*Engineering Research Guide: Websites

A site designed for engineering professionals. The main feature of GloalSpec is a searchable database of suppliers, products, patents, standards, and material properties. Also contains latest news & analysis.

The Scout Report, curated by a team of librarians and subject matter experts, helps you stay informed of valuable STEM resources on the Internet.

Science.gov enables you to search two kinds of information - selected Web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles and other published materials.

SciTech Connect is your connection to science, technology, and engineering research information from the U.S. Department of Energy, including books and journal articles (some full text), datasets, patents, multimedia, and software.

Don't see the web resource you need on this guide? Try browsing this list compiled by the Library of Congress, which includes resources for Engineering societies/organizations, Federal Government & National Laboratories resources, career information, and more.

Developed by the National Academy of Engineering, this website demonstrates how engineering shaped a century and changed the world through a list of the top 20 greatest achievements of the 20th century.

In this interactive map from American Experience, learn about the most challenging and important engineering projects that transformed America.

The Online Ethics Center (OEC) is a repository of resources on the ethics of science, engineering, and research that help engineers, scientists, scholars, educators, students, and interested citizens understand and address ethically significant topics and problems that arise in the practice and results of science and engineering.

Since its founding, NSPE has been the profession's most respected voice on the practice of ethical engineering.

Each year, NCSES releases more than 30 reports detailing our survey results and covering other statistical topics. Key reports and recent releases are highlighted below.

Find, download, and use datasets that have been generated by the Federal Government. Includes nearly 450,000 raw and geospatial datasets, with new datasets continuously added.

Find data and statistics by topic.

Provides an authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
• The 2012 issue and previous issues of the Statistical Abstract are freely available online.
• The 2013-Present issues are available through the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. library database.

American FactFinder is your source for population, housing, economic and geographic information.
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Promotes the engineering profession as a career choice among young people and recognizes the accomplishments of the world's engineers. The website offers a multitude of perspectives, including that of the student, parents, professionals, and teachers of engineering.

Get information on engineering in video or print form. There is also a section of free resources for teaching science, design and technology, engineering and math.

List of careers relating to engineering with summaries including a job summary, entry level education and median pay. Each entry also links to the full Occupational Outlook Handbook entry.

This site provides information useful for all types of engineers including information on the PE licensure exam.

The home page for this professional organization. Information about codes&standards, employment, news, and practices for mechanical engineers are some of the most useful features of this site.

Mechanical Engineering is the award-winning monthly flagship publication of ASME. Published since 1880, the magazine delivers an interdisciplinary view into engineering trends and breakthroughs, giving readers a roadmap to better understand today's technology and tomorrow's innovations.

Founded in 1908, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a nonprofit organization providing leadership to the chemical engineering profession representing more than 50,000 members in industry, academia, and government.

SWE's mission is to stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.