Materials Science & Engineering

Off-campus Access

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:19:39 -0700

To access UCB Library resources from off campus, configure your machine using one of two simple methods (Proxy Server is the quickest and easiest):

Proxy Server
After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID when you click on the link to a licensed resource. See the setup instructions, FAQ, and Troubleshooting pages to configure your browser. Follow these steps to check your proxy configuration.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)
After you install and run the VPN client software on your computer, you can log in with a CalNet ID to establish a secure connection with the campus network.

Citation Linker

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:35:00 -0700

If you have a citation, use the UC-eLinks Citation Linker to find the full-text.

Journal Title and Date are required fields. Enter as much information as you have about the publication.

Find Articles

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:10:03 -0700

The databases listed below include journal articles, technical reports, and conference papers in the subject areas of materials science & engineering. Use UC-eLinks to link out to full text when available.

For a full list of article databases, see our Article Databases page.

Find Electronic Journals

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:45:01 -0700

Find out which mechanical engineering journals titles we have online by using our E-journals A-Z database.

Or, see the full list of e-journals for materials science and engineering.

Find books and e-books

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:20:21 -0700

Use the OskiCat catalog to find library items at UC Berkeley.

Use the Melvyl catalog to look in all UC campuses.

You can refine your search to e-books and other online resources by using the Available Online limiter when you are in the OskiCat catalog.

OskiCat Advanced Search
Melvyl Advanced Search

Overviews, Standards, Handbooks

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:05:25 -0700

New Books

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:22:13 -0700

For a full list of new materials science and engineering books, see our MSE new books list.

Materials Properties

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:13:30 -0700

Springer Materials
UCB Access Only - Physical and Chemical data.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
UCB Access Only - Comprehensive and indespensable handbook for scientists and engineers.

ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Center
UCB Access Only - Provides access to an extensive collection of binary and ternary phase diagrams and associated data.

ASM Handbooks
UCB Access Only - Covers metals as well as engineered materials such as composites, ceramics, and plastics.

CINDAS Microelectronics Packaging Materials Database
UCB Access Only - Contains data on thermal, mechanical, electrical, and physical properties of electronics packaging materials.

CINDAS Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database
UCB Access Only - Contains thermophysical properties of over 5,000 materials with approximately 50,000 data curves.

Polymers: A Property Database
UCB Access Only

MatWeb
Data sheets for polymers, ceramics, metals, and other engineering materials.

NIST Ceramics WebBook

MEMS Material Database

Knovel Critical Tables
UCB Access only

International Tables for Crystallography
UCB Access only

ICDD PDF-4+
UCB Access only - inquire at Engineering Library

Not finding what you need? More resources are available at the Engineering Library's Physical and Chemical Data page or the Chemistry Library's Chemical and Physical Properties page.

Dissertations & Theses

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:56:49 -0700

Dissertations and Theses (Dissertation Abstracts)
1861 - present UCB access only

UC Berkeley Dissertations: To locate dissertations from a specific UC Berkeley department, search OskiCat for the keywords berkeley dissertations <department name>.

Examples:
berkeley dissertations environmental science policy and management
berkeley dissertations mechanical engineering

Citation Management Tools

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:16:45 -0700

Citation management tools help you manage your research, collect and cite sources, and create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but any are easier than doing it by hand!

RefWorks - free for UC Berkeley users. It allows you to create your own database by importing references and using them for footnotes and bibliographies. Use the RefWorks New User Form to sign up.

EndNote: may be purchased from UC Berkeley's Software Central.Supports many citations styles in science and engineering.

Zotero: A free plug-in that works exclusively with the Firefox browser: keeps copies of what you find on the web, permits tagging, notation, full text searching of your library of resources, works with Word, and has a free web backup service.

It's always good to double check the formatting -- sometimes the software doesn't get it quite right.

Style Guides

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:29:10 -0700

Publishers' style guides provide instructions for writing an article for one of its publications. They typically specify the layout and length of the paper, rules for units, graphs and tables, copyright terms, and how to submit the paper.

ACS - Authors & Reviewers

AGU Author Resource Center

AIP Style Manual Published by the American Institute of Physics

ANS Information for Authors

ASCE Resources for Authors

ASME - Author Guidelines

Communications of the ACM - Information for Authors

ICE Author Guidelines

IEEE Author Tools

IET Author Guides

ORS Instructions for Authors

Physical Review style (APS journals)

Springer Manuscript Preparation

Writing Help

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:46:52 -0800

The campus offers writing support for students through the College Writing Programs office. See what's available both on-campus and off-campus at the Writing Resources website.

Books on dissertation writing.

Books on technical writing for scientists and engineers.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:42:02 -0700

The Science Libraries offer workshops throughout the year to help you search more efficiently, manage your data, and organize your references.

See upcoming events, and subscribe to be alerted by email when events are posted.

Or, contact your subject librarian directly for help.

Chat Reference Help

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:53:17 -0800

Engineering Library

lngo@library.berkeley.edu (Lisa Ngo) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:32:24 -0700

Address: 110 Bechtel Engineering Center

Semester Hours
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Phone: 510.642.3366

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