Library Resources
Believe it or not, sometimes the Web isn't the best or fastest resource to use. There are many great engineering encyclopedias and dictionaries in the reference sections of campus libraries.
Check out the Research Shortcuts: SCIENCES page for some science and engineering resources. Also see the list of new books added to ACC Libraries.
Engineering materials are generally in the TA call number section in ACC libraries, though other call numbers are used for this topic as well:
| TA | Engineering (General) Civil engineering | TA 1001-1280 | Transportation engineering |
| TA 164 | Bioengineering | TA 1501-1820 | Applied optics. Photonics |
| TA 165 | Engineering instruments, meters, etc. Industrial instrumentation | TA 2001-2040 | Plasma engineering |
| TA 166-167 | Human engineering | TC | Hydraulic engineering. |
| TA 168 | Systems engineering | TD | Environmental engineering. |
| TA 170-171 | Environmental engineering | TE | Highway Engineering. Roads and pavements. |
| TA 174 | Engineering design | TF | Railroad engineering and operations. |
| TA 177.4-185 | Engineering economy | TG | Bridge engineering. |
| TA 190-194 | Management of engineering works | TH | Building construction. |
| TA 197-198 | Engineering meteorology | TJ | Mechanical engineering and machinery. |
| TA 213-215 | Engineering machinery, tools, and implements | TJ 163 | Power resources. Energy conservation. |
| TA 329-348 | Engineering mathematics. Engineering analysis | TJ 210.2 - 225 | Robotics. Control engineering. |
| TA 349-359 | Mechanics of engineering. Applied mechanics | TK | Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering. |
| TA 365-367 | Acoustics in engineering. Acoustical engineering | TK 9001 - 9401 | Nuclear engineering. |
| TA 401-492 | Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials | TL | Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics. |
| TA 495 | Disasters and engineering | TN | Mining engineering. Metallurgy. |
| TA 630-695 | Structural engineering (General) | TP | Chemical technology. |
| TA 703-712 | Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction | TS | Manufacturing. |
| TA 715-787 | Earthwork. Foundations | TS155 - 194 | Production management. Operations management. |
| TA 800-820 | Tunneling. Tunnels | VM | Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering. |
When searching for a book on a particular topic, you may find it more efficient to go to the library catalog to find exact call numbers for specific titles you want to use. Remember that you can ask a reference librarian to assist you with your research, in person in the library, by telephone or online.