Engineering & Civil Engineering (General) (TA:1-165)
TA 6.A1 Engineering. General Works
Summary:
TechExpo: Directory of Hi-Tech Organizations in the Engineering and
Medical/Life Sciences Medical/Life Sciences offers a directory to technical
societies, organizations, and associations.
At the top of the site are various links: (1) TechExpo success stories and
media coverage; (2) user survey; (3) Hi-Tech Product and Literature
Showcase; (4) submit information for qualified organizations; and (5) e-mail
the site creator. Scrolling past this information, the user will find an
alphabetical index for accessing the directory. Selecting a letter
category then produces a category search page. At the top are all links
found at the opening of the site; below this area is an alphabetical list of
organizations, each noted with title and acronym. Selecting a title then
connects the user with that organization's WWW site. Users should scroll to
view organization listings; some entries contain phone, fax, and e-mail
information.
At the bottom of the site's main page are several links: (1) University of
Waterloo (Canada) science organization directory; (2) Astronomy/astrophysics
societies; (3) AltaVista search for external links to site; (4) technical
conferences schedule; (5) directory of commercial firms; and (6) TechExpo
homepage.
The site is sponsored by TechExpo; Manhattan Beach, California.
To Search:
Select letter category from index; scroll to view list of organizations.
Title of organization provides access to its WWW homepage.
TA 11 Symbols and Abbreviations
Summary:
SBF Glossary is a compilation of humanities, science and
mathematics, engineering and applied science terminology, acronyms, and
initialisms compiled by
faculty from the University of Buffalo. The site is a division of the SBF
homepage, a part of the Wings system of the University of Buffalo.
Within the site's main page is an
alphabetical index, as well as specialized links: (1) fi(thorn); (2)
Numbers; and (3) Deuteronomy. Users should select a letter category of
interest; a portion of the glossary is then displayed. Users should scroll
to view terms; some entries provide access to information sources on the
WWW.
Users selecting the "Numbers" link will find a compilation of number
initialisms, which
includes links to other entries. The "Deuteronomy" link is
accessible only to registered users. "Fi (thorn)" offers a discussion of
the
runic alphabet, a subject of concern to the site's content. The site is
sponsored by the Wings Information System; the
University of Buffalo; Buffalo, New York.
To Search:
Select alphabetical link of interest within main page; scroll to view
matching entries.