The Current Contents database is not only a great current awareness tool, but also a powerful database for subject and author searching. The database includes the contents of over 6,600 scholarly journals for the last year. You may search the entire database or any of the discipline subsets by themselves. Abstracts of most articles are also included. Citations may be e-mailed, downloaded to a file, or printed out from your own workstation.
Reference books are works consulted for specific authoritative information.
Making effective use of reference literature can greatly enhance the outcome of a general information search or can provide the point of information being sought. These works tend to emphasize established knowledge and are often updated regularly. Nancy Schiller , SEL Engineering Librarian, provides us with a list of recent engineering reference books added to the SEL collection. Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations . Edited by Tyler G. Hicks, et al.