USAFA Library Guides: Mechanical Engineering: Find Sources

Recommended Resources for Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive engineering platform curated for engineers, from peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings to standards and reliable data to learn from the findings of leading engineers worldwide.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Web of Science Core collections indexes journals, books and conference proceedings in the life sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Search the full citation network of major journal indexes as well as perform cited reference searches to find the articles that cite a person's work.
ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
Online full-text access to journals published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 2000 to the present.

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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) This link opens in a new window
Documents covering all areas of defense research including scientific, technical, engineering and business-related information
NASA Technical Reports Server This link opens in a new window
Access to unlimited and unrestricted NASA and NACA reports and journal articles
Science.gov This link opens in a new window
Access to research and development (R&D) results and scientific and technical information from scientific organizations across 13 federal agencies

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
SAB consists of experts in science, technology, engineering, and technical program leadership who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense. Each year the Board is tasked to conduct studies on topics critical to the Air Force Mission.

Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive engineering platform curated for engineers, from peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings to standards and reliable data to learn from the findings of leading engineers worldwide.

ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window
A full-text collection of industry-leading standards and technical information produced by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM International).
SAE Mobilus This link opens in a new window
SAE Mobilus is an authoritative collection of engineering standards, news, and insights designed by and exclusively for the ground vehicle and aerospace mobility industry.

RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis focusing on issues such as national security, international affairs, military affairs and more.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science and Technology Organization (STO)
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