WMU Research Guides: Engineering:

How to Find Engineering Information

The following short YouTube videos will give you a brief explanation of basic library research skills. Most are less than five minutes long and all have sound/audio.

Finding books using Library Search
How to use our Library Search tool to search for books on engineering and science topics.
Runtime: 5:16 min
Brainstorming keywords
Figuring out what search terms to use in online database searching is an essential skill for finding relevant articles.
Runtime: 2:13 min
Using Knovel Engineering eBooks
How to find background information in Knovel's collection of engineering handbooks and manuals.
Runtime: 5:45 min
What database should I use?
This video will show you how to choose between the various engineering databases.
Runtime: 3:58 min
Using Engineering Village
This video shows you how to use the Engineering Village database, which covers all areas of engineering. The skills shown in this video you can apply to any database.
Runtime: 6:02 min
Accessing Full Text Engineering Articles
This video covers how to access full text articles that you find references to in our online databases.
Runtime: 4:00 min
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.