CCDP 2100 Library Resources Handout

Catalogue
http://catalogue.library.carleton.ca/

Information about all resources owned or accessible elsewhere in the world

Change from Entire Collection to All E-resources to select electronic formats

Subject Guides
http://www.library.carleton.ca/research/subject-guides

Bring together information about a particular subject and discipline

In particular, consult the guides under Engineering and Design

Electronic Book Collections

http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/type/eBook%20Collections

Wide range of collections; consult the descriptions for particulars

Full text, searchable collections
Provide sources for engineering principles

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Books 24x7
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/books24x7
All aspects of Engineering and IT
Ebooks and reference materials
ENGnetBASE
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/crcnetbase
Handbooks (useful sources of basic information) on all aspects of engineering but
with a focus on civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering
Knovel
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/knovel-library
Engineering handbooks
Journal Article & Conference Proceedings Databases
Databases that respond to all engineering streams are found on all engineering
subject guides

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For discipline-specific databases, consult the journal articles tab of appropriate

subject guides (http://www.library.carleton.ca/research/subject-guides)

EI Engineering Village
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/ei-engineering-village
All aspects of engineering
Citations and abstracts only; full text access provided by GetIt service
IEEE Xplore Digital Library
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/ieee-xplore-digital-library
Full text for all aspects of engineering, computer science and electronics
Also includes IEEE standards, transactions and newsletters
Aerospace Database
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/aerospace-database
Full text for journals and conference proceedings from the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Applied Science & Technology Full Text
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/applied-science-technology-full-text
Covers all aspects of science and engineering
Primarily a citation database; some full text available
ASCE Research Library
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/asce-research-library
Covers all aspects of civil engineering
Full text access to journals from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Embase
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/embase
Citations and abstracts for medical/health literature, including biomedical aspects
Includes access to Medline, covering biomedical/health aspects in North America
Environmental Science and Pollution Management
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/environmental-science-and-pollutionmanagement
Citations and abstracts for all areas of environmental science
Full text access provided through GetIt service
Scopus
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/scopus
Citations and abstracts for scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature
Full text access provided through GetIt service

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SPIE Digital Library
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/spie-digital-library-database
Full-text access to journal articles and conference proceedings dealing with
applications of optics and photonics
TRID
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/trid
Citations for articles on all aspects of transportation
Searching Google Scholar
Provides access to educational and research sites, including in-progress research
Confirm your sources with your TA or professor before use
Use GS through the Librarys proxy server to increase possibility of accessing full
text documents through paid subscriptions

Find Guides
For specific forms of information

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Geographic Information Systems Data [find -> GIS]
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/gis
Consult Maps, Data, Government Information Centre (MADGIC) in the Library for
more information and access
Geospatial Data
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/gis/geospatial-data
Includes coverage of Carleton University
Patents and Standards [find -> patents and standards]
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/patents-and-standards
general information on patents and standards; available databases for searching
Derwent Innovations Index
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/derwent-innovations-index
Focuses on chemical, electrical and electronics, and engineering aspects
Theses and Dissertations [find -> theses & dissertations]
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/theses-and-dissertations
General information on available dissertations and theses
Consult for reviews of the literature and bibliography
Dissertations & Theses FullText
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/dissertations-and-theses-fulltext
Citations, abstracts for North American theses (including Carleton University)
Full text available for most theses since 1997
Course Guide for CCDP 2100
http://www.library.carleton.ca/research/course-guides/ccdp-2100
Recently updated; maintained by the subject specialist for Engineering, Robert
Smith

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Strategies for Finding the Text to a Document
1. Try clicking on the GetIt! icon,
if provided.
2. If it is a journal article, note the year, volume and issue number. Look up the name
of the journal (not the title of the article) in the catalogue. Locate a subscription that
covers the year that the article was published.
a. If the subscription is electronic, click to go to the subscription. Locate the
back files or archive or other issues of the journal. Locate the year of
publication. Locate the volume, and then the issue required. Scan the table
of contents to find the article title. Locate the link to the PDF version of the
document (usually denoted by the Adobe PDF icon .
b. If the subscription is print, note the volume and issue numbers, as well as the
call number. Most print journals are kept on the first floor of the Library.
Locate the SER area of the high-density shelving. Locate the call number.
There will be a number of bound copies with the same call number but
different volume numbers and years. All issues are bound into one volume.
Select the appropriate one. Locate the article within the volume. Take it to
the Copy Shop and scan or copy the article.
3. If it is a conference paper, try the following collections, as appropriate:
ACM Digital Library
Aerospace Database (AIAA)
ASCE Research Library
IEEE Xplore
SPIE Digital Library
4. Consult the catalogue of the University of Ottawa to see if there is a subscription
(there is a link on the left navigation bar of our catalogue home page).
a. For electronic subscriptions, go to the circulation desk at the University of
Ottawa and request a guest login.
b. Log into a workstation in the University of Ottawa Library.
c. Access the subscription and download the article to a USB key, or email it to
yourself.
5. If you cannot find a copy, use the RACER tool to request it from another library.
a. Go to Library home page -> Services -> InterLibrary Loans
b. Follow the instructions to obtain a login and password for RACER.
c. Log into RACER. Since you have the citation information
(author/year/title/journal/volume/issue/page numbers) look for blank
request form on the left of the screen.
d. Complete and submit the form. RACER information is here:
http://www.library.carleton.ca/services/interlibrary-loans

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