Electrical and electronic engineering resources and support

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• Most electrical and electronic engineering collections can be found in the Queen's Building Library and are detailed in the Library catalogue. The Queen's Building Library classmark scheme shows how the books and journals are arranged.
• You may also be interested in the collections held in the Biological Sciences Library, Chemistry Library, Medical Library
• , and Physics Library.

Also held in the Queen's Building Library:

• Examination papers: You will find three years' worth of examination papers near the photocopier machines in the Queen's Building Library.
• Special collections: The Queen's Building Library contains a small collection of rare books in engineering however most of these have now been removed to Special Collections. In Special Collections you will find the Brunel and Pugsley collections.
• PhD theses: All Engineering Faculty PhD theses are kept in the Queen's Building Library, please ask a member of staff on how to obtain these.
• MSc theses: Most Engineering Faculty MSc theses are kept in the Lower Reading Room of the Queen's Building Library.
• UG Reports collection: Most Engineering Faculty UG reports are kept in the Lower Reading Room of the Queen's Building Library.

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• Quick search on the Library homepage
  search for books, journals, or articles and databases using our various search tools, plus Internet search using Google Scholar.
• The Subject resources section of these pages includes key Electrical and electronic engineering databases (via MetaLib) for searching for journal articles references, etc, quick reference tools, and Internet links.
• Our Library collections and eResources pages give full advice on finding all types of materials.
• The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. See below for more details. Access to other university libraries and the British Library may be a useful alternative.

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The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. There is a charge for this service, though it may be possible to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this:

• Electrical and electronic engineering academic staff and research postgraduates will usually be able to obtain an Inter- library loan voucher from the department.
• Undergraduates and taught postgraduates may be able to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher from the department; your supervisor will direct you to the person from whom you can obtain one.

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• Our Research support pages cover finding information, managing information, and exploiting your research, together with sources of further help and advice.
• Each academic department in the university has its own library representative, whose duties are detailed in these guidelines. The The Library Representative for Electrical and electronic engineering is Dr D Drury.
• New academic staff are welcome to contact the Subject Librarian to arrange a session on how the Library can help you.

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• Electrical and electronic engineering databases via MetaLib (cross-search list)
  This link takes you to the list of databases and other information resources, with a cross-search option. For details of a particular resource click on the Info icon next to the resource name.

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Gateways to Electrical and electronic engineering resources

• Intute - a searchable gateway to quality resources on the web (Closed in 2011, and archived)
• MetaLib: your resource gateway - the University of Bristol's Library Services resource gateway
• SciCentral - a gateway to online science resources and breaking research news
• Scirus - a searchable gateway to science resources on the web

Learned societies and other organisations

• IET Library - search the Institution of Engineering and Technology's library catalogue

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• Quick reference handbooks can be found amongst the electrical & electronic engineering book collection at TK145. Amongst others you will find Dorf's Electrical Engineering Handbook at TK145 ELE and Fink's Standard Handbook of Electrical Engineering at TK145 STA.
• General language dictionaries are shelved in the Reference Books section at Ref PC.

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• Ei Village: Compendex and Inspec: video tutorials
• The Internet for electrical engineers - A free 'teach yourself' tutorial on Internet information skills.
• Research process mind map (PDF, 109 KB)
• Searching information resources for projects (PowerPoint, 1.1 MB)
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

Note: some of the documents on this page are in PDF format. In order to view a PDF you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader

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• The Internet for electrical engineers - A free 'teach yourself' tutorial on Internet information skills.
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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• Video tutorials - topics include the Library Catalogue, understanding references on reading lists, using the MetaLib resource gateway, off-campus access to eResources, etc.
• Finding and using information pages - covering key aspects of information skills, including researching a topic, effective use of Google, evaluating your search results, avoiding plagiarism, etc. Also includes a Jargon-buster page.
• Library guides - downloadable guides to each branch library, our main search tools, special library services, etc.
• External resources for developing your information skills - including online tutorials and downloadable guides.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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Referencing

• General referencing guidance
  includes Why reference?  What is included in a reference? Referencing styles,  How to reference, Links to useful sites on referencing, and brief details of EndNote and EndNote Web referencing software (see the EndNote referencing software section below for more details).

Journal title abbreviations

Literature references are often written with abbreviated titles. An example is:

Beylkin G(1992) On the representation of operators in bases of compactly supported wavelets. Siam J Numer Anal 6(12):1716–1740

Probably the most troublesome part of this is the Siam J Numer Anal, as it can make finding the item difficult. To translate the abbreviation (to: Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journal on Numerical Analysis) try consulting the resources mentioned below or ask your Subject Librarian for help.

• All that JAS (Journal Abbreviation Sources)
• SUNCAT - a searchable list of electronic and print journals in over 60 libraries in Britain.
• There is also a print directory of journal title abbreviations called 'Periodical Title Abbreviations' and it is located at Ref Z6945.A2 PER in the Queen's Building Library
• For general information, please visit the journal abbreviations page

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• General advice on writing and style guides
• Our Plagiarism: information and advice for students page explains what plagiarism is, how to avoid it, and the consequences of plagiarism.

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EndNote is the University of Bristol's recommended bibliographical management software, which can be used to collect, store, organise and manage references, and to output them as reference lists or bibliographies. A particularly useful function is 'Cite While You Write', enabling you to format Word documents, producing bibliographies and adding references within the text.

• EndNote Web help, advice and training sessions
  This is the recommended version for all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students - it is available free to UoB students and staff.
• EndNote Desktop support
  Academics, researchers and research postgraduates can use the desktop version, which may be installed on their UoB PC. See the 'Help and support' page of EndNote Desktop support for details of self help training materials.

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