Mary A. Osorio

Industrial Engineering
Nestor L. Osorio and Andrew W. Otieno

Materials Science and Engineering
Leena N. Lalwani and Sara Samuel (based on the first edition by Godlind Johnson)

Mechanical Engineering
Aleteia Greenwood and Mel DeSart

Mining Engineering
Jerry Kowalyk

Nuclear Engineering
Mary Frances Lembo

Petroleum Engineering and Refining
Randy Reichardt

Transportation Engineering
Rita Evans and Kendra K. Levine

3.Author Bio(s)

Bonnie A. Osif has been engineering reference and instruction librarian in the Engineering Library at the Penn State University since 1991. Prior to that she was a physical sciences librarian at Penn State and managed the biology library at Temple University. She holds a BS in biology from Penn State, an MS in information science from Drexel, and an EdD in science education from Temple University. She was co-recipient of the SLA Engineering Librarian of the Year Award in 1995. Other awards include the Achievement Award from the Sci-Tech Division of SLA and the Professional Achievement award from the Transportation Division of SLA, and Best Reference Work and Best Publication awards from ASEE. She was a columnist for the American Library Association’s Library Administration and Management for 17 years. She is the co-author of TMI: 25 Years Later.

4.Reviews

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Previous Editions

Winner of the 2007 Best Reference Work Award of the American Society for Engineering Education

"… this would be a good reference to start for those seeking references in an engineering field they are not familiar with."
—American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) Online, 2008

"As Bonnie Osif, the editor of this impressive work, points out, quality information retrieval skills are often lacking in the engineering profession. This publication will hopefully go some way to rectifying this situation, and will help those within, and without, the profession to discover and exploit the many information tools that exist—some of which are at present unfortunately underused. … The basics are covered very well. There are hints on searching library catalogues … A lot of work has gone into compiling this book, and the result is an extremely useful reference work which should be purchased by all libraries serving engineers of any kind."
—Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 146, December 2006

"… this reference guide[s] readers to engineering information resources with the goal of avoiding information overkill by pointing to good resources in a wide variety of formats that address most needs."
—SciTech Book News, September 2007




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