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General Sources

AAAS Guide to Graduate Education in Science, Engineering and Public Policy

American Productivity and Quality Center
Services for members include the International Benchmarking Clearinghouse.

American Society for Quality
Information about standards, training, a glossary of terms, searchable database of publications, and links to related sites.

Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence

Constants and Equations Pages
A project to list and link as many scientific constants and equations as can be found on the net.

Continuing Professional Education for Engineering

Dictionaries and Unit Conversion for Engineers

EELS--Engineering Electronic Library, Sweden
Subject specialists have selected the best links for a number of sub-disciplines in engineering and computer science.

Engineering Jobs
Eventually it will list jobs nationwide, but for now posts jobs in Illinois and Michigan

Ergonomics and Biomechanics Sites

Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
Contains codes of ethics for some 20 societies, and examples of cases in which those ethical principles are tested.

Histories of Engineering
A central repository for historical documentation of the field. Site currently includes histories of the Trans-Alaska pipeline, and the Washington DC Metro and a few other projects.

Index of Technical Societies
A guide to technical books, magazines and trade publications, web sites, and info from the Science and Engineering Data Center.

Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory of the NIST

MatWeb
Information on over 2000 engineering materials.

The Manufacturer's Internet Newsletter
The manufacturer's Internet newsletter claims to be "your complete online resource for achieving manufacturing excellence."

National Standards System Network
Provided by the American National Standards Institute.

On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering

Public Sector Continuous Improvement Site
Articles, case studies, reports, statistics, on improvements in management and technology. Also see its related files on quality improvement.

Robot Information Central
Sites for both the robotics engineer and for the hobbyist and tinkerer--newsgroups, indexes, competitions, etc.

SciCentral's Gateway to Engineering
An outstanding resource, with "gateways" to sub-disciplines, conferences, journals, news, employment opportunities, funding, etc.

Statistical Reports on US Science and Engineering, from NSF

US Patent and Trademark Office
Offers a searchable full text database of patents since 1976.

Web Clearinghouse for Engineering and Computing Ethics
Links to codes of ethics, case studies, online articles, courses, etc.

Year 2000 Bookmarks
A technically-oriented index for the benefit of people trying to fix the problem. Of particular interest is the section on embedded systems and process control.

Zero Waste America
A site devoted to reducing waste from the entire product life cycle, from manufacturing through consumer use. Files on laws and regulation, as well as proposed model legislation, consumer and health information, and more.

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Associations

Society of Women Engineers

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Databases

Engineering E-journal Search Engine—EEVL
A searchable index of more than 70 full-text, free access, engineering e-journals in the UK, the US, and beyond. Gives access to full-text articles (available in various formats) on engineering, industry, statistics, product reviews, and job listings.

RAM Bibliographic Database
Recent Advances in Manufacturing, a database that already contains over 25,000 citations about manufacturing systems, processes, management, maintenance, education, etc.

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Occupational Safety and Health

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Includes news, links to chemical safety sites, the reporting requirements for chemical accidents, job opportunities, and more.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

OSHA Technical Manual

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