1. JRUL: Handy Guide
Electrical & Electronic Engineering: information sources
Introduction
This handy guide provides you with information on the available resources for Electrical
& Electronic Engineering students at the John Rylands University Library (JRUL).
You can also access detailed subject guides from the Library webpages.
Recommend reading – Link2Lists
You can find all the recommended books, e-books, journals, websites etc by accessing
Link2Lists. Just search by your course code or a keyword to bring up the recommended
reading for your course.
Books
You can use the Library Catalogue (TalisPrism) to locate books and e-books. The
catalogue can be searched by author, title or keyword and you can narrow the search
by:
 Specifying a catalogue e.g. John Rylands, Copac (British Library), Library of
Congress
 Selecting the Library Site you want to search from e.g. Main Library, Joule
Library, Precinct Library etc.
 Choosing a Year.
The Library's stock Electrical & Electronic Engineering Engineering books and journals is
found in the Joule Library, Sackville St Building. (Campus map)
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2.  Electrical Engineering is shelved at 621.3 onwards. Main level
 Electronic Engineering at 621.18 onwards. Main Level
 Computing 001-006 Upper Level.
E-Books
E-books are electronic versions of printed books accessible via the Internet. The
individual books in the major collections are listed in the Library catalogue.
You will find the following E-books databases useful for Electrical & Electronic
Engineering related material:
 Knovel
 Refererex
 Dawsonera
 Springer eBook collection
Journals
Journals are available in printed and electronic format via the library catalogue or the A-
Z listing.
You can also locate relevant articles by using the electronic databases that are listed in
the database section below.
Key Databases
Databases A-Z Listing
 ACM Digital Library - Full text of all ACM journals and conference proceedings
from 1985 - date. A few journals have earlier issues included.
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3.  Compendex - Indexes and provides abstracts from over 4,500 periodicals,
reports, books and conference proceedings in the fields of engineering and
technology. It covers the period 1884 to date and is updated quarterly. Although
produced in the USA, it also covers the principal European journals
 ESDU - The ESDU database consists of over 1200 data items, many with
associated computer programs, presented as PDF files. Data items are
selfcontained design and analysis guides covering specific engineering
components or problems.
 Proquest - Technology Research Database - 1962 to present. Sources covered
include over 4,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade
journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases. This includes:
o Electronics and Communications Systems Abstracts
o Computer & Information Systems Abstracts
o Corrosion Abstracts
o Engineered Materials Abstracts
o Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
General Databases
 British Standards
 Index to Theses
 Programmer's Heaven
 Science Direct
 Scopus
 Web of Science
Blackboard
Each MACE student can access an Information Skills tutorial on Blackboard which
consists of 7 modules:
 Literature Searching
 Find a Book
 Find a Journal
 How to Reference
 Evaluating Resources
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4.  Distance Learners
 Key Websites
You can access this course through the Student Portal.
Reference Material
Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Dictionaries
 IEEE 100; Authoritative dictionary of IEEE standards and terms, 7th ed. IEEE,
2000 REF 621.303/INS
 Kaplan, S Wiley electrical and electronics engineering dictionary Wiley, 2004 REF
621.303/KAP
 Graf, R.F. Modern Dictionary of Electronics. 7th ed. REF 621.381 GRA
 Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Encyclopaedias
 Muller, N. Desktop Encyclopaedia of Telecommunications, McGraw-Hill, 2000
REF 621.38/MUL
 Encyclopaedia of Electronic Circuits, TAB books, 1985 REF 621.381/GRA
 Reference Data for Engineers, 7th ed, SAMS, 1985 REF 621.38/VAN
 Wiley encyclopedia of electrical and electronics engineering 24 vols. Wiley, 1999
REF 621.303/WIL
Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Yearbooks and Directories
 Kempes Engineers Yearbook CMP United Business Media, 2002 REF 620.3/KEM
 Spon's mechanical and electrical services price book Spon, 2003 696/SPO
 Engineering industry buyers guide 2004 CMP, 2003 REF 620/ENG
Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Handbooks
 Christiansen, D. Electronics Engineers' Handbook 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, 1997 REF
621.381 CHR
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5.  Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers 13th ed. McGraw-Hill, 1993 REF
621.3/KNO
 Powell, R.H. (ed.) Handbooks
Contact Details
You can ask for assistance at any of the JRUL enquiry desks at the Main Library, Joule
Library and Precinct Library.
Dave Hirst
Faculty Team Librarian for Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Telephone: 0161 306 4932 (Ext: 64932 on the internal telephone network)
Email: david.hirst@manchester.ac.uk
Blog: http://jrulenginfo.wordpress.com/
Subject Websites: http://www.delicious.com/jruleps
You can contact Dave about any EEE related subject enquiry which cannot be answered
by staff at the Library's Information Desks. He is based at Joule Library in the Sackville
Street Building.
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