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Key resources

Databases 

  • EI Compendex: Multidisciplinary index to journal articles and trade publications in engineering
  • IEEE Xplore: Full text publications (journals, conferences, e-books) and standards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • SAE Mobilus (Technical Papers, Journals, Standards, 1998-current): Full text of SAE standards, as well as the latest advances and research in all areas of mobility engineering: ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology
  • Web of Science: Multidisciplinary database of journal and conference literature. Also used for citation analysis of research
  • Scopus: Multidisciplinary database of journal and conference literature. Also used for citation analysis of research
  • PubMed: A free database provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine, offering comprehensive coverage of biomedical and life sciences literature. Recommended for biomedical engineering, as well as engineering or CS research topics related to life sciences.    

E-books

  • Knovel: Platform for searching technical ebooks, engineering equations, data points, and materials or substances by name or by property
  • AccessEngineering: Engineering reference sources, including Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain
  • Taylor & Francis eBooks: Taylor and Francis platform for e-books and reference works
  • SpringerLink: Publisher platform that includes books, handbooks, encyclopedias, and more
  • Synthesis Collection of Technology (formerly, Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science): Computing Science and Engineering full-text e-books (75-150 pages) on SpringerLink, which are defined as "lectures"
  • SpringerLink: Publisher platform that includes books, handbooks, encyclopedias, and more

Case Studies

  • Engineering Case Studies Online: Video and text material focusing on engineering failures and successes. The collection includes documentaries, accident reports, experiments, visualizations, case studies, lectures and interviews from leading engineering institutions. Content is produced by the BBC, U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, American Society of Civil Engineers, etc.

Open Access

  • Open Engineering Textbooks: Compiled by the American Society for Engineering Education, Engineering Libraries Division: Scholarly Communications Committee
  • SpringerOpen: All books in this collection, fully downloadable

School-specific resources

 Engineering Science

SPIE Digital Library: All journal and conference proceedings published by this society

O'Reilly Online Learning (formerly Safari TechBooks Online): Handbooks and manuals on programming languages

Steve Whitmore Engineering Science Undergraduate Capstone Projects Collection: Collection of undergraduate capstone project submissions from  ENSC 405W and ENSC 440 courses. Covers 1999-current 

Engineering Science Undergraduate Honours Theses

Engineering databases

Course and assignment guides

ENSC 105W
ENSC 405/440 Capstone
ENSC 803


 Mechatronics Systems Engineering

ASME Digital Collections:Journals from the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Digital Collection covering content in mechanical engineering and related engineering fields, such as medical device research, energy resources, and nuclear engineering

Mechatronics Systems databases

Course and assignment guides

MSE 101W  
MSE 410/411 Capstone


 Sustainable Energy Engineering

Environment  Complete: Comprehensive coverage in environmental and related disciplines 

Geobase: An extensive collection of bibliographies of books, articles, monographs, reports and theses in physical and human geography, geology, mineralogy, ecology and development studies. The scope is international, dating back to 1980. The interdisciplinary coverage makes it suitable for researching environmental issues.

ICI Society's Cadastral data and ParcelMap data: Infrastructure data, such as BC Hydro distribution & transmission, FortisBC Electric transmission and electrical distribution, are available in the resource

Sustainable Energy Engineering databases 

Course and assignment guides

SEE 101W/110 
SEE 110 
SEE 410 Capstone
SEE 811 


Standards, patents, and codes

SFU Library Guide to Technical Standards

SFU Library Patent Information Guide


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