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September 25, 2008

I Want My PHP (Books)

Need to learn more about SQL? Check out Safari Books Online for more than 300 books from O'Reilly and other well-known publishers in information technology on networking, programming, web design, and more.

September 18, 2008

Civil Engineer's Reference Book

The Civil Engineer's Reference Book offers a concise overview of and reference source for civil engineering.

July 10, 2008

How to Save Energy

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The Energy Efficiency Manual is a guide on saving energy and money aimed at both users of energy (pretty much all of us) as well as those who design the systems. The focus is on homes as well as large businesses.

July 03, 2008

Thermodynamic Data: So Hot Right Now

Yaws' Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Chemical Compounds is a classic source of thermodynamic data. The online version has been improved with the ability to plot the data with the click of a button.

June 26, 2008

Synthesis

Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science is a series of electronic books that provides overviews of key developments and research in a wide range of areas such as antennas, audio speech processing, biomedical engineering, computational electromagnetics, solid state materials and devices. A tiny sampling of specific topics for the lectures/reviews: bionanotechnology; engineering, poverty, and the earth; game theory for wireless engineers; and RFID explained.

June 12, 2008

Merck Index

The Merck Index is a classic source of information on chemical substances, and you can access it online!

June 05, 2008

Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology

The Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology covers all areas of science and engineering and its editors include many well-known scientists and engineers.

May 29, 2008

American Men and Women of Science

American Men and Women of Science is one of the best known sources of biographical information on living scientists.

May 22, 2008

Great Place for Metals and Alloys Information

The ASM Handbook is a great source for information on metals and alloys. You'll find lots on materials properties, processes, performance and selection. The Engineered Materials Handbook includes non-metallic materials (e.g., plastics, ceramics, and composites).

May 15, 2008

Our Most Important Resource

Learn more about the science and technology of water in the Water Encyclopedia.

May 01, 2008

Practical and Experimental Robotics

Learn more about how a variety of robots work in Practical and Experimental Robotics.

March 20, 2008

Instrumentation Reference Book

The Instrumentation Reference Book covers the measurement of mechanical, chemical, electrical and radiation as well as the instrumentation itself.

March 06, 2008

Cheese, glorious cheese!

Learn more about Cheese and its physics, chemistry and microbiology!

February 28, 2008

International Tables for Crystallography

The International Tables for Crystallography are now available online! This key resource includes data and articles on theory and applications of crystallography with an emphasis on symmetry, diffraction methods, and the physical and chemical properties of crystals.

January 24, 2008

IT Pro

Check out IT Pro, online reference books on information technology including web programming, graphic design, programming languages, and much more!

January 17, 2008

Handbook of Biomaterial Properties

What's the Young's modulus of your patella? Find out in the Handbook of Biomaterial Properties which provides data on both human tissues and synthetic biomaterials.

January 03, 2008

Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers

Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers is a classic reference that covers the basics on a variety of key topics. You'll find information on mathematics, materials, processes, and much more.

December 27, 2007

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology Now Available Online

The Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology is now available online. Find information on polymers, plastics, fibers, biomaterials, elastomers, and polymerization processes.

December 06, 2007

Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design

The Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design covers basic principles and current research directions in biomedical engineering.

October 25, 2007

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry

Ullmann's is complementary to Kirk-Othmer as a great source of chemical information. It covers a wide range of subject areas: inorganic and organic chemicals, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, polymers and plastics, metals and alloys, biotechnology and biotechnological products, food chemistry, process engineering and unit operations, analytical methods, environmental protection, and more. It tends to have a more European focus than Kirk-Othmer.

October 11, 2007

Treatise on Geochemistry


All nine volumes of the Treatise on Geochemistry, which covers major topics in geochemistry ranging from the mantle and core to oceans to planets, are now available online.

October 04, 2007

Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III

In Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III, experts in the field sifted through the literature of the last decade and synthesized it and put it in context for you.

September 20, 2007

Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers

Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers covers thermodynamic principles for a broad range of engineering topics.

September 13, 2007

Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics

The Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics covers topics that range from classical mechanics to dynamical systems, quantum field theory, and differential geometry.

August 09, 2007

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook is a key handbook for chemical engineers with information on all aspects of chemical engineering.

July 26, 2007

Encyclopedia of Chromatography

Find out more about chromatographic methods, instrumentation, and applications in Encyclopedia of Chromatography.

May 03, 2007

When Chemicals Are Bad...

The Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects (DOSE) details environmental effects of different chemicals as well as their toxicity and other adverse effects in different species. Literature references point you to greater detail on the research behind the information.

April 12, 2007

ENVIROnetBASE

If you're interested in environmental research, check out ENVIROnetBASE, a collection of environmental science handbooks. Happy Earth Day!

January 18, 2007

NANOnetBASE

NANOnetBASE is an online collection of reference books on nanoscience and nanotechnology from biomedical engineering to lasers. You can get to the books directly through NANOnetBASE or by searching MNCAT, the library's catalog.

December 21, 2006

Environmental Engineers' Handbook

Environmental Engineers' Handbook covers all aspects of the field of environmental engineering. Environmental engineering is very interdisciplinary and draws on fields such as law, science, and social science. Subjects covered include environmental assessment, pollution created by the chemical industry, wastewater treatment, zero-emission technology, and much more. This handbook is available through ENGnetBASE.

October 17, 2006

Properties of Amorphous Carbon (and more!)

Properties of Amorphous Carbon is just one of a number of books included in Knovel with information on properties of different substances, some devoted to single substances and others to a wide variety of substances.

September 14, 2006

Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology


The Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology is a source of application-oriented, authoritative and comprehensive information on Nanotechnology. It integrates the knowledge from nanofabrication, nanomechanics, materials science, and reliability engineering in one volume and is an excellent resource for mechanical and electrical engineers, materials scientists, physicists and chemists who work either in the nano area or in a field that is or will be influenced by this new key technology.

September 01, 2006

Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry


The Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry covers all areas of biochemistry including aspects related to molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, and biophysics.

Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry


The Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry covers a wide range of topics in inorganic chemistry from biological to solid state to computational.

August 25, 2006

'Area Array Packaging Handbook' in Knovel


Area Array Packaging Handbook
By: Gilleo, K., 2002 McGraw-Hill
This book covers design, packaging, construction, assembly, and application of all three approaches to Area Array Packaging: Ball Grid Array (BGA), Chip Scale Package (CSP), and Flip Chip (FC). Details the pros and cons of each technology with varying applications.

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