To find Books or Journals by Title: Library Catalog

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges: TK 1 – 9971

• TK 3001 – 3521 for Transmission of Electric Power / Circuits
• TK 5101 – 6720 for Telecommunications
• TK 7800 – 8360 for Electronics
• TK 7885 – 7895 for Electronics, Computer Engineering

Selected Reference Tools in Telecommunications

This collection includes sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories to help find brief explanations and general information about terms and concepts in telecommunications.

Reference Sources in Telecommunications

• Froehlich/Kent encyclopedia of telecommunications. TK5102.E646 1991 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Handbook of formulas and tables for signal processing.TK5102.9.P677 1999 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of networking and telecommunications. (with CD) TK5105.5.S429 2001 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Reference manual for telecommunications engineering.TK5102.5.F68 2002 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Telecommunications illustrated dictionary. TK5102.P49 2002 (Reference, 2nd floor)

Online Reference Sources

• Wiley encyclopedia of telecommunications.
• GLOBALSPEC engineering search engine
• IEEE Virtual Museum exhibits illustrating the principles of electricity and magnetism along with their myriad applications.
• NetLingo thousands of definitions that easily explain the Internet and the online world of business, technology & communication
• RFID Journal technology news and features
• Webopedia online dictionary for computer and Internet terms and definitions

General Reference Sources

• Associations Unlimited a list of associations with contact information
• Oxford English Dictionary Online
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

Finding Journal Articles in Telecommunications

To find articles on topics in telecommunications, use a resource from the Engineering databases page. To broaden your search, select a resource from the complete list.

Online Journals

• Directory of Open Access Journals free, full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Over 2,600 journals covering over 130,000 articles.

Electronic Books :

• Safari Tech Books Online a collection of 4,000 new electronic books in computer science, engineering, and related subjects including management and economics.
• NetLibrary a collection of over 46,000 electronic books which includes all areas of computer science.
• Ebrary a collection of over 15,000 electronic books which includes all areas of computer science.

Some useful websites for Telecommunications:

• CiteSeer : Scientific Literature Digital Library research computer and information science papers on the Web
• Scirus an extensive database of information on journals, books, conference proceedings, and scientist home pages in the sciences. (For journal access, please check the library catalog.)

Federal Government Resources

• Science.gov gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including R&D results

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