The Engineering Subject Guide is the where all the links below are gathered and organized.
1. Time to prepare for exams! Where could you find a practice question bank for subjects such as calculus, chemistry, circuits, mechanics, materials?
2. For a particular project, let's say that you need to evaluate a bunch of materials to find the most appropriate compromise between density and melting temperature. How would you do this?
3. Where do we find scholarly books and peer-reviewed articles about engineering ethics and engineering failures? My case study is about the space shuttle Challenger disaster.
4. How do we find an official technical guidelines for Charpy impact tests?
5. Tesla is famous for self-driving cars. Where can you find advanced insights (competitive intelligence) around the latest technology they are developing?
BONUS QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE TIME!
6. Create a map integrating two geospatial datasets about the GTA, specifically waterways and gas stations.
7. Let's say you are meeting with a professor to discuss a potential summer research project, how would you prepare for the meeting, in particular how would you familiarize yourself with their research? Let's use Prof. Pouya Rezai as an example.
E-books are listed and linked in the general catalogue. The following e-book packages and titles can also be access as collections.
Geospatial data and maps you can create using that data are important parts of many engineering projects.
Patents are a license from a government to exploit an invention. When you file a patent and it is granted, you are the only one that can use that technology or method in that country. Anyone else that wants to use it must license it from you.
When you are looking to file a patent, the concept of "prior art" is very important. That means that you can't get a patent for something someone else has already invented, even if they didn't patent it.
These database provide a wide range of articles, both scholarly and non-scholarly. The databases at the end of the list (Lexis-Nexis, Canadian Newsstand) are newspaper databases where you can research current trends.
These database allow you to research specific industries from a business rather than a technical perspective
The Libraries subscribe to the IHS Engineering Workbench system that will allow users to request standards from organizations that are not covered by the subscriptions mentioned above. An example is ASTM standards where we have not purchased paper copies in the past.
Since the IHS allows any York University patron to request any standard, even those we may already have access to, all requests must be approved by a library staff member before the standard will actually be purchased.
To access Engineering Workbench click here.
There are a few steps that you must follow in the process.
1. First time users must register. PLEASE USE YOUR YORKU.CA EMAIL ACCOUNT TO REGISTER.
2. Once you register and login, Please select the IHS Standards Expert option.
3. You must search for the standard you wish to request, either via keyword search or the standard number if you know it.
4. The results screen has all the standards that match your search. Decide which one is the one you want.
5. Once you've decided which one to request, please click on the shopping cart. YOU MUST USE THE ADD TO MY WISHLIST BUTTON to ensure that the order will be properly processed. We will not be purchasing personal copies for users.
6. You will now have to provide rationale for your request. No reasonable request related to teaching, learning or research will be refused.
7. Once you have made the request, please allow a day or so for the administrators to process your request. Once it is approved, the standard will be available to you (and the York community) via IHS Engineering Workbench. The subscription is annual, so each year any requested standards will need to be re-licenced to be used again.
If you have any questions, please contact the Engineering Librarian whose contact information is at your left.
To access IHS Standards Expert click here.
Online research using blogs, forums, and online communities of all kinds can be useful for understanding your customer and your market. Association websites (ie.. Canadian Diabetes Association) can also have valuable information.
For more help, visit a related subject guide.
