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Great Internet Resources
Electrical Engineering Websites
EE/CS Mother Site, from Stanford IEEE
Starting point for information about electrical engineering and computer science companies, schools, and organizations.
EEVL: Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering EEVL logo.
Gateway of electrical engineering materials which can be searched or used as a directory.  Each website is carefully selected with summaries and very few broken links.

Circuits Archive
"This is a site devoted to expanding the availability of circuit designs to engineering students, and even engineering professionals. The idea for this database came from Jerry Russell's search for circuit designs for guitar sound effects."

Datasheet Archive
http://www.datasheetarchive.com. This is a free internet archive for electronic component datasheets.

Nanotechnology
Website of a Georgia Tech professor with a brief description of Nanotechnology and a list of links.

eg3
Website for electronic design which "identifies the best of the web for embedded, dsp, board-level (cpci, vme, pc/104), soc, rtos/realtime, and open source."

Galaxy Directory: Electrical Engineering
Directory of electrical engineering websites organized by topic.

eeProduct Center
Website for electronics design with reports about the latest integrated circuits and components, product briefs, product reviews, and more.

Intersil

Designer and manufacturer of analog semiconductors website that includes datasheets, technical articles, product selection guide, and engineering tools and resources such as Semiconductor terminology, analog glossary, and Commlink glossary.

Lazar's Power Electronics Corner
Switching Power Supply Design: SMPS
Circuits, schematics, PCBs, electrical engineering reference,
software, and other web resources
 

SemiResources.com
"The quintessential exhaustive most complete Semiconductor manufacturer's list on the web."

Energy Websites                                                                                          top
Energy Citations Database
"Websites contains bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration (ERA) an the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).  The Database provides access to DOE publicly available citations from 1948 through the present, with continued growth through regular updates."

Department of Energy's Information Bridge
"The Information Bridge provides open source to full-text and bibliographic records to Department of Energy research and development reports.  The Information Bridge consists of full text documents produced and made available by the DOE National Laboratories and grantees from 1995 forward."

National Wind Technology Center
"The National Wind Technology Center is a world-class research facility managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy.  NWTC researchers work with members of the wind energy industry to advance wind power technologies that lower the cost of wind energy through research and development of state-of-the-art wind turbine designs."

Fuel Cell Today
"Fuel Cell Today is the global internet portal for companies and individuals with an interest in the commercialization of fuel cells.  It is your single, free source for comprehensive and authoritative fuel cell news, commentary, resources and business opportunities."

California Solar Center
"Designed to be a prime source of information on solar energy activity in California. It was created and designed by the The Rahus Instiute, working to promote greater use of renewable energy through education, research, program and policy development." Website includes history of photovoltaics, solar thermal and passive solar architecture.


Biomedical Websites
BMEnet: The Biomedical Engineering Network
Comprehensive site that give information about jobs, grants, resources, conferences, societies, publications, and education with links to the Whitaker Foundation, "a private, non-profit organization the supports research and education in biomedical engineering."

Digital Human
"The Digital Human is an Open Source Software Consortium using 21st century information technology tools to represent the body's processes from DNA molecules and proteins to cells, tissues, organs, and gross anatomy."

Medical DeviceLink
Information about news, design, manufacturing, and marketing in the medical device industry.  Includes suppliers, trade shows, reports, and archives of industry related articles.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Explore this huge website with information about all aspects of molecular processes including databases such as PubMed, Entrez, BLAST, OMIM, and gene finders, genome resources, news, and more.

National Science Foundation, Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems
Website of organization that "supports research and education in the rapidly evolving fields" with links to funding, publications, and careers.

BECON Biomedical Engineering at the NIH
The Bioengineering Consortium (BECON) consists of representatives of all National Institute of Health (NIH) concerned with biomedical research and development.

Annual Reviews: Biomedical Engineering
Use this CSULB library provided full text resource of yearly critical reviews written by leading scientists.

Communications Websites                                                                               top
Demonstrations in Signals, Systems and Control
Website from John Hopkins with a collection of Java applets and RealAudio clips that "explain may underlying concepts of mathematics and signal engineering."

Tech News
Find news and current updates about computing and telecommunications.

3G News Room
Find news, product listings, whitepapers, reports, a glossary, for third generation of wireless communication technology.

Wireless Design Online
A marketplace website with information about products, technology, regulations, buyer guide, product releases, case studies, industry news, technical articles and more.

EEVL: Communication Engineering
List of 180+ links with descriptions including online journals, societies, technical papers and more.

Robotics Websites
Robotics Online
Websites of the Robotics Industries Association (RIA) with industry news, training resources, publications, industry standards, events, training resources and the directory.

Robotics Resources
"Comprehensive meta-site designed and maintained by the University of Massachusetts Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics.  Provides links to academic, commercial, and government sites."


Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting

A HyperTech exhibit created by the Tech Museum of Innovation and includes very basic information about robotics including history, ethics, art, a controllable remotely operated vehicle, and Get a Grip on Robotics.

The Robot Menu & Robot Information Central
The Robot Menu website from Arrick Robotics give images, components, and descriptions so "robot builders can show off their creations" and explore 100+ links to all facets of robotics.

EEVL: Robotics
List of 180+ links with descriptions including online journals, societies, technical papers and more.

Chuck's Robotics Notebook
"Serves as a journal and knowledge repository for the aspiring roboticist" and includes sections on circuits, projects, and controllers.  A section on Complete Robots describes some of the robots he has build and includes some photos.


Intelligent Systems & Robotics Center
This web site from the Sandia National Laboratories of the U.S. Department of Energy, "leads the world in responding to challenges impacting national security and U.S. economic competitiveness." The web site includes engineered collectives, robotic vehicles, high consequence systems integration and modeling and simulation.

Electronic Product Directories                                                                                top
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Analog Devices
Fairchild Semiconductor
Infineon Technologies
Texas Instruments

Thomas Regional Industrial Buying Guide
Partminer (registration required)
National Semiconductor Product Catalog
Motorola Semiconductor Selector Guide
Intel Product Information

IC Master (registration required)
Intersil Corp.
LSI Logic
OKI Semiconductor
Philips Semiconductor
Darnell Power Electronics

University of Cincinnati Engineering Library Databooks
GlobalSpec Product Catalogs
Also try Google Catalog Search http://catalogs.google.com/

Great Library Resources

Databases (How do I search for journal articles?)
IEEE Xplore (instructions)
    --Search IEEE journals, conference proceedings, etc.
    --1950 to present
Compendex (instructions)
    --Search over 7 million citations
    --1969 to present
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (instructions)
  --Search over 1 million citations about applied technologies
  --1983 to present
ACM Digital Library and Guide to Computing Literature (instructions)New
  --Search ACM journals, conferences proceedings, etc.
  --Coverage varies
Thomas Register of American Manufactures (instructions)
  --Search for products, companies, and brands manufactured in the United States and Canada
  --Current information
Safari Tech Books Online (instructions) New
  --Search 375 IT and computing e-books
  --1998 to present

Web of Science (instructions)
  --Use Cited Reference search to see who is citing a specific author or paper
  --1996 to present
Science Direct (instructions)
  --Search full text database
  --latest 5 years to present
Proceedings First
  --Search for conference proceedings
  --1993 to present


Handbooks, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc. (How can I find more books?)

Battery Reference Book
(4th floor TK 2901.C75 1996)

Bioelectronics Handbook: MOSRETS, Biosensors, and Neurons (4th floor TK 7874.8.B56 1998)

The Circuits and Filters Handbook
(4th floor TK 7867.C4977 1995)

Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering
(4th floor TK 9.C575 1999)

The Control Handbook
(Ref TJ 213.C642 1996)

CRC Handbook of Energy Efficiency
(4th floor TJ 163.3.C73 1997)

The Electrical Engineering Handbook
(Ref TK145.E354 1997)

Energy Management Handbook
(4th floor TJ163.2.T87 1997)

Electrical Construction Databook
(4th floor TK151.H527 2002)

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Ref Q 121.M3 2002)

Allied Electronics Catalog
(Web)

ChipDocs: The Online Guide to Semiconductors
(Web)

ISA Directory of Instrumentation
(Web)

Measurements Converter
(Web)

McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) Handbook (Ref TK 152.M35 2002)

National Electrical Code
(Ref TK 223.N27)

Telecommunication Handbook
(4th floor TK 5101.T355 2000)

Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineering
(4th floor TK 7881.4.S7 2002)

Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4th floor TK9.E53 1999) 10+ vols.

Electrical Engineering Ref Manual for the Electrical and Computer PE Exam (Ref TK 169.Y37 2002)


Frequently Cited Journals                                                                            top
This is a brief list of journals in Electrical Engineering.
Use a database to search for specific articles on your topic.

Journal Title Location of Print Location of Electronic full text
 IEEE Communications Magazine  4th floor TK 5105 A1I13a (1979 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1977 to present)
 IEEE Electron Device Letters    IEEE Xplore (1988 to present)
 IEEE J. of Quantum Electronics  4th floor TK 7881 I2 (1965 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1965 to present)
 IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Communications  4th floor TK 5101A1I18 (1983 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1983 to present)
 IEEE J. on Select Topics in Quantum Electronics  4th floor QC 685 I44 (1995 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1995 to present)
 IEEE Network  4th floor TK 5101 A1I52 (1987 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1988 to present)
 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters  4th floor TA 1501 P48 (1989 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1989 to present)
 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices  4th floor TK7870 I2 (1963 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1988 to present)
 IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging  4th floor R 857 O613 (1982 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1988 to present)
 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems  4th floor TK 7874 J677 (1992 to 2003)  IEEE Xplore (1992 to present)
 Proceedings of the IEEE  4th floor TK 5700 I61 (1963 to present)  IEEE Xplore (1988 to present)

Note: Current year located on lower level and older holdings may be in storage or microfilm.  Check COAST, Journals for exact location of the year you are interested in.

Trade Journals
Use databases to search for full text trade publications such as:
Electronic Engineering Times in Factiva and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Robotics Today in ABI/INFORM Global
Telecommunications Reports, Wireless News in ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Telephony in ABI/INFORM Global
Wireless Review in Factiva or
ABI/INFORM Global

Societies & Organizations
Find information about fellow researchers and professionals.  Many sites have Internet links and news.
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute (SEMI)
Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Society
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
International Federation of Robotics
International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR)

Foresight Institute (Nanotechnology)

Technical Reports (What are technical reports?)
HP Laboratories Technical Reports
Search or browse Hewlett Packard Labs Technical Reports from 1990 to present. 

Print Indexes
Use to find older citations or historic information.
Index to IEEE publications
(TK 7800.I58)
1973 to 1988 Room 407 West 
1989 to 1998 4th floor
Current coverage in
IEEE Xplore

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  Last Updated 2/23/08