Aerospace engineering handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries
This list is a selection of the more important sources of information on Aerospace Engineering available at Concordia Library. It includes material held in the Webster Library (WEB) on the Sir George Williams Downtown Campus, the Vanier Library (VAN) on the Loyola Campus and/or available online. Most materials are located in the Reference area (REF). This is not a complete list. Additional resources may be found by searching CLUES, the library catalogue.
These resources will help you to identify many major sources of information. You can then check in CLUES to see if the newly located items are in the library.
- Information sources in engineering REF T 10.7 I54 2005 WEB
- Using the engineering literature REF T 10.7 U85 WEB ONLINE
These resources provide definitions and background information on a topic. Some encyclopedias may also direct you to further sources of information.
- Dictionaries
- Cambridge aerospace dictionary REF TL 509 G86 WEB ONLINE
- McGraw Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms REF Q 123 M34 2003 VAN WEB
- SAE dictionary of aerospace engineering REF TL 509 C83 1998 WEB
- Translation Dictionaries
- Dictionary of aeronautics & space technology REF TL 509 G67 1982 WEB
- Routledge French technical dictionary/ Dictionnaire technique anglais REF T 10 R68 1994 WEB
- Termium Plus ONLINE
- Encyclopedias
- Berkshire encyclopedia of human-computer interaction REF QA 76.9 H85B35 2004 WEB
- Cambridge encyclopedia of space REF TL 788 E7713 2002 WEB
- Dekker encyclopedia of nanoscience and nanotechnology REF QC 176.8 N35D43 2004 WEB
- Encyclopedia of aerospace engineering ONLINE
- Encyclopedia of applied physics ONLINE
- Encyclopedia of flight REF TL 509 E557 2002 WEB
- Encyclopedia of smart materials REF TA 418.9 S62E63 2002 WEB
- Encyclopedia of space science and technology REF QB 497 E53 2003 WEB
- Encyclopedia of structural health monitoring ONLINE
- Encyclopedia of 20th century technology REF T 9 E462 2005 WEB
- McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology REF Q 121 M3 2002 WEB
- Spaceflight: a historical encyclopedia REF TL 788 W35 2010 WEB
- Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry ONLINE
These resources vary in the content they provide. You may find definitions, background information, in-depth discussion of a topic, or data. Some may also direct you to further sources of information.
Many handbooks are in the circulating collection so check CLUES for additional items. Do a KEYWORD search and type in a word describing your topic and the word "handbooks", e.g. KEYWORD > engineering handbooks.
- Aerospace engineering desk reference REF TL 551 A315 2009 WEB
- AIAA aerospace design engineers guide REF TL 551 A32 2003 WEB
- Airfoil design & data REF TL 574 A4E67 1990 WEB
- Avionics handbook REF TL 695 A8163 2001 WEB
- Compressor handbook REF TJ 990 C623 2001 WEB
- Flow measurement handbook REF TA 357.5 M43B35 2000 WEB
- Gas turbine handbook: principles and practices REF TJ 778 G5 2009 WEB
- Gas turbines: a handbook of air, land and sea applications ONLINE
- Handbook of hydraulic fluid technology REF TJ 843 H36 WEB ONLINE
- Handbook of turbomachinery REF TJ 266 H36 2003 WEB
- International reference guide to space launch systems REF TL 785.8 L3I73 2004 WEB
- Modern sensors handbook ONLINE
- Pump handbook REF TJ 900 P79 2001 WEB
- Robotics and automation handbook REF TJ 211 R565 2005 WEB
- Rolling bearings handbook and troubleshooting guide REF TJ 1071 G89 1996 WEB
- SAE aerospace applied thermodynamics manual REF TL 671 S63 WEB
- SAE Handbook REF TL 151 S62 CD-ROM WEB
- Spacecraft tables 1957-1990 REF TL 796.6 E2H48 1991 WEB
- Standard handbook for aeronautical and astronautical engineers REF TL 509 S664 2003 WEB
- Theory, tables & data for compressible flow REF TL 574 C4B76 1990 WEB
These resources will enable you to identify articles from periodicals (journals) by subject. Databases are listed on the Librarie's web site. References in some databases have a link that says Find it!@Concordia. This link helps you to know whether Concordia has the journal mentioned in the reference.
A journal title search in CLUES will also show you if the periodical is available at Concordia. Most databases listed are licensed by the Concordia Library and require a Library PIN to be accessed off-campus.
- Academic Search Complete ONLINE
- Aerospace database ONLINE
- Annual index/abstracts of SAE technical papers REF TL 1 S62+ WEB
- Compendex (on Engineering Village) ONLINE
- IEEE Xplore ONLINE
- INSPEC (on Engineering Village) ONLINE
- NASA Technical Reports server ONLINE
- NTIS database ONLINE
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses ONLINE
- Web of science ONLINE
See also the Research Guide by Subject for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering on the Libraries' web site.
- AERADE (aerospace and defences resources) http://aerade.cranfield.ac.uk
- Aerospace Industries Association of Canada http://www.aiac.ca/
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) http://www.aiaa.org
- Canadian Engineering Network http://www.stealthstuff.com/CEN/
- Canadian Space Agency http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/
- NASA http://www.nasa.gov
- NRC Institute for Aerospace Research http://iar-ira.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
- Quebec Aerospace Association http://www.aqa.ca
- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration http://www.faa.gov
