General Engineering Internet Guide
Search Engines and Subject Gateways for Engineering
Quick Reference (Encyclopedias and Dictionaries)
Professional and other Societies
Ethics, Professional and Social Issues in Engineering
Environmental Engineering Resources
See also
resources listed under specific disciplines
Search Engines and Subject Gateways for Engineering
Scirus, the search engine for science, focuses only on Web pages containing scientific content; locates university sites and finds reports and articles in an efficient manner.
Google Scholar searches scholarly information on the internet.
- Please Note: Scirus and Google Scholar are free to search, but much of the material they find is not freely available without a subscription. By using the links to Scirus and Google Scholar on the Library website, and subsequently logging in to Remote Access when you are off-campus, you will be able to access the full text of articles in journals to which the Library subscribes.
TechXtra searches a combination of digital
repositories, journal databases, technical reports servers, web
information, news sources and more, all with a focus on technology
information. EEVL - Internet Guide for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, links to quality UK and worldwide Internet resources, selected, evaluated, and classified by subject specialists.
PSIgate Physical Sciences Information Gateway offers access to high quality Web resources in the physical sciences; astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, materials sciences, physics, and science history and policy.
Infomine - Scholarly Internet Resource Collections: Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing & Math featuring well organized access to important university level research and educational tools on the Internet
The Virtual Library: Engineering Key links for Engineering, by experts. The VL is widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides on the web.
Australian Science and Technology on the Internet Maintained by the National Library of
Australia
Engineer Manuals (USACE) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manuals in full text
Professional and other Societies
The Institution of Engineers, Australia maintains an Engineering Centre with information regarding employment, education, resources and much more.
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Engineering Heritage Sydney is hosted by a committe of the Institution of Engineers Australia with the aim of promoting the conservation of engineered items and industrial works.
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA) represents engineers, scientists, managers and many other professionals
Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) committed to fostering excellence and innovation in engineering education
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and technology education.
Newcomen Society for the study of the History of Engineering and Technology website has an online archive of its Transactions dating back to 1920. See transactions held in Fisher Library
Ethics, Professional and Social Issues in Engineering
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science aims to provide engineers, scientists, and science and engineering students with resources useful for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that arise in their work, and to serve those who are promoting learning and advancing understanding of responsible practice in engineering and science.
Codes of Ethics Online : Engineering compiled by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Engineering Ethics A Texas A & M University site with articles, case studies, essays and references.
ICivilEngineer Engineering Ethics section has extensive links to courses, cases, articles and other resources.
Environmental Engineering Resources
Environet Maintained by the Australian Federal Department of Environment and Heritage, this site gives access to information in business and commerce, research and development, education, government and legislation, community initiatives and other areas.
Envalue The ENVALUE environmental valuation database, developed by the NSW EPA (Enviornmental Protection Agency) and first released in 1995, is a systematic collection of environmental valuation studies presented in an on-line database.
NSW Natural Resource Atlas - map, query and download environmental data. Information includes detailed satellite imagery, species identification keys and maps, daily water quality, vegetation maps and much more.
UNEP - United Nations Environment Network.
Alternative Technology Association (ATA) Australia's leading environmental organisation promoting sustainable technology.