Technical Communication
Finding ArticlesFor instructions on finding articles, check out the How to... guide. ABI Inform - local and regional coverage of company, industry and business news; excellent source of information about private and small public companies not typically found in the national business press. Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. (Undergraduate) ACM Portal (ACM Digital Library and Guide to Computing Literature)- Full text of every article ever published by ACM. Business Source Premier (Ebsco) - covers management, economics, finance, accounting, international business. (Undergraduate) ComAbstracts (CIOS) - contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field. Communication and Mass Media Complete (Ebsco) - provides quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology. Dissertations & Theses (Proquest) - Doctoral dissertations and master´s theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline. Ei Compendex (Engineering Index through Engineering Village 2) - Mechanical, civil, environmental, electrical, structural, and process engineering, materials science, solid state physics, superconductivity, bioengineering, energy, chemical, optics, air and water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous waste road transportation, and transportation safety. Emerald Insight Full Text - Subject coverage spans a spectrum of management disciplines including: strategy; leadership; library and information management; marketing and human resource management; plus a substantial number of engineering, applied science and technology titles. ERIC (CSA) - The Educational Resources Information Center is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale) - covers an array of academic disciplines from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. IEEE Xplore - Search or browse the complete IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) of IEEE and IET journals, transactions, society publications, magazines, and conference papers. AbstractPlus records and full text is provided for content published since 1988, and for select content published since 1913. IEEE Computer Society Digital Library - Provides full online content (current, plus complete archive) for the society's magazines, transactions, and extensive conference proceedings. IET Journals page - Describes the IET journals, which can be accessed via IEEE Xplore. Journal Citation Reports - includes citation data from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals including the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field. LexisNexis Academic - news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) - Theoretical and applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, speech therapy. MLA International Bibliography via InfoTrac (Gale) - provides citations for articles on language, linguistics, literature, and folklore. PsycINFO 1872-current (CSA) - provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines; enriched with literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. RDS Business Reference Suite - highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information. Sociological Abstracts (CSA) - covers the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Web of Science (ISI) - provides access to the Science Citation Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Wiley Interscience Journal Search (Wiley) - More than 300 online publications for researchers and professionals. Finding Books & MediaEngineering & Technology books are generally found on the fourth floor from call numbers T-TS. Online CatalogsIUCAT - Indiana University's online catalog. Purdue Catalog -Purdue University's online catalog. E-Books ENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field. NetLibrary - provides access to your library's eBook collection. When you enter the site from an affiliated library, you will see the name of your library in the box on the right side of the screen. Once you have accessed your library's affiliated site, you are able to search and view the full text of all the eBooks in your library's eBook collection. Books24x7 - contains hundreds of "best-of-breed" books from the world's top publishers such as MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. New books are constantly added. ebrary - contains over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports. Springer E-Books - provides access to over 12,000 titles in the subject areas of science, technolody, mathematics, medicine, and nursing. NOTE: If book is available to IUPUI users, the box to the right of the title will be in green. E-Book "Meta" Search -- to simultaneously search University Library's ebook collections. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)". DissertationsDissertations & Theses - Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline. Reference MaterialsENGnetBASE - provides all fields of engineering with access to essential formulas, updated codes, and late-breaking developments that are shaping the field. Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Oxford Reference Online - consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - searches over 275 reference works from some 57 publishers. Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - offers models, exercises, and advice for many documents encountered in the engineering and science professions.
The Business Style Handbook: an A-to-Z Guide for Writing on the Job with Tips from Communications Experts at the Fortune 500 by Helen Cunningham Call Number: REF HF5718.3 .C86 2002 This handbook includes and alphabetical listing of commonly used words and phrases that may appear in business writing. The text not only defines the terms, but also gives specific direction on how they may be used and abbreviated. The book also includes pointers on sending professional e-mails. The Business Writer's Companion by Gerald J. Alred Call Number: REF HF5718.3 .B79 2002 The Business Writer's Companion includes information on all aspects of the writing process including style, word usage, grammar and punctuation. A frequently asked questions section is useful for jumping to specific topic areas. Examples of memos, resumes and other business writing samples are included. The text also covers oral communication, as well as the job application process. The Skill and Art of Business Writing: an Everyday Guide and Reference by Harold E. Meyer Call Number: REF HF5718.3 .M48 2002 The Skill and Art of Buisness Writing covers a wide range of topics concerning how to construct clear sentences and paragraphs. In a special section, frequently misused words are clarified through definition and examples. Form and Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses by Carole Slade Call Number: REF LB2369 .C3 2003 This book covers the process of research and writing from selecting a topic to printing a final draft. The "Systems of Documentation" section includes information on the Chicago, MLA and APA formats, along with numerous examples of papers. Writing the Modern Research Paper by Robert Dees Call Number: REF LB2369 .D44 2003 Writing the Modern Research Paper covers the process of writing a research paper step-by-step. The book includes detailed information on how to use the library for research, and features examples on how to locate journal articles using indexes. A section on evaluating Internet resources is also included. Many examples are given in a section on documentation; styles covered include MLA, APA, and Chicago. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi Call Number: REF Desk PE1478 .M71 2003 The MLA Handbook for Writers fo Research Papers is a comprehensive style guide and manual for conducting research. Included in this book is a detailed section on research and writing that covers various types of sources and how to evaluate them, along with note taking, outlining, and writing drafts. Other sections cover plagiarism, the mechanics of writing, formatting, and citations. Organizations & AssociationsAmerican Society of Business Publication Editors Association for Computing Machinery - Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Association for Computing Machinery - Special Interest Group for Graphics (SIGGRAPH) NAE: National Academy of Engineering - promotes the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession. Web ResourcesIntute Engineering - a collection of engineering websites compiled by experts from British universities. SciCentral - aggregates breaking engineering research news from reputable and reliable online sources. Science.gov - searches over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of U.S. government science information, including research and development results. Women in Engineering Proactive Network - useful for research, best practices, and professional communities dedicated to the advancement of women in engineering but there is also much information regarding women in science, technology and math. Tech Xtra - a collection of articles, books, websites, industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, theses & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing. Maintained by Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Purdue On-Line Writing Lab (OWL) - provides detailed information on all aspects of the writing process through various handouts, tutorials, and electronic persentations. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Writing Center - features sections on topics such as writing in an active voice, varying sentence structure, and effective transitions. The University of Toronto, Engineering Communication Centre - provides interactive tutorials for a variety of documents and reports, as well as information on the documentation of sources. IUPUI Writing Center - The IUPUI Writing Center offers more than 40 handouts, written by faculty and undergraduate tutors, covering writing-related topics such as: pre-writing, grammar, documentation (MLA and APA), revision, synthesis, and much more. MIT Online Writing Center - has some outstanding writing tutorials that include tips on writing academic papers, creative papers, technical reports, making oral reports and presentations, as well as points for job applications and cover letters. Citation & Writing Guides Long Island University - particularly useful for learning how to cite all types of sources, including books, journal articles, newspapers, encyclopedias, websites and more. Citation styles covered are APA, MLA, Turabian and Chicago. APA Style for Electronic References Chicago Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources Citing Sources (Duke University) Columbia Guide to Online Style DocsCite (Arizona State University) The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker Open Access ResourcesDirectory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Open access journals in engineering and technology, including electrical and nuclear engineering; environmental engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; general technology. DSpace - MIT's digital research materials including conference papers, images, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, preprints, technical reports, theses, working papers, and more. IEEE Global History Network - fosters the creation of narratives that not only document the history of engineering practice but also explain when, how and why these myriad of technologies developed as they did. Patent Lens - a worldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource. It serves as the cyberinfrastructure platform for the Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI). Scientific Commons - communication medium for scientific knowledge products that are freely accessible to the public. |
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