Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering Librarian
Sarah Lester
she/her/hers
Contact:
Robert E. Kennedy Library Room 216F
Subjects: Aerospace Engineering, BioMedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Reference, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Standards
About this guide
This guide provides starting points for students in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering degree program and other researchers interested in this area.
For research help, please contact Sarah Lester, Engineering Librarian or use the library's 24/7 chat help.
Research Resources for Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
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ABI/INFORM CompleteABI/INFORM provides in-depth coverage of business issues, management techniques, competitive information, and a variety of other topics. Content includes full-text journals, trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.
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Business Source PremierBusiness Source Premier provides full text for journals covering marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
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Engineering Village (Compendex)Compendex is a comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research, covering all engineering disciplines. It includes millions of bibliographic citations and abstracts from thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings.
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InspecInspec® is a comprehensive index to global literature in electronics, computer science, physics, electrical, control, production and mechanical engineering. Includes INSPEC Thesaurus, Classification Codes and other specialized search aids.
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Google ScholarGoogle Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles. Search results may be from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
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Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (ThomasNet.com)ThomasNet is a comprehensive online directory of suppliers of building and related products. Includes supplier directory, product search, CAD models, quote service, certificate search, and industry news.
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Web of Science (Core Collection)Web of Science (Core Collection) provides a single search across Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Additional Web of Science databases are easily accessible.
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Web Resources
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ASQFormerly the American Society for Quality, ASQ is a professional association with a remit to advance the professional development, credentials, knowledge and information services, membership community, and advocacy on behalf of its 85,000 members.
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GlobalSpecContains over 2.3 million products and over 194 million searchable product specs.
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McMaster CarrProduct Directory with nearly 500,000 items
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NIST - Systems Integration DivisionThe Systems Integration Division main purpose is to meet the measurement science and standards needs for integrating engineering information systems used in manufacturing, construction, and cyber-physical systems.
Standards
Standards provide a basis for mutual understanding, and are used to facilitate communication, measurement, commerce and manufacturing. Standards also enable companies to comply with relevant laws and regulations. This section includes standards that may be relevant for doing research in industrial and manufacturing engineering.
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OSHA standardsOSHA standards are rules that describe the methods that employers must use to protect their employees from hazards.
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ASTM Standards & Digital LibraryThe ASTM Digital Library, also known as ASTM Compass provides access to ASTM standards, journal articles, and technical papers. ASTM stands for American Society for Testing and Materials.
Senior Projects
As part of your research you may want to review past Senior projects in Digital Commons@Cal Poly.