Digital Collections - The Library has digital collections as well as print collections. See examples below.

	ArXiv.org - research papers in physics, computer science, mathematics, and other scientific communities.
	Cornell University's collection of scholarly information by faculty, staff, and students. See Cornell Engineering Quarterly and BEE 453 Computer Aided Engineering student projects.
	The Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library (K-MODDL) is a resource for learning and teaching the principles of kinematics. Includes moving mechanical models.
	VIVO transcends campus, college and department divides to provide an integrated view of the life sciences at Cornell. VIVO has been extended to engineering, physical  sciences, and mathematics as well.  Browse and search for faculty, research and educational activities, facilities, and tools.

Engineering Information Competencies

We cover the following 7 competencies, which are necessary for all engineering students to become skilled in library research. At the end will be an online quiz, which tests your knowledge.

1. Find the book University Physics by Young and Freedman in the online catalog (http://catalog.library.cornell.edu). Display long view to see subject headings.
2. Find the journal IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering in the online catalog and/or e-Journal Titles list (link from URL above). Drill down to an individual article.
   
   Show the Google - Google Scholar - Find It - Databases by Discipline progression.
3. Determine which online database to use for a topic after consulting Databases by Discipline.  (ex. of hybrid vehicles). Locate the full text of an article found from a technical database. Use an online database (such as Applied Science and Technology Abstracts, INSPEC) to find appropriate articles on a subject (biometrics). Note how this differs from Find It on the Library Gateway.
4. Locate a patent. Use Google Patents or MicroPatent Cornell inventors include Wilson Greatbatch, Willis Carrier, Robert Langer, and Leroy Grumman. For help patening an invention at Cornell, see Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise, and Commercialization.
   
5. Locate a standard.  Use ILI Standards Database
6. Locate a thesis. Use Proquest Digital Dissertations
7. Refworks - Keep track of your citations using RefWorks, http://refworks.cornell.edu, or other citation management tool.
8. Test your Research Knowledge - Take an Online Clicker Quiz on Finding Engineering Information