Study Guides: Mechanical &amp; Mechatronic Engineering: Home

Welcome

This guide is for students enrolled in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. It will help you develop the core skills needed to find, evaluate and reference information in your assessments.

In this guide, you will:

Find key resources for Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Learn how to plan a search for finding information
Find referencing resources

Key resources for Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering

Databases

ASME Digital Library Provides access to journal articles, conference proceedings, some books and standards: boiler pressure vessel code sponsored or published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASTM Compass Journal articles, technical reports, books and standards from the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Scopus A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers.
ProQuest Science & Technology Provides journal articles, conference papers, theses, books, and reports.

Online Tutorials

LinkedIn Learning Offers more than 1,400 courses at different level including product design, manufacturing and CAD training.
O’Reilly Higher Education A digital learning platform covering books, videos, case studies, expert curated learning paths and self-assessments on IT area.

Reference Texts

Knovel Engineering Data and Technical References Knovel's material property search engine finds numeric data hidden in handbooks, manuals, and databases. There are thousands of materials and substances (metals, polymers, ceramics, chemicals, etc.) and more than 100 properties (physical, thermodynamic, electrical, corrosion, toxicity, etc.) to search.