Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Research: Home
Getting Started
This guide provides resources for conducting research in mechanical and aerospace engineering. It is your library research work space. Use the tabs above to link to article databases, online handbooks, properties data, standards, test methods, patents, and other types of information related to research in your field.
Please contact the Engineering Librarian, Erin Rowley, for individual consultation, group instruction, library purchase recommendations, and suggestions for this guide.
Please contact the Engineering Librarian, Erin Rowley, for individual consultation, group instruction, library purchase recommendations, and suggestions for this guide.
Best Bets
Short on time? These resources are your best bet for this subject area.
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Engineering VillageThe combined Compendex, Inspec, GeoRef, NTIS, and Knovel databases. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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Applied Science & Technology SourceMulti-disciplinary database which provides references to technical literature with links to selected full-text. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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Knovel E-Books: Science and EngineeringFull-text of a thousand science and engineering handbooks with a focus on books containing numeric data. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
Streaming Media
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JoVE UnlimitedA peer reviewed video journal and science education platform. More InfoStreaming MediaUB ONLY
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AVON - Academic Video OnlineStreaming video in a wide range of subjects and genres. More InfoStreaming MediaUB ONLY
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Kanopy Streaming ServiceVideos from major educational film producers. More InfoStreaming MediaUB ONLY
For more streaming media available at UB, check out our Streaming Media webpage.
U.S. PATENT APPLICATION Variable speed distributed drive train wind turbine system US 20050012339 A1
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How to Read a Scientific Paper
This wonderful tutorial was created by the librarians at Purdue University Libraries.
If you cannot access the interactive flash player version above, please view the PDF version by clicking on this link.
Engineering Librarian

Erin Rowley
Contact:
119 Lockwood Library
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
epautler@buffalo.edu
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
epautler@buffalo.edu
716-645-1369
Citation Management Software
UB has a site license to EndNote, software that allows you to collect, store, organize, retrieve, and automatically format references to journal articles, books, patents, and more in your papers.
For help using EndNote, check out the EndNote Basics Guide here: https://research.lib.buffalo.edu/endnote-basics. The Guide contains descriptions of features, PDF downloads, and videos on how to use EndNote effectively.
For more help, contact Erin Rowley, Engineering Librarian, epautler@buffalo.edu.