Career Resources
Click the link above for a guide to science and engineering career resources at the library.
Conference Proceedings
- MNCAT TC Conferences catalog
A catalog of conference proceedings owned by the University of Minnnesota Twin Cities libraries that is searchable by keyword.
Data
- eFunda
eFunda stands for engineering fundamentals. It includes a variety of information and data in areas such as materials, processes, units/constants, and formulas.
- Index of Chemical Properties
An index to chemistry reference books at the U of M; when you select a substance and then a specific property, provides the titles of potential (mostly print) information sources.
- NIST Data Gateway
Provides access to collection of more than 80 databases of well-documented numeric data (including the NIST Chemistry WebBook and other sources of chemical and physical properties) from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). The data are from a variety of scientific disciplines including biotechnology, chemistry, materials science, mathematical modeling, physics, and more. Searchable by keywords, properties, and substances.
- Science and Engineering Indicators 2006
Provides a broad base of quantitative information and analysis regarding science, engineering, research, and education in the United States; also offers comparative information on science and technology in other countries.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also your Guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations (see example table). The online version has full text from 1995-, although the series as a whole starts in 1878.
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, & Other Reference Sources
- AccessScience
The online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Contains more than 8,000 articles written by the leading figures in their fields ? including 30 Nobel Prize winners ? edited and illustrated with the non-specialist in mind.
- Encyclopedia of Chromatography
Includes more than 400 articles on a variety of chromatographic techniques. Covers methodology, instrumentation, and applications.
- Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry
This updated edition of the Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry covers the following areas of inorganic chemistry: Main Group Elements; Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Solid State, Materials, Nanomaterials and Catalysis; and General Inorganic Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Methods.
• Location(s): WALTER Sci/Eng Reference QD148 .E53 1994
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- Encyclopedia of Water Science
In order to search only Encyclopedia of Water Science, choose "Selected Publications" under "Within these publications..." Choose Encyclopedia of Water Science from the drop-down menu. Click "Add" and then enter your search terms in the boxes under "Search for..."
- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed.
- ASM Handbooks Online
ASM Handbooks Online(The Metals Handbook), a large database covering metals property and performance data, is the place to start for data on metals and includes all 21 ASM Handbook volumes and two ASM Desk Editions.
- CHEMnetBASE
CHEMnetBASE is a reference source for locating chemical facts, properties, literature references, and for performing structure searching. All dictionaries are sub-structure searchable as is Properties of Organic Compounds. CHEMnetBASE includes the following: The CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics; Polymers: A Property Database; Properties of Organic Compounds; Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds; Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds; Dictionary of Organic Compounds; Dictionary of Natural Products; and Dictionary of Drugs.
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Annually published reference source for chemical & physical property data, nomenclature, structure, & composition of substances. Includes physical constants of organic & inorganic compounds, conversion factors, & much more.
• Location(s): Available online and in print.
QD65 .H236
WALTER Sci/Eng Ref (Desk); BIO-MED Reference;
MAGRATH Ref (Desk); VETERINARY MEDICINE Reference; Ent/Fish/Wild Library Reference; PLANT PATHOLOGY Reference; Wilson Reference
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- ENGnetBASE
ENGnetBASE is an online reference source providing access to over 600 handbooks published by CRC Press. The handbooks include a wide variety of titles on engineering specialties, including Civil Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, HVAC, Nanotechnology, and more. Users can either browse the table of contents of each individual handbook or use keyword searching to retrieve and display related full-text information. Full- text results are displayed in .pdf format.
- eFunda
A great source for engineering constants, equations and property information.
- Industrial Solvents Handbook
Provides data on physical properties of most solvents and the solubilities of materials in them. Includes phase diagrams and comparative data for various solvents.
• Location(s): Print copy: WALTER Sci/Eng Reference TP247.5 .I53 1998
- Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
Classic reference covering the entire field of chemistry, with up-to-date facts, figures, numerical values, tables, and formulas.
• Location(s): WALTER Sci/Eng Reference TP151 .H25
MAGRATH Reference TP151 .L36y
- Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain (7th Edition)
This resource is written for designers, engineers, and analysts working with calculations of loads and stress. This landmark reference continues its tradition of presenting equations and diagrams of structural properties, all in an easy-to-use, thumb-through format containing 150 illustrations.
- Fundamental Physical Constants
Provides "the values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry..." From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Jobs & Career Opportunities
- Network for the Chronicle of Higher Education
Online version of the job listings for the Chronicle of Higher Education, the weekly new source for higher education. Current job listings for positions available in post-secondary institutions and some non-profit organizations.
- EARTHWORKS
"Lists international career opportunities especially for geoscientists, hydrologists, marine scientists, archaeologists, ecologists, and soil scientists, but includes other science fields as well."
- Employment -- from Crystallography World Wide
"The International Union of Crystallography and the Crystallography World Wide Web compiles this list of available jobs, both academic and non-academic, in the area of crystallography."
- FedWorld Information Network
In 1992, FedWorld was established by The National Technical Information Service(NTIS), an agency of the U.S Department of Commerce, to serve as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the
Federal Government.
- Nature's International Science Jobs
"Contains listings for science-related employment opportunities in the international arena. Jobs listed are indexed and searchable by subject, country, position, or organization."
- Physics Jobs
All the jobs, studentships and courses advertised in Physics World magazine are automatically placed on this server.
- ScienceCareers.org
Produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ScienceCareers.org (formerly NextWave) is a career guide for scientists. It includes salary surveys, job listings, and articles of interest to the job seeker in a broad range of scientific disciplines.
- UMAA Career Connections
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) offers you tools, resources, and services for managing your career growth.
- College and University Rankings
Links to various sites that profess to rank schools, programs, etc. Reading the "Caution and Controversy" posting is highly recommended.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a source of career information designed to provide assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
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- ScienceCareers.org
Produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ScienceCareers.org (formerly NextWave) is a career guide for scientists. It includes salary surveys, job listings, and articles of interest to the job seeker in a broad range of scientific disciplines.
- Useful Web Sites for Professional Engineering Exams
This site is published by Professional Publications, Inc., an independent publisher of professional licensing exam review material. It contains a wealth of useful information for those studying for professional licensing exams.
Maps in Walter Library
Patents
- Esp@cenet
This service provides an interface to the published patent application databases of the European Patent Office and European national patent offices.
- Free Patents Online
FreePatentsOnline provides full text PDFs of US patents. RSS feeds are also available.
- Patents (United States)
The USPTO Web Patent Database offers the full text of all US patents issued since January 1, 1976 and full-page images of each page of every US patent issued since 1790 through the most recent weekly issue date.
Publisher/Producer is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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