Guide to Information Sources in Engineering

Charles Lord

ISBN 10: 1563086999 / ISBN 13: 9781563086991

Verlag: Libraries Unlimited, 2000

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The only source that focuses exclusively on engineering and technology, this important guide maps the dynamic and changing field of information sources published for engineers in recent years. Lord highlights basic perspectives, access tools, and English-language resources-directories, encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, databases, indexes, libraries, buyer's guides, Internet resources, and more. Substantial emphasis is placed on digital resources. The author also discusses how engineers and scientists use information, the culture and generation of scientific information, different types of engineering information, and the tools and resources you need to locate and access that material. Other sections describe regulations, standards and specifications, government resources, professional and trade associations, and education and career resources. Engineers, scientists, librarians, and other information professionals working with engineering and technology information will welcome this research.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781563086991

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Guide to Information Sources in Engineering
• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1563086999
• ISBN-13: 9781563086991
• Einband: Buch
• Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe

The only source that focuses exclusively on engineering and technology, this important guide maps the dynamic and changing field of information sources published for engineers in recent years. Lord highlights basic perspectives, access tools, and English-language resources―directories, encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, databases, indexes, libraries, buyer's guides, Internet resources, and more. Substantial emphasis is placed on digital resources. The author also discusses how engineers and scientists use information, the culture and generation of scientific information, different types of engineering information, and the tools and resources you need to locate and access that material. Other sections describe regulations, standards and specifications, government resources, professional and trade associations, and education and career resources. Engineers, scientists, librarians, and other information professionals working with engineering and technology information will welcome this research

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

CHARLES R. LORD is Campus Librarian, University of Washington, Tacoma. He was named the Ei/SLA Engineering Librarian of the Year, 1997.