Databases & E-Journals
Quick Guide to the Almost Virtual Library
Aero/Astro Virtual Reference
Finding Guide for NASA Technical Reports
Aeronautics and Astronautics Library
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Barbara Williams Subject Selector for Aeronautics & Astronautics barbaraw@mit.edu
Images Internet Jobs and Employment Law Museums Other Reference Sites Patents Space Agencies Standards Statistics Style Manuals
Acronym and Abbreviation Server
NTSB Aviation Accident Database
UIUC Airfoil Data Site
Aerospace Industries Association American Astronomical Society American Helicopter Society (AHS) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (Information on membership, conferences, publications, the organization, and more.) The American Physical Society (APS) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute German Aeronautics and Aerospace Association (DLR) Greater Boston Soaring Club Mars Society (U.K.) Mars Society (U.S.) MIT Rocket Society (HPRS) Planetary Society Royal Aeronautical Society (U.K.) Soaring Society of America Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Space Frontier Foundation Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
JPL's Basics of Spaceflight Encyclopedia Astronautica
Calculating Standard Atmospheres Gas-Phase Ion Thermochemistry Periodic Table (Chemicool version) Periodic Table (WebElements version) Physical Reference Data (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Adventures in Education (financial aid and admissions information) College and University Home Pages (US and international) U.S. News Colleges and Careers Center (undergrad and grad school rankings, admissions, funding) FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page International Course Information (Education Finder) Peterson's Education & Career Center Study Abroad Programs Directory
10K Wizard (SEC filings and financial analysis) - requires subscription Airline Data Project (Airline industry data and information about individual airlines collected by the MIT Global Industry Program) Company Information: U.S. (links to electronic directories, and information on print directories at MIT's Dewey Library) Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Hoover’s Online (Covers in-depth information on nearly 14,000 companies, both private and public, and US and non-US. Provides corporate strategy, history, competitors, financials, key executives, and industry trends that can affect a company's growth now and in the future).
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [AccessScience] Britannica Online (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Encyclopedia Astronautica
Department of Defense Department of Transportation The Federal Aviation Administration Server National Aeronautical and Space Agency National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Air Force Homepage U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology U.S. Department of Energy
FinAid Grant Information The Foundation Center Grants Information (information in the MIT Libraries on arts funding) GrantsWeb NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers NSF Funding Opportunities and Awards
NASA History NASA Dryden Naval Aviation
NASA Photo Gallery NASA Image Exchange
CGI Resource Index Google How to choose a search engine Internet Public Library Urban Legends Reference Pages More Internet Urban Legends Internet2 Listserv List The Net: User Net Guides and Netiquette Netcraft-What's that site running? Search Engine Watch (information on the various web search engines) Virtual Library (CERN) WebTaxi (metasearch engine) Yahoo
Academe This Week (from The Chronicle of Higher Education) CareerBuilder CareerOneStop College Grad Job Hunter Occupational Outlook Handbook Finding a Job (guide to print resources in MIT's Dewey Library) MIT Office of Career Services (information for job-seekers, including JOBTRAK online job listings) The Riley Guide (employment opportunities and job resources on the internet) Science's Next Wave (career and job-hunting information for scientists; registration required) Monster - Campus (career planning resources)
Access - Intellectual Property Law Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University) Copyright Law Materials (Cornell) FindLaw (internet legal resources) The Internet Law Library (U.S. House of Representatives) Internet Legal Research Group Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School) Legislative Tracking System (Massachusetts bill histories) Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator Patent Law (Cornell University) Patents (links to patent web sites, and guide to services available through MIT's Barker Engineering Library) Thomas (congressional information) The U.S. Code
Air & Space Museum Home of the International B-24 Museum US Air Force Museum
MIT Libraries Patents site
Andoya Rocket Range - Norwegian Space Center ASI - Italian Space Agency British National Space Centre CANOPUS Space Agency (Canada) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales (France) CIRA - Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (Italian Aerospace Research Center) CSA - Canadian Space Agency DLR - Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Research Establishment) European Space Agency German Aerospace Research Establishment: DLR Indian Space Research Organization Institute of Space Physics (Sweden) Italian Space Agency National Aeronautical and Space Agency National Commission on Space Activities (Argentina) National Aerospace Laboratory (Netherlands) National Institute for Space Research (Brazil) National Space Development Agency (Japan) ONERA - The French National Aerospace Research Establishment ONERA-CERT - The French National Aerospace Research Establishment - Toulouse Research Center Russian Academy of Sciences - Space Research Institute SRON - Space Research Organization Netherlands SSC - Swedish Space Corporation
Barker Engineering Library Standards
Fedstats (one stop shopping federal statistics) Harvard-MIT Data Center (MIT and Harvard only)
The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing (MIT only) Style/Usage Manuals
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