engineering

In 2020 and 2021, the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering (CSME) held its International Congresses virtually, hosted by UPEI's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering. The Proceedings from these events, which are Open Access, are hosted by the Robertson library:

• CSME Proceedings 2020
• CSME Proceedings 2021

For more information or corrections contact Rosie Le Faive (rlefaive@upei.ca).

These are some of the current awareness tools and alerting services that are available to you.

Institute of Physics
To set up Table of Contents alerts: click User Options in the tool bar.

SpringerLink
To set up Table of Contents or Keyword alerts: see the Alerts link in the lower left of the screen.

When information is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, the source of that information must be documented. Otherwise, you are guilty of plagiarism.

Various standards have been created for citing sources in different disciplines including IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), APA (American Psychological Association), and the MLA (Modern Languages Association). Unless your professor tells you otherwise, the preferred style for citing sources in your assignments is the IEEE style. See the following for help with this style.

Grey Literature

Grey literature encompasses almost half of all engineering publications. It includes conference literature, research and technical reports, and government information. Some useful access sites for grey literature include:

There are many Web resources relating to Engineering. To locate authoritative sites look for those created by professional organizations, academic institutions, research agencies, or government departments.

For help in using search tools and evaluating web sites, see Finding Quality Web Information.

Gateways:
These sites will lead you to other more specific sites for Engineering information.

The most current research on any academic topic is usually found in journal articles.

Step 1
Use indexes to find articles on a particular topic.

To find books about your subject, use the Library Catalogue. Location codes and call numbers are included for each item. Selected electronic resources are also included in the Online Catalogue.

Examples of subject headings to check:

Engineers
Chemical engineering
Electric engineering
Tunneling

Many headings are used with subdivisions, either for a particular geographical area, such as:

Engineering -- Canada

When you are doing research on a topic, you will often need a quick definition of a term, a specific fact, or condensed, detailed information about particular topics. Listed below are some representative engineering reference titles.

Finding definitions (dictionaries)

This page is an introduction to using the library to find information. It gives you an overview of the research process, the types of information available, and the basic research tools.

Additional help

Step 1: Select topic and identify your keywords

Engineering Subject Librarian: Mackenzie Johnson mtjohnson@upei.ca or 902-620-5290
Library Service Desk: in person, via the online AskUs chat tool, reference@upei.ca, 902-566-0583