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Research Guides : Aviation/Avionics

Electronic Resources

(Available electronically from any off-campus location)

Reference

InformationPlease
[ http://www.infoplease.com/ ]

The Aviation Homepage
[ http://www.avhome.com/ ]

The Aviation Dictionary
[ http://avia.russian.ee/air/dictionary_eng.html ]

Articles -- Full Text Databases (FS Access Only)

(Listed by database from which they may be accessed. Click here to go to the list of databases. )

AccessScience (FS Only)
Technical information in the sciences, including the space sciences. Drawings, diagrams, images and charts, as well as encyclopedic information with hyperlinks and recommended Web sites is included.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) (FS Only)
Collection of over 25 databases. Indexing and abstracting of technical and scientific journals covering materials science and engineering is provided, plus much more. Some full-text links are provided.

Infotrac OneFile (FS Only)
Full text articles from more than 3,000 journals since 1990 covering a variety of disciplines in arts, humanities, science, social sciences, business, and technology.

E-Books (FS Access Only )

Aviation Internet Directory: a guide to 500 best aviation Web sites
[ Available in netLibrary ]
Web resources

Business and Corporate Aviation Management : On Demand Air Transportation
[ Available in netLibrary ]
All aspects of managing an aviation business

Commercial Aviation Safety
[ Available in netLibrary ]
Regulatory framework, safety analysis, technologies, standards and more.

Web Sites

Librarian’s Index to the Internet
[ http://lii.org/search/file/history ]
A directory of history resources organized by subject.

Airline History
[ http://airlines.afriqonline.com/ ]
Histories of over 600 airlines. Includes essays on aviation history in the U.S., U.K. and Europe. An aircraft index lists aircraft by decade and includes a list of aircraft that never actually flew.

EARU Virtual Libraries
[ http://www.embryriddle.edu/libraries/virtual/ ]
Embry-Riddle University index to Web resources in aviation.

Government Resources Online

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
[ http://www.faa.gov/ ]

National Transportation Library (Aviation)
[ http://ntl.bts.gov/category.cfm?cat=1 ]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
[ http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/ ]


Print Sources

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Suggested search terms:
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Call numbers range in which you will find most books:
* Dewey - not used for aviation / Library of Congress - AVC & TL

Print Books

Encyclopedia of technical aviation
[ Location: Aerospace Center Library / Call Number: REF TL509 .B75 2003 ]
Aeronautics encyclopedia

Aviation: the first 100 years
[ Location: Aerospace Center Library / Call Number: TL515 .G814 2002 ]
A history of aviation in the U.S. and abroad

Powerplant test guide 2002 : the "fast-track" to study for and pass the aviation maintenance technician powerplant knowledge test
[ Location: Aerospace Center Library / Call Number: TL701.5 .C73 2001 ]
Examination of airplanes, engines, maintenance, examinations, and more.

Last Modified: 11/4/2004