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Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering:
Selected Library Resources

The following is a list of some of the more important information resources in the University of Saskatchewan Libraries relevant to the area of Agricultural Engineering.

It is NOT a comprehensive list.

If an item is not on the shelf at the location indicated, please check the online public catalogue for its current status. If it is still not clear why the item is not available, please enquire at the nearest Library Circulation or Reference Desk.

Abstracts and indexes often need some practice to use effectively. Most contain instructions on their use. However, if any difficulties are encountered, Library staff are available to assist you.

There are a number of other informational guides to the resources in the University of Saskatchewan Library that may be of use to you. Check in each of the Branch Libraries for further information.

Guides to Engineering Information

ANTHONY, L. J. ed. Information sources in engineering. 2nd ed. 1985.
ENGIN T10.7 .U83 1985

BATIK, A. L. A guide to standards. Parker, CO: the author,1989.
ENGIN T59 .B333 1989

CANADA. INDUSTRY CANADA. A guide to patents. Ottawa: Industry Canada, 1997.
ENGIN/Ref T339 .G85 1997

CHEN, Ching-chih. Scientific and technical information sources. 2nd ed. 1987.
MAIN/Ref Z7401 .C48 1987

DREW, W. ed. Key guide to electronic resources: agriculture. 1995.
ENGIN/Ref S494.5 .A39K49 1995

GORDON, T. T. & COOKFAIR, A. S. Patent fundamentals for scientists and engineers. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1995.
ENGIN T339 .G67 1995

HALL, C. W. ed. The literature of agricultural engineering. 1992.
ENGIN S674.3 .L58 1992

HURT, C. D. Information sources in science and technology. 3rd ed. 1998.
ENGIN Q158.5 .H87 1998

KNIGHT, H. J. Patent strategy for researchers and research managers. NY: Wiley, 1996.
ENGIN KF3120 .Z9K58 1996

KONOLD, W. G. et al. What every engineer should know about patents. 2nd ed. 1989.
ENGIN KF3114.8 .E54W48 1989

MALINOWSKY, H. R. Reference sources in engineering, medicine, and agriculture. 1994.
ENGIN/Ref Q158.5 .M359 1994

MANDEVILLE, T. D. Understanding novelty: information, technological change, and the patent system. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1996.
ENGIN T212 .M294 1996

McBURNEY, M. ed. Key guide to electronic resources: engineering. 1995.
ENGIN/Ref TA145 .K497 1995

MILDREN, K. W. & HICKS, P. J., eds. Information sources in engineering. 1996.
ENGIN/Ref T10.5 .I.49 1996

MOUNT, E. & KOVACS, B. Using science and technology information sources. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1991.
ENGIN/Ref Q224 .M68 1991

POWELL, R. H. ed. Handbooks and tables in science and technology. 3rd.ed.1994.
MAIN/Ref Q199 .H26 1994

PRITCHARD, E. Literature searching in science, technology, and agriculture. 2nd. ed. New York: Dekker, 1996.
ENGIN Z699.5 .S3P74 1996

RICCI, P. L. & PERRY, L. Standards: a resource and guide for identification, selection, and acquisition. St. Paul, MN: the authors, 1990.
ENGIN/Ref TA368 .R53 1990

SHARPE, C. C. Patent, trademark, and copyright searching on the Internet. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000.
ENGIN T210 .S53 20000

THOMAS, B. J. The World Wide Web for scientists and engineers: a complete reference for navigating, researching, and publishing online. Bellingham: SPIE, 1998.
ENGIN Q179.97 .T56 1998

WALKER, R. D. Patents as scientific and technical literature. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1995.
ENGIN T210 .W34 1995

WALKER, R. D. & HURT, C. D. Scientific and technical literature: an introduction to forms of communication. Chicago: American Library Association, 1990.
ENGIN Q223 .W34 1990

WHERRY, T. L. Patent searching for librarians and inventors. Chicago: American Library Association, 1995.
ENGIN T210 .W54 1995

Abstracting & Indexing Journals, and Computerized Literature Searching

Note: Indexes and abstracts are tools for finding information in journal publications, many of which may be available in the University of Saskatchewan Libraries. To find out whether the Libraries subscribe to a particular journal, check the Journal Title Index in the Catalogue.

As well as the printed sources, there are several computerised databases that are of interest to Agricultural Engineers:

AGRICOLA:
Produced by the US Department of Agriculture, contains citations from the items in agriculture and related areas that have been acquired by the National Agricultural Library. Corresponds in part to the printed Bibliography of Agriculture. Covers from 1970. Also available on Compact Disk through the Libraries' U-SEARCH service.

ASAE AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING INDEX:
The ASAE Agricultural Engineering Index is available through the World Wide Web. It is made available by the University of California, Davis, for the ASAE. This computerized index includes all technical articles appearing in ASAE periodicals since 1950, along with searching software. In addition to citations of articles published in ASAE periodicals, citations of articles in Canadian Agricultural Engineering (since 1963), Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research (since 1956), Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America (since 1971), Grundlagen der Landtechnik / Landtechnik (since 1965), Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery (since 1984), Journal of the Japanese Society for Agricultural Machinery (since 1985), The International Agricultural Engineering Journal (since 1992), the Journal of Agricultural Machinery (since 1992), The Misr Agricultural Engineering Journal (since 1995) and 3500 selected, unpublished ASAE papers (since 1980) are included in the index system.

The print version, whose coverage starts in 1907, is at:
ENGIN/Ref Z5074 .E6H17.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AGRICULTURE:
MAIN/Ref QK1 .U5B1 and on U-SEARCH as AGRICOLA

BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS

Biological Abstracts on CD provides the most comprehensive coverage of worldwide journal literature in the life sciences. This database enables researchers and students to easily retrieve references to research reported in life sciences journals. Nearly 6,000 international journals are monitored for inclusion, representing virtually every life science discipline such as agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, public health, and toxicology. Available on CD-ROM through the Libraries' U-SEARCH service, 1990 - present. Printed volumes 1927 - 1989 at:
MAIN QH301 .B615

CAB ABSTRACTS:
Produced by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. Contains citations and abstracts of the worldwide literature in the agricultural sciences and related areas of applied biology. Corresponds to the 26 main abstracting journals published by C.A.B., including Agricultural Engineering Abstracts. Covers from 1973. Available on Compact Disk through the Libraries' U-SEARCH service,1984 - present.

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) produces the world's largest and most comprehensive databases of chemical information. The principal databases, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS (CA) and REGISTRY, include nearly 14 million abstracts of chemistry-related literature and patents and more than 18 million substance records respectively. CAS is located in Columbus, Ohio and is a division of the American Chemical Society. Includes coverage of many aspects of biotechnology and bioresource engineering.
THOR/Ref Z5523 .C51 (older volumes in MAIN)

COMPENDEX WEB:
The computerised equivalent of the printed Engineering Index, covering all aspects of technology literature worldwide from 1970. Available from the UofS campus via the World Wide Web.

The print version of Engineering Index, from 1907, is at:
ENGIN/Ref Z5851 .E571
and the we have 1986 - 1997 on CD-ROM at:
ENGIN/Res Z5851 .C65

CURRENT CONTENTS: ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY & APPLIED SCIENCES.
U-SEARCH

CURRENT CONTENTS: AGRICULTURE, BIOLOGY, & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.
U-SEARCH

ENERGY IN AGRICULTURE.
ENGIN/Micro S494.5 E5E5

HYDAT:
HYDAT Hydrodata Canadian Surface Water, contains quantitative surface water data from almost a century of observations of stream flows and lake levels by the Water Survey of Canada and cooperating agencies up to 1988. This is the data contained in the Hydex discharge and level files of Environment Canada. Data for the whole period of record for all 10 provinces and both territories are covered. On CD-ROM at:
ENGIN/Res GB1229 .H94

NTIS:
The NTIS database from 1990 is available free on the WWW, using a basic search engine, but providing no abstracts. Full subject searching of the entire NTIS database (with abstracts) is available as a fee-based service. The NTIS database covers US Government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports plus analyses prepared by federal agencies, their contractors, or grantees. Truly multi-disciplinary, this database covers a wide spectrum of subjects including: administration and management, agriculture and food, building, engineering, medicine, biology, and much more. Documents can be ordered online.

PROQUEST DIGITAL DISSERTATIONS:
ProQuest Digital Dissertations is the Web version of Dissertation Abstracts. With more than 1.5 million entries, UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database is the one central, authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. The database includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester; those published from 1980 forward also include 350-word abstracts, written by the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Of the 1.5 million titles listed, UMI offers over a million in full text. For these titles, the database citation includes UMI's order number. The database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities. We add some 47,000 new dissertations and 12,000 new theses to the database each year.

SAE PUBLICATIONS & STANDARDS DATABASE ON CD-ROM:
From the Society of Automotive Engineers. Comprehensive coverage of technical information published by SAE including fully-detailed summaries, bibliographic information, and networking capabilities. Covers standards, specifications, articles, books, and all technical papers up to and including the 1997 SAE International Congress. Available on CD-ROM in the Engineering Library at:
ENGIN/Res TL1 .M68

SCIENCE CITATION INDEX:
MAIN/Ref Z7401 .S49

WATER RESOURCES ABSTRACTS:
Prepared from materials collected by over 50 water research centres and institutes in the United States. The file covers a wide range of water resource topics, including water resource economics, ground and surface water hydrology, metropolitan water resources planning and management, etc. The collection is particularly strong in the literature on water planning, water cycle, and water quality. Coverage is from 1968. Available on CD-ROM in the Engineering Library at:
ENGIN/Res GB651 .S45

Handbooks

Automotive Fuels Reference Book.
ENGIN TP343 .O.89 1995

Boundary Element Reference Book.
ENGIN/Ref TA347 .B69B6 1988

Canadian Farm Buildings Handbook.
ENGIN S563 .C36 1988

Control Handbook.
ENGIN/Ref TJ213 .C6593 1996

CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics.
ENGIN/Ref QD65 .H23

CRC Handbook of Energy Utilization in Agriculture.
ENGIN S494.5 .E5H36

Electronic Gieck's Engineering Formulas [CD-ROM].
ENGIN TA151 .G485 1995

Encyclopedia of Food Engineering.
ENGIN/Ref TP368.2 .H35 1986

Engineering Formulas: Conversions, Definitions, and Tables.
ENGIN/Ref TA151 .S594 1996

Engineering Mathematics Handbook.
ENGIN/Ref TA332 .T85 1998

Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook.
ENGIN TC423 .G645 1986

Finite Element Handbook.
ENGIN TA347 .F5F54 1987

Food properties database [computer file].
ENGIN TX531 .S65 1993

Food properties Handbook.
ENGIN TX541 .F67 1995

Handbook for Agrohydrology
ENGIN S605 .M55 1994

Handbook of Applied Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists.
ENGIN TA332 .K87 1991

Handbook of Engineering in Agriculture.
ENGIN S675 .C77 1988

Handbook of Food Engineering.
ENGIN TP370.4 .H37 1997

Handbook of Food Engineering Practice.
ENGIN TP370.4 .H36 1992

Handbook of Energy for World Agriculture.
ENGIN S494.5 .E5S765 1990

Handbook of Ground Water Development.
ENGIN TD407 .H36 1990

Handbook of Industrial Drying.
ENGIN TP363 .H2864 1987

Handbook of Modern Sensors.
ENGIN TA165 .F72 1997

Handbook of Numerical Analysis Applications, with Programs forEngineers and Scientists.
ENGIN QA297 .P26 1984

Handbook of Physical Quantities.
ENGIN/Ref QC61 .H36 1997

Handbook of Powder Science and Technology.
ENGIN TP156 .P3H35 1997

Handbook of Pulping and Papermaking.
ENGIN/Ref TS1175 .B54 1996

Handbook of Software for Scientists and Engineers.
ENGIN QA76.754 .H35 1996

Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management.
ENGIN TA168 .H33 1999

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Engineering.
ENGIN/Ref TA9 .M36 1993

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering.
ENGIN/Ref QH540.4 .M14 1993

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 7th ed.
GEOPHY/Ref Q121 .M14 1992

McGraw-Hill Handbook of Essential Engineering Information and Data.
ENGIN/Ref TA151 .M34 1991

Measurement, instrumentation, and sensors handbook
ENGIN QC39 .M428 1999

Newnes Engineering and Physical Science Pocket Book.
ENGIN/Ref TA151 .B47 1996

Practical Handbook of Agricultural Science.
ENGIN S501.2 .P73 1990

Practical Handbook of Ground-Water Monitoring.
ENGIN TD426 .P73 1991

Society of Automotive Engineers. SAE Handbook.
ENGIN/Ref TL151 .S67

Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations. 3rd ed.
ENGIN/Ref TA332 .S73 1995

Transforms and Applications Handbook.
ENGIN/Ref QA601 .T73 1996

Water Resources Handbook.
ENGIN TD345 .H257 1996

Standards

American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Agricultural Engineers Yearbook of Standards.
ENGIN/Ref S671 .A279

American Society for Testing and Materials Standards.
ENGIN TA401 .A51

Canadian Electrical Code.
ENGIN/Ref TA368 .C22C .C22.1

Canadian Farm Building Code.
ENGIN/Ref TH226 .N27C3 1995

Canadian Standards Association. Standards.
ENGIN TA368 .C22

National Building Code of Canada.
ENGIN/Ref TH226 .N27N2

Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute. Reports.
ENGIN/Ref S760 .C2P2

Society of Automotive Engineers. SAE Handbook.
ENGIN/Ref TL151 .S67

As well, much information on standards and specifications can be found through the Standards Council Of Canada WWW pages and links.

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KEY TO LOCATIONS

ENGIN Engineering Library

GEOPHY Geology/Physics Library

MAIN Main Library

U-SEARCH Library Electronic Information System

Res Reserve Collection

Ref Reference Collection

Micro Microform Collection

Ser Serial Reading Room

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Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering Resources on the Internet

Note: This list is highly selective - the resources available change even as you read this. The sites selected are intended to provide further links to more relevant sites. Remember also that they are not mutually exclusive - because a site is listed under one topic does not necessarily mean that you will not find useful information and/or links on other topics.