Electrical and Computer Engineering - some useful links for design projects

List of useful links are included below.

Online catalog, Databases and Research Guides

Advanced Keyword Searching - Library Catalog
Online Catalog Searching tips
Engineering Resources Blog
Engineering Research - Step by Step
Engineering Design
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Databases
Science Databases
Biomedical databases

Electronic Books

Books24x7
Safari Books
ENGnetBASE
ebrary
INFOSECURITYnetBASE
Knovel: Scientific and Engineering Books
Engineering Village2 - ebooks collection
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics engineering

Catalogs and Components

Google Catalog
Globalspec: Engineering Search engine
Sensors, Transducers and Detectors
Electrical and electronic Components

Patents and Patent Searching

FreshPatents
Free patents online
pat2pdf - patents in PDF
Search USPTO

REFWORKS handouts

Refworks handout
Refworks overview
Using Refworks - Powerpoint
Refworks Tutorial

Biological Informatics

BiologicalInformatics.info is a Subject Tracer™ Information Blog developed and created by the Virtual Private Library™. It is designed to bring together the latest resources and sources on an ongoing basis from the Internet for biological informatics (health informatics, neuroinformatics, biodiversity informatics and biomolecular informatics.

Examples include: DNA From the Beginning
Genome Gateway,Neuroinformatics Resources and Patent Lens™ - Patent Informatics and Analysis Component of the BIOS Initiative among many others.

ScienceDirect Info site

ScienceDirect’s Info site gives an introduction to everything ScienceDirect has to offer librarians and researchers. Here you will find an overview of the ScienceDirect family of products and services, a summary of the ScienceDirect content coverage and licensing options, and the terms and conditions under which it is available. More information is available at: AboutScienceDirect's Info Site The site also provides access to a collection of Interactive tutorials to provide virtual assitance about extensive functionality and content available on Sciencedirect. Access these tutorials at: ScienceDirect's interactive tutorials