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How to Find Out About Engineering provides a guide to sources of information on engineering and its various branches. Topics include branches of engineering, careers in engineering, sources of engineering-related information, libraries, handbooks, patents, dictionaries and encyclopedias, and periodi...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [1972] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The commonwealth and international library. Libraries and technical information division |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080169194 |
| Summary: |
How to Find Out About Engineering provides a guide to sources of information on engineering and its various branches. Topics include branches of engineering, careers in engineering, sources of engineering-related information, libraries, handbooks, patents, dictionaries and encyclopedias, and periodical literature. Engineering organizations as well as education and training for careers in engineering are also considered. This volume consists of 20 chapters; the first of which introduces the reader to jobs available in the engineering industry, along with guides and sources of information on car. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781483159683 148315968X |
| Index Number: | TA10 |
| CLC: | TB1 |
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Front Cover; How to Find Out About Engineering; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING; THE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY; BRIEF GUIDES TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS; ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS, 10 Upper; THE ROYAL NAVY; THE ROYAL AIR FORCE; CHAPTER 2. FINDING INFORMATION ON ENGINEERING; BRITAIN; UNITED STATES; OTHER COUNTRIES; GREAT BRITAIN; UNITED STATES; BRITISH; AMERICAN; GENERAL; CHAPTER 3. LIBRARIES; The Library and its Functions; Using Libraries; Libraries in Britain; National Libraries. Guides to Library ResourcesLibrary Facilities; Library Catalogues and Accessions Lists; Classification; The Personal Library; CHAPTER 4. HANDBOOKS, STANDARDS, TECHNICAL DRAWING AND DESIGN, PATENTS; Handbooks; Reference Books; The Adoption of the Metric System in the United Kingdom; Standards Organizations; Technical Data; Books on Engineering Design; The British Patent System; Patent Information Services; Patent Publications; Books on Patents; Designs and Trade Marks; CHAPTER 5. DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, THESES, AND TRANSLATIONS; General Dictionaries; Engineering and Technical Dictionaries. General EncyclopediasEngineering Encyclopedias; Theses; Research in Progress; Engineering in General; Translations; Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries; European Translations Centre; CHAPTER 6. PERIODICAL LITERATURE; Kinds of Periodicals; Guides to Newspapers and Periodicals; Guides to Periodicals; Newspapers; General Engineering Periodicals; Indexes and Abstracts; CHAPTER 7. ORGANIZATIONS; International Organizations; British Organizations; Organization and Administration of Professional Engineering Institutions; United States Organizations; European Organizations; Location of Societies. Trade and Industrial AssociationsCHAPTER 8. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CAREERS IN ENGINEERING; Opportunities in Higher Education; University Entrance Requirements; Entrance to Degree Courses in Engineering; University Degree Courses; The Open University; Courses in Polytechnics; Courses in Technical Colleges; Further Education Information Service; University and College Prospectuses; Grants for Students; Science Research Council Grants; Whitworth Fellowships and Exhibitions; Guides to Educational Facilities; Reference Books; Periodicals; Organizations; Industrial Training Boards. British Government PublicationsExamination of Engineers; Selected Books on Engineering Education in Britain; Education and Training in Other Countries; CHAPTE R 9. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY; Bibliographies; The Newcomen Society; Selected Books; Finding Biographical Information; Selected Books; CHAPTER 10. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; Reference Books; Dictionaries; Organizations; CHAPTER 11. ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING; Reference Works and Handbooks; Government Publications; Dictionaries; Language Dictionaries; Selected Periodicals; Organizations; Bibliography. |