Aviation
Finding information about aviation.
How to Find Engineering Information
The following short videos and tutorials will give you a brief explanation of basic library research skills. Most will take less than five minutes of your time. The videos have audio.
- Finding books using Library SearchHow to use our Library Search tool to search for books on engineering and science topics.
Runtime: 5:16 min - Brainstorming keywordsFiguring out what search terms to use in online database searching is an essential skill for finding relevant articles.
- Using Knovel Engineering eBooksHow to find background information in Knovel's collection of engineering handbooks and manuals.
- Using Engineering VillageHow to use the Engineering Village database, which covers all areas of engineering. The skills shown in this tutorial you can apply to any database.
- Accessing Full Text Engineering ArticlesThis tutorial covers how to access full text articles that you find references to in our online databases.
- How to Do an Interlibrary LoanThis tutorial shows you how to obtain books, journal articles and other resources that the University Libraries do not have in our collections through our Interlibrary Loan service.
- Introduction to Scholarly Engineering Journals (VIDEO)This video will help you understand what scholarly engineering journals are and how to tell them apart from engineering trade magazines.
- Introduction to Trade Magazines (VIDEO)This video will help you understand what engineering and aviation trade magazines are, why they are useful, and how you can recognize a trade magazine article when you see one. Plus you will learn how trade magazines differ from engineering scholarly journals.
