Sidebar
Main Content
BE 100: Introduction to Bioengineering
Click [+] to toggle resources.
[+] Finding Books
- Franklin
Online catalog for Penn Library's collections. - WorldCat
WorldCat lists books held in many different libraries. Use BorrowDirect+ or Interlibrary Loan to order books that Penn does not hold. - Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online Reference Books
Large collection of full text engineering handbooks, textbooks and reference sources. - Google Book Search
Permits searching of the text of selected books. You must create a free account here for access to some of the books. - Try call numbers in R856-R857 and TP248.2 ranges (works in all campus libraries)
- Look in the regular stacks, as well as the Reference collection
[+] Finding Journal Articles
- Pubmed
The public access version to Medline, the premier database for biomedical literature. - BIOSIS Previews
The world's most comprehensive reference database in the life sciences. It covers original research reports and reviews in biological and biomedical areas. - COMPENDEX
The broad subject areas of engineering and applied science are comprehensively represented. - ISI Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database. Premiere source for citation searching. - Scopus
Comprehensive abstracting and indexing database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science research literature back to the mid-1800s, including 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers.
[+] Featured Online Content
- ISI Citation Indexes Cited Reference Searching Tutorial
- BioMed Central
Original research articles in journals published by BioMed Central are immediately and permanently available online without charge or any other barriers to access. - BioOne
Aggregation of bioscience research journals. - IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL, IEEEXplore)
All IEEE and IEE journal and conference publications since 1988; all current IEEE standards. - Public Library of Science
Non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. - SPIE
Full text of technical papers from the International Society for Optical Engineering. - AccessMedicine
Includes core medical texts, clinical reviews, drug information, patient education, and many more resources. - MD Consult
Full-text content of over 50 publishers and other organizations. - Optics Infobase
The Optical Society of America's online repository of both current and past volumes of all its journals.
[+] Business Resources
- Business and Industry
Marketing is this database's strength. Search for consumer demographics, new product introductions, industry trends, market size and more. - Reuters Business Insight
International market research reports on the subjects of consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare and technology. - Factiva
- Euromonitor's Global Market Information Database
[+] Encyclopedias
- AccessScience
- Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine
- Biology Data Book, Volumes 1-3
- Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, Volumes 1-4
- American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia, Dental Library Reference RC81.A2 A497 2003
- Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Reference R857 M3E63 2004 Vol. 1 and 2
- Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Engineering Reference R856 A3 E53 2006
[+] Handbooks
- Chemical Properties Handbook
Physical, thermodynamic, environmental, transport, safety, and health related properties for organic and inorganic chemicals. - SourceOECD
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design
- Kent and Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology, Volumes 1 & 2
- Handbook of Biomaterial Properties
- Biomaterials and Bioengineering Handbook, Engineering Library R857.M3 B57 2000
- Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Engineering Reference R856.15.B56 2000 or Biomedical Library Reference R856.15 .B56 2000
- Biomedical Technology and Devices Handbook, Engineering Library R856.15 .B565 2004
- Handbook of Materials for Medical Devices, Engineering Library R857.M3 H365 2003
[+] RefWorks & Citation Style Guides
Refworks
Refworks is a citation and bibliography management tool. It is free to register for all Penn Students.
Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
EndNote
EndNote is an independent software that manages citations. While Penn does not provide this software, it does provide support to its users. A web version of EndNote is available for use in ISI.
If you need any further help, would like more assistance in getting started, or can't find what you are looking for, contact:
Douglas McGee
Head, Engineering Library
217 Towne
Email: dmcgee@seas.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-8170
AIM/MSN/Yahoo:PennEngSciDir
© University of Pennsylvania | Last update: Tuesday, 30-Nov-2010 16:28:59 EST
| 215-898-7555
| library@pobox.upenn.edu



