Polymer Engineering
Subject Specialist
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| Lenore Comrie | |
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| Broadmeadows Campus Librarian | |
| Email: | lcomrie@kangan.edu.au |
Highly Recommended Resources
- The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry - R 540.3 PEN
- Atlas of Polymer and Plastics Analysis (volumes 1-3) - R 547.7021 HUM
- Polymer Science Dictionary - R 547.703 ALG
- Thesaurus of Chemical Products (volumes 1 & 2) - R 660.03 THE
- Engineering Thermoplastics : Polycarbonates, Polyacetals, Polyesters, Cellulose Esters - R 668.423 POL
- Encyclopedia of PVC (volumes 1-4) - R 668.4237 ENC
- Concise Encyclopedia of Polymer Processing and Applications - R 668.9 CON
- Concise Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia - R 668.903 CON
- Polymer Technology Dictionary - R 668.903 WHE
Search Library Catalogue for availability.
Websites
- Australian Standards
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.) - American Chemistry
- CSIRO Plastics & Polymers
- The scientific E-only polymer journal
- Plastics.com
- Plasnet
- Plastics & Chemicals Industries Association
- Plastics Industry Manufacturers Association
- Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association
- Polymer Chemistry
- Polymer gateway - Yahoo
- Polymers and Liquid Crystals
- Polymers: A Property database
- Polymers tutorial
- 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 - enter specific topics (e.g. polymerization, thermoplastics, materials science) in the keyword search box or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:
| Keywords | Shelf numbers |
|---|---|
| Organic chemistry | 547 |
| Polymerization and condensation | 547.28 |
| Macromolecules and related compounds | 547.7 |
| Materials science (polymers) | 620.192 |
| Plastics | 668.4 |
| Chemical engineering (polymers and polymerization) | 668.9 |
Online e.journals, Databases and Magazines
These two databases give you online access to thousands of journals with many in your field of interest. Search an entire database using keywords or search journals individually.
EBSCOhost Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre
Useful search terms include: polyimides, plastics, polycarbonates
Titles include: Plastics News, Plastics Technology, Plastics, Rubber & Composites, Rubber & Plastics News
Infotrac: General OneFile
Titles include: British Plastics & Rubber, Polymer Engineering and Science, Plastics Engineering
(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
- Modern Plastics international - 668.4029 MOD
- Plastics News International - 668.405 PLA
Dictionaries
- Oxford Reference Online offers links to a variety of subject specific resources
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
DVD-ROMs
- Introduction to Polymers - DVD 547.7 INT
- Types of Materials - DVD 620.11 TYP
- Plastics in Manufacturing - DVD 668.412 PLA
Search Library Catalogue - using the following subject heading for additional DVD-ROMs:
- Polymer - DVDs
- Polymer - CD ROMs
- Material Science - DVDs
Related Subjects
- Chemical engineering
- Material science
