Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Use The CAT for finding books owned by Penn State.

CAT Search Tips:  The CAT is the list of what is owned by Penn State Libraries. Go to the Browse function if you are looking for a specific title or author (type last name first). Go to the Keyword function and combine terms to search on a topic then use the subject headings from relevant books for additional search terms. Write down the call number and location for any book you want. For more detailed searching information go to the Quick Guide to the CAT.

Suggested CAT Search Terms: Search for specific products (i.e. farm equipment or tractors), processes (i.e. ventilation or fermentation) or concepts (i.e. farm safety or feed processing).

Call Numbers: At University Park, most materials in the life sciences are located on the 4th floor of Paterno Library. Engineering specific information and materials are located in the Engineering Library. Some technology material is located on the 3rd floor of Paterno. General call numbers and subject areas are:

• S671-S790– agricultural engineering, equipment, machinery, buildings (UP location: 4th floor Paterno)
• TJ1480-TJ1500– agricultural machinery (UP location: 3rd floor Paterno or Engineering Library)
• TK4018– electricity in agriculture (UP location: 3rd floor Paterno or Engineering Library)
• TP370-465– food technology, manufacturing and processing (UP location: 3rd floor Paterno or Engineering Library)

Books Elsewhere: WorldCat

Libraries Borrowing Policies: Once you have the books, check them out at the nearest lending desk or self check-out station. Loan periods are usually four weeks but books can be recalled for another user, so respond promptly to library notices. For more information see the University Libraries Lending Code.

The following resources are useful for determining standards:

• ASABE Standards the core standards in agricultural engineering.  In the category drop down box, select "Standards" before you begin your search.
• ASTM standards. select "My Subscription" under the "Search" menu.  Includes the full text of the current standards from the ASTM.
• IEEE Standards are available through the online IEEE Electronic Library (IEEEXplore).
• NSSN includes a searchable index to standards from NIST/ANSI that are available for purchase.
• Index and directory of industry standards. This is a printed index to standards from many industry groups.
• Other industry standards from organizations such as ANSI, IEEE, SAE, and ASME may be available in the library. Try searching The CAT by title of the standard. You may also search the name of the sponsoring agency, or keyword searches on the subject of the standard.

When using information from another source you must give credit to the original author or you are plagiarizing. You give credit by citing the source. Make sure your citation contains everything you would need to backtrack and find the information again. It is best to pick one citation style and be consistent. For Agricultural and Biological Engineering, you might want to use the ASABE Guide for Authors; References.

Plagiarism, whether you copy a paragraph from a book or cut and paste someone else's words from an e-mail, is a violation of Penn State's academic integrity policy. See this Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty.