Welcome!

Howdy, I am Jane Stephens, the Aerospace Engineering librarian at Evans Library. Use this guide to identify & access library resources & material (books, articles, data, technical reports, conference papers, etc.) relevant to Aerospace Engineering & related subjects. Feedback is welcome.

Require additional help?

• Contact Jane Stephens, the Aero Librarian

• E-mail
  
• Voice Mail (979) 845-5382
• I am usually in my office (207E) on Saturdays ~10-1:30
  

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Academic Integrity & Plagiarism:

• Library Tutorial on integrity & plagiarism
  
• Citing sources

Browse/Search LibCat:

LibCat is the libraries' online catalog. Search it to find material (books, textbooks, journals, magazines, maps, videos, etc.) owned by TAMU Libraries (Annex, Cushing, Evans, PSEL, WCL. For material at the Medical Sciences Library, search Chiron.
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Sample LibCat Searches:
Aeronautics--Periodicals
Astronautics--Periodicals
Airplanes--Design and Construction
Aerospace Engineering
Fluid Dynamics
polymer? handbook (keyword)

TIP: the ? is a wildcard, it matches: polymer, polymers, polymerization...
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Fluid dynamics Periodicals
Aircraft Periodicals
propulsion periodicals
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Relevant Links:

• Aerospace Engineering Dept.
• AIAA
• TAMU Libraries Homepage
• TAMU Libraries request forms
• TAMU Libraries Get it for me
• Texas A&M University Home

Know how to...

• Evaluate Web Resources
• Critically analyze info sources
  
• Differentiate between a scholarly (academic) journal & popular magazine

Quick Links to Books:

• CRC EngNetBase
• Knovel
• Safari Tech Books (computer manuals & tech books)
• Search LibCat, the libraries' online catalog
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Quick Links to Electronic Journals:

• M Portal (Digital Library)
• AIAA Electronic Library
• IEEE Xplore
• Science Direct -- the library does not subscirbe to all the full text in this database.
  
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Quick Links to Indexing Databases (search to find articles, papers, etc.):

TIP:  When full text is not present, click "Find Text@TAMU" (or SFX) for document retrieval options. If full text is still not present, click Get it for me to make an article or paper request.

• Compendex
• CSA Technology Research
  
• Google Scholar
  
• Inspec
• MathSciNet
  
• Web of Science
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Quick Links to Data:

• Cindas (3 property databases)
  
• ESDU (Engineering Sciences Data Unit)
• Jane's Online, Click on "Client area" (top left) for A&M's subscription
  
• Knovel -- TIP: use advanced search to look for data
  
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Quick Links to Dissertations & Theses:

• Proquest Dissertations & Theses
• TxSpace ~2000 to present
• A&M Dissertations
  
• A&M Theses
  
• Search LibCat
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Google Scholar (GS)-- Important to know:

• When off campus, access GS from library website-- to have access to subscription based resources
• But first, click on "Scholar Preferences" link.
  >> Use the "Find Library" search box to find TAMU, College Station.
  >> Under "Show library access links", check the box for TAMU College Station.
  >> Click save preferences
  Now, when you are looking at GS results, some entries will have a "Full text @ TAMU" link. This link provides document (article, paper) retrieval options, but does not always result in online access.
  
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