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Mechanical Engineering

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Handbooks: 

Get an overview of your topic:

Dictionaries: 

Define concepts/ get synonyms:


E-books:

  • ENGnetBASE - online engineering handbooks published by CRC Press
  • Knovel - online reference library for engineering. Access equations, data, drawings, etc. that are found in engineering handbooks and manuals; interactive tools available for some books
  • Springer ebook collection - the Springer Ebook Collection contains books in the following subject areas : Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law.


Browse the shelves:

You can also browse the Catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers -

  • TJ1 - 1570 Mechanical Engineering
  • TJ170 - 210 Dynamics, Mechanical Movements
  • TJ212 - 225 Control Engineering Systems, Automatic Machinery
  • TJ255 - 267.5 Heat Engines, Turbines, Turbomachines
  • TJ268 - 740 Steam Engineering
  • TJ836 - 1030 Hydraulic Machinery, Pneumatic Machinery
  • TJ1350 - 1418 Hoisting and Conveying Machinery
  • TJ1425 - 1475 Lifting and Pressing Machinery


Contact Librarians (Mechanical engineering):

Cristina Ghiculescu

c.ghiculescu@library.uq.edu.au

3365 6852

Research Information Service

Miranda Mariette

m.mariette@library.uq.edu.au

3346 3502

Teaching and Learning Service

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Summon (Library homepage) provides access to the UQ Library collection of print and online books, journals, theses, newspapers, conference proceedings and more.

Start with the following key databases for this subject area:

  • ASME Digital Library
    Founded in 1880 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers produces the ASME Digital Library which is ASME's primary repository of current and archival literature
  • Compendex
    Citations with abstracts to worldwide literature in engineering and technology.
  • IEEE Xplore digital library
    Provides full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and current IEEE Standards.
  • ScienceDirect
    Scientific, technological and medical full text and bibliographic information
  • Scopus
    Abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
  • Web of Science
    Access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.
  • Google Scholar

Browse more mechanical engineering databases

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources: 

Additional Resources

  • DieselNet - an internet information service on diesel engine emissions and related topics
  • NTIS - National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is a resource for accessing unclassified reports from U.S. and international government agencies including NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Science.gov - searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 US federal agencies; some full text available

Statistics and market reports

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) web site provides access to the full range of ABS statistical and reference information
  • IBISWorld - Detailed analyses of Australian industries, covering major players, industry performance and outlook, market characteristics, industry participants and recent news articles.
  • Business source complete - BSC is a scholarly business database, providing bibliographic and full text content. Industry and company reports are also covered.

Patents

For further information see our Patents How-to guide

Theses

Search for Australian and international theses.

Institutional repositories

Standards

Standards: 

Standards are official publications used in industry and trade to describe specifications and procedures. Standards provide rules and recommendations for: quality, safety, performance and construction, codes of practice, methods of testing, symbols and terminology. Use the following databases to locate standards:

  • SAI Global on-line premium
    Full-text access to all current Australian standards; possibility to "unlock" international standards
  • IEEE xplore digital library
    Full-text access to IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) standards
  • Annual book of ASTM standards
    Access standards in print from the American Society for Testing and Materials; use the ASTM International website (see below) as an index tool for the Annual book of standards
  • ASTM international standards worldwide
    This site provides information about ASTM and its membership and projects as well as indexing ASTM and other standards online

For further information see our Standards How-to guide

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