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Revision as of 19:19, 20 January 2014

Books in our collection should be:

Technical – The books must be nonfiction and provide in-depth information on a particular subject
- Good: Transformers and Motors
- Bad: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Useful – The books must pertain to something people in the space are doing or are interested in, and the information is not readily available online.
- Good: Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knitters
- Bad: German to French dictionary
Current – The books must provide information that is still at least mostly true.
In Good Condition

Mechanics of Materials, Second Edition ISBN 0-07-837340-9
Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction ISBN 0-471-58128-3
Basic Optical Engineering for Electrical Engineers: Short Course Notes NO ISBN

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+==The Collection==
+http://www.librarything.com/catalog/pumpingstationone
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+[[Library Wishlist]]
+==Purpose==
+Books in our collection should be:
+* Technical – The books must be nonfiction and provide in-depth information on a particular subject
+** Good: Transformers and Motors
+** Bad: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
+* Useful – The books must pertain to something people in the space are doing or are interested in, and the information is not readily available online.
+** Good:  Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knitters
+** Bad: German to French dictionary
+* Current – The books must provide information that is still at least mostly true.
+* In Good Condition
+==Resources==
+* For K-12 textbooks: http://www.ck12.org/student/
+* Directory of Open Access Journals: http://www.doaj.org/
 == Engineering ==