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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
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
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
New books
The new books displayed are in CS and Engineering fields.