Aviation and Aeroskills
Subject Specialist
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| Bec Karge | |
|---|---|
| Broadmeadows Campus Librarian | |
| Phone: | (03) 9094 3326 |
| Email: | bkarge@kangan.edu.au |
Highly Recommended Resources
- Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary - R 629.103 GUN
- SAE Dictionary of Aerospace Engineering - R 629.103 SAE
- Flight : 100 Years of Aviation - R 629.13009 GRA
- Encyclopedia of Technical Aviation - R 629.1303 BRI
- Chambers Air and Space Dictionary - R 629.1303 CHA
- Dictionary of Aviation - R 629.1303 CRO
- Jane's : all the World's Aircraft - R 629.133 JAN
- In the cockpit : Inside 50 History-making Aircraft - R 629.13509 BEL
Search Library Catalogue for availability.
Websites
- Australian Standards - On campus access
- Aero.com
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority
- Australian Aviation (includes aviation links)
- Flight Global
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
- NASA
- Aviation International News
- Planenews.com - Aviation Portal
- Aviation Meteorology for Australia
- Royal Australian Airforce
- Aviation Pioneers : An Anthology
- The Aussie Aviator (The enthusiast's web portal)
- Aviation Weather Services
- OH&S online videos - SafetyCare Montie has many safety programs which can be viewed, topics include fire awareness, personal protection, manual handling.
Catalogue
Search Library Catalogue - using keywords below or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:
| Keyword | Shelf number |
|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 387.7 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 629.1 |
| Aeronautics | 629.13 |
| Aerodynamics | 629.1323 |
| Piloting | 629.13252 |
| Airframes | 629.13431 |
| Engines and Fuels | 629.13435 |
| Maintenance and Repair | 629.1346 |
| Aircraft Instrumentation | 629.135 |
| Flight Instrumentation | 629.1352 |
Online e.journals, Databases and Magazines
EBSCOhost Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre
Search Australasian magazines, newspapers and books.
Useful search terms include: aerodynamics, navigation, helicopters, aviation.
Titles include: Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Air Safety Week, Flight International, Aviation History.
Infotrac: General OneFile
Search articles from a large range of journals.
Titles include: Air Cargo, Aviation Safety, Air Power History, Regional Aviation News, Aviation Maintenance, The Aviation Consumer.
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Contact your subject specialist to book an online database training session or click on EBSCOhost or click on Infotrac (Power Search)
Magazines on the shelf
- Air Cargo - 387.74409 AIR
- Australian Aviation - 387.705 AUS
- Australian Flying - 629.1305 AUS
Dictionaries
- Oxford Reference Online offers links to a variety of resources (password may be required, contact the LLC)
- Aircraft Technical Dictionary - 629.13403 AIR
CD/DVD-ROMs
- Flight Simulator 2002 - 29.13252 FLI Disc 1
- The Boneyard - DVD 623.7464 BON
- Great Planes - DVD 623.7464 GRE
For additional DVDs and branch locations search the KI Catalogue using, for example, the following subject headings:
- Airplanes, Military - DVDs
- Flight training - Computer software - CD-ROMs
- Flight simulators - Computer-aided instruction - CD-ROMs
Related Subjects
Transportation, navigation, meteorology
