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ENGINEERING LIBRARY RESOURCES IN NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSCIENCE


By James W. Clasper, Engineering Reference Librarian
Engineering Library, University of Cincinnati, 850L Baldwin Hall, ML # 18, (513) 556-1452

BOOKS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS dealing with Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Engineering can be located through the UC Library Catalog. You can search in the UC Library Catalog by author, title, keyword or subject. General subject headings that can be used include:

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSCIENCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; and NANOWIRES.

For additional terms use the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

HANDBOOKS AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS are located on the Reference shelves unless otherwise indicated.

Access Science (McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology)
BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology (TP248.25.N35 B56 2006 v.1-4)

BioNanoFludic MEMS (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)

Bottom-Up Nanofabrication  (TA418.9.N35B68 2009 v.1-6)
Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2nd edition, 2009 (Available through UC on the Web)
Directory of Published Proceedings (Available on the Web)

Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology  (T174.7.E53 2004 v.1-10)
Handbook of Micro/Nanotribology  (TJ1075 .H245 1999)

Handbook of Nanoceramics and Their Based Nanodevices (TA418.9.N35 H364 2009 v.1-5)

Handbook of Nanomedicine (Avaialble to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Handbook of Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials (TA418.9.N35 H358 2003 v.1-4)
Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology (T174.7.H36 2007)
Handbook of Nanostructured Biomaterials and Their Applications in Nanobiotechnology (TP248.25.N35 H36 2005 v.1-2)
Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology (TA418.9.N35 H36 2000 v.1-5)
Handbook of Semiconductor Nanostructures and Nanodevices (QC611.H36 2006 v.1-5)

Intute -- Nanotechnology (Available on the Web)

Martindale's Virtual Engineering Center -- Nanotechnology (Available on the Web)
The Mechatronics Handbook (TJ163.12 .M433 2002)
MEMS Handbook (TJ151 .M46 2002)
MEMS/NEMS Handbook: Techniques and Applications (TK153.M446 2006 v.1-5)
Nano and Molecular Electronics Handbook (TK7874.8.N358 2007)
Nano-and Micro-Electromechanical Systems : Fundamentals of Nano- and Microengineering (TK7875 .L96 2005)

Nanomanufacturing Handbook (langsam T174.7.N36 2007)
Nanomaterials Handbook (TA418.9.N35 H357 2006)

Nanomedicine : Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Nanometer Structures: Theory, Modeling, and Simulation (T174.7 .N353 2004)
NANOnetBASE (Full text books)

Nanoparticle Technology Handbook (TA418.78.N356 2007)
Nanostructured Materials : Processing, Properties and Potential Applications (TA418.9.N35 N3535 2007)
Nanotechnology Glossary (from Nanotechnology Now)
Nanotechnology: Societal Implications -- Maximizing Benefit for Humanity
Nanotribology and Nanomechanics An Introduction (TJ1075.N36 2005)
National Nanotechnology Initiative

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC)
Polymer Nanocomposites (TA418.9.C6 P651 2006)
Science and Application of Nanotubes (TA418.9.N35 S35 2000)
Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology (T174.7 S67 2007)
What Is What in the Nanoworld : a Handbook on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (T174.7 .B67 2008)

DATABASES are electronic equivalents of printed indexes and abstracts. They can be searched rapidly and provide improved subject searching capabilities for locating articles, conference papers, and technical reports. Some databases relevant to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology are:

Biological Abstracts/Biosis Previews (1980- )
COMPENDEX (Engineering Index) (1884- )
IEEE Xplore (1988- )
INSPEC (1969- )
Materials Science Databases (CSA) (varies)
Medline (1950- )
MRS Proceedings Library (2000- )
NTIS (1964- )

Optics InfoBase (1917- )

Plunkett Research Online
PubMed (1950s- ) (1950s- )
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (1861- )
Science Citation Index (1980- )
Scientific.net (1994- )
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) (1907- ) (Available through UC on the Web) (Registration required)
SCOPUS (1966- )
SPIE Digital Library (1990- )

JOURNALS are a good source of information on recent developments. Selected titles currently available at the University of Cincinnati are listed below.

ACS Nano

Acta Materialia
Advanced Functional Materials
Advanced Materials
Applied Physics A Materials Science and Processing
Applied Physics Letters (phys QC1 .A67)
Biomedical Microdevices
Chemical Physics Letters
Chemistry of Materials

Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures
e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology
IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
IEE Proceedings. Nanobiotechnology
International Journal of Nanoscience
Internet Journal of Nanotechnology
Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology (biol T174.7 .J67)
Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience (biol T174.7 .J676)
Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
Journal of Nano Research
Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Journal of Nanophotonics
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (biol T174.7 .J68)
Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. B., Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures (phys TJ940 .J63)
Langmuir
Mechatronics

Micro and Nano Letters
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Nanoethics
Nano Letters
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Nanostructured Materials
Nanotechnology (phys TA165 .N25)

Nano Today
Nature

Nature Nanotechnology (12 embargo)
Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Physical Review Letters

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems
Science Magazine
Small
Technology Review (T171.M9 T4)
The Open Nanoscience Journal
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
Solid-State Electronics (TK7872.S4S546)

 

PATENTS

Patents are an excellent source of technical information.

U.S. Patent Full Text Databases (1790- ) (Applications from 3/15/2001) (Available on the Web)
Freepatentsonline (1976 December- ) (Available on the Web)
Espacenet : Europe's Network of Patent Databases (dates vary by country) (Available on the Web)

 

RESEARCH FUNDING RESOURCES

Prepared by the U.C. Office of Research and Advanced Studies. Provid es access to resources related to research and graduate education at the Univers ity of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/research/)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES a selected listing is provided below. Consult the International Directory of Engineering Societies and Related Organizations (TA12.D4857 1995) Associations Unlimited (formerly the Encyclopedia of Associations) (HS17.E5) National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (HD2425.D53). Note that many professional societies maintain links on their websites to other related societies and to Internet resources in this discipline.

ASME Nanotechnology Institute, 3 Park Ave. New York, NY 10016 (212) 591-7789
Foresite Nanotech Institute
Institute for Molecular Manufacturing (IMM), 123 Fremont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 94022 (650) 917-1120
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 345 E. 47th St. NY, NY 10017 (212) 705-7900
Institute of Nanotechnology
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), PPL Dept. 445 Hoes Ln. Piscataway, NJ 08854
SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, 1000 20th St. P.O. Box 10 Bellingham, WA 98227 (206) 676-3290
Nanotechnology Now


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