Library: Mechanical Engineering: Search the literature

The Library catalogue

Library catalogue
Search the library catalogue to find and access many print and online books, journal articles and other publications.

Specialist library databases

Find specialist library databases, resources and literature searching tools for engineering research on this page.

Use them to search across and access journal and conference papers. Some include other types of information such as technical papers, books and patents.

Search to find publication references, then click on the PDF link or the Library links button to check for full text access

How to find relevant books and articles
Guidance on using the library catalogue and specialist databases to find relevant books and articles.

Library databases for Mechanical Engineering

These library databases are useful literature searching resources for mechanical engineering.

See also our separate pages of resources for patents, standards and data and company and industry information.

Compendex via Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive engineering literature database - over 21 million records from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. Coverage from 1884 onwards including journal, conference papers, and book series.

SAE MOBILUS This link opens in a new window
Covering the latest research in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. Includes full-text of SAE Technical Papers from 1906 to date; SAE e-books; SAE Magazines; and SAE Standards (J-Reports, AMS and AS).

IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Almost one third of the world's current literature in electrical engineering, electronics and computer science, as published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Institution of Engineering and Technology. Full text access to journals, conference papers, standards, e-books.

IEEE Xplore help
Webinar: Effective Researching on IEEE Xplore
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Webinar: Effective Researching on IEEE Xplore : University of Bath, November 2021
Presenter: Ed Wong, Content Online. Key points covered:

• Construct successful search strategies for precise results
• Stay current by setting-up saved search alerts and ToC alerts
• Organise your research with ‘My Research Projects’ folders
• Leverage easy to use tools to find the most cited or most popular papers
• Easily download equations and graphics from full-text HTML articles
• Track research by specific authors or organisations using advanced search tools
• See the latest value-added features
Webinar: How to Get Published with IEEE
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Webinar: How to Get Published with IEEE : University of Bath University of Bath, November 2021. Presenter: Ed Wong, Content Online. This webinar covers:

• Tips and best practices to improve an author’s chances of getting published
• What editors and reviewers look for in submissions
• Common reasons why papers are rejected
• Selecting the right publication for your research submission
• Reasons to consider an open access journal for your submission
• Open access options available from IEEE for authors and institutions
• Research strategies using IEEE Xplore Digital Library
• Authorship tools available from IEEE for promoting open science

IET research hub (journals) This link opens in a new window
The Institution of Engineering and Technology provides its journals portfolio to Open Access in partnership with Wiley. Content from IET Journals, from 2013, can be found on the IET Research hub. Note that IET conference proceedings continue to be available on both IEEE Xplore and the IET Digital Library.
ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
ASME Journals (1960-) and Conference Proceedings (2002-)
Design Society Publications This link opens in a new window
The Design Society's publications library of over 8000 current research papers in design presented at major international design conferences.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
FREE Index to biomedical literature from US National Library of Medicine.
If you have created an NCBI account to log in to PubMed, you now need to switch to a third party option, such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft or ORCID. Please refer to NCBI’s instructions and FAQs.
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
Emerald provides full-text access to articles published in more than 100 peer-reviewed management and engineering journals from 1994 to date. Bibliographic information is available for pre-1994 articles.
Our collection also includes book chapters and emerging markets case studies.

Finding dissertations and theses

Finding dissertations and theses
Guidance on how to find University of Bath dissertations and theses in the Library and online or search other libraries.

University of Bath research

University of Bath's Research Portal
Records of articles, books, theses, datasets, working papers and other research outputs created by University of Bath researchers. Many records include full-text documents.

E-book resources for Mechanical Engineers

E-book collections
Major reference e-books

You can search for and access e-book titles like any other book using the Library catalogue. You can also browse and search collections of engineering e-books via the links below.

Knovel This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text access to over 4,000 leading handbooks, databases, encyclopedia and reference books across all engineering disciplines. Knovel also provides tools to analyse and display data found.

Video: Knovel - Property Search (8:21)

McGraw Hill AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
Database providing a wealth of McGraw Hill’s premium textbooks, reference works, videos and data visualisation tools for engineering, sciences and business skills. Includes tools for real-world problem solving, case studies, industry codes and standards, plus course outlines for curriculum planning.

Springer e-books
Access to over 73,000 electronic books from Springer's Science and Engineering collections.
IET e-books
Access to over 300 ebooks published by the IET, via the IET Digital Library. The collection includes professional, technical and research monographs in all areas of engineering and technology.
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Note that we do not subscribe to all IET e-books. All books that we have access to are indicated with a purple 'open lock icon'. They can also be found via the catalogue.
IEEE-Wiley & MIT Press eBooks Library
Access to more than 1000 e-books from IEEE-Wiley and MIT Press via the IEEE Xplore digital library. The collection of titles includes practical handbooks, introductory and advanced texts, reference works and professional books with an emphasis on leading areas of research.
ScienceDirect e-books
Access to many subscribed e-books from Elsevier's Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science collections.

O'Reilly Learning This link opens in a new window
O'Reilly Learning is a collection of technical books from a number of publishers including Pearson and O'Reilly Media. The titles include many computing topics and programming and software guides. It also has a range of business and management titles. In addition to books, O'Reilly includes a large range of online training courses, on-demand learning materials and video resources.

Wiley Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering
ISBN: 0470686650
Large scale reference work addressing the engineering and scientific principles of air and spacecraft design, construction and operation. Themes covered include Fluid Dynamics and Aerothermodynamics; Propulsion and Power; Structural and Materials Technology; Dynamics and Control; Environmental Impact, Manufacturing and Operations; Vehicle Design; and System Engineering.
Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science by James J. Cochran (Editor-In-Chief); Louis Anthony Cox (Editor); Pinar Keskinocak (Editor); Jeffrey P. Kharoufeh (Editor); J. Cole Smith (Editor)
ISBN: 9780470400630
Publication Date: 2011-02-15
Multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to operations research and management science theory, methodology and applications. Includes introductory overviews, advanced reviews, technical articles and case studies.

Oxford Reference Online
Collection of reference works published by Oxford University Press covering the Arts, English Language Reference, Modern Languages, Politics and Social Sciences, and Science.

Library databases: general and multidisciplinary

Multidisciplinary

These major library databases index literature from across a range of subject areas.

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Index to journals and conference papers across all subject areas.

Scopus help

Web of Science: all databases This link opens in a new window
Search across all databases on the Web of Science platform.
The University of Bath Library gives you access to these databases on the Web of Science platform:
- Web of Science Core Collection
- Biosis Citation Index
- Current Contents Index
- Data Citation Index
- Derwent Innovations Index
- Grants Index
- Inspec
- KCI - Korean Journal Database
- Medline
- Preprint Citation Index
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Citation Index
- SciELO Citation Index
- Zoological Record

Web of Science help

Databases of general interest to engineers

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles for thousands of scholarly business journals, practitioner journals and trade magazines.
On EBSCO's platform it is possible to search a number of education indexes in combination with Business Source Complete, for example, British Education Index, ERIC and Education Source.

NASA Technical Reports Server This link opens in a new window
Access to NASA's current and historical technical literature (citations and full text): aerospace-related conference papers, journal articles, meeting papers, patents, research reports, images, movies, and technical videos.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment such as global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, recycling and renewable energy - covers scholarly, government and general-interest titles.

JoVE (Journal of Visualised Experiments) This link opens in a new window
JoVE provides 12,000+ science and engineering videos. These cover core concepts and experimental techniques, divided between its Science Education platform and peer-reviewed, video research Journal. Itincludes a number of engineering topics and resources.

JoVE Journal
A peer-reviewed video journal of advanced experimental techniques aimed at researchers in science and engineering.

What if the Library does not have the materials you need?

Inter-library loans service
If you find references to books, journals, articles or other materials we either do not stock in print or subscribe to online, you can request these via our Inter-library loans service. If you haven't used the service before you will need to register.