Entries Tagged as 'Engineering'

Start your research with our new library guides

September 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Have you checked out our new multimedia library guides?  We currently have 18 guides on an array of topics from chemical engineering to copyright law.  These guides are the best starting points for finding articles, books, video, news, and more in your areas of interest.  Scroll through the sample guides below or browse the complete […]

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New electronic collection: Synthesis Digital Library of Computer Science and Engineering

August 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Dibner Library is pleased to announce the addition of Synthesis Digital Library of Computer Science and Engineering to its collection of electronic resources.  The collection consists of over 30 subject series in many areas of engineering, primarily related to electrical engineering, computer science, and bioengineering.
Each series consists of electronic books that synthesize an important […]

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New Database: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

May 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Want to be a rocket scientist? You’re in luck!
The Dibner Library is pleased to announce the addition of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) electronic library to its collection. Containing over four decades of technical information and documents, this database is the source for all things aerospace.  AIAA’s seven technical journals feature original […]

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Trial Database: Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science

May 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Now until June 1st, take the opportunity to try out: Synthesis Digital Computer Science and Engineering Collection - a new electronic collection covering 30 engineering areas, primarily related to electrical engineering, computer science, and bioengineering.  It contains relatively brief introductions (50-250 pages) to complex topics written at an advanced undergraduate level.  These introductions (called “lectures”) […]

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In the future we will all have the “Sixth Sense”

April 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments

What do you get when you combine a smart phone, a tiny projector, and a camera?  Seamless access to information that makes the iphone seem quaint.

There is no simple way to describe what the “Sixth Sense” is.  The Sixth Sense website states it’s “a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with […]

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Staying current in Electrical Engineering

February 17th, 2009 · No Comments

IEEE publishes loads of high quality literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.  An easy way to keep up to date with the latest research is to review IEEE”s Top 100 Documents page.  You can scan the citations and abstracts of the top 100 documents accessed last month.
Another great way to stay current is […]

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New Search Technology added to ACM Digital Library

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) “the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society,” recently introduced a new search capability to its digital library.  This new technology enables users not only to explore existing data but also to discover unexpected information that goes beyond simple query results and helps to foster more research.
The new guided […]

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Books24×7: business, technical and engineering books online

January 6th, 2009 · No Comments

You can now access Books24×7, a leading  provider of business, technical and engineering content, via Dibner Library.  Books24×7 contains thousands of digitized “best-in-class” books, book summaries, research reports and best practices.

Search for content in fields such as networks & protocols, software engineering, web development, and multimedia. You can also use the Browse Topics tree (pictured […]

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Web of Science coverage broadened and enhanced

December 4th, 2008 · No Comments

If you have used the Web of Science citation database before, you know how useful it is to track prior research and see who is citing your work.  Thanks to recent enhancements, Web of Science has become an even more powerful research tool.  It now covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including […]

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American Chemical Society now available online

December 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Dibner Library now offers easy online access to the research journals published by the American Chemical Society.  With this new database, you can access some of the most cited peer-reviewed journals in the chemical and related sciences.
In addition to 34 research journals, the society also publishes the premier weekly news magazine of the chemical […]

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