Mechanical engineering

List of titles on the subject (last and current month)

List of titles on the subject

List of titles on the subject

A selection of the main databases

• EI Compendex Plus – Technical literature database: articles from over 2,600 journals from 1987 onwards, conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs – Further information
• ASME Digital Library – Technical literature database: ASME’s Transaction Journals from 1990 onwards, ASME’s conference proceedings from 2002, ASME Press E-books selected from 1999 onwards
• INSPEC – Technical literature database consisting of over 4,000 journals dating back to 1898, 2000 conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs – Further information
• Technology Research Database – Evaluation of 4,000 journals and specialist conferences in the fields of construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, space travel, materials and computer science – Further information
• esp@cenet – Database of the European Patent Office, access to the full text of international patents from 63 countries – Further information
• Web of Knowledge – Interdisciplinary database including the Derwent Innovations Index (patents), Web of Science, Science Citation Index and Journal Citation Reports
• SciVerse Scopus – Interdisciplinary, the most comprehensive bibliographic database with respect to number of journals covered, particular focus on non-anglophone literature, enables citation analyses and includes unique author-ID's – Further information

Additional databases

Selection of the main reference works

• Dubbel – Manual for mechanical engineering: basic knowledge, calculations, construction, production, quality, management, operation
• Mechanical Engineers' Handbook – Materials, construction using CAD and FEM, instrumentation, systems, control technology and MEMS, production and management, power engineering
• Springer Materials – Based on the Landolt-Börnstein New Series, for searching for physical and chemical materials data, known as SpringerMaterials since 2009
• Manufacturing technology – Basic principles of production technology: shaping, jointing, isolating, reshaping by machining, remodelling
• Handbook of technical product design – Product development, materials and manufacture, decision-making principles for designers and engineers
• Manual of measuring and automation technology in production – Industrial metrology, control technology, automated production, process control
• Thermodynamics for mechanical engineers – Technical thermodynamics, cyclic processes, thermal engines, energy transport
• Encyclopedia of Computational Mechanics – Numerical methods of calculation for technical mechanics in the fields of automotive engineering, aircraft construction, fluid mechanics, mechanical working, biomechanics, etc.
• Encyclopedia of Space Science and Technology – Physical principles of space technology: laws of motion, rocket power, satellites, space vehicles, space stations, space probes

Additional reference works

• WTI Frankfurt eG – Specialist information on mechanical engineering and manufacturing technology, new knowledge database called TEMA – Technology and Management
• SWISSMEM – Homepage of the Association of the Swiss Mechanical, Electrical and Metal Processing Industry: events, policies, professional training
• VDI – Portal of the Association of German Engineers (VDI): specialist conferences, professional training, specialist associations, VDI test institutes, VDI publishing house
• Mechanical engineering forum – Portal for products, companies and institutions
• Encyclopaedia Britannica: Mechanical Engineering – Articles, indexed entries, Internet links, dictionary