Resource Guides: ECE 595: Communication Skills: Home

Books on Writing

Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences by Margot Northey; Judi Jewinski
Call Number: T11 .N675 2009

ISBN: 9780195430585

Publication Date: 2009-06-01
A Scientific Approach to Writing for Engineers and Scientists by Robert E. Berger
Call Number: T11 .B445 2014

ISBN: 9781118832523

Publication Date: 2014-06-30

Scientific Writing and Communication by Angelika Hofmann
Call Number: Q223 .H63 2014x

ISBN: 9780199947560

Publication Date: 2013-12-27
How to Write an Exceptional Thesis or Dissertation by Atlantic Publishing Group Inc. Staff; J. S. Graustein
Call Number: LB2369 .G695 2014

ISBN: 9781601386038

Publication Date: 2014-07-21
How to Prepare a Scientific Doctoral Dissertation Based on Research Articles by Bjö Gustavii
Call Number: LB2369 .G87 2012

ISBN: 9781107669048

Publication Date: 2012-10-18

Key Databases

Google Scholar

Trade Publications from Engineering Societies

ASEE Prism, American Society for Engineering Education Online access does not include the most recent month's issue, see the print copy for the current month.
ASHRAE Journal, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
IEEE Spectrum, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Industrial Engineer, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Mechanical Engineering Magazine, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Quality Progress, American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Government Resources

Patent Public Search, USPTO
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office's full text search of patents from the United States
Google Patents
Google Patents includes the patents available in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Web site. It has patents from the 1790s up to a few months ago. Google Patents has scanned the USPTO images of patents into full-text searchable pdfs. The basic patent search uses the familiar Google one-box interface. Click on “Advanced Patent Search” for detailed searches, such as by title, classification code, or year.
Science.gov
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Provides access to more than three million government funded technical, scientific, engineering, and business related resources
Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL)
Contains full text of U.S. federal documents dated prior to 1975. Collections include Fish and Wildlife Service,
Geological Survey, Water Resources Center and more.
Data.gov
Contains datasets from across U.S. government agencies.

IEEE Standards (Online)

IEEE Xplore
Full Text IEEE standards may be found in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The database allows users to search IEEE standards or browse the standards by collection, number, topic, or ICS Code.

Subject Guide

Jennifer Horton

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WorldCat
Worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions. If you find a resource in WorldCat, check in the library catalog to see if Morris Library or an I-Share library own a copy. If not, try Interlibrary Loan.

Dissertations and Theses

For in-depth arguments (often) not yet published, try these databases of dissertations and theses.

Morris Library Catalog
Searchable catalog of print and electronic materials accessible through Morris Library. Includes books, journals, eBooks, government documents, DVDs, CDs, and more.
Dissertations and Theses @ Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Contains Ph.D. dissertations and Master's theses produced by SIUC students. Full text PDFs are included when available. Note: records include an option to buy a print or microform copy of a dissertation or thesis, but Morris Library can loan its print copies of dissertations and theses for free.
Dissertations and Theses Global
Includes dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
Includes more than one million electronic theses and dissertations from across the globe. Faceted searches available by language, continent, country, date, format, and source institution. Not all theses and dissertations included are open-access.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
Indexes over 1.8 million theses and dissertations from more than 800 colleges, universities, and research institutions
Research Papers from SIUC
Primarily papers written after 2008. Search the library catalog for older papers.

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