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Buyer's guides, databooks, and product catalogs are very helpful to engineers. In recent years, more and more of these catalogs are available online making it easier to find parts and components, tools, equipment and correspoinding specifications. |
| Thomas Register | This directory lists close to 160,000 manufactures of industrial products and services. Free registration on the site is required. The library also maintains a print edition of the books in the General reference collection on M-level call number T12.T6 |
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Several good websites for products are:
| IC Master is a database of currently available integrated circuits. It includes more than 100,000 base part numbers, including 13, 000 new device listings. From this site you can: review the latest IC product information, identify manufacturers and second sources, and locate manufacturers and distributors. |
| | McMaster-Carr is a large on-line catalog of products for industry. It contains over 410,000 items including:
Hand tools
Hardware
Storage equipment
Springs
Protective clothing
Drills and drill bits
Pumps
Piping and tubing
Plumbing equipment
Measuring, leveling and inspecting
And much, much more |
| | Sigma Aldrich | Search for over 200,000 chemicals and labortatory research supplies. Site allows you to search by product name, CAS number, molecular formula, or you can even do substructure searchres. A print copy of the catalog is held in the Scienece Reference collection on C-Level, call number TP202.A38 |
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