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CD-Rom Station #1
SAE Publications and Standards Database on CD-ROM (1906+) Indexes and abstracts papers, books, and vehicle and aerospace standards published by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
USAPat (1996+)
Contains full-text and images of patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Index by patent number only. Laser printer available.
Search for Patents on the web by keywords, inventor names, etc. at US Patent and Trademark Office. You can print the patents, but printing images requires a TIFF viewer plug-in. One alternative is to identify the patent numbers you need from the web, then use the USAPat product below to print your patents and images on a laser printer in the Engineering Library.
USAMark (1870+) Contains full-text and images of trademarks issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Index by trademark number only. Laser printer available. To searchTrademarks by keywords, inventor, etc., go to US Patent and Trademark Office. However, not all images are included on the web. USAMark on CD includes all images and the print quality is superior to the web version. Once you get the trademark numbers, you can print them out on USAMark.
CD-ROM Station #2
ACM Electronic Guide to Computing Literature (1980-1996) - Corresponds to Association for Computing Machinery Guide to Computing Literature and Computing Reviews. Index to journal articles and conference papers in the field of computing.
Concrete Abstracts Quicksearch - electronic version of ACI Concrete Abstracts (1982-1995)
Covers 200 periodicals, bulletins, and reports, including all ACI journals.
CASSI on CD - corresponds to print Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index, 1907+; updated yearly. Provides bibliographic and publisher information on scientific journals, including non-English journals. Provides information on translated journals.
Encyclopedia of Concrete Technology MCPlus (1996) Electronic version of ACI Manual of Concrete Practice. Published by American Concrete Institute in cooperation with the National Institute of Building Sciences.
GeoVu: Geologic Hazard Photos CD-ROM Published by the National Geophysical Data Center. Includes photos of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunamis. This item held on Permanent Reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Hazardous Materials Information Resource (you have to register a login). Compiled by the Defense Logistics Agency, this disk contains reference data on manufacturers and the hazardous materials they use. Provides data on safety, health, packaging, labeling, transportation, and disposal of hazardous materials. Formerly on CD-ROM as HMC&M: Hazardous Material Control & Management; HMIS : Hazardous Material Information System. The data can also be found at:
Phase Equilibria Diagrams Published by American Ceramic Society, NIST, 1995.
Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia
Comprehensive encyclopedia on the synthesis, properties, and applications of polymeric materials. CRC Press, 1996.
Research & Development Directory (Government Information Disk) (latest only) Contains listings of research and development, engineering, and prototype production contracts awarded by the government. Search by nature of work, awardee, agency, dollar amount, and description.
TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) Chemical Inventory Search by common name, CAS number, CAS name, molecular formula, or synonym for any of 61,000 chemicals (every chemical manufactured in or imported to the U.S.). By Solutions Software Corporation.
Toxic Release Inventory (1987-1992) (Web version for 1997 + at http://www.epa.gov/tri/
Published by the EPA, TRI contains information on facilities that emit toxic chemicals. Search by fields such as company name, city, body of water, and toxic chemical. Also includes health and safety fact sheets on many toxic chemicals. See also http://tis-nt.eh.doe.gov/oepa/facility/tri/tri_data.htm
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Index on CD (1985-1996)
Index to the Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Consists of indexes by keyword, registry number, author, contents, and a German/English dictionary.
