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Library resources for Engineering First Year Seminar - Humanitarian Engineering

Research Tools

Compendex / Engineering Village (database)--largest database of engineering articles, some full text and some links to online articles
Tip: Figure out the "keywords" or subject terms you are interested in before you start searching.

NTIS (database) - US government sponsored research reports

Access Science (encyclopedia online)--articles and biographies in science and technology including a dictionary of science terms

ProQuest
(database) - for business aspects of Engineering and News


Library Homepage and Services

Libraries' Homepage - Portal to The CAT and a variety of subscription databases along with Subject Research Guides

  • The CAT - Details, I Want It, Advanced Search, My Library Account
Library Services
  • ASK - get help from a librarian via chat, email, phone, or in person
  • Reserves - short loans of textbooks at the Engineering Circulation Desk
  • Interlibrary Loan - request books or articles Penn State doesn't own

Library Help for Engineering - contact information for engineering librarians, how to guides, and links to engineering information online Engineering Library

Check out the Subject Research Guide for Green Engineering

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Course Contact

John Meier
Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library
201 Davey Lab
814-867-1448
Email: meier@psu.edu
AIM/meebo: johnmeier1

You can also find me on Facebook and send me questions.

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