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Engineering Literature Guides

ASEE Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) produced a series titled, Engineering Literature Guides, from 1985 to 2002. Individual titles of “Selective Guide to Literature on…”
were prepared by librarians with subject expertise in the area and reviewed by members of the ELD Literature Guides Subcommittee to meet the rigorous standards of quality and bibliographic accuracy set for this series. The Union List of Technical Reports, Standards, and Patents in Engineering Libraries was compiled by the Union List Subcommittee and reviewed by members of the Publications Committee.

The guides are older and dated. The list below is being maintained to recognize the efforts of the authors, series editors, subcommittee members, and for historical purposes. The guides are owned by many academic libraries and can be found via WorldCat.org if needed. More current information can be found in “Using the Engineering Literature,” by Bonnie Osif (2012, 2nd edition), as well as online research guides prepared by ASEE Engineering Libraries Division members and others that are searchable via the LibGuides Community. Please contact your campus librarian for up-to-date information on engineering resources.

  • Anthony, P.L. (1995). Selective guide to literature on civil engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 20. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 38pp.
  • Bean, M. (1985). Selective guide to literature on computer engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 1. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 21pp.
  • Bean, M.H. (1986). Selective guide to literature on software review sources. In Engineering literature guides: 8. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 32pp.
  • Brown, J. (1988). Selective guide to literature on engineering management. In Engineering literature guides: 5. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 19pp.
  • Byers, D.F. (1986). Union list of technical reports, standards, and patents in engineering libraries. In Engineering literature guides: 10. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 17pp.
  • Cloud, G.S. (1985). Selective guide to literature on agricultural engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 4. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 23pp.
  • De Petro, T.G., & Naylor, T.E. (1997), Selective guide to literature on aerospace engineering. In S. Curl, G. Johnson (Eds.), Engineering literature guides: 24. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 21pp.
  • Erdmann, C.A. (1985). Selective guide to literature on mining engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 6. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 32pp.
  • Franklin, H.L. (1985). Selective guide to literature on mechanical engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 2. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 22pp.
  • Gass, S. (1993). Selective guide to literature on composites. In Engineering literature guides: 16. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 15pp.
  • Gelfand, J., & Morrisey, L. (1992). Selective guide to literature on artificial intelligence and expert systems. In Engineering literature guides: 12. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 17pp.
  • Hanel, N.L. (1997). Selective guide to literature on statistical information for engineers. In G. Johnson (Ed.), Engineering literature guides: 22. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 28pp.
  • Harkanyi, K. (1994). Selective guide to literature on materials engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 17. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 17pp.
  • Jensen, A. (1995). Selective guide to literature on engineering geology. In B.L. Brin, G. Johnson (Eds.), Engineering literature guides: 19. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 14pp.
  • Johnson, G. (1993). Selective guide to literature on advanced ceramics. In Engineering literature guides: 14. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 21pp.
  • Lee, T.S. (2000). Selective guide to literature on nuclear engineering. In G. Johnson (Ed.), Engineering literature guides: 27. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 27pp.
  • Mullen, C.P. (1987). Selective guide to literature on engineering geology. In Engineering literature guides: 7. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 24pp.
  • Musser, L.R., & Ruffner, J.A. (1996). Union list of technical reports, standards, and patents in engineering libraries (3rd ed.). In Engineering literature guides: 21. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 43pp.
  • Osorio, N.L. (1994). Selective guide to literature on integrated circuits. In Engineering literature guides: 18. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 23pp.
  • Osorio, N.L (2002). Selective guide to literature on industrial ergonomics. In Engineering literature guides: 28. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 36pp.
  • Phelps, C. (1997). Selective guide to literature on computer graphics. In Engineering literature guides: 25. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 17pp.
  • Poland, J.A. & Johnson, G. (1997). Selective guide to literature on applied optics. In Engineering literature guides: 23. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 20pp.
  • Powell, J.H. (1993). Selective guide to literature on telecommunications. In Engineering literature guides: 15. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 15pp.
  • Richardson, D.G. (1990). Selective guide to literature on fire protection engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 11. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 22pp.
  • Rousseau, R. (1985). Selective guide to literature on computer science. In Engineering literature guides: 3. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 19pp.
  • Rousseau, R. (1986). Selective guide to literature on chemical engineering. In Engineering literature guides: 9. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 22pp.
  • Ruffner, J.A., Musser, L.R., & Byers, D.F. (1992). Union list of technical reports, standards, and patents in engineering libraries (2nd ed.). In Engineering literature guides: 13. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 34pp.
  • Schlembach, M.C. (1999). Union list of technical reports, standards, and patents in engineering libraries (4th ed.). In Engineering literature guides: 26. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. 56pp.

For more information about these publications, please contact the ELD Publication Chair, Amani Magid at amani.magid (at) nyu.edu