Internet for Aeronautical Engineering

Would you like to learn how to use the Internet to find information for aeronautical engineering, air transport or defence?
Use this free, interactive tutorial to improve your Internet research skills:
the best of the Web for aeronautical engineering
how to search the Internet effectively.
which websites are worth using.
stories to inspire you.
This is one of a national series of tutorials written by qualified tutors, lecturers and librarians from across the UK.It is part of the Intute: Virtual Training Suite, funded by JISC
Your guides are...
Emma Turner, Information Specialist for Aerospace, Engineering and Environment, Kings Norton Library, Cranfield University
Anna Barefoot, Information Specialist for Security and Resilience, DCMT Library, Cranfield University

Before we start you need to know about your Links Basket
You can use this tutorial to build your own list of useful websites to explore later. Whenever we mention a website that interests you, simply drop it into your Links Basket!
To do this, click on the Links Basket icon next to the website title that interests you.
This icon means that the link is already in your basket - click on the icon again to remove it.
You can "unpack" your basket at anytime - simply select the Links Basket icon in the top right of the page.
On the Links Basket page you can choose to:
View, print or email yourself your selected Web links
See a list of all the links in the tutorial
Add a "comments box" to make notes about the links you've saved
Turn the Links Basket off to see live links in the tutorial
OK, let's get started!

What can the Internet offer aerospace engineering, air transport and defence?
In this TOUR section of the tutorial we will:
Look at the range of aerospace engineering and defence information on the Internet
Guide you to some key websites for aerospace engineering and defence
Help you start collecting your own list of useful websites to explore later


Glossary
Links basket
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SOURCES

The Internet is a vast source of information
It connects millions of computers around the world - computers belonging to all sorts of people and organisations. All these computers hold information, some of which is free for everyone to access and use.
Perhaps some of it could help you?
Information comes from a wide variety of sources such as:
Formal Organisations
Informal Organisations
Publications
Search services
Individuals
Governments
Blogs
Technical reports
Bibliographic databases
Academics
Companies
EMail lists
Trade journals
Full text report archives
Librarians
Universities
Wikis
Pictures
Search engines
Experts
Research bodies

Conference papers
Library catalogues
Colleagues
Ministries of Defence
Patents
Friends
Standards
Product news
Legislation and regulations
Theses


Let's see some examples ...