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Mechanical Engineering Technology

This is a selective guide to the library's resources to help you find information on this subject. Assistance is available at the Reference Desk (865 539-7107), at the Ask a Librarian Web page.

Subject headings 
These subject headings may be used to locate books in the Pellissippi Library Catalog and the netLibrary eBook collection.
Call numbers for browsing 
Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections: 

Databases 
You may access these electronic resources provided by the library for magazine and journal information or full-text reference sources on this topic at the library Online Database page. (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/online.html).  You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail).

Access Science -  the online electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.  Includes science news and websites concerning life and physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and technology.

Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.

Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online   - Provides full-text of engineering reference books and also contains books on civil, chemical, and
mechanical engineering, as well as metallurgy, biology, and food science.

Wilson Omnifile -  contains full text articles from 1,650 publications in Wilson databases, includingApplied Science and Technology Full Text.

Journals and Magazines 


Reference Books

ASM Handbook.  Prepared under the direction of the ASM International Handbook Committee.  Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International, 1990- . REF TA 459 .M43 1990, Vols. 1-9 and Index.    A comprehensive reference on the properties, selection, processing, and applications of the most widely used nonmetallic engineering materials.  The industry's best known and most comprehensive source for information on metals and materials technology.  Each volume has articles, illustrations, tables, graphs, specifications and practical examples.

Annual ASTM Standards.  American Society for Testing and Materials.  West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM.  REF TA 401 .A654 (selected volumes).  International technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. 

Machine Devices and Components Illustrated Sourcebook.  Robert O. Parmley, editor-in-chief.  New York: McGraw Hill, 2005. REF TJ 243 .I45 2005. For anyone who designs, repairs, or operates machines.  Includes design formulas and structural data.

Machinery's Handbook. 27th ed.   editors: E. Oberg and F. D. Jones.  New York: Industrial Press, 2004. REF TJ 151 .M3 2004.  Contents include mechanical engineering information on mathematics, mechanics, strength of materials, plastics, tooling and tool making, machining operations, fasteners, threads and threading, gears, splines and cams, and bearings and other machine elements.

Machinists’ Ready Reference. 9th edition. C. Weingartner, compiler. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Prakken Publications, 2001. REF TJ 1165 .W33 2001.  Provides machinist data including mathematical tables, tool charts, and standard measurements.

Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers. Marks, Lionel S. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. REF TJ 151 .S82 1996.  Includes topics such as automobiles, aeronautics, illumination, patent law, cost accounting, industrial buildings, corrosion, air conditioning, fire protection and prevention of accidents.

Mechanical Engineers' Handbook. Myer Kutz, editor. New York : Wiley, 1998. REF TJ 151 .M395 1998  Contains information on materials, mechanical design, manufacturing, thermal engineering, and engineering management.

Smithells Metals Reference Book.  8th ed.  Amsterdam: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004.  REF TN 671 .S55 2004. The only single volume work which provides data on all key aspects of metallic materials.

Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations. 4th ed. Tyler G. Hicks. New York: New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. REF TA 332 .S73 2004.  Provides more than 5000 procedures for common design and operating problems in aeronautical and astronautical, architectural, chemical, control, electrical, electronic, marine, mechanical, nuclear, environmental, and sanitary engineering.

Web Resources 

EEVL - Internet Guide to engineering, computing, and mathematics. (http://www.eevl.ac.uk)

Thomas Register (www.thomasnet.com)  - Comprehensive source for industrial information, product sources, company information, CAD drawings, and more.

Yahoo - Mechanical Engineering (http://dir.yahoo.com/science/engineering/mechanical_engineering/) - Links to information, resources, and Web sites.