Virtual Library adds key engineering titles following 16% increase in use

With a variety of new titles available for members to view and download online, the Institution’s Virtual Library continues to grow.

In 2015, the Institution’s Virtual Library achieved over 250,000 member sessions, with a total of 180,000 resource downloads – representing a growth of 16% compared to the previous year.

Sarah Rogers, the Institution’s Head of Information and Library Services, said: “New for 2016 are over 5,000 new ebook titles from Wiley and Elsevier, and over 200 core Elsevier engineering ejournal titles.

“Key journal titles such as Wear, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Fuel and Tribology Today have been added, all of which our members can find using the Library Search. Wiley handbooks on topics such as space technology, reliability engineering and noise and vibration are also available for chapter download via the Library Search.”

The new titles include:

Handbook of Noise and Vibration Control

An expert snapshot of the broad field of noise and vibration, the Handbook of Noise and Vibration Control is an invaluable resource for acoustical consultants, practising engineers, researchers, architects and designers tackling some of their toughest problems.

The PDMA Handbook of New Product Development

The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Handbook of New Product Development provides an exceptional review of cutting edge topics for both new and experienced product development leaders. It offers a comprehensive and updated guide to the practices, processes and tools critical to achieving and sustaining new product and service development success in today’s world.

Spacecraft Systems Engineering

This title is targeted at graduate and undergraduate engineering students, professional engineers, space scientists, business leaders, and government policymakers who are serious about the design, manufacturing and implementation of complete spacecraft systems. This book provides not only the basics of fully integrated spacecraft systems, but the advanced knowledge required to implement a complete spectrum of space mission applications as well.

The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals

The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals offers a complete introduction to the basis of the finite element method, covering fundamental theory and worked examples in the detail required for readers to apply the knowledge to their own engineering problems and understand more advanced applications.

Gas Turbines

Written by one of the field’s most well-known experts, Gas Turbines has long been the standard for engineers involved in the design, selection, maintenance and operation of gas turbines. With far reaching, comprehensive coverage across a range of topics from design specifications to maintenance troubleshooting, this one-stop resource provides newcomers to the industry with all the essentials to learn and fill knowledge gaps, and established practising gas turbine engineers with a reliable go-to reference.

Visit the Virtual Library to view the Institution’s collection of exclusive online titles.