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General Engineering Sources

The Engineering Handbook.
Reference TA 151. E424 1996 Richard C. Dorf, Ed.
CRC Press, 1996
Designed to serve as a definitive source of fundamental knowledge for engineers. Topics covered include: materials, structures, mechanics, dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, fuels and energy, transportation, environmental systems, circuits and systems, computers and instruments, manufacturing, aeronautical and aerospace, economics and management, and mathematics. If it cannot answer a given inquiry directly, this work provides reference to additional sources that a reader might consult.

Engineering project management.
TA190 .E547 2002
Smith, Nigel J.
Ames, IA : Blackwell Science, c2002.

Handbook of corrosion engineering, Second Edition.
TA418.74 .R63 2000
Roberge, Pierre R.
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2000. .

Handbook of Engineering Management, Second Edition.
Reference TA 190. H36 1993
Dennis Lock, Ed.
Butterworth Heinemann, 1993
Reference work for engineers and students looking to go into management. Emphasizing techniques and practices, this book covers such topics as: facilities and equipment, financial accounting, marketing, legal liabilities, insurance, corporate culture, computer-integrated operations, quality management and concurrent engineering. References are provided for further reading.

Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference, Third Edition.
Reference T 55. 3. H3 L49 1997
Richard J Lewis, Sr.
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993
Contains brief health and fire safety profiles on over 5,600 chemicals. CAS Registry number is provided for further references. The basic data is extracted from Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, Eighth Edition.

The ISO 9000 Handbook, Third Edition.
Reference TS 156. I838 1997
Robert W. Peach, Ed.
Irwin Professional Publishing, 1997
Reference source intended to provide all the information an organization would need to understand the ISO 9000 series of standards for quality assurance and management, and how to initiate the process of implementing them.

The ISO 9000 Quality Systems Development Handbook.
Reference TS156.6 .H692 1998
David Hoyle
Oxford; Boston: Butterworth-Heineman, 1998

Information Sources in Engineering, Third Edition.
Reference T 10.5 .I49 1996
Ken Mildren and Peter Hicks, eds.
Bowker-Saur, 1996
Guides to Information Sources Series
This book recommends starting points and sources that are most likely to yield useful information for engineers. Contributed chapters cover such general areas as Reports, Standards, journals and electronic sources as well as specialized topics like Chemical Engineering, Marine Technology, Electronics, and Structural Engineering.

Systems engineering : principles and practices
TA168 .K68 2003
New York : J. Wiley, 2003.

2002 Sweets' Catalog File.
Reference TH 455. S7864 / 18 Vol.
Sweets' Group
McGraw-Hill, 1992
Catalog of building and construction services and products. Also provides a section on selection data and an index to assist in finding the appropriate resources.

2003 Thomas Register.
Reference T 12. T6 2003 / 30 Vol.
Comprehensive catalog of products and services. Provides contact and profile information on companies as well as some product information (specifications, drawings, photos, performance data). The Thomas Register is now also available for free in an electronic format at their website.