Library Guides: Materials Science & Engineering: Books + eBooks

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UC Library Search: Find ebooks in UC Library Search by using the Refine your results options to limit to Available online.

We also purchase ebook collections from publishers. Key collections in science and engineering include:

AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
Collection of full text engineering reference and handbooks, including Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook and Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers.
Knovel This link opens in a new window
Collection of engineering and scientific reference handbooks, texts, and data tables.
Collection of over 8000 engineering and scientific reference handbooks, texts, and databases. Can be searched by topic across the aggregated set, or users can browse the content of a specific title. Advanced features include numerical range searching and interactive graphs and tables.
MIT Press Direct This link opens in a new window
Online collection of over 3,000 ebooks published by MIT Press.
Covers a broad range of subjects including arts, architecture, biomedical sciences, business, cognitive science, cultural studies, design, digital humanities and new media, economics, education, energy, engineering, environmental science, evolution, game studies, humanities, information science, linguistics, machine learning and AI, neuroscience, and social sciences.
O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Online collection of over 40,000 ebooks, computer manuals, videos, case studies, and learning paths from O'Reilly and other technical book publishers
Note: Berkeley users may access this resource by selecting our institution "University of California, Berkeley" and logging in with CalNet. Members of the public (walk-in users) should ask the Reference Desk for assistance accessing this resource.
Includes content from O'Reilly, Addison-Wesley, HarperCollins, Manning, New Riders, Pearson, Prentice Hall, and other technical and business publishers. Includes over 30,000 hours of instructional video content.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Collection of interdisciplinary ebooks covering the sciences, social science, and the humanities.
A database of more than 77,000 complete e-books covering 16 key subject areas including: business and economics, computers and IT, literature and linguistics, history, political science, and more. These ebooks are also listed in the library catalog.
ScienceDirect eBooks This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary collection of academic ebooks from Elsevier with an emphasis in the sciences.
Springer Electronic Book Package This link opens in a new window
Collection of ebooks from Springer covering every scientific discipline and many social sciences.
Includes nearly 20,000 Springer e-books from every scientific discipline and many social sciences, including Architecture and Design, Behavioral Science/Psychology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Business and Economics, Chemistry and Materials Science, Computer Science, and more.
Taylor & Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
Includes CHEMnetBASE, MATHnetBASE, ENVIROnetBASE, and more.
Wiley Online Library Ebook Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection of ebooks from Wiley covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
Exclusions to the collection are textbooks and major reference works.

Or, browse all available ebook collections in all subject areas at UC Berkeley.

Overviews, Standards, Handbooks

Knovel This link opens in a new window
Collection of engineering and scientific reference handbooks, texts, and databases.
Collection of over 8000 engineering and scientific reference handbooks, texts, and databases. Can be searched by topic across the aggregated set, or users can browse the content of a specific title. Advanced features include numerical range searching and interactive graphs and tables.
ASTM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
ASTM standards, special technical publications, and manuals.
ASM Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Provides data and background information on materials properties, processes, performance, and selection. Covers metals as well as engineered materials such as composites, ceramics, and plastics.
Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology, including the design, application, and utilization of nanostructured materials and nanodevices.

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