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The following section lists indexing and abstracting sources to aeronautics, aerospace, and related disciplines, and covers both the journal article and technical report literature. Several of the article indexing and abstracting sources listed below include partial or complete full-text coverage. See especially NASA Astrophysics Data System, and Web of Science.
In addition, a growing number of aerospace-related reports produced by the Government and other agencies are available on the Internet full-text at no charge (see below, especially DTIC and NACA). The Library owns many of these and other reports referenced below in the print or microfiche formats. The following list of sources referencing or producing technical reports and journal articles is not comprehensive; consult with a reference librarian for additional resources.

Reference Sources

AccessScience  
AccessScience is the online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology [REF Q121 .M21]. Includes full search capabilities, news updates, graphics, bibliographies, biographies, and links to related web sites, as well as survey articles on aeronautical engineering, space technology, jet propulsion and more. 

Aerospace Facts and Figures . Aero Publishers [annual].  2004-2005 edition online . 
A handbook which summarizes the aerospace industry. Includes sections on aircraft production, missile programs, air transportation, foreign trade, and other topics. Data is gathered from both government and commercial sources. [REF TL501 .A2]. Related titles include Aerospace Statistics , Economic Indicators for the Aerospace Industry , and  Year-End Review and Forecast .

Benton, Mildred. The Literature of Space Science and Exploration. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 1958.
Of mostly historical interest today, this source has 2,274 numbered entries of books, articles and reports on theoretical and applied aspects of space exploration. Includes author and subject indexes. [REF TL787 .A29] 

Cambridge Air and Space Dictionary . Cambridge University Press, 1990.
A dictionary of some 6,000 terms, with coverage extending to related areas like physics, acoustics and telecommunications. A highlight is the 66 "special articles" which describe in greater detail such topics as cosmic rays, Grand Unified Theories, and quasars.  [REF TL509 .C35 1990]

Concise Encyclopedia of Aeronautics and Space Systems . Edited by Marc Pelegrin and Walter M. Hollister.  Pergamon, 1993. 
This work is a supplementary volume to the larger Systems and Control Encyclopedia (8v.), 1988, ed. by Madan G. Singh, [REF QA402 .S968], with newer material added. It is comprised of survey articles of moderate length with bibliographies. Examples of articles include "Active Control Technology for Aircraft," "Remote Sensing," and "Satellites: Adaptive Control." [REF TL509 .C66 1993]

Dictionary of Applied Physics . Edited by Sir Richard Glazebrook. Macmillan and Co., 1922-23.
Principally of historical interest today, the Dictionary was one of the first multi-volume physics reference works. See especially v.5, "Aeronautics," pp.1-220. [REF QC5 .G5]

Encyclopedia Astronautica  
Sponsored by the Friends and Partners in Space, this site is a good source for ready-reference information on astronautics and related topics.  

Encyclopedia of Applied Physics. George L. Trigg, editor. VCH, 1991-1994. Covers areas of physics relating to industrial applications. V.1 includes sections on Aerodynamics, pp.329-378, Aeronautics, pp.379-414, and Aerospace Medical Physics, pp.443-488. [REF Q123 .E497 1987]

Guide to Information Sources in Space Science and Technology . Edited by Bernard M. Fry and Foster E. Mohrhardt. Interscience Publishers, 1963. 
Lists and annotates over 3,500 published & unpublished historical sources. [REF TL787 .Z9] 

Guide to Reference Books , edited by Robert Balay. 11th edition. American Library Association, 1996. "Aeronautical and Space Engineering," pp.1569-1571. 
This guide provides listings and descriptive annotations of important reference sources. Coverage includes indexes and abstracts, encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories and histories. [REF Z1035.1 .G89 1996]

Jane's Aerospace Dictionary . 2nd edition. London : Jane's, 1986. [REF TL509 .G95 1986].
Provides broad coverage of aerospace topics. Includes acronyms and cross-references.

Jane's All the World's Aircraft     [REF TL501 .J3; dates of coverage: 1935, 1938-1940, 1942-44, 1948-  ] 

Jane's Avionics   [REF TL695 .J36; dates of coverage: 1982-  ] 

Jane's Space Directory   [REF TL790 .J36; dates of coverage: 1993- ]