The Information and Library Service compiles occasional subject guides for engineers and students. The aim is to highlight sources of information available in the Library and the Institution itself, along with some useful websites to take you further afield.

Other guides available:

Aerospace | Automobile | Combustion, Engines and Fuels | Construction and Building Services | Energy, Environment and Sustainability | Fluid Machinery | Management | Manufacturing | Mechatronics, Informatics and Control | Medical Engineering | Power Industries | Pressure Systems | Process Industries | Railway | Safety and Reliability | Structural Technology and Materials | Thermofluids | Tribology

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Locating Automobile Information in the IMechE Library

The following is a list of key shelf numbers for the automobile subject area. If you are looking for a particular book please check the Library Catalogue .

Topic		Shelf Number
Actuators		629.254
Aerodynamics		629.211
Alternative fuels		629.253
Automotive fuels		629.253
Automotive electronics		629.254
Brakes		629.246
Control systems		621.26
Corrosion		669.124
Diesel engines		621.4342
Electric motors		621.313
Electric vehicles		629.2293
Ergonomics		629.283
Emissions		614.71
Exhaust systems		629.2528
Fuel cells		537.65
Gearboxes		629.244
Hybrid vehicles		629.2293
Internal combustion engines		621.43
Lubricants		621.89
Manufacturers		629.209
Materials		629.232
Motorcycles		669.2275
Powertrains		629.24
Repair manuals		629.28
Safety		656.04
Stirling engines		621.43
Structures		629.26
Suspensions		629.243
Transmissions		629.244
Two stroke engines		621.4322
Vehicle dynamics		629.211

Useful Books

Design and simulation of two-stroke engines, (Blair G.P.)		629.43BLA
Automotive electrics, automotive electronics (Bosch)		629.254 BOS
Automotive handbook Bosch		629.2 BOS
Diesel engine management (Bosch)		621.4342 SAE
Driving safety systems (Bosch)		629.246 BOS
Gasoline engine management (Bosch)		621.43000365 BOS
Diesel engine reference book (Challen B)		621.4342 CHA
Handbook of automotive body construction and design analysis (Fenton J)		629.224 FEN
Handbook of automotive body and systems design (Fenton J)		629.25 FEN
Handbook of automotive powertrain and chassis design (Fenton J)		629.25 FEN
Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics (Gillespie T.D.)		629.211 GIL
Automotive lubricants reference book (Haycock R.F.)		621.89 HAY
Sensors for automotive technology (Marek J)		629.254 MAR
Road vehicle suspensions (Matschinksy W)		629.243 MAT
An historical who's who of the automotive industry in Europe (Norbye J.P.)		926.08 NOR
Automotive control systems (Kiencke U and Nielson L		629.279 KIE
Bosch fuel injection and engine management (Probst C.O.)		621.4376 PRO (Oversize)
The automotive chassis: engineering principles (Reimpell J)		629.24 REI
SAE handbook (SAE)		Standards

Racing Car Engineering

Hands-on race car engineer (Glimmerveen J.H.)		629.228 GLI
How to build and modify sportcar and kitcar suspension and brakes for road and track (Hammill D)		629.228 HAM (Oversize)
Design of racing and high performance engines (Holt D)		629.228 SOC (Oversize)
Race car aerodynamics: designing for speed (Katz J)		629.228 KAT
Racing chassis and suspension design (Smith C)		629.24 SMI (Oversize)
Competition car suspension: design construction, tuning (Staniforth A)		629.228 STA
Race and rally car source book: the guide to building or modifying a competition car (Staniforth A)		629.228 STA
Design of racing and high performance engines (Harralson J)		629.228 SOC (Oversize)
Race car engineering and mechanics (Valkenburgh P)		629.228 VAL (Oversize)
Formula 1 technology (Wright P)		629.228 WRI
Race car vehicle dynamics (Milliken W.F.)		629.228 MIL (Oversize)

Directories

European Automotive Design top suppliers for Europe 2006		629.2 (Directory)
SMMT, The UK motor industry directory 2006		629.2 SMM Directory)
Plunkett's automobile industry almanac 2003		629.2 (Directory)
Worldwide automotive supplier directory 2005/2006		629.2 (Directory)
The Beaulieu encyclopedia of the automobile		629.209 (Oversize)

E-books

The following electronic books are available via Knovel in the IMechE Virtual Library .

Challen B & Baranescu R, Diesel Engine Reference Book (2nd Edition) (1999)
Fung W & Hardcastle M, Textiles in Automotive Engineering (2000)
Larminie J & Dicks A, Fuel Cell Systems Explained (2nd Edition) (2003)
Stokes A, Manual Gearbox Design (1992)

The following electronic books are available via Books24x7 in the IMechE Virtual Library .

Automotive control systems: for engine, driveline, Springer, 2005
Automotive quality systems handbook, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005
A practical approach to motor vehicle engineering, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2005
Advanced automotive fault diagnosis, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006
Propulsion systems for hybrid vehicles, IET, 2004
The electric car: development, IET, 2001

Recent IMechE Automobile Conferences and Seminars

Please visit Automobile Papers and Presentations (Archive)

Useful Journals

The Library has an extensive collection of journals including:

Autocar 1896-
Automotive engineer 1975-
Automotive engineering international 1970-
Automotive testing technology 2002-
international
Autotechnology 2007-
ATZ 1939-
Commercial motor 1905-2002
European automotive design 2003-
Freight 1 year
IMechE Proceedings part D 1984-
Journal of automobile engineering 1989-
Institution of Automobile Engineers 1906-47
IVT international: industrial vehicle 2002-
technology 1999-
International journal of automotive technology 2001-
International journal of vehicle design 1981-
Journal of automotive engineering (SAE)1922-69
Ricardo quarterly review 2003-
Transport engineer 1970-
Vehicle system dynamics 1987-

Please check the Library Catalogue to see if the Library subscribes to your required journal.

E-journals

The following titles are available via EBSCO Business Source in the IMechE Virtual Library

Automotive design and production
Automotive forecast world
Automotive industries
Automotive manufacturing and production
Automotive news
Automotive production
Automotive logistics
Automotive manufacturing solutions
Automotive news Europe
Automotive news international
Car and driver
Motor trend
Road and track

Databases

The library subscribes to the following databases.

MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association)

This internet database is compiled by the Automotive Centre at MIRA and covers all the journals, reports and technical papers in their collection. In addition it covers automotive statistics, conferences, and automotive company information.

SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)

This CD ROM database covers all SAE papers, special publications and reports. It covers all aspects of automotive engineering. The library holds a large collection of SAE papers which are shelved in the basement. Please ask a member of staff if you require a paper.

Please visit the Virtual Library page for further information about the library's databases.

Websites

Please visit Automobile Web Links

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