Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is the premier professional membership organization for more than 127,000 mechanical engineers and associated members worldwide. ASME also conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations in the world, offering thousands of titles including some of the profession's most prestigious journals and conference proceedings.

The ASME Digital Library, is ASME's primary repository of current and archival literature featuring:
ASME's Transaction Journals from 1970 to the present
ASME's Conference Proceedings from 2002 to the present

A vast collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. Covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.

The library does not have a current subscription, please place an InterLibrary Loan Request for ASTM materials and we will order the individual items for you.

We have access to these collections through CRCnetBASE

• COMPUTER-SCIENCEnetBASE
• ENGnetBASE
• InfoSECURITYnetBASE
• ITECHnetBase

ebrary books are included as part of the library's collection, and may be accessed like other library electronic materials via a link in BOSUN.  Access the full-text of over 43,000 books. Create a personal bookshelf and highlight and take notes in the books. Coverage includes the subject areas of Business & Economics, Computers & IT, Education, Engineering & Technology, History & Political Science, Humanities, Interdisciplinary & Area Studies, Language, Literature & Linguistics, Law, International Relations & Public Policy, Life Sciences, Medical, Nursing & Allied Health, Physical Sciences, Psychology & Social Work, Religion, Philosophy & Classics, Sociology & Anthropology.

Notes: ebrary eBooks the library owns are accessible directly from ebrary or from a link in the BOSUN record for each. You do not need to register to have your own ebrary account: one will be automatically created for you when you click on the Login button for the first time.  Important: be aware that when you login to ebrary to use personalized features such as your own bookshelf, you will be prompted with a PROXY login screen, even if you're on campus.

ebrary’s “reader” function is not supported under many browsers, including AOL's, MSN's, Netscape 6, Opera, and others, including ISP-branded browsers. ebrary works well without it. ebrary permits printing in 30 page increments up to 60 pages per user session. To print, right click on text, select "print" and indicate the pages needed.

Note of December 17, 2010: eBrary has changed its personalized account features. Users who set up ebrary personalized accounts before this date may wish to contact ebrary tech support at support@ebrary.com to have their  previous bookshelf contents merged with a newer "SSO" bookshelf account.  In your email, please provide your previous username and your new username and ask to have your bookshelves "merged". (To see your new username, log in and look in upper right of the screen.  Your new name will appear as "Logged in as...")

Notes: ENGnetBASE eBooks the library owns are accessible directly from ENGnetBASE, or from a link in the BOSUN record for each. Books are displayed a chapter at a time in .pdf format

Military systems and equipment, geopolitical and terrorism intelligence, defense news and analysis, country security and threat assessments, and order of battle information for military forces worldwide.  

If you get the “This Connection is Untrusted” pop up window, click through the following.  You may have to do this a couple of times.
    • I Understand the Risks
    • Add Exception
    • Confirm Security Exception

Knovel ebooks are included as part of the library's collection, and may be accessed like other library electronic materials via a link in BOSUN.  Knovel offers interactive access to the full-text content of over 800 engineering and scientific handbooks and databases, and the ability to manipulate and search across this entire collection. Knovel currently has 19 subject areas: Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants & Inks; Aerospace & Radar Technology; Biology & Biotechnology; Ceramics & Ceramic Engineering; Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering & Construction Materials; Computer Hardware; Electrical & Power Engineering; Electronics & Semiconductors; Engineering Management & Leadership; Environment & Environmental Engineering; Fire Protection; General Engineering References; Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering; Metals & Metallurgy; Oil & Gas Engineering; Process Design; Sustainable Energy.

Notes: Knovel eBooks the library owns are accessible directly from Knovel, or from a link in the BOSUN record for each.  Books are displayed a chapter at a time in .pdf format. Knovel offers a "search within" feature. Data in books may be adapted and used interactively.

SpringerLink is an integrated full-text database of journals and books published by Springer. The Library has access to books and journals in: Business & Economics; Computer Science; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Engineering; Humanities, Social Science & Law; Mathematics & Statistics.

Notes:   Dudley Knox Library owns Synthesis Collection One and Synthesis Collection Two only. Synthesis Digital Library Lecture Notes the library owns are accessible from these links, directly from Synthesis Digital Library, or from a link in the BOSUN record for each. Content displayed in pdf format. Content may be saved and printed.

Journal articles and e-books covering: Business & Economics, Chemistry, Computer Science & Information Technology, Math & Statistics, Physical Science & Engineering, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Notes: The Wiley e-books the library owns are accessible directly from Wiley, or from a link in the library catalog (BOSUN) record for each.  Books are displayed a chapter at a time in .pdf format. Special features include: "search within the full text," "find more like this," and citation export.