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Aerospace Engineering Subject Guide

Library resources for the field of Aerospace Engineering

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Articles

Physical Sciences & Engineering Library Databases
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Compendex
Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research literature, containing references to over 5000 engineering journals and conferences. About half the citations (from 2600 journals and conferences) include abstracts and indexing in the records. Coverage: 1884 - present.
AIAA Meeting Papers Database
AIAA meeting papers contain the most recent discoveries in aerospace and related fields. Coverage: 1963 - present.
Applied Mechanics Reviews
Contains abstracts and bibliographic citation information on articles in mechanics and related fields published in over 500 international journals. Available at PSE TA1.A6, V.1, 1948-
INSPEC (http://uclibs.org/PID/22771)
Citations from scholarly journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control, and information technology. Coverage: 1898 - present.
International Aerospace Abstracts
Reference Z5063 A2 I57 v.1-37 (1961-1997). Abstracts of papers and articles in aerospace and astronautics.
NACA Digital Library
Contains abstracts and full-text documents (1917-1958) to NASA's predecessor the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
NASA Technical Report Server
Keyword searchable database of NASA-wide technical reports.
Society of Automotive Engineers Digital Library
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SAE is a database of technical papers, magazine and journal articles, books, reports, and standards published by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Coverage: 1906 - present, full-text for Technical Papers 1998 - present.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Technical Paper Database
Coverage: 1980- present.
SPIE's Digital Library
Full-text access to SPIE conference and journal papers. Coverage: 1990 - present.
TRID (Transport Research International Documentation)
TRID includes over 900,000 records covering transportation research from ITRD and TRIS. It includes TRB publications going back to 1923, including Highway Research Board, SHRP, and Marine Board publications. Also indexed are Environmental Impact Statements, theses, reports, and research in progress. TRID is the world's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation research information, covering all modes and disciplines of transportation. Coverage: 1920s - present.
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Dictionary of Aviation
Reference TL545 H29 1991
Dictionary of Space Technology
Reference TL788 A53 1982
Encyclopedia Astronautica
Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics
Reference TA357 E53 1986
International Encyclopedia of Aviation
Reference TL509 I631 1977
Jane's Aerospace Dictionary
Reference TL509 G86 1988
SAE Dictionary of Aerospace Engineering
Reference TL509 S24 1998
Space Sciences Dictionary
Reference QB497 K58 1990
World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft
Reference TL515 A8413 1982
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Handbooks & Tables

AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide
Reference TL551 A32 1993
Applied Aerodynamics: A Digital Textbook
Aviation & Aerospace Almanac
Reference TL501 A834 1993
Avionics Handbook
Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator
Engineered Materials Handbook
Reference TA403 E497 1987
Engineering Technical Data Reference Tables
Fatigue Design Handbook
TA465 F31 1988
Flow Measurement Engineering Handbook
TA357.5 M43 M55 1996
Fluid Flow Calculator
Handbook of Fluid Dynamics
TA357 H2858 1998
Handbook of Fluid Dynamics and Fluid Machinery
TA357 H286 1996
Handbook of Heat and Mass Transfer
TJ260 H36 1986
Handbook of Mechanics, Materials, and Structures
TA350 H23 1985
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology
TL787 I44 1989b
Jane's All the World's Aircraft
Reference TL501 J3 1998-99
Jane's Avionics
Reference TL695 J36 1998-99
Jane's Space Directory
Reference TL790 J36 1996/97
McGraw Hill's Access Engineering (http://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com)
250 engineering handbooks and a dictionary, searchable and online
Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures.
MIL-HDBK 5 (rev. J)
Physical Reference Data
SAE Handbook
Reference TL5.S6 1999
Selective Guide to Literature on Aerospace Engineering
Reference TL790 D46 1997
Space Almanac
Reference QB500 C87 1992
Standard Atmosphere Computations
Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers
TL509 S664 2003
Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems
UIUC Airfoil Data Site
World Aviation Directory
Reference TL512 W6 Summer 1998
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