Engineering Library Reference Manual
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ThesesThesis is the general term given to a thesis or dissertation. There is a distinction that a thesis is generally for a Master’s Degree and a dissertation is generally for a Doctorate degree. Theses produced at the University of Washington All theses (Masters and Doctorate) produced at the UW will be listed by Author name or by Title in the Library Catalog. Patrons may also want to browse our theses collections. The general call numbers (by discipline) are listed below. Theses are issued in sequential number order, so the most recent theses will be at the end of the run. General Call Numbers for UW Engineering Dept. Theses: Aeronautics and Astronautics TL507 Bioengineering QT34.5 Ceramic Engineering TN7 Chemical Engineering (in Chemistry Library) TP7 Civil Engineering TA7 Computer Science and Engineering QA76 Electrical Engineering TK7 Engineering TA153 Industrial Engineering T7 Materials Science and Engineering TN7 Metallurgical Engineering (Auxiliary Stacks) 622 Mineral Engineering (Auxiliary Stacks) 622 Mining Engineering (Auxiliary Stacks) 553.41 Nuclear Engineering Tk9006 All theses are bound in brown binding, with only the author name and call number on the spines. Recent UW Theses If a thesis is recent and not yet in the catalog (completed two or fewer quarters ago), we can call Cataloging to see whether or not it has been received there. Call Cathy Gerhart (685-2827.) If they have it, we can get a “rush” placed for the requesting patron. It takes such a long time to get theses cataloged because we have to create original cataloging records for these items and because the Graduate School waits to send theses over to the Libraries until they have quite a few. If the thesis is not yet in cataloging, then have the patron contact the department or the Graduate School offices (685-2630) and see when they are going to send to the Libraries. Often theses are held from cataloging for various reasons. Theses can be based on theory or technology for which a patent has been applied for and the student must wait for the patent to issue before releasing or publishing the information or the information is classified because the thesis work was done under government contract. ProQuest Digital Dissertations allows free downloading of UW Dissertations from UW IP addresses. Note that these are large files. It is a good way to see if the theses have been published, and it is an option to use in case it has not yet been present in the Libraries. Theses produced at other institutions Use ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&I: (linked from our Database list) to identify theses that the patron is interested in. Refer the patron directly to ILL to see if they can obtain a copy. Theses are difficult for Interlibrary Loan/Interlibrary Loan to get a hold of. The reason is that most institutions enter into agreements with UMI (University Microforms Inc.) to have them microfilm and archive all the theses for an entire institution. This agreement also states that the Libraries of the institution cannot lend their copies of the theses to other institutions. If IBS cannot obtain a thesis for a patron, they usually refer the patron to ProQuest Dissertations/UMI, so that they can purchase a copy. Usually (at least this is the case with our institution), masters’ theses can be borrowed and lent via Interlibrary Loan. Dissertations, however, cannot.
Center for Research Libraries’ (CRL) Foreign Doctoral Dissertations Database has more than 750,000 uncataloged foreign doctoral dissertations: http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=23&l3=44&l4=25 ASHRAE Handbooks(American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers) Roadmap to the ASHRAE Handbooks is online: http://www.lib.washington.edu/engineering/reference/ashrae.html ASTM Special Technical Publications (ASTM STP)Special technical publication (American Society for Testing Materials) Engineering General Stacks 620.1 Am31sp no.305-499. Each volume listed separately in catalog. Engineering General Stacks TA401 .A657 no.500- Each vol. listed separately Engineering Microforms Microfiche MB-703. no.449 pt.1 (Apr. 1968) Blueprints of UW buildingsWe do not have any blueprints here at the Engineering Library. Refer the students to the Physical Plant Office Building, Engineering Records Office. All campus-building blueprints are kept in Room 6 or Room 7, AKA “The Vault”. (The Physical Plant office Building is located on Stevens Way between the Engineering Library Building and the Faculty Club.) Conversion and Equation QuestionsENGnet BASE: online reference package of CRC Engineering Handbooks: linked from our Database page. More handbooks in Engineering Reference: LCSH search for: engineering handbooks manuals etc . Can also look up general math textbooks. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) documentshttp://www.eric.ed.gov/ Are in Microforms/Newspapers in Accession number order. Ethics in Engineering ResourcesNational Institute for Engineering Ethics www.niee.org has the codes of ethics online for the following organizations: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology American Institute of Chemical Engineers American Society of Civil Engineers American Society of Mechanical Engineers IEEE Code of Ethics NCEES Model Rules of Professional Conduct NIEE Statement of Ethics Principles NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice The site onlineethics.org: http://www.onlineethics.org presents ethics resources applicable to different fields of engineering and science.
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